124 FRUIT HARVESTING, STORING, MARKETING 



the basement is 7 feet 4 inches high, and the loft, or 

 second story, is 7 feet high. 



The framing construction is simple, and much like 

 that commonly used in barn building. 



The large room on the main floor is used primarily 

 as a sorting and packing room, but can also be used 



FIG. 39 — MR. KINNEY'S APPLE STORAGE HOUSE 



for storage when the basement is filled. It will hold 

 1,000 barrels, piling the barrels three tiers high, which 

 is as convenient as any way. 



The basement is the main storage room. The 

 apples are let down to this from the main floor by an 

 elevator. This basement also has an outside door at 

 the end opposite the one shown in the perspective 

 (Fig. 39). Barrels may thus be unloaded or loaded 



