FRUIT STORAGE 1 25 



without being carried through the main floor. This 

 basement room has no floor except for some loose 

 boards laid down to keep the barrels off the earth. It 

 has several small ventilating windows near the top, 

 and the door is closed with a heavy double-planked 

 door, which is kept shut after cold weather sets in. 

 This room also has a capacity of 1,000 barrels. 



The upper story is used as a storage for empty bar- 

 rels, coopers' stock, etc. 



The main door opens upon the first floor. The sill 

 is about 3 feet 6 inches from the ground ; but the door 





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FIG. 40 — SECTION OF WALL 



is approached by a driveway, shown in the illustra- 

 tion (Fig. 39). The windows are of glass and covered 

 outside with heavy board shutters. 



The roof is of slate. 



The outside finish consists of three layers, as fol- 

 lows: (i) a layer of i-inch matched pine, (2) a layer 

 of building paper, (3) a layer of clapboards, well 

 painted. 



The inside finish is also of three layers: (i) a layer 

 of I -inch matched pine, (2) a layer of building paper, 



