I30 FRUIT HARVESTING, STORING, MARKETING 



feet 6 inches above platform; and on top and center 

 of cross-arms is attached a 9-inch pulley. This plat- 

 form or open cage runs in grooves of frame of chute, 

 which consists of four upright scantlings, 5x2 inches, 

 one at each comer, firmly secured to both upper and 

 lower floors dnd bottom of frame in cellar. The plat- 

 form being a section of the floor, for loading and 

 unloading, is held in position by a brake and lever 

 attachment on top of the drum in the loft, and is 

 operated from floor of packing room by a i^-inch 

 endless rope, which passes twice around the drum in 

 the loft, and down through either side of the platform 

 to the bottom of the chute, over two small pulleys to 

 keep it taut. The drum is 5 feet i ^ inches in diam- 

 eter, with a 21-inch rim, and is built on the shaft. In 

 operating, it winds and unwinds the rope over the 

 shaft, the rope passing through the pulley on top of 

 cage as it is lowered or raised from the cellar. The 

 lowering and raising are facilitated by a 200-pound 

 counterweight attached to shaft by a rope and pulley. 

 Mr. Fisk says he finds the elevator a great con- 

 venience in handling the fruit, as it enables him 

 to take advantage, without much labor, of a good 

 cellar to store apples and other fruits and vegetables 

 during both hot and cold weather. 



The cellar will store 260 barrels of apples, and the 

 room above, which is designed for a sorting and pack- 

 ing room, may be converted into a storage room at a 

 pinch, and will accommodate at least another 260 bar- 

 rels. The loft or attic is useful for general storage. 

 The cellar is the room in which apples have been kept 

 hitherto. I^ast winter apples in barrels in the cellar 



