l6o FRUIT HARVESTING, STORING, MARKETING 



loose boards, then with light poles, then with some 

 brush, and finally the earth may be drawn on with a 

 scraper. The roof should be ceiled on the inside, 

 preferably with matched i-inch lumber. This ceiling 

 may be nailed directly to the stud-posts on the sides 

 and to the joists overhead. It will be worth while, if 

 opportunity offers, to fill in behind and above the 

 ceiling with sawdust. A floor will not be required ; 

 but some loose planks should be laid on the ground 

 for the barrels to rest on. 



One or more ventilators should be put in at the 

 back .of the room, as shown in the figure, extending 

 up to the ground above. These will carry off the 

 warm air when required. They should be arranged 

 so as to be closed whenever desired. One ventilating 

 shaft 1 6 inches square inside should be provided for 

 each 1 2 feet in length of the storage room. On the 

 opposite side of the storage room, and at the bottom, 

 there should be a number of drains prsvided. These 

 should be made of tile or similar materials. These 

 drains should be laid in such a way as to serve also as 

 inlets for cool air when required. They will thus act 

 in conjunction with the warm-air outlets provided 

 above and at the opposite side of the room. They 

 should, like the warm-air drafts, be arranged so as to 

 be closed and opened at will. Perhaps the best size 

 for these combined drains and ventilators is six inches; 

 that is, they will be of six-inch tile. There should be 

 one such ventilator drain for every six feet in length 

 of the house, or if there is apt to be much seepage 

 water to be carried off, the drains should be larger or 

 more numerous. 



