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easy to get the fruit to and from the house. <A small 
building 20x 24 feet is large enough to accommodate 
200 to 250 barrels of fruit. This may be constructed 
in two stories; a basement below, well insulated for 
protection from winter colds, and a story above for the 
grading and packing of the fruit. If an attic can be 
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1,000 bbls. capacity. 30 x 40 ft. 
added, this will greatly facilitate the storing of empty 
packages, fruit boxes, etc., during the summer. Such a 
building is of the nature of a permanent improvement 
to the place, and while not costing a great amount it is 
a decided advantage. Besides being used for apples or 
other fruit, it may in other ways be used to good ad- 
vantage during the summer. Such a building may be 
arranged in different ways to suit the convenience of 
