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are built outside the kiln in a row along the main building, as shown 

 in Figure 5. In other cases the bins are covered, as shown in Figure 6. 



Fig. 5. — A large drying plant with the storage bins located along the side of the workroom. 



Both these illustrations show typical drying plants. Figure 5 is one 

 of all- wood construction, and Figure 6 is one with stone walls up to 

 the drying floor and the remainder of wood. 



Fig. 6. — A drying plant with the storage bins under cover. The building is of frame 

 construction with the exception of the walls of the kiln up to the drying floor, which 

 are of stone. This plant has a capacity of 400 to 600 bushels of fresh fruit during 

 each 24 hours. 



The workroom on the second floor is taken up with the bleacher, 

 the slicer, and a space for conditioning the evaporated material. It 

 may also have bins where fruit is stored and delivered by gravity to 



