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exposing another. Usually these compartment -pits are 

 sunk two or three feet in the earth and a partition of 

 soil six to twelve inches wide is left between the exca- 

 vations. Each pit is then filled until it is "rounded full" 

 and is covered as above described. It is often difficult 

 to make these partitions hold their shape, however, 

 particularly in loose and sandy soil. In such cases the 

 vegetables may be heaped in several piles in a long 

 pit and earth tramped in between the piles. 



Whatever the style Of pit, it is essential that the 

 soil be naturally well drained, and a furrow or ditch 

 should be opened around the pit to carry off surface 

 water. 



Note. — If the reader desires literature on the making of a 

 farm cold-storage building, he may consult Prof. F. Wm. Rane, 

 Proc. 18th Annual Meeting Soc. Prom. Agrie, Sci. (Detroit, 1897), 

 and press bulletin N. H. Exp. Sta., 1900. Also Bull. 84, Kan, 

 Exp. Sta. (April, 1899). 



