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temperatures below the frost line are between 50^-60° F. 

 If the humidity is low, sprinkle the floor. This will seldom 

 be necessary except where a concrete floor has been used. 

 The above-ground storage should be closed on warm days, 

 but opened at night. 



(Mich. State College) 



Fig. 34. This frame storage was built in 1922 at a cost of S4,000. It is 

 40 by 60 feet and has a capacity of 10,000 bushels. A grading room 

 extends across the front. The second floor is used as a storage for 

 empty containers. This is one of the few storages in Michigan with a 

 permanent false floor. A 2-inch thickness of hair felt in the walls pro- 

 vides excellent insulation. Note the location of air intakes and outlets. 



ig) Picking and Packing Fruit for Storage. This has al- 

 ready been treated in connection with ^Ticking the Fruit." 



Store only sound, mature fruit. Fruit lacking maturity 

 does not keep well. The chief cause of the development of scald 

 on certain varieties in storage is probably picking at an imma- 



