COLORING CITRUS FRUIT IN FLORIDA 15 
METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION 
Whether the coloring rooms are of brick, cement, or frame con- 
struction, they should be insulated if an even temperature is to be 
maintained under the climatic conditions of Florida. This insula- 
tion may be simply a 
4-inch space made by 
sheathing and papering 
both sides of the 2 by 4 
studding. A more even 
temperature can be main- 
tained if this 4-inch space 
is filled with some cheap 
insulation, like dry mill 
shavings, usually readily 
availablein Florida. The 
rooms should be ceiled, 
and if practicable the 
ceiling should be in- 
sulated. A high ceiling 
in the rooms is of no 
particular advantage, and a a TT eS a 
In some ways it undoubt- , 
edly is a disadvantage, as Fic. 8.—Diagram of floor plan, showing another ar- 
it will be more diffi cult to ene sae ee me ata nee rooms in connection with 
keep a constant humidity 
in such a room than in one with a ceiling not higher than 7 feet. 
Rooms should be large enough to accommodate at least one carload 
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of fruit conveniently. A room 16 by 20 feet will hold 400 field boxes 
stacked four high, which is sufficient fruit if of reasonably good 
grade to make a carload when packed. 
As pointed out earlier in this bulletin, the stoves should be placed 
in a separate building, if possible, both because of danger from fire 
and to keep the gas delivered to the coloring room cooler. The gas- 
