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| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 277) ™ 
Contribution from the Office of Markets and Rural orang 
CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief &, 
Washington, D. C. Vv Augist7, 1915 
COTTON WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION 
By 
ROBERT L. NIXON, Assistant in Cotton Marketing 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction Types of Standard Warehouses. .. . 7 
Importance of Storage Houses . .. . Miscellaneous Fire Insurance Schedules 27 
Principles of Storage General Considerations Relating to Cot- 
Explanation of the Term “‘ Standard” as ton Storage and Fire Insurance .. . 
Applied to Cotton Warehouses ., . Conclusion 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1915 
