CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
2 77 
3. Hard freezing must be prevented. Slight freezing 
does no harm, but a drop of 10 or 12 degrees below 
freezing may cause a total loss of the crop. 
4. Although a certain amount of moisture is essential 
an excessive amount must be avoided, for it causes de- 
cay, especially if the temperature is high or the ventila- 
tion poor. 
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FIG. 70. NEW YORK CABBAGE HOUSE, SHOWING 
WALL CONSTRUCTION 
Large storage houses are used in the great cabbage- 
producing districts. The following description of a 
house near Rochester is typical of the houses used in 
New York and in Erie County, Pa. 
This house (Figures 69, 70 and 71) was built in 1900 
at a total cost of $2,000, which includes all materials, 
