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hauling, masonry and car- 
pentry. With the price of 
materials 20 years later, the 
cost would be nearly $5,000. 
The dimensions of the house 
are 30 x 60 feet. It has 32 
bins, 3x11 feet and 14 feet 
high, each bin holding five 
tons of cabbage. The drive- 
way is 8 feet wide and is 
frequently filled, giving an 
additional capacity of 40 
tons, or 200 tons as the 
maximum capacity. 
The ceiling (which is also 
the floor of the loft) is of 
matched Georgia pine, and 
has eight trap doors over 
the bins for ventilation, 
which is very essential dur- 
ing the first few days of 
storage. The floor of the 
lowest bin is 6 inches above 
the ground, to allow free 
circulation of air under the 
cabbage. The floors are 
made by placing 2x4 cross- 
pieces between the cleats on 
the sides of the bins and 
then laying 12-foot boards 
lengthwise. These boards 
should be 6 inches wide and 
laid with an inch or more 
space between them to pro- 
vide for air circulation. 
Tiles placed in the wall at 
FIG. 71. NEW YORK CABBAGE HOUSE 
SHOWING BIN CONSTRUCTION 
