. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. SWEET-POTATO 451 By the use of such storage houses, labor is economized, and the loss from decay is very greatly reduced. In special potato houses, even in the cotton-belt, arti- ficial heat is advantageous, especially during the sweating period and during the coldest weather in Fig. 196.—End View of a HonsE fob storing Sweet-potatoes. A, A, A, A, Bins, four feet wide, with slatted floor and walls ; B, B, pas- sageways above and below, with doors at ends; V, ventilating door; x, x, loose boards forming floor of upper pa
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. SWEET-POTATO 451 By the use of such storage houses, labor is economized, and the loss from decay is very greatly reduced. In special potato houses, even in the cotton-belt, arti- ficial heat is advantageous, especially during the sweating period and during the coldest weather in Fig. 196.—End View of a HonsE fob storing Sweet-potatoes. A, A, A, A, Bins, four feet wide, with slatted floor and walls ; B, B, pas- sageways above and below, with doors at ends; V, ventilating door; x, x, loose boards forming floor of upper Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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