. Barn plans and outbuildings . and the gal-• vanized covering above. This opening varies in widthfrom four to eight inches, caused by the fall of thetrough to the center. In Figure 354, a, foundation; h,ten-inch space for sawdust; c, two-inch air space; d, four-inch space for charcoal; e, center post twelve by twelveinches; f, plate on center post twelve by twelve inches;fj, ceiling; h, joist three by twelve inches and twelve feetlong; i, end of two by ten-inch on which the joist A MASSACHUSETTS APPLE HOUSE 363 rests; ;, two-inch floor; Ic, sloping joist three by nineinches and three by three
. Barn plans and outbuildings . and the gal-• vanized covering above. This opening varies in widthfrom four to eight inches, caused by the fall of thetrough to the center. In Figure 354, a, foundation; h,ten-inch space for sawdust; c, two-inch air space; d, four-inch space for charcoal; e, center post twelve by twelveinches; f, plate on center post twelve by twelve inches;fj, ceiling; h, joist three by twelve inches and twelve feetlong; i, end of two by ten-inch on which the joist A MASSACHUSETTS APPLE HOUSE 363 rests; ;, two-inch floor; Ic, sloping joist three by nineinches and three by three inches at ends; I, diagonal floor;m, galvanized floor; n, sloping rafters inverted; o, twoby fours, on which ice rests; p, waste water trough; q,four-inch space for conveying warm air from storageroom; r, space for descending cold air; s, sheathing lum-ber; t, floor. A MASSACHUSETTS APPLE HOUSE A house that will hold several hundred barrels of appleshas been built by John W. Clark of Xorth Hadley, Mass., /rofi/r ROOM \ J—. fmsMr f/enr ^ZxJZ f>fO/fff/rOO^ Fig. 355—MR. Clarks apple house who has very large, extensive apple orchards. The ac-companying plan. Figure 355, shows in detail the con-struction of the house. Two air spaces well insulatedwith building paper are provided at a and c, space b be-tween studs being filled with charcoal or sawdust. Theice box, six by nine feet in size, extends the full length of 164: BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS the building, and is filled as occasion requires from alarge ice house in which about 1500 tons are stored eachwinter. The bottom of this ice box is well supported onposts, which do not show in the engraving. It has asloping floor covered with galvanized iron, and the wastewater is led off through pipes. Attached to the build-ing is a work room, in which the picking and sorting aredone. There are double doors into the cold storage room.
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