. Dreer's vegetables under glass : a little handbook telling how to till the soil during twelve months of the year. Vegetables; Cold-frames. CHAPTER IV. THE " FIRE ; There is a device or structure used in southern New Jersey to a limited extent (and perhaps elsewhere) known as the fire bed or hot air bed. Fire takes the place of ferment- ing manure, and yet it is different from a greenhouse. It is not in wide or general favor, but is well adapted to certain purposes, as for instance for starting sweet potato plants in early spring. The fire bed consists, essentially, of a broad b
. Dreer's vegetables under glass : a little handbook telling how to till the soil during twelve months of the year. Vegetables; Cold-frames. CHAPTER IV. THE " FIRE ; There is a device or structure used in southern New Jersey to a limited extent (and perhaps elsewhere) known as the fire bed or hot air bed. Fire takes the place of ferment- ing manure, and yet it is different from a greenhouse. It is not in wide or general favor, but is well adapted to certain purposes, as for instance for starting sweet potato plants in early spring. The fire bed consists, essentially, of a broad bed of earth with fire beneath it, and with a covering of muslin or glass. A crosswise section of the bed is shown in the smaller cut and alengthwise section in the large cut. The cuts, with a descriptive article, appeared in Farm Jozirnal for March, Cross Section. Lengthwise Section of FiEE Bed. The larger cut shows the relative position of the furnace to the bed. The ash pit is several feet below the natural surface of the ground. The front wall must be of brick or stone, but the wall at the opposite end of the bed may be of wood, if desired. There is an arch over the fire, and another over the hot air chamber, with earth above, as shown. The hot air flue, which is also the smoke flue, is carried grad- 24. 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 Dreer, Henry A. Philadelphia : Henry A. Dreer, Incorporated
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