. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 19 iS BETTER FRUIT Page Fruit Storage Facilities That more apple-storage facilities will be needed this year than ever before is the opinion of local shipping experts. This is due not only to the constantly increasing acreage and yield, but owing to the fact that it is becom- ing increasingly difficult for the rail- roads to furnish cars for shipment. The unusual demands for cars, such as the army contonments and shipments to France for our army over there, are displacing the ordinary routes of traffic, and there have been no cars built re- cently to replace the
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 19 iS BETTER FRUIT Page Fruit Storage Facilities That more apple-storage facilities will be needed this year than ever before is the opinion of local shipping experts. This is due not only to the constantly increasing acreage and yield, but owing to the fact that it is becom- ing increasingly difficult for the rail- roads to furnish cars for shipment. The unusual demands for cars, such as the army contonments and shipments to France for our army over there, are displacing the ordinary routes of traffic, and there have been no cars built re- cently to replace the annual wastage and depreciation. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that the supply of cars available for use during the rush season will be entirely inadequate to take care of the demand, and the grower who is able to store his crop in his own frost-proof warehouse stands to profit handsomely for his foresight. The distribution of labor effected by a good storage warehouse is no unim- portant item at this time when labor is so scarce. The grower who has a well- ventilated storage house can pick and loose-store his apples from the orchard and pack them later, using the same labor, in many cases supplied by the members of his own family, thus saving in direct expenditure as well. Hollow interlocking tile seems to be the most popular form of construction for permanent warehouses. It is made of burned clay, is fireproof and will last for generations, while the dead-air spaces within the wall act as a blanket to keep out the cold in winter and the heat in summer. Proper ventilation of an apple-storage warehouse is as essen- tial as proper insulation. Means should be provided by which the warm air can be taken out of the room at the ceiling and fresh cold air brought into the room near the floor line. By this means and with intelligent care the tempera- ture can be regulated and a proper amount of fresh, pure air be always available. It is possible to so ventilate a storage room
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