. Modern fruit marketing : a complete treatise covering harvesting, packing, storing, transporting and selling of fruit . Fruit trade. FRUIT STORAGE 89 portant storage for small farmers or fruit growers is what is usually designated as a "dug-out" (Fig. 77). This consists of a small cellar dug into the side of a slop- ing bank. It may be constructed simply as a cellar or as a basement under the packing-house previously men- tioned. Two principles must be kept in mind for this kind of a storage house. In the first place, it must be well in-. Fig. 78.—SMALL STORAGE AND PACKING-HOUSE Th
. Modern fruit marketing : a complete treatise covering harvesting, packing, storing, transporting and selling of fruit . Fruit trade. FRUIT STORAGE 89 portant storage for small farmers or fruit growers is what is usually designated as a "dug-out" (Fig. 77). This consists of a small cellar dug into the side of a slop- ing bank. It may be constructed simply as a cellar or as a basement under the packing-house previously men- tioned. Two principles must be kept in mind for this kind of a storage house. In the first place, it must be well in-. Fig. 78.—SMALL STORAGE AND PACKING-HOUSE This is built from hollow tile. The outside finish is to be stucco. sulated against the low temperatures during the cold winter weather. Secondly, it must be arranged for proper ventilation and for the purpose of keeping the room as cool as possible without freezing. A small cellar 18 x 24 feet will easily accommodate 200 to 250 barrels of apples. It can be constructed of stone or cement and lined with wood, leaving a "dead air space" inside in which is put some special insulating material;. 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 Brown, Bliss S. , 1880-. New York : Orange Judd Company
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