. Barn plans and outbuildings . late in winter. This method is recom-mended for farmers and small gardeners. Large growers who wishto store celery for latekeeping employ a stor-age house similar to theone illustrated in Figure342. A cross-section showsa house twenty-four feetwide, its side walls twofeet high and eleven feetto the ridge. The roof shouldbe of heavy planks withone end resting on top of the wall and the other on aridge pole supported by a line of posts through the cracks between the roof planks may be battened withold celery blanching boards, and the whole covered to ad
. Barn plans and outbuildings . late in winter. This method is recom-mended for farmers and small gardeners. Large growers who wishto store celery for latekeeping employ a stor-age house similar to theone illustrated in Figure342. A cross-section showsa house twenty-four feetwide, its side walls twofeet high and eleven feetto the ridge. The roof shouldbe of heavy planks withone end resting on top of the wall and the other on aridge pole supported by a line of posts through the cracks between the roof planks may be battened withold celery blanching boards, and the whole covered to adepth of four inches with earth and sodded over ordouble roofed to keep out frost. The ends of the houseshould be built double with a dead-air space between,and there should be a large door in each end. The floorof the house should have a covering of three or fourinches of sand or fine earth in which to pack the roots ofthe celery. It is desirable to have the storehouse sub-divided lengthwise into beds six to eight feet wide by. Pig. 343 CELERY TRENCH 350 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS means of six-inch boards raised three or four inches fromthe ground and fastened to stakes. These partitions in-crease the circulation of air through the celery and tendto keep the plants up in good condition. CONVENIENT DOORS TO A CELLAR Where there is no barn cellar, the roots to be fed thestock are usually stored in the house cellar and carriedout daily, entailing a great amount of work. Where thebarn has some space beneath it, a dry location and a tightfoundation, a pit can be dug under some convenient point in the feeding floorand a light wall of brick orstones laid up about thesides, extending up to thebarn floor. Through this flooran opening is cut and bulk-head doors arranged over it,\ \. as shown in Figure 344. Bank up the brick or stone Fig. 344-HATCHWAY ^^jj ^^^^^ ^j^^ p-^ ^-^j^ ^^^^j^ on the outside, heaping up this banking nearly to thebarn floor, and there should be no trouble from free
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