The Jasper news., 1917-10-04

4 O weil-dralned site at slight expense.
1 A row of posts may be set or feet
apart, extending Z or 8 feet above the
surface Of the ground, with a ridge
pole placed on top of them. Against
each side Of the ridgepole row Of
planks or punoheons Is placed, with
their opposite ends resting in shall
low trench or 8 feet from
the line of posts. The ends are board
ed up, door being provided in one
end Of the structure and the room COW
cred with sod to a depth of or 9
inches. A good type of outdoor stor-
age cellar built along these lines is
shown in the illustration.
Storage In Regions Of Severe Freezes.
In sections where low temperatures
prevail 1t Is necessary to insulate the
storage house so that the vegetables
will not freeze. An above-ground type
of storage house much used in many
| sections of the North has thick walls
filled with insulating material, such
as snwdust or shavings. The construc-
ton Is Of frame and the walls are usu-
ally 10 to II inches thick. Both the
inside and the outside walls are
sheathed with matched lumber so as
to make them alright. The rafters
are ceiled ON the under side with the
same material and the space between
the rafters filed with dry Insulating
material. The use of, building paper
in the roof and walls of the storage
house is Of great assistance in In
sulating It.
A type Of storage cellar much used
in Northern sections of the country is
built partly under ground. The walls
are of masonry and extend to q point
just above the surface of the ground.
On these walls plates are set and a
roof of frame construction erected.
The roof structure is celled on the I'M
der side Of the rafters and some suit
able Insulating material, such as dry
sawdust or shavings. packed In the
space between the rafters, and then
the sheathing, paper, and roofing ma
terial are applied. This type Of struc-
ture is preferable In many respects
to the above-ground type, as 1t is cas-
Ter to maintain the temperature at the
proper point and Its insulation Is a
comparatively easy matter.
Protection from freezing may be Sc
cured with simpler type of structure
by making 1t entirely underground. In
order to avoid steps down to the level
of the floor. with the consequent extra
labor in storing and removing the vege-
tables, sldehill location is desir-
able.
The excavation in the hill should be
Of the approximate size Of the cellar,
using the dirt for covering the roof
and for banking the sides of the struc-
ture. A frame Is erected by setting
twosrows Of posts of uniform height in
the bottom Of the pit near the dirt
walls and third line Of posts about 8
feet higher, through the center
of the pit. These posts serve as sup
ports for the planks or puncheons
forming the room of the structure. as
with the above-ground type of stor.
age cellar already described. The
door Is placed at one end and ven
tllator put in the roof. The whole
structure with the exception Of the
portion occupied by the door is COW
cred with dirt and sod. The thickness
Of the covering must be determined
by the location; the colder the climate
the thicker the covering. The dirt COW
ering may be supplemented In win,
ter by layer of manure, straw, corr
fodder, etc. Outdoor storage cellars
usually are left with dirt floors, as q
certain degree Of moisture is desirable
These cellars may be made of con
crete, brick, hollow tile, stone, or other
material.
Outdoor Storage Cellar Built Of Con-
crete.
The type of outdoor storage cellar
} described above, while low in first cost
Is short lived, as the conditions in the
; cellar are favorable to the decay Of
wood. The concrete storage cellar, al
though rather high In first cost, as
compared with wood, is a permanent
structure.
For detailed information In refer
ence to the mixing and handling Of
concrete. the reader is referred t
, Farmers Bulletin 481. entitled "Th'
Use of Concrete on the Farm"