Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-11-24

house IL OF great assistance in TN
sulating 10.
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 a 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 ceiled on the un-
Ger side Of the raftsrs 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 aboye-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 a simpler type Of structure
by making II 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, a sidehill 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
two rows of posts of uniform height in
the bottom Of the pit near the dirt
walls and third line Of posts about 5
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 a ven
tilatOr 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, corn
fodder, etc. Outdoor storage cellars
usually are left with dirt floors, as
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.
90 cfn a =
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. Concrete possesses several
advantages over brick, stone, or other
decay-resisting materials. In the con-
structlon of a small structure suitable
for the home 1t is possible to make
the roof self-supporting. And to en-
ploy unskilled labor, thus lessening
the cost. 1t is a simple matter TO wa
terproof concrete, a feature highly de-
sirable in a storage cellar.
For detailed information in refer
ence to the mixing and handling Of
concrete, the reader is referred to
Farmers Bulletin 461, entitled 1.-THE
Use of Concrete on the Farm"
The site for the concrete storage
cellar should be selected with the same
considerations in mind as for the
wOod-frame cellar, namely, a we'll
drained, convenient location, prefer
ably a sidehill into which il may be
built. The excavation should be just
large enough for the dirt walls to serve
as the outside form for the concrete.
For that portion of the wall which IS