Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-01-09

house is of great assistance In \,
sulating It.
A type of storage cellar much uso,
In Northern sections Of the country !.
built partly under ground. The wan.
are of masonry and extend to no,s,
Just above the surface of the grou,a
On these walls plates are set ana
roof of frame construction erectas
The roof structure is eeiled on the M
der side of the rafters and some sn,,
able insulating material, such as a.,
sawdust or shavings, packed in tbs
space between the rafters, and ther
the sheathing. paper, and roofing mo,
terial are applied. This type of strun
ture is preferable In many resnae,s
TO the above ground type. as 1t is ems
Ter TO maintain the temperature az ,hs
proper point and its insulation ls a
comparatively easy matter.
Protection from freezing may be "a
cured with simpler type of structure
by making II entirely underground. In
order 10 avoid s.rps down TO the Level
of the floor. with the consequent extra
labor in storing and removing the we're
tables, a sidehili location is deslr
able.
The excavation In the hill should hs
of the approximate size Of the cellar
using the dirt for covering the roof
and for banking the sides Of the strue
A fvor gs fnd h,,
two rows of posts of uniform height IN
the bottom of the pit near the dirt
walls and third line of posts about
feet higher, through the cente,
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
tilator put in the roof. The whole
structure with the exception OF the
portion occupied by the door Is GOV.
cred with dirt and sod. The thickness
of the covering must be determined
by the location; the colder the climate
ering may be supplemented In win.
ter by a layer of manure, straw. corn
fodder, etc. Outdoor storage cellars
usually are left with dirt floors, as a
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. Concrete possesses several
advantages over brick, stone, or other
decay-resisting materials. In the con-
struction of small structure suitable
for the home II Is possible TO make
the roof self-supporting. And to en-
ploy unskilled labor. thus lessenlng
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 shonld he selected with the same
considerations In mind as for the
wood-frame cellar, namely, a we'll
drained. convenient location. prefer
ably sidehill, into which IL may be
built. The excavation should be just
large enough for the dirt walls 10 serve
as the outside form for the concrete.
For that portion of the wall which is