The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-28

excellent for the storage of many veg
etables. They are particularly desir-
able on the farm as they afford con-
venient and inexpensive storage facili-
ties for surplus vegetable crops that
otherwise might be lost. They possess
all the advantages of the storage
In many respects. The outdoor storage
cellar can be maintained at uniform
temperature over long period. 1t Is
possible to keep the cellar cool and
quickly to reduce the temperature of
the stored product to the desired point
for safe storage by opening the door
during the night and closing 1t in the
morning before the air becomes warm.
All ventilators should likewise be kept
tightly closed until the outside air Is
again cooler than that within the eel
lar, when they should be opened, un-
less the outside temperature is SO low
as to be dangerous. This safeguards
the product and adds to the efficiency
of the storage chamber Vegetables
can be more conveniently placed in
such cellar than In the storage room
in the basement Qe a dwelling.
Whe1Sthe chief. use of the outdoor
sforagereilar is for storing turnips.
beets. carrots and other root crops
commonly used as stock food 1t should
be located near the stable. where the
material will be convenient for winter
feeding. When 1t Is to be used for
vegetables for. the table the cellar
should be accessible from the kitchen
nt all times. If apples or other fruits
ere to be stored In an outdoor storage
cellar 1t is desirable to have a two
compartment cellar, one for vegetables
and one for apples. with a ventilating
apparatus in each compartment.
Construction Of Cellar.
As the root cellar must be weather.
proof-that is, capable Of being kept
free from moisture and free from
frost-its type and construction vary
with the geographical location. In the
southern portion Of the country the
structure is usually entirely above
ground and protected by only . few
inches Of sod and with straw. leaves,
etc In northern sections outdoor stors
aee cellars are made almost entirely
below ground and covered with a foot
G. two of earth.
Storage In Regions Of Mild Winters.
An above-ground storage cellar suit
ed to conditions in southern sections
Of the United States may be built on
. well-drained site at slight expense.
A row Of posts may be set i've or six
feet apart, extending seven or eight
feet above the surface OF the ground.
with a ridgepole placed on top Of them.
Against each side OF the ridgepole a
row Of planks or puncheons is placed.
with their opposite ends resting In q
shallow trench four or nve feet from
the line Of posts. The ends are board
ed up, a door being provided in one
end Of the structure. and the roof COW
cred with sod to depth Of hve or six
tnc1lesL
e&erags In Region Of severs Freezes.
In sections where low temperatures
prevail 1t Is necessary to insulate the
storage house 20 that the vegetables
will not freeze. An above-ground type
Of storage house much used In many
sections Of the North has thick walls
filed with insulating material, such as
Sawdust or shavings. The construc-
lion is Of frame and the walls are usu-
ally ten to twelve inches thick. Both
the inside and the outside walls are
sheathed with matched lumber 80 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
fn the roof and wallis Of the storage
house is Of great assistance In insulat-
ing 1t.
A type of storage cellar much used
tn northern sections Of the country f.
built partly underground. The walls
are Of masonry and extend to point
just above the surface Of the ground.
On these walls plates are set and q
roof Of frame construction erected.
The roof structure il cefled on the
underside OF the rafters and some
suitable Insulating material. such q
dry sawdust or shavlnss, packed In
the space betwee1 the rafters, and
then the sheathins, paper and roonng
material are applied. ~ I'm the case Of
the above-ground type Of storage cell
lar described ip the previous para-
graph. This type Of structure II pref
ernble in many respects to the abovs-
greend type. - It u easieF 70 main
ssln de tempernturs ct ~ proper
peont and it, inpulat1ou y . compaxa-
tive1 easy matter.
pretecsIen From eresslnG.
rsotection ffom freezing may b ~
-eore6 with . simpler type Of structure
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