A storage clamp is a compact heap, mound or pile of materials"Cramp, n.3." Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009 used in the agricultural industry for temporary storage of root crops such as potato, turnip, rutabaga, mangelwurzel, and sugar beet.
A clamp is formed by excavating a shallow rectangular depression in a field to make a base, with the earth scraped from the field reserved to use as cover. Root crops are then stacked to a height of about then covered to a depth of several inches. Straw or old hay may be used to protect the upper surface from rain erosion.
A well-made clamp will keep the vegetables cool and dry for many months. Most clamps are relatively long and narrow, allowing the crops to be progressively removed from one end without disturbing the remaining vegetables. The use of a clamp allows a farmer to feed vegetables into market over many months.
See also
Prehistoric storage pits
, an artist collective named after potato clamps"Nanase Okawa" Animerica Anime & Manga Monthly 1997 © Viz Communications, Inc., 172
References
External links
How to make a Storage Clamp - Green Chronicle