The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-10-21
farm aud Aunsrhuld.
PuttIug up Potatoes.

This is the season of the year for digging
aud storing potatoes, and the importance
ol This staple product will Justify more
rarc than is usually bestowed upon its pre-
ecrvation, as an article Of food in tho family
Potatoes sl1ould be taken from the ground
only in fair weather, and not left exposed
10 the sun and wind, longer than is ueccs'
strv.
In handling, care should he taken not to
lrusc the surface or break the skin II is
a common error that = potato will stand
all nancr Of i'll usage and bc none the worse
for it, Orchardists know that il an apple ia
bruised in the gathering, il is not fit for
winter keeping in like manner farmers
should know that for table use the potato
needs the same careful handling, TO insure
the best results. 4 potato that is bruised
or chafed. or is subjected TO witcr.hath
after leaving the ground, is materially iI-
iurcd FOR winter Keeping u potato OF &c iin'r
varieties. such as NcshannuCk, PraChbluw,
Kidney. Mercer, l.a1y's Finger, etc, when
grown upon suitable soil, properly hnf-
Vested and cDOkc2 righ is a positive deli.
cacy upon the table ; but take the Same
Dot. let them he roughly handled, chaicd
immersed in water. aud laid hy III that
ruined and undOuC condition Tor tow
weeks, aud then cooked, even tolcrhly
well, aud they are not a very inviting dlSh
When the potato crop ol Ireland failed,
that pcople were confronted with Rtalva.
ticn; little do we Americans realize how
much suffering Of the poot aud positive IN.
convenience to the rich, would bc caused
10y failure of the potato crop in this
country The potato is both bread ana
meat IN many households, aud deserves all
the consideration of "A primo staple, ab well
as luxury, in human food.
Pntatucs for tablo use, should not be
stlrod AT all ina wet cellar. In such lltcc
'heir starch is hylrogCni1) u, thereby spoil
,ug their finest quality for food they hr-
come soggy, and will never cook dry or
inoaly. For the same rcuson, where po.
tltocs are to he stored in heaps out of doors
and covered with earth, avoid placing them
"n any other than land which il naturally
,Iry and where water will not stand. On
SANDY land potatoes will keep very well
IN heaps. if properly covered from tho win.
ter rains and secured from frost.
Cellar storage is most common among
turner's and most convenient for household
PURPOSES; hut the cellar should he dry.
II the potatoes arc free from disease, they
may Ice stored ia close bins with the tops
covcrcd with dry sand or loan, which will
insure perfect preservation. Potatoes
which are tainted with rot must have their
sore spots dried ny by exposure to the dry
atmosphere and a dust of Stacked lime.
5urh potatoes are not fit for human food,
.,ud should ouly he used under protest IN
Ease Of dire necessity.
In the storage of large quantities OF ro-
'llOes for stoc, use, say in the barn cellars
It il we'll To- use u dust of lime. We saw =
good example of this practice III the barn
cellars Of the famous old agrlcuturist
James Gowan, Of Germantown, near Phila-
dephiu, last tall Mr.. Gowan feeds largely
ui roots 10 his stock in winter hs ample
ntonc.wallcd cellars were hcapcd with po-
mtocs and other roots, all in the incest or.
der. Before putting in the stock of roots
for winter. Mr. G.. has the walls and paved
floors nicely cleaned and sprinklcd with
lime dust and as the potatoes are wheeled
IN, other dustings arc administered, by
which all foul vapors are avoided and the
place is free from the noisomc atmosphere
usually encountered where vegetables are
stored in any quantity. ohio Farmer.