Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-25
Storing and Feeding TmnIps.

WHEN the reasons for what we do are
understood, u is very easy 70 fix ithings
There is too much Of mere copying after
others in some things. Our neighbors
do this or that, and we do likewise. IL
often costs us double as much as our
neighbor to do lust as he did when If we
only knew why he did IT, we might have
materials at hand by which we could do
all he did, better, and at far less cost.
This is particularly the case with re-
gard TO roots. Very expensive houses are
often made'to keep them in, when very
simple contrivances would have done as
well, il the proper reasoning had been
employed on the subject
In keeping turnips, if the air be dry
about them they shriyel if it be warm,
they grow if they be exposed to alter
nate freezing and thawing, they soon de-
cay away Therefore, to preserve a turDip
well, we must keep It regularly cool and
moist Frost will not hurt it, providing
IL be not dry frost that Is 10 say, if q
moist body be around it while II 10 frozen,
It suffers no injury. Just under the earth,
in barrel, box or room, or anywhere
where it cannot lose its moisture by com
ing in contact with any body dryer
than ITSELF they will keep admirably II
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growth. If they are piled in large masses,
they "keep one another warm !" hence
they never should be very thick together,
| without some non conducting matter be.
ing put between the layers
When, therefore, turnips are pitted out
Of doors that is, preserved by being put
in piles-and covered with earth, there
should be put a layer of earth between
every course Of foot or so deep of tur-
nips. The earth is a very good nOn-con.
ductor, and will prevent them heating.
But there is one thing that can be done,
which is not thought of with turnips, but
which Is great convenience to those who
| have no cellar room, or none to spare fOI
turnips. They may be put in barrels OF
| packing cases, and put anywhere where
they can be got at. The frost will not hur'
them if they are so covered as to prevent
evaporation. If taken up Just before fros
| finally sets in, they may be preserved In
these cases, leaves and all provided, as
we have said before, the cases can be sci
where they will he continually cold, fol
the least heat would soon make the leaves
| yellow and rot away.
Turnips are an excellent thing to helI
along dry cows through the winter, ant
even mich cows where the turnip taste il
the milk is not objectionable. We hNv,
seen it stated, on what seems to be prett.
good authority, that if turnips are fed q
cows Immediately after milking, and onl
then, no dlsagreeable taste will beimpartet
This does not seem to accord altogethe
with our philosophy; but we shall try
as soon as we put our cows on winte
rations; in the meantime we give tn
statement as we find it 1t is also sal
| that one great OhipctiOn tn the turniD fC
cows-the danger of choking which make
it necessary to cut or slice them beior
feeding--is removed by using them wit
, the leaves on. The round roots canno
. Of course slip down the cows throats s
long as any Of the leaf stalks are left {
: safety braces. If this should be found
very desirable practice, it will be the mol
, essential to save the leaves; in which cas-
9 the hints we have given as to how to pr
d, serve them, may be found the more valu
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