Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-16
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Winteri,ag Vegetables.

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1t is one thing TO raise good crop OF
vegetables but quite another to keep
them safely through the winter. 1t is.
doubtless the fact that more vegetables
are injured by heat than by cold. because
most people crowd such things together
in large quantities, and then cover deeply
to keep out the frost, When placed in
cellars, the windows are closed and in
most northern States, banked up with
perhaps fresh horse manure from The
stable. CT course it is necessary To keep
potatoes, turnipS. beetS and imilar oots
from freezing; sill they NJ uld be ct far
better QUALITY a kept IS cod a. possible.
and not actually frozen. Turuips aud
beets, in particular, are very liable 10
heat and become spoiled il large
quantity is placed together; and potatoes
are often injured by being stored in large
sins, instead OF being put in barrels. or
spread lhinly upon shelves in a dark
cellar. When buried in the ground,
small heaps. say twenty or thirty bushels
in each. are best. Celery that is uos
Sufficiently blanched when cool nights
come on and there is danger OF irosts,
should DC banked up TO the topmost point
Of the leaves; than covered with straw
or boards. When The ground begins to
freeze, dig up, au place in a narrow
trench, in some dry and conyouien, place,
where /, can be protected from The frost,
aud s,iil De- 20, "a, when wanted To-; use.
Pare sand is better ,bau soil to pack in
amors The roots aud >tems Tor winter
preservation ~ parsnips and satisfy
are benefited by freezing, or are al least
not injured ~ il, they may 't dug up
aud placed in "a tgcuch and ouiy slightly
protected. jus, sufficient 90 aJmi, OF iah-
iu. ou, what ere wanted tor use duriaS
the winter, I. they are only wanted tor
use in tue spring, then they may be a.
lowed 10 remain where grown. Onions
Wi, Withstand far moce cold than Is usu-
ally supposed. II packed dgy in tight
barrels. and all iutersticcs filed with
chaff, they may be kept in a basn or
where they will freeze quite hard, aud
no. be injured provided the barrels ale
closed tight and not opened until the ou-
ious are again thawej. OuionS stored IN
= warm cellar are very likely to sprout
Ia winter. and then decay, emitting any
thing but an agreeable odor The 100
general custom ia The country Of putting
all kinds of vegetables in the cellar IN.
der he dwelling house. is not conducive
20 the health OF the inmates, at least; Ue-
sides il is scarcely possible 10 Keep AL
kinds equally vel! preserved in the same
temperature. 1t is q lar better plan 10
s;ore tAe different kinds separate .. a.
le;.s. place them where ventilation can De
given when necessary. Potatoes and
carrots are about the only root. that can
Dee preserved in = cellar that Is not we'll
ventilated in winter; and then no very
large quantity can be safely placed TO-
sciher CabJages are the quickest de-
c4ling vegetable If kep;i in a warm place;
and Tue usual practice in this vicinity j.
10 SC, tie heads in q lurrow. with The
roots up. and then cover very lightly !
with eay,h. In such position they re-
ma;u frozen nearly sli winter. and come
ou. in spring almos, - fresh as whoa
gathered in The Autumn. We cannot say I
how this plan would answer farther north /
OF soush; but it answers every purpose
here, aud The New York city market IS
supplied in winter and spring from The
open iields.-R.ral Nee Yorker