The Republican journal., 1873-10-30
Roots in Cellars.

Every farmer knows, or thinks he know :,
how to take care of potatoes for winter use
but we Will describe briefly our methods
Dig the potatoes, if possible when the
ground is dry but if this can not or has
not been done, they should be allowed TO
dry on 4 bain-floor, the adherino soil rc-
moved, and then the roots may be carried
TO the cellar We provide large boxes.
which will hold about twenty bushels each
(cast of tree boxes raise thema few inches
from the cement floor bv cross-pieccs Of
scantling, and then fill them with the clean.
dry potatoes. A lid excludes them from
the light. If there happens TO be few
ventilation will be better; and if the tubors
are clean and the cellar cool, there will be
little OF the rot
Bcets, tumips, carrots, and rarSnips will
not keep fresh in this way rs they have
moi thc impervious skin Of the potato Our
plan is TO pack Them in barrels, or dry
goods boxes procured from the country
stores They will shrivel and spoil if the
moisture is not retained in them by some
substance to pack them in on ill the inter
stice> Finely broken and moderately
damp moss is best for this purpose but in
lis absence, saWdust answers quite well.
Al this season Of the year, there is a great
deal Of this material in the icc-house, after
the removal OF the lee. that is quite damp
enough for use Put in 4 layer on two of
}hr roots; then scatter enough Of the saw
dust over them to fill the interstices. then
another LAYER and 50 ON. In barrels, more
roots may be put in at 4 time The SaW-dust
being Shaken in among them ly rocking
the barrels Packed IN this WAY, we have
seen hectS taken out, one full year after
thcy were lifted from The soil; while those
which We're placed. uncovered. ON the
| cellar bottom were spoiled in 4 month by
drying up Country Gentleman.
Deep and Shallow Setting Of Milk.
Mr. Il. \. Fanrand, OF Morristown, writes
to the Vermont Farmer that, intending To
adopt the deep pans or pals for his whole
dairy. he engaged Il supply which reached
him when in so great 4 hurry in having
that only one-half of the pals were set,
consequently the milk OF every other day
had to be put in the old-taShoned pans.
His wife suggested that the cream be kept
separate TO see which produced the most
butter. The cream from the pans made The
most butter the first three DAYS, when the
following three experiments We're made
Weighed the milk, set one day in pals.
the next day in pans, and 50 on for six
days; then chnrned, and weighed the
butter In the second trial there was one
more mornings than nights milking; in
the third, one more nights than morning s
milk. The depth Of the milk in the pals
in the first two trials was from seven 10
zen inches; in the third from ten TO twelve
ami in The pans from two to Two aud one
half The temperature of the air was gen
orally from jG deg. to 20 deg. that Of the
water from 60 deg to 6G dec when the air
was above GO dec. we cooled the milk set
in pans before setting in the milk room.
We skinned the milk As soon As ii began
TO change, which was in about torty-oight
hours with the pals. and thilty-~iN with
the pans
10 make pound of butter it took in the
first trial: with pals, = pounds Of milk /;
with pans - pounds In the second
trial with pals, - pounds, - onncc@
with pans, = pounds 70 ounces. In the
third trial: with pals. p pounds Is
onnces; with pans. - pounds. /! ounces
These trials We're made in August, COM
mencin@ the tenth.