The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-10-17

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KEEPING VEGETABLES. - Having
grown good vegetables, how shall they
be harvested and kept in the best man.
ner? A good many farmers and gar
deners never think much about this /;
and yet without proper care the value of
the crops is greatly impaired
Take celery, to begin with: If you
raise for the market, you probably know
more about the care of it than we can
tell you-which, we take it, is rather an
unusual admission for an agricultural
editor to make. An air of infallibility
is a part of the equipment for such a
post-but don't repeat it, please! But
we have, year after year, raised better
celery than we are now able to find, and
have kept it for winter use perfectly
fresh, crisp and juicy, with very little
trouble; and therefore we speak to the
average farmer or gardener with some
confidence.
1t is good plan, in this as in other
matters, not to put all of your eggs in
one basket. Many a gardener has been
discouraged, not to say disguised, at
finding all the celery which he had pack
ed away in the cellar, under somebody's
direction, dry, wilted and worthless be-
fore the winter was half gone-Or
spoilt in the garden-trench prepared for
it with such pains. Therefore, 60
to school to Experience. Put third
of your crop in an outdoor trench,
made certain sure above high or low
water mark, packed with sand or earth
enough to keep the roots fresh, and
covered with straw enough to keep out
the frost. Put a third into your cellar
taking care to secure as much earth
with the roots rs possible, and covering
so as to exclude light and air. And
then leave a third where It grew: Earth
it up to the tips, as the cold weather
comes on, being careful of course to do
it when the plants are dry, and to keep
the dirt from the inside of the stalks
If set late it will make good growth
during this month. Before hard freeZ-
ing weather comes on, cover the row
thickly with leaves or straw; and lay on
sticks of wood or short boards to hold
it in place, and for convenience in re-
moving a little at time when you come
to dig. If there is a good body of snow,
very little other protection is needed,
but it won't do to depend on it. In the
winter dig as you want it for the table.
Put it at once into cold water, and all
trace of frost, should little have pene-
trated the covering, will be removed.
We have had from the garden-trenches,
way past the holidays, celery so crisp
and juicy that it was hard chewing to
come down to punches from even the
best pits.
Beets, tuTnirs, parSnips, satisfy, and
all roots of this class keep So much bet
Ter for table use if packed in layers of
sand or earth, in boxes or barrels, that
it really pays for the extra trouble. We
always leave a few rows of the latter
vegetables in the ground, for spring
digging; but beets will come out of the
boxes as fresh as when pulled, ii packed
in the way suggested. Cabbages keep
best in the old fashioned trenches out |
doors, but for convenience they may be |
laid in row on the cellar bottom, With
their roots covered with moist sand or
earth to preserve the freshness of the
heads. Squashes and onions need dry,
cool place-an attic or kitchen chamber,
or somesuch roOm-where a little cover
ing will keep them from freezing.
If you have raised good crops, COM
plete the success by storing them in the
best way. If you have to buy your veg
etables, it pays to take the best care of
them Golden Rule.