The Southern herald., 1885-12-05


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Only item 10 Be coasidsrsd howessE 8
b the tsndsneyof ali vegetables % -
cay This b aggravated By The peaS
ice Of storing potatoes and other roe
Immediately IN the cellar without a.
lowing than N opportunity 10 sweat
out ney o0ght to be left IN heaps IN
the 6eld until cold weather ssis IN. A
good coat Of straw Is needed first oER
which ; coat Of earth some tour o. hvo
inches deep should Be thrown. nh
earth should Be wen spattsd down WsiA
the spade and the cone-shspad pile
ymmetricAIly finished 90 thst d Wi1
shed water readily. A small hois mna
Be mads in the top 70 render ventilatiua
more perfect A tin pan or ; pssss q
board may be laid over this opsnlng y
rainy times Potatoes % haaAisa
win 90 into the cellar N exceIlest -
dition In handing over The seond
time 10 move into the cellar. the P0S
toss msy be sorted, and an those u "a
inclined 10 rot be thrown out nUA-
tees 80 stored viii usually prove eOO4
keepers. while those dumped Mao deep
bins as soon As ding are very hkaly -
rot Bins in which potatoes are so0gSd
should be shallow. Boxes three fosA
square made Of Stats three or fsuR
inches wide, and set sn inch or q hbas
more apart make sxcellene bins rh@ss
may be set one above the other in tisrA
They should not be over eighteen inch
Is deep. This arrangement for storing
gives free ventilation, and as the boxes
contain but q few bushels each, tAe
mass is SO separated that rot is not
spread about through the whole as whe0
stored in large bins. A box may be
sorted over or emptied at any time
without disturbing the rest
Onions should receive pretty much
the same treatment excepting that
boxes should be more shallow Onions
viii not stand piling up. They are
hard to keep at best and should be
given every advantage. If stored in
these crates or boxes, they may be
moved about into the dryest lightest
portion Of the cellar. or sorted at any
time.
Ventilation of the cellar Is of the ut
most Importance, and it is not an easy
matter to ventilate a cellar by ordinary
means. The heavy damp air Of cellars
will not rise readily to be replaced by
pure air. 1t must be heated and light
ened before It can be dispersed. A
small stove ia the cellar is an excellent
arrangement, both for heating and ven
tilating. A slight fire lightens the air
as the dampness is dispersed, and then
it is in condition to escape as Oppor-
tunity offers. This opportunity is
offered through the chimney OF smoke
escape If the chimney does not como
down to the ground as it should, a
sheet iron lined fue can be built the
height desired and fastened to the end
Of the house against one of the cellar
windows. Apane Of glass may be taken
out and a sheet iron one with hole
cut in it to receive the pipe put in its
place. A hole is cut in the side Of the
flue opposite this and the connection d
thus made. II the aue is wen lined and
a light fire built occasionally there Ism
danger Of fire. The air may be kept at
an even temperature and pure Cor.
Western Rural.