Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-27
Storing Roofs and Cabbsq,s.

4 N'.' i0i4t pIoi'oSlilon IN storing for
WINTER taan % onions, squash Oh.
celery. They must be kept moist
enough TO prevent drying out and vet
! hot 50 moist as to induce rotting. Like
Ni.c the temperature must be as low
as possible. without freezing. Celery
needs somewhat the same conditions
but onions and squashes must be kent
at considerably higher temperature.
ana IN drier atmosphere Therefore
their storage in pits or underground
cellars is ont Of the question.
Ihe quantity which one has to
store, and the periods at which the
loots pT cabbage are to be taken out
! influence the method TO be followed.
/ taobages are more inclined to heat
when placed in large piles than roots.
hence they need entirely different
treatment. All vegetables which are
stored in piles or pits out of doors
Lced to be protected from the frost.
ana from standing water which might
settle around them. Select. therefore.
ground which is level ana on which
standing water never accumulates. A
warm. dry soil with southern ex-
pa sure next wall ar building * the
best.
f'ol cabbages. run four 20 six fur
rows Ii : H. doan and s-,avar n,,+ ,hl,
Lose syiI select j, dr.,. ,,a,.;,l
them when there fe ~, ,ra.+o, - i.,'l
.n wv leaves. and s.vtn wv ,I1 t,,+ +7
o,.tar tuo rows W tpavas ,T,ha-. ,,,,-
r, pulled ,i,f,t.lv ,,.i.t ,.,-+
Cary them Whom h,.,,ie.,...
f,uilay. ri- ,nd yt,rI ,t,
down IL, ,,,,-e nj ,,,,,.
ptl s1oi,;d w. ,,,,,7., n. NJ
.uiir.d t,r VIVA ,,,,.,,.i+,-
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stored HI eitho,. nil.s iii ,ii4. Ii
nam n,.,.ti,e +. XVI, ma.
, +, H. feet in di,,,,e,a,. 10 iiI'V
-s Ieor III ,bie T-ra., tI. Nil i'i'
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ans cove. i,itb ~ - a. 1'i,'
..roiart ~ the t,, 1,.a,
ina ao,,th 49,, ,i,,+ ~"
iep,h of to inches and nc 30 ,.al'1
Increases. put IL more oa1tb onn
finally some coarse coyerinr ".
ipni1en of above for cabbage. The
straw sticking through the TOP viii al
INV the warm air ia nsrona ,rbns,
'ies should not be made TOO large for
1hea opened they are hard To protacr
again ara should HI be taken IN ..c..
@ the cellar. ALWAYS run n flrrov.
round a bile ~ nit to carry, ar ,,,,
ace water
Pit. nj ono ,.i,,
o,-roo,,1,. ,,,,,,I',,..., dle
,,nre tronbin III ro,l,a +,,o, ,'iI',
lille. they ,I,. nnrh ha,,c,. N, ,,,... ...,,
he serted proI,ct ie 10 H., - ,.'
intervals. These may ~ m.d,. raa,
vide ana is inches deem ana INA ,.alt,.
.iIaj nm ,ho,.a a., ,,,.i,,,I
red h 81 mo ~,
~ nit may ~ sunk w ! AN III !,
eet ana filled onIy Iav,I frIl ,rha al,
act ,on t. Inc decn III Il ~ Ii.hi1it,
4 water settling w tina bottom ,nI
lir rNila amount nf labor rrurirnd
,.ij- piles or pits may be divided into
experiments by Il wall or soil every
feet and Only one compartment
= ned at time.
Another practice il To roof the pits
ith boards. particularly where celery
stored. A nit s or 10 feet vida ana
font ~ Is inches deem Il dno as Io,,.
: required Posts are sat III tba ,c,,
NJ : feet hien and another rnv- an
acn sidc. Poles are laid ~ III, ~
WYNN W serve ~ ridpa nolc, ,rg
ial,ls about II feet long ora Iaia
ri2,ntaIy On them. one end rastine.
\ tte ground ana the other AZ M
dao rhcsc are tackled down lightly
it'll nails ara every OF s feet two or
w" boards are left loose To serve as
'Uis for putting in and taking ont
T. Vegetables. The earth dug ont is
,rown upon the boards AZ thu season
tvances to serve as a further protec-