Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-01-18

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posts. We insert piece Ii the
posts and studding. six inches vide
twoand one halffrom the sill These
pieces support the floor ioists, and
leave chance for a cellar window
Theheightof cellar Is seven feet. The
platform Is bulltoutsideleve with the
floor. which brings It thrce feetabove
the surface Of the ground have q
Stat floor, but propose TO have q
solid one, that IS under the potatoes.
The Stat floor being laid one loot
wide Oh three sides Of The build
ling, (the packing is done Ia front Of
the bins0n solid foor), that leaves
Q chance for the air and heat 10 t,ome
up. II you have sIas feor ia IN
der The potatoes. they will dry up
and you win find TINT you have LOST
Ia market value. The commission
man wrltes back and tells you that
your potatoes are not as nice and
plump ns they should be. When
kept on solid floor they will keep
better than 10 cellar. The sur
face over the solid floor Is divided
into bins four feet wide and the po-
tasoes piled up 10 . height of six
iest. BY having tbesenarrow bins,
yon can pack for shipment from day
10 day without disturbing the entire
pile. You know that after you store
The potatoes. Il is best not 10 NEEDLE
with them In any way. The sbak-
ing Of q posatoe jars the barrel and
Injuries them.
Tho house being prepared, We
come 70 the digging, and there Is 90
easy way todiR sweet potatoes what
ever means you employ. We com.
msnce 10 dig October Isl, and use q
scoop digger In the morning we
dig ID about two hours all we can
lake care 81 during thai day. The
scoop digger leaves them near The
Top and we pull the potatoes np with
the hands, putting four rows to
gesher We pun the inside rows
6rat, and lay the two outside rows
over On shem Then comes he pick
Ing up, aud shat Is done mostly II
Ia the afternoon. Sometimes the
st tsS. ns x.
nos come out until after dinner a.
then ali hands are III The Htli uatiI
aighsiall. Picking up 10 the after
noon give The potoioes q chance To-
dry. They are picked up 10 BALI
bushel baskets II you throw The
potasoe N tho basket Il win skin.
Do moi throw IT. lay il inthe baskei.
4 mao comes along with wagon
and rack and be- takes hem uptothe
rotaioe house and emelies them into
The bins being re,y careful not 10
nrulse OF skin the potatoeR Usual.
u six hands can digand siore about
one acre q day Now comes the
packing. We made q rack six feet
long and two feet vide, with sides
aud ona end six inches high. the
other end being loft open. The bot
tom Is made Of stats, covered with
cloth which viii last for years. Wa
have one which we have been using
for ten years. We have one bali
bushel basket which we fiil and from
which we pour the potatoes into the
centre Of the rack We then take o
cloth. which may DO an old apron or
vest with tbs buttons cut Oh. and
dust the potatoes two or three min
utes. When you have them clean
take them on the rack and pack ID
the basket or barrel. We pack al
together Ia these bushal baskets or
hampers which cost Cots. We line
them wish newspaper, putting paper
| In The bottom. Let the sheets ex-
tend over the edge Of the basket.
then they are ready 70 fiji up. At
ter putting ia the potetoes, draw
the paper over the top Of the basket
and iasten on the cover. One thick
ness Of good newspaper is sutfi-
Client They are then shipped to