The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-11


Dankj except at the TOP where tine stalks
'criss-cross' each other; this must be left
for ventilation; the covering of
bay a,d fodder viii ha ali tho nrot act;on
~ -. $50 s.,,. ~ ~
- ., 80. - a.. In,
"PPeu w. s"'" ''".' "o W" 'oP w"
prevent winter rams from driving IN at
the unprotected vent.
"By following the above advice. which
is certainly simple enough, | will guar
antec that sweets that are well matured
and carefully gathered will keep until
the first of April. If you want to put
on some style and build a potato house,
try and conform as closely to the pit as
possible; double the floors and walls and
line with sawdust, have plenty of ven
tilation without light, and do not put
too many potatoes in one pile or space.
They could be either racked or put in
stalls the same as onions are arranged
IN cold storage. Inc mouse should nave
several BOX ventiiators at the base and
on TOP ihey couid pc closed IN severe
weather, ana rats could be kept out ny
using ny screen OF heavy mesh. A small
thermometer would be convenient ad-
lunet, and II the thermometer falls with
IN ten degrees OF freezing lighted lamp
or lantern would IN all proDaDiiity ahoru
all the neat required. however, l am
OF the opinion that more sweet potatoes
burn up than freeze out IN storing
1--WE always sort our potatoes when
gathering, using the small or damaged
potatoes for the hogs. | could not con-
sistently advise using the small potatoes
for seed, for if this practice was con-
tinued it must eventually result in the
deterioration of the stock.
GAS to SHINING only shin the best
that Won can ret and do not shin the
mlmntin yam North at all for even IL
II should keen Won would be disappoint.
ed in the sale. The Northern market
wants n medium sized. dry potato. lust
tbe onnosite of fine southern taste Re-
;ect ali notatoes that do NOT have a
ir;obt o,a.n woJI-sbonod onnearance
IN. So, IS na,..a 10 a,..,,
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onoe Assoo,a'' '1a;. USES NV '1'es USE
y; " ,a.,;,,s a tisat H. anI aJ
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SioNe posiu' anu win w. eai PIPE
P"t t, ."s $50 ,S aart sa's IS oi.-
ANY .ne snnPie', anu oes. io,n u paNN.
ase 'i'''. We eo''u a,. uss neae ~ 1879
o u5 mape ~, s.a;,,, as ~ p 49,
form of naekaoe they cost about ten
or twelve cents each-probablv much less
from tbe factory. They, are shaped
something ike n half barrel the bottom
diameter Is fen inches and the TOP is
sixteen inches. and thew are eighteen
inches b;yb. the ton or lid is simplv
wired on. In packing these hampers in
the chr start in one corner and place
the frst hammer. ton end llaroe endl
down and small end m. the next hamper
in the row Mace the small end down and
tbe laroe end nm. and continue to reverse
each hamper in the row. Run the rows
across the car and not endwise of the
car. As the average freight car is about
eight feet wide, you can put six ham
pers to the row nicely. When you begin
the second row, either alongside or ON
top of the first one, reverse every ham
per to the one alongside of it, under it
or ON top of it, so as to pack the car
as solidly as possible Pack four ham,
pers deep, and in car thirty feet long
there will be no trouble in making the
minimum weight 1000 pounds as re-
quired north of the Ohio river and east
of st. Louis The minimum weight south
of the river, believe, is 10000 pounds.
aThe hest time to shin North would
no March first or later inst as soon as
tbe Jersey and Delaware crop is pretty
,,-all off tba market Those are the crons
that seem 10 govern the price North. and
wifi tbai,. nrod,,ct ont Of the wav. 4
Good nrice Is always obtainable The
Jersey notatoes can scarcely compete
wifi MS in quality hut Northern people
are moro familiar with them than thew
are with ours and thew have the adj
VANTAGE of n better frciSbt rate east of
C;nc;nnat;
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ine iaee 10 10 , ...1 ~, o ~,
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suspee. , ,n'. Inv - 'n ,,tL q
colnPe.n's nne1 =, In p o.n 49, -; ~
We lJ go, ,,";n+a 81 oe th;s i;ro
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