Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-12

- grown tSFGety De WinteF crop.
Not all vegetables require Tire same
treatment. and 1t must be understood
that the kind of storage that is good
for one is fatal to another. Cab
bages. parsnips. satisfy and carrots
are not injured by freezing. Irish
potatoes. celery and apples will stand
a light freeze, while sweet potatoes
will be ruined even by frost.
have not often kept a great
amount of vegetables in cellar, and
prefer the outdoor pits, especially for
apples and celery and the vegetables
that are not injured by freeAing. /
dig shallow tr' nch vide enough for
two rows of heads. pull the cabbage
by the root. bury in the trench and
cover with dirt. and it does not mat
ter whether they are covered deep
enough for keeping out frost as cab
bage will thaw out again and not be
injured. providing the thawing is
while in contact with the dirt.
II should not be stored until quite
severe weather, but if it turns cold
suddenly so as to freeze the heads
solid. they should be buried at once
so that they may thaw out in the
ground. Carrots, satisfy and parsnips
are benefited by freezing in the
ground and turnips are not injured.
All these are stored similar to The
cabbage, being piled in conical
heap and covered with dirt.
In order that they may be conve-
Dient to get at during the winter,
cover the dirt with straw or fodder,
so that the ground will not freeze
more than a few inches
Irish potatoes should be buried in a
slight depression, have straw placed
under and on top, then covered with
dirt; or stored in the cellar, they
may be piled down In one corner, as
moisture does not hurt them. and
they should be kept as cold rs posi-
BILE without freezing.
Apples are kert the same way as
potatoes, and it adds to convenience
in handling il the pit is kept dry by
u movable shed or short boards.
Apples are much better kept this
way, and only few should be kept
in cellar for immediate use.
Celery must be stored in moist
earth whether in the cellar or pit.
By far the best method | have ever
followed is to dig the punches, roots
and all, and bank them on top of the
ground or in a slight depression on
f,.
or less wide and as long as neces-
sary.
Set the roots in contact with the
moist earth, draw the tops together
and pull the dirt around in such
way as to completely cover without
getting any in the crown or the heart
Sufficient covering should be added
to keep out the frost. Celery should
not be stored until il is cold enough
for thin ice to form at night, and IL
banked in the fall TO begin blanching
before 1t is stored, a little covering
on top will protect it until late in No
vember, when the ground freezes
hard
1t will not thaw out in the ground.
as cabbage, and be good after a solid
freeze, If stored in the cellar It
must be kept in a box or a barrel
with the roots in contact with the
moist earth. care being taken TO keep
the water off the stalks.
It is not a difficult matter to force
rhubarb during the winter. and il
properly done. people living near
good. big market can make fine profit
in this work
Sweet potatoes must be dug before
the frost If they are to be kept long.
II the vines are bitten by frost. cut
them off Immediately and dig the po-
tatoes in a few days.
1t is necessary that they be kept
above the frost point, about 65 de-
grees being the ideal temperature.
It is also essential that they be kept
dry, with a free circulation OF air, and
possibly the best building for keep
ing large quantities would be of brick
or stone, heated by a furnace. Where
a few are wanted for home use, a box
or barrel of dry sand or road dust lie
a good place to keep them. and this
should be kept in a room where the