Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-10-31

Not all vegetables require lne souo
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. lrisn
potatoes, celery and apples will stand
q light freeze, while sweet potatoes
vii be ruined even by a frost.
have not often kept a great
amount Of vegetables In a cellar and
prefer the outdoor pits, especially for
apples and celery and the vegetables
that are not injured by freezing. l
dig q shallow trench wide 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.
It should not be stored until quite
severe weather, but If 1t turns cold
suddenly 30 as to freeze the heads
solid, they should be buried at once
20 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 a conical
hap and covered with dirt.
In order that they may be conVe-
Itsat to get at during the winter,
6o~er the dirt with straw or fodder,
% that the ground will not freeze
more than q few inches.
lrish potatoes should be buried In a
aAght depression, have straw placed
under and on top. then covered with
dit; or, stored In the cellar, they
nay be piled down in one corner, a.
moisture does not hurt them. and
they should be kept as cold ~ posi-.
bic without freezing.
Apples are kept the same way as
potatoes, and 1t adds to convenience
IN handling II the pit Is kept dry BY
. movable shed or short boards.
Apples are much better kept thiI
way, and only q 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 evei
followed is to dig the punches. roots
and all, and bank them on top Of the
ground or in . slight depression on
well drained spot in a heap two FEEL
OF less wide and as long as neces
Bary.
Set the roots In contact with thu
moist earth, draw the tops together
and pull the dirt around in such 1
way as to completely cover withou
getting any in the crown or the heart
Sufficient covering should be addet
to keep out the frost. Celery shoult
not be stored until It is cold enougl
for thin ice to form at night, and l
banked In the fall to begin blanchinI
before 1t is stored. q little coverinI
on top will protect Il until late in Nc
vember, when The ground freeze
hard.
II will not thAV out In the ground
as cabbage, and be good after a soil
freeze. II stored In the cellar
must be kept h . box or a barre
with the roots h contact with tn
moist earth, oaR0 being taken to kse
the water on tAe stalks.
II is not q dtMcult matter to fore
rhubark during the winter. and
properly done, people living near
good. big market can make fine prof
In this work.
Sweet potatoes must be dug befoI
the frost II they are 10 De Kept loni
II the vines are bitten by frost, CT
them Of Immediately and dig the p
tatOes in q few days.
II is necessary that they be keI
above the frost point, about IS d
Erees being the ideal temperature.
II is also essential that they be keI
dry, with q free circulation Of air, an
possibly the best building for kee
ing large quantities would be Of brio
or stone, heated by furnace. Whel
q few are wanted for home use, a bC
or barrel Of dry sand or road dust
q good place to keep them, and tn
ahould he kent In a room where Il