Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-26
STORING VEGETABLES FOR =
WINTER. =

Vegetables can be divided into
as treatment in the matter of winter
storage is concerned. The vegetables.
like the potato and rutabaga that hold
their moisture we'll because Of a pro-
tectVe covering and are not inclined
to heat. a safely be stored in large
bins where the temperature Is above
freezing. For this class OF vegetables
the ideal condition is Il fairly moist
atmosphere n a temperature as low
as possible without danger of frost.
If there Is no disease in these vege-
tables such as the rot Of potatoes they
will carry through the spring with
very little loss.
Vegetables like beets. carrots, par.
ships, ETC.. that readily lose their mois.
ture soon deteriorate If stored in open:
bins. h only way to store these sue.
cessfully Is to pack them in boxes or
barrels with moist sand in between
the different layers of vegetables. The
temperature for these vegetables
should also be kept low and II the
sand dries out water should be added
from time to time.
crates where there Is free circulation
of air and at the same time kept 1t
a low temperature just above frees-
ing in an atmosphere that is fairly
moist. If kept in a warm dry atmos.
phere they soon wither and the leaves
drop off from the stump or heart.
Onions keep best spread out in thin
they may have a free circulation Of
air. The atmosphere should not be
too moist RS that induces the onions
to grow. In a very dry atmosphere
they lose more or less In weight, but
it is safer to store under such con-
ditions than in an atmosphere that
is very moist. An ordinary cellar fur
nishes the ideal conditions.
While the other vegetables the tenn
perature should be kept as low as pos
sible without freezing, pumpkins,
squash and sweet potatoes require q
different treatment than the other
vegetables named. They keep better
in a temperature Of fifty degrees or
even higher and in an atmosphere
ditions the squash form a hard dry
shell that protects the meat from
decaying as it is sure to 10 in a cool
moist atmosphere. 1t is better to
store these vegetables SO they do not
touch each other.
The storing of celery is a more dill
ficult matter. In digging, W or three
inches of the root must be left on and
are then set in earth directly in the
cellar or in a box which is trans-
ferred to the cellar. The plants should.
not be taken to the cellar until there
is danger of their freezing outside.
The celery is sure to rot il the tenn
perature is as high as forty-five Or
fifty degrees and the atmosphere
moist. The ideal condition for keep
ing celery is in 81 atmosphere rang
ing from thirty-five to forty degrees.
If the cellar or basement is too, warm
n part OF it can be boarded off, for
this purpose. so as to keep the tenn
perature low. If the atmosphere is SO
dry that the celery tends TO wilt it can
be protected by hanging blankets over
it or invertinE a box over the plants.
After two or three weeks the celery
begins a slow growth forming new
stalks at the heart at the expense Of
the older ones at the outside. This
process keeps on until sometime dur
ing January. which Is about as late
as celery can be probably kept.
c. r. Waldron. North Dakota ex-
pertinent station.