The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-26
DRYING VEGETABLES

Vegetables can be preserved for fu-
ture use by drying. One point to be
kept in mind is that the drying should
be fairly rapid so that there will be
no change for the vegetables to spoil
before sufficiently dry. Another point
j shat the vegetables, if fleshy should
be cut into slices 1-S to Ia inch thick.
There are several ways of drying: sun
heat, artificial heat and air blast.
There are several makes of dryers on
the market. the trays on which the
drying is done, should have unpaint-
ed screen IL wooden slot bottoms. The
open bottom allows better circulation
of air than can be secured in a pan.
Several of these trays can be placed,
one above another and then set over
a stove. The heat will pass up thru
the trays and firing about quite rapid
drying. The electric fan when ay-
ailable, can be used to force a current
of air thru the vegetables. In dry
ing vegetables they should not be
dried till crisp but to a leathery con-
sistency. It takes experience to tell
just what degree Of dryness. One
can get some idea of it by examining
the dried fruits sold on the market.
Farmers Bulletin S41 gives full de-
tails on drying fruit and vegetables.
The Conservation Association of
North Dakota was formed at a NEE
tin held in Fargo July IS, attended by
Insurance Commissioner Olsness and
other representatives of the state.
Its purpose is to protect the food sup
plies Of the states against the hazards
OF fire and explosion, which have been
greatly increased by war conditions,
in harmony with the proclamation of
President Wilson and the recon-
mendations of the Council of National
Defense.
The fire insur. nee companies, which
have a large staff Of expert inspectors
and field men trained to investigate
such hazards, have freely offered
their services FOR any duty which will
assist the state and national govern
ments, and these have been officially
accepted. They will district the state
and inspect all grain elevators, flour
mills: hacking plants and other places
Where food supplies are accumulated.
They are working with official author
lty, and will urge urge all property
owners, as q patriotic duty, to make
the changes recommended and to re-
move the ~preventable hazards discov-
cred. Their reports are made to the
state officials, who will follow them I'm
and see that il provements are made.
The Executive Committee of the
Conservation Association of North
Dakota is made up as follows: A. A.
Comrie, Chairman, J. P. Wolfe, H. O.
kallgren1, W. G. Hodge, A. C. Bruins
void, w. E. Alair, c. S. Hoyt, and A.
T. Russell.
President Wilson, in his recent ap-
x
peal to the public, said: ':This is the
time for America to correct her un-
~pardonable fault Of w~astefulness and
= extravaganza" The. %preventable fire
waste Of the country is onea of the
most objectionable faults" Two
hundred millio dollars have been 60
ing, up in smoke each year, and most
OF this loss coulu easily have been
prevented by the exercise of reasona-
bic precautions. Much of the proper
ty destroyed we,s grain, foodstuffs and
supplies Of which the country and its
allies are now in serious need. The
citizen who cannot go to the front car
show his patriotism by doing every
: thing possible /, reduce the fire waste
and thus conserve the national re.
sources.
The Mercy Eo4i+a7 roo; ,o5