El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

q stored. It IS not feasible TO store them
! all under the same condition In orlef
l TO keep the root crops from oryln6
| out and whitening. they must pc
/ stored where they can be fairly moist
and where the air cannot circulate
! about them. To prevent their rOtllns
I or starting TO grow. they must pc
kept in a cool place, but with the
/ exception OF the parsnip and salslty)
must not be allowed 10 freeze Ca9-
bage requires much the same condl-
lions as the root crops
storing Up Vegetables.
II you viii keep the different re-
quirements Of these vegetables peIors
you. there IS no question as 10 their
/ keeping. The temperature OF an ordln-
airy Cunheated) basement or cellar IS
about right for the storage OF root
crops. The chief difficulty en-
countered in storing these crops IN
such a place is that they are likely 70
shrivel from loss Of moisture rms
can be Overcom by packing the vege-
tables in boxes with alternate layers
OF earth and sand Under these con-
ditiOns they remain crisp late IN
spring. in fact. beets have been
known 10 keep in good condition Tor
ten months when stored in this way
Onions must be kept cool and dry.
Dryness is secured by placing them
in Slated trays, by spreading out on
the floor OF a loft or by hanging up
in splint baskets. All these methods
allow a free circulation OF air about
the onions
Use OF The Attic.
An attic in which the temp erature
does not go below the freezing point
is q good place TO store them A cool
cellar will also do. but in that case,
the onions might better be placed IN
baskets suspended from the Joists
and special attention given 10 the
ventilation Of the cellar, otherwise
the onions are likely 10 cemOme too
moist and rot Onions should not be
stored in cellars where dairy products
are kept
Squashes. pumpkins and sweet po-
taroes may be placed on shelves or IN
Slated crates in warm dry room A
temperature OF 60 or 20 degrees F. is
better than a lower one. The furnace
room Of a basement IS good place
20 put them. or they may be placed IN
crates near the kitchen stove. or IN
an upstairs room close TO a chimney.
In all cases, there must be q free cir
culation OF air about these products
and they must be warm and dry,
otherwise they viii rot
The Yard vegetable Bin.
Where cellars are not practical, by
far the most satisfactory results are
obtained by selecting a well drained
spot Of ground. being Cure to run a
ditch all around II as the illustration
shows The vegetables are simply
placed in a conical pile, then covered
with sufficient straw 70 make layer
about four inches thick after II Is
packed down. Next a covering OF
earth to a depth OF four 10 six in
ches is placed over the straw, a wisp
Of the latter being allowed to pro-
trude through the earth at the top
Of the pile for the sake OF vent1la-
ton. II severely cold weather is eX-
pected. a layer Of manure from six 70
10 inches deep may be placed over
the entire pile after the covering /
with earth.
Keep vegetables Separated
BY placing each vegetable in sep
rate sections and marking by stakes, ]
YOU can easily get TO any vegetable :
without disturbing the others by ]
simply opening a hole in the side and ]