Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-18


Fields near the town Of Gait beinG
very promising at this time and having
escaped the recent cold wave 1t is be-
leved they will be out Of danger when
another arrives.
c, e. Wilson.
STORING VEGETABLES IN HOME
Especially Desirable Now That Coun-
try 10 at War.
Washington, Sept. lS.-Natural stor-
age Of late vegetables in the home for
use in fall and winter--a practice which
is advisable every seasons especial
~ desirable now that the country IS
at war Natural storage is the least
troublesome way Of keeping food fos
future use. 1t is pointed out. and may
be practiced with little expense in
most homes, either in the country or
in the city. Such storage is Of chief
value to owners Of home gardens. but
when vegetables suitable for storage
may be purchased cheaply it may be
practiced probably by some other
householders.
The principal vegetables which may
be stored successfully are the root.
tuber, and bulb crops, such as late
maturing potatoes, carrots, parsnips'
turnips, satisfy, onions, etc. Certain
leaf and stalk crops such as cabbage
and celery, and a few other products
such as squashes, pumpkins, ETC.. also
may be stored naturally.
Natural storage Of most vegetables
that may be kept may be In a CELLAR
under dwelling, or under an outbuild-
ing. in a special outdoor cellar. or in
banks or pits. A few products such
as pumpkins and winter squash. re-
quiring dry. fairly warm storage may
be kept in unused rooms or closets,
and a few products may be kept in at
tics.
If a cellar under a dwelling or out
building Ia clean. cool, and well-ventl-
lated it may be used for storage with
out alteration. Many cellars, however.
are not we'll suited for storing vegc-
tables because Of poor insulation or
lack Of ventilation, and those contain
ing a furnace for heating usually arc
too warm and dry. 1T Is often pos
sible to partition off a room either in
one corner or at. one end Of such a
cellar, where the temperature may be
dows
Outdoor storage cellars possess all
the advantage of tho storage room IN
the basement and are superior In many
respects. 1t is possible to keep such
cellar cool and quickly reduce the
temperature of the stored products by
opening the door during the night and
closing 1t in the morning before tho air
becomes warm. In regions Of mild
winters the outdoor cellars may be con-
struCted almost entirely above ground
Of wood or other available materials
Straw or dirt may be thrown upon the
roof as insulation during especially
cold periods. In regions Of severe
freezing the most popular type Of stor-
age cellar Is built largely underground
straw and earth, manure. etc. Such
cellars may be constructed Of wood
concrete. stone. or brick.
Storage In outdoor banks or pits Is
the most primitive and least expensive
method Of keeping many vegetables
and is fairly satisfactory where the
ground is we'll drained. This method
does not compare in convenience how
ever, with storage in cellars since In
periods bf bad weather the vegetables
are often accessible with difficulty
The construction OF banks Is begun by
making an excavation six or eight
inches deep in a well-drained location
and lining It with straw. leaves, OF
similar material. The vegetable (usu-
ally root crops) arc placed on this
litter In a conical pile. The sides and
top are then covered with straw anc
leaves and this with two or three
inches Of earth. AS winter approaches
the earth covering should be increased
depending on the severity of the win
ters In the locality. Small pits con-
tanning but few bushels of vegetables
will receive sufficient ventilation If the
straw between the vegetables and the
earth covering Is allowed to extend
thru the latter to the top OF the pile
This exposed straw should he covered
with a board or piece OF tin held
in place by a stone as a protection
from rain. In larger pits ventilation
may be secured by placing two OF
up thru the center Of the pile of vege-
tables so that a hue Is formed. This
f1ue should be capped BY an invaTt.s5
trough formed by two pieces OF board
nailed together at right angles. Where
such banks are used the best prac-
tiCe is to construct q number of small
ones so that a sufficient quantity OF
vegetab les to last few days can be
obtained by opening each pit. The
method may be modified by placing the
vegetables in a long ridge rather than
in conical piles with earth dividing
the ridge into small sections. A sec
ton may then be conveniently opened
without disturbing the remainder on
the stored vegetables.
Most vegetables suitable for storage
should not be harvested and stored I'M
til cool weather arrives or about the
time Of the first killing frost. How
ever. Irish potatoes should be harvest
ed as soon as they reach maturity, and
il basement or outdoor cellar storage
is available. they should be stored i'm
mcdiately. They should not be stored
in banks or pits until the weather gets
COOL Onions should be put in storage
as soon as they are matured and thor
oughly cured or dried.
No object in Holding Wheat.
The railroads war board issues the
following:
1--WE are assured that the price OF
wheat determined by the president will
be maintained throughout the year by
the food administration and that there
can be mo objective in holding wheat
in fact, the farmer saves interest and
detorioration by marketing earlv AT