The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-16

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, becls. In a cool cellar they mag be
kept without any covering Of earth,
!. merely being piled in bulk.
Solid heads of late cabbage may
keep until late winter by pulling the
heads with the roots attached before
, severe freezing weather occurs and
placing them upside down on top Of
the ground. The loose. outer leaves
should be folded closely about each
head The first layer is generally
made about or heads wide. each
heap being placed closc TO the next
one, and as many heads long as de-
sired. On top Of this place a sec
ond row with the heads alternating
between the roots OF the first layer
The pile is then covered with dirt
and straw. For early winter use
cabbage may be put in a cool cellar
covered with soil. For late keeping,
the first method described is much
better.
Sweet potatoes should he dug
either before or just after frost
Immediately after the vines have
been frosted, go over the field and
cut them of at the level Of the
ground then il the potatoes cannot
be dug for day or two they will
still keep i'm good condition in the
ground. II frosted vines are not re-
moved and the potatoes are not dug
Immediately. ROT travels back |
through the frozen vines into the
sweet potato roots and thus destroys |
the crop. In digging and handling
The potatoes he sure not TO bruise
any of them as that will result in
decay Allow the potatoes to dry for
few hours in the field and then
put them in mound pit, something
similar to that used for beets. II is
desirable. however. that at Hast a
foot of straw should be placed in
the bottom Of this mound before
putting in the potatoes. and they
should also be. covered with a thick
layer of straw. Some sort of a shed
should be put over the heaps of
potatoes, so as TO keep out the rain.
At first let the heap stand, as long
as the nights are not very cool, with
only the straw covering so that the
potatoes can dry Off from the sweat
hey go through Immediately after
storing. Then when the nights get I
'GOl. cover the straw with earth and, |
when cold weather sets in, add an
1ther layer of straw and earth.
With sweet potatoes, if we have
anything like severe winter, it may
pc necessary to put a third layer
If straw and dirt in order to pro-
ect them from the cold, as this /
rOp will not stand freezing weather. h
Sweet potatoes can be kept very /
nicely in a warm cellar where the
does not go below 40t
Iegrees, or near a chimney or fur
lace. In these cases, it is much
etter TO put the potatoes in bushel %
'OXes and not re-handle or sort
hem over after they have been put o
nto storage. A slight shrivelling Of
he roots is not Objectionable.
Pumpkins and squash should be 9
emOved from the field before hard q
-eezes. Do not bruise or break off p
he stems. Slcre them in a warm o
ellar alongside the chimney. They
equire warm, dry conditions, so
ley should not be placed in a
amp location.
Early in the morning, after the
rst frost in the fall, all the green
nd partly ripened tomatoes should
Q gathered from the vines and III
laced in a cellar. These will ripen
Owly over a period of 3 or 4 weeks,
ne cooler the temperature of the in
1llar the slower the ripening. An in
Their satisfactory method is 10 pull
ne vines loaded with the unripened al
'uits and hang them in the cellar. m
II you grow your own sweet pO- bt
ITO slips, it will be profitable TO
'lect the seed sweet potatoes at dig
ing time this fall. By using he al
lost productive hills as a source al
seed potatoes, the yield can be te
increased. II is not nee
;sary to save the large tomatoes
! the hill for seed in order TO Sc
ire this increase, as small potatoes -
ON high producing hills are just .
J good as the large potatoes from
lie same hill In saving this seed,
scard any hills whose stems are
,ack near the base or which are
ack inside Of the stem. Also any
otatoes with blackish spots on
lem. Store these in a bag or box T
,parate from the rest of the crop l
nd do not disturb them any time J
lring the winter. l
just as a sanitary measure, IL is |
ivisable at the close Of the garden |
'ason to clean up all the rubbish |
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