Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-05

What's more, the genial good
humor that always distinguishes a
| drove of swine has kept the entire
camp happy. and there has been not
the slightest hint of labor trouble,
for which Savage is inclined to thank
Give those porkers time, and wen
pay for the whole water system, dam
| and ALL" says Savage.
| And he concludes that the way to
| eliminate waste lying around is to
| eliminate the waistline around a pig
, good condition. Place a board or
piece of tin over the hay at the
| apex of the cone and weight it down
to keep it in place. If the earth
over the entire surface of the mound
| is firmed down with the back OF
the shovel and shallow trench dug
around the base of the mound with
an outlet so that the water will drain
away, the vegetables may be kept
practically dry for any length of
| time. AS the weather becomes cold
er, it will be necessary to put on
more earth, increasing the thickness
| of the earth covering to 6 or inches.
In very cold weather it is advisable
| to put on an additional covering of
straw, fodder, manure, or other lit
| ter.
| For cabbages and turnips the earth
mound is a better storage place than
the cellar. Both turnips and cabbages
| give off doors that, if stored in the
| cellar, will permeate the house and
| become very disagreeable. The meth
| Cd of storing cabbages may vary
| somewhat from the regular pit or
mound. A very satisfactory method
| is to pull the plants. roots and all,
and place them in a long pit, either
| on their sides or with the heads
down, then cover lightly with straw
! and a layer of earth. A few heads
may be removed from time to, time
| without disturbing the remainder Of
| the pit. Another good method is to
| pull the heads, roots and all, and set
| them side by side, with the roots
down, in shallow trenches, making a
| bed of whatever size may be neces-
sary. Around the bed, erect a frame
| of rails, boards, or poles, or by driv-
| ing down a row of stakes so that an
| Enclosure about two feet in height
| is formed. Bank the outside of this
| frame with dirt and place poles
across the top, covering them with
boughs. Make provision for cutting
| off the cabbage heads from one end
! of the pit as needed, When the heads
| are cut, leave the roots in position,
and in the spring these roots will
| sprout and supply an abundance of
! green's.
A similar pit may be made for cell
cry, though the dirt should be ex-
cavated to a depth of about fourteen
| inches. However, celery may be kept
until extreme cold weather in the 20
sition where it grew by banking
| enough earth around the plants to
| hold the stems in a compact bunch.
Just before freezing occurs bank the
| earth up to the very tops of the
plants, almost covering them. AS the
| weather becomes colder, cover the
ridge with straw, corn fodder or pine
| boughs held in place by stakes or
| boards.
Pumpkins and squashes may be
| kept for winter use in a dry storage
room in the basement, placing them
in rows on shelves, so that they are
not in contact with each other.
The United States department of
agriculture discusses all phases Of
the subject in Farmers Bulletin
| $40. Home Storage Of Vegetables"
There are other bulletins on storage
| houses of various kinds.