The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

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 Keeping Pumpkin and Squash
 Several parties having good crops of pumpkins, cushaws and winter squash, are anxious to have a good plan for storing and keeping through winter. The fruit should be allowed to thoroughly ripen on the vine. By nature, they will acquire a very hard shell. very important in their prese-- vation. After the vine has about died away and the shell has become hard. the fruit may be removed from the dead or dying vines, leaving the stems on, and removed from out of the weather. They must not be bruised in handling and should be stored in cool place where there is the least possible moisture. A cellar is good place, but they should be arranged on shelves where air circulates freely and they should not touch each other. They are not likely to rot if moisture Is kept out Moist conditions and bad air cause the formation of mold. If any mold is noted. dust the fruit with equal parts of plain sulphur and air slaked lime. Such fruit is worth keeping and will sell for good price in winter.
 
 Fall and Winter Gardens
 We are asked the question, every day, when to plant a fall or winter garden. The average person knows little about how long 1t requires for vegetables to become edible The time it requires for stuff to mature may be a month after the plant has reached that stage as to afford food for the table. and in some plants much longer--a succession of plant ings of most vegetables is the thing to practice, keeping in mind, if pos slble, the length of time required after planting for any vegetable to become available for the table. The following gives the names of vege- tables that can still be planted and the time ordinarily required for them to become available for table use: Bunch snap beans. 45 to SO days; beets, 60 to 75 days; kale, 60 to 100 days; winter cabbage plants. 100 to 160 days, carrots, 75 to 90 days; col lards, 80 to 100 days; cucumbers, 55 to 65 days; endive, 50 to 50 days; lettuce, 40 to 50 days; onion sets, 60 to 100 days; parsnips, 100 to 1e5 days; English peas, 50 to 65 days; early radish, 20 to 30 days: winter radish, 40 to so days; salsify, 120 to 14O days; turnips, 50 to 60 days; mustard, 30 to 50 days, and spinach, 30 to 60 days.
 Snobbery in Buying
 Snohbing is not confined to Euro pean countries as many common folks believe. You may be surprised to know that in America, yes, right here in Birmingham, we have plenty. we'll endowed with those, small natures, a distinguishing at- tribute of snobbery. Most of them have less common sense. than the English sparrow when it comes to determining values. They dote on being robbed, abhor all things cheap and generally get whats coming to their tribe. Nothing sold at home is good enough for them; they must send away for their wearing ap- parel, must order flower seed from New England at 50 cents a packet when more of the identical quality can be purchased in Birmingham for 10 cents. They would not pay 50 cents for a basket of home grown peaches, but later are greedy buyers of tho insipid California grown at 10 cents each. About the only native thing that appeals to them Is boot leg liquor. a chief necessity in em- belishing their wild liquor drinking JazZ parties. mere IS no town CT city in the United States that suf- fers worse than Birmingham from out of town buying.
 Questions and Answers
 c. There Is a green curly-leaved cabbage that stands out all winter and makes a small, hard head. It Is delicious as cauliflower after frozen. What is the name of this cabbage and when should 1t be planted? B. B.. Albany.
 A. The name is savoy cabbage, even more resistant to cold than