The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-10-05


helps prevent drying and shriv-
cling of the stored vegetables.
Supports of boards, poles or
brush under the straw and earth
covering over vegetable storage
pits will make removal Of the veg
etables easier and less disagree
able.
Storing several different kinds of
vegetables in each of several small
storage pits makes it possible to
completely empty one pit and have
some of each of the vegetables to
use without opening several pits.
Occasional sorting of vegetables
in storage to remove the ones that
are wholly or partially decayed
will cut down on storage losses.
Greater shrinkage in storage can
be expected in potatoes that are
harvested before they have fully
ripened than in those that are
allowed to mature in the field
or garden.
Pumpkins and squash should not
be piled more than two or three
feet deep in the storage.
Apples give off a gas that tends
to break the rest period of potatoes
and start them Sprouting more
quickly than normal when the two
are stored together.
/ Cabbage heads should be turned
upside down to free them of water
before they are placed in storage.
A cool, dry room is an ideal
place for storing onions.
With turkey season just around
the corner, Fred Fresier, extension
|poultryman at the State College
of Washington, suggests four es-
sential factors for successful fin
ishing of the birds. They are
Cd A low cost of feed per pound
of gain, 90 rapid feathering, 90
full feshing, and "a the preven-
ton of feather picking.
Feather picking has 'ofen been
a problem during the finishing
period, Frasier pointed out, be-
cause the hen turkeys often pick
the young developing tail feathers
of the toms.
"Here again feeding high quality
leafy alfalfa hay, or Succulent
green feed on the range comes to
the rescue" Frasier said. Other
measures also reducing this danger
include separating the toms from
the hens at five months of age,
providing longitudinal wire on
the mash hoppers to facilitate beak
wiping, and trimming the beaks of
the hens.
Using the slogan, "F'ire fighting
is science; but fire prevention is
common sense" r. N. Miller and
Miss Esther Pond, both extension
specialists at the State College of
Washington, have prepared a list
of Fire Habits often found in
Washington homes,
During Fire Prevention Week,
Oct. to IA, families are being
urged to correct these habits.
OF major concern is electrical
wiring, often faulty because of
carelessness. Extension cords
must be kept in good repair; i'm
provised or [wrong-SiZed fuses
should never be used: and wires
between buildings must be at
least 20 feet high.
Chief cause of fire in the home
itself is the heating plant and the
pipes, flues and chimney. Parts
should be cleaned frequently, in
spected regularly, and defective
parts replaced or repaired as soon
as they are discovered.
Other fire hazards that can be
guarded against include: Flam-
able roofs, matches and cigarets,
gasoline and kerosene, rubbish,
and spontaneous ignition of hay.
Rep. William Lemke of North
Dakita has figured it out that there
are 70 hidden taxes in a sand
witch. This may account for the
reason the purveyors of sand
witches are not able to put little
meat in them. - a., =