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Show pits, but it is difficult to get them ottt In cold weather, so that whtn a pit 1 opened it is desirable to rt-move lt entire contents at once. For this reason rea-son it is advisable to construct several small pits rather than one large one,, and instead of storing each crop in & pit by itself it is better to place a small quantity of several kinds of vegetables in the same pit, so that it will be necessary nec-essary to 'open only one bank to get a supply of all of them. In storing several crops in the same bank it is-desirable is-desirable to separate them with straw, leaves, or other material. The vegetables veg-etables from the small pit may be-placed be-placed temporarily in the storage room in the basement, where they will be easily accessible as .needed for the table. STRIVE NOW TO PREVENT WASTE Save Time and Labor by Keeping Root Crops in Storage Cellars and Pits. OUTDOOR CAVES ARE USEFUL Particularly Desirable on Farm as They Afford Convenient and Inexpensive In-expensive Facilities for Surplus Sur-plus Vegetables. Before canning or drying root vege- consider the possibility of saving time, strength, and expense by the use of storage pits or root cellars. A half-acre garden will produce far more vegetables than the average family fam-ily can consume during the summer. Only a small portion of the garden products are used as they reach maturity. ma-turity. Beets, late cabbage, carrots, celery, onions, parsnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes, salsify, and turnips may all be stored for winter use. Tho successful storage of vegetables is not at nil difficult ; in fact, good storage facilities already exist in most homes, it being only necessary to make use of the cellar, the attic, a large closet, or other parts of the duelling, depending upon the character charac-ter of the product to be stored. Many cellars are not well suited for this because of peer Insulation or lack of ventilation. Cellars containing a furnace fur-nace for heating the dwelling usually arc ton warm and too dry for the storage stor-age of root crops. It Is often possible, possi-ble, however, to partition o;T a room either in one corner or at one end of the cellar where the temperature may be controlled by means of outside windows. win-dows. Outdoor Storage Cellars. Outdoor storage cellars or caves are excellent for the storage of many vegetables. veg-etables. They are particularly desirable desira-ble on the farm, as they afford convenient conven-ient nnd lr.xpon-dve storage facilities for surplus vegetable crops that otherwise other-wise might be lo'.t. They possess all the advantages of the storage room In the basement and are superior in many respects. The outdoor storage cellar can bo maintained at a uniform temperature over a long period. It is passible to keep the cellar cool and quickly to reduce the temperature of the stored products to the desired point for safe storage by opening the door during the night and closing it in the n.ornlng before the air becomes warm. All ventilators should likewise be kept tightly closed until Hie outside out-side ait Is again cooler than that within with-in the cellar, when they should be opened, unless the outside temperature Is so low as to ho dangerous. This safeguards the product and adds to the elllciency of the storage chamber. Vegetables can be mere conveniently pined In such ti cellar than in the storage stor-age loopi In the basement of a dwelling. dwell-ing. When the chief use of the outdoor storage cellar Is for storing turnips, beets, carrots, and other root crops commonly used as stick food. It should be local. -mI near the stable, where tho material will be convenient for winter reeding. When It Is to bo used for vegel ables for the table the cellar should bo accessible from Ihe kitchen at all limes. 11' apples or other fruits are to be stored In an outdoor storage cellar It Is desirable lo have a two compartment cellar, one for vegetables and one for apples, with a ventilating apparatus In each compartment. Small PKn Drst. Outdoor banks or pits are used very generally for keeping vegetables. The conical jilt Is used commonly for such vegetables as potatoes, carrots, hoots, turnips, salsify, parsnips, and bends of cabbage. Vegetah'es keep very well In rin'h |