Show Agent Lists Factors V Of Importance I i In Jn Potato Potato Storage I t. t r Small lots of f potatoes such as r J 1 many Victory gardeners have ha been i. i digging this fall may be stored successfully in any an of several ways t. t DeLore Nichols county agent a ad ad- advises adV V vises s Davis county potato grow grow- ers Three factors especially must be considered in storing potatoes I Mr Mfr Nichols states They must be bel l Kept from freezing from getting too warm and a dArk uk d d rk place is es es- es eso o f According to the county agent I- I vegetable specialists of the U. U S. S S t V department of agricultural l research administration adm state that the pota pota- potatoes potatoes f toes as soon as they have dried Co off after digging diJt ing may be stored in r ventilated barrels boxes baskets or crates in a cool storage room in inthe ine I e the basement or cellar It is desir desir- desirable desirable desirable able he le says to keep them at a 0 temperature between 50 SO and 60 I degrees Fahrenheit as they are arc of better quality for current home use at these temperatures than if stored at lower loner temperatures they temperatures they arc 0 not so likely to get sweet and they the cook better Mr Nichols further advises that other ways was of storing are arc by piling in outdoor storage cellars or in pits or banks When put in pits or banks potatoes must be covered with alternate layers of straw or leaves and soil to prevent freez freez- ing ing The pit or banks may be open opened ed cd d occasionally to removed remo pota pota- potatoes potatoes i toes and the opening recovered with leaves and soil The agent a ent says that various stor storage storage storage age facilities for potatoes and other vegetables arc are described in Farm Farm- Farmers Farmers' Farmers Farmers' Farmers Farmers' ers' ers bulletin No 1939 Home Storage of Vegetables and Fruits which may be obtained by writing the USDA Washington D. D D C. C |