Show STORING vegetables tile and cro care of if vegetables for winter n As sweet potatoes aro are readily injured by frost this crop ii amon among the first to be dug great care is necessary in lifting sweet potatoes in ii order to avoil bruising thern them cutoff cut off alo vines close e above the ground lift out the i loots by means of the Epi itin f furk u r 1 L leivo e tv 0 oi on I 1 the ground tur for a few bouw houw aoi i r li to io d dry rn and t 1 l then tore store in a dry warm loft or other dry place where tile tho toots loots will not bo be e exposed to groat great chaar i of temperature to keep well those tubers should not be b 97 posed to a lower e than 51 IT 5 berts beets and carrots are lifted early A supply of the ilia former for tible table use uia ilia to stored in boxes or b barrels or heaps in lie he cellar cl lir and should be covered v with ith aind to prevent evaporation and wilting jn when tho the root crops crop i are large they a aro are z acu cadely aly carried over in pits out of doors turnips will stand considerable frost but a good freeze seriously injures them cabbage will stand a fr freeze aze while aud and parsnips par snips can be left out all ail winter if desired although usually it is 13 best to di dig and t toro tore a supply to uso use dibi duang in tile the winter leaoro lef ore hard freezing weather sets in vegetables to bo be stored for long 1 keeping must lie sound store in a p place a where there is a good circulation of air and yet in a place where they can be i beadily p protected protect in case a sudden change of weather should mako it necessary in this way a good opportunity will bo be given theta to dry out before storing away and they will keep much better than it if dug and stored away anay an ay immediately on the subject of harvesting irish potatoes american Amei ican cultivator says tile the poLa potatoes toes should bo be dug as soon as the weather is such that they call d daiy diy I 1 y off fit to take to market or to be put in ill the cellar they should be well dried but bat not sunburned before being carried in and should lie kept in a dry but blit coo pl place a co with good ventilation critt lation and anav away front from the direct influence of the su sunlight or moonlight select some soma of those thit that ripen earliest for seed and do not dot take any misshapen or scabby potatoes tor for leed bc cd good shape smooth skin and eily eaily ii ripening pening are more important in seed stock of almost any ally vegetable than largo size eize |