Show l PROPER STORAGE L k FOR VEGETABLES f s 1 Source o of Good Income t to Farmer Farm- Farm j t r er Living iving Near Good Sized V- V Towns or Cities f d l' l i I BEST PLACE FOR PRODUCTS t tt t v. v Motor Truck Makes Make It Possible for forS S Farmer F er to Get to Consumer Con sumer sumer In Cold Coid We WeatherS Weather Weather- ther- ther Outdoor Cel Cellars ars' ars Best S y- y v Prepared by the United States Department Depart s ment of Agriculture If properly If-properly stored after harvest vegetables can cnn be he made a source of ot conf considerable con considerable con con- f Income to to the farmer fanner who v is located hear good sized towns or hr c dUes tle I In such places Places Places' it a constantly In Increasing n n- n creasing number of people are living Jn In l apartments and flats where th they y have storage facUlties facilities f for r only sm small n S. S quantities of vegetables or In houses heated by furnaces I In the basement basement making that p put part t of the house houte too warm arn for the storage of vegetables The automobile or motor truck has made made It p ps possible s for the grower growe to g get t t his lils' vegetables to the deal dealer r or consumer consumer con con- con con- sumer even 1 In c cold ld weather especially If It his machine Is or Ts Is fitted fitted with n U h heater hater ater Must Be Well Stored p Proper storage of t the e vegetable S fr from m harvest time until they are are brought out for sale saie Is Is' Is Isa a a subject to which the grower ver must give particular lar iw An Outdoor Storage Cellar Built Partly Partly Part Part- ly Iy Underground for Storing Garden Vegetables It Is Built of Concrete Except the Entrance Which Is Frame and Is Frost Proof Where the Cold Is Not Severe Less Protection Protection Pro Pro- Than Is I. Shown Hero Here Is II S Needed attention for on It the tile entire success of t n a winter marketing program de de- de- de Where the grower plans to draw on his stock from time tp time during the 4 cold weather he mu must t so etore store his produce produce pro pro- duce that portions of It can be removed removed removed re re- re- re moved without disturbing the r remain remain- der iler Instead of putting all of one kind of f vegetables In one pile It Is advisable advisable advis advis- able to make several smaller piles plies or orto orto to 10 use various containers such as ae boxes box- box es Cs s barrels or baskets each of ot which Is adequately protected and can be removed removed removed re re- re- re moved with Its contents without disturbing disturbing disturbing dis dis- other stores Where outdoor pits are need us-cd It may be desirable to Introduce Intervening walls or layers of f earth itt more frequent Intervals than would be necessary In storing supplies merely for one family Beets late cabbage carrots celery onions parsnips potatoes sweet poI potatoes po po- po- po I and turnips may be stored In their natural condition Beans Deans of various kinds Including the limas may be stored dry Good storage storage storage stor stor- age facilities exist in most farm houses houkes hous houk es Cs It being only necessary necessity to make use of the cellar the attic or other parts of the dwelling depending upon the character and amount of produce to be stored Barrels crates boxes or bins may be be- used as containers for various various- vegetables but movable containers containers containers con con- are preferable to built in bins because they are are- more easily cleaned Outdoor storage cellars or caves are particularly desirable for larger quantities quantities quan quan- titles can b be taken care of In convenIent convenient conven conven- lent and inexpensive fashion Protecting by Insulation In sections s where low temperatures prevail It Is 15 necessary to Insulate the storage cellar or house so that the vegetables vegetables vegetables will not freeze The aboveground aboveground aboveground above- above ground type of house much used Inmany in inmany inmany many many- sections of ot the North has has thick walls filled with sawdust or shavings It Is necessary that pains be taken to provide for proper ventilation In la Inmany many ninny northern sections large storage cellars are built partly underground Concrete storage cellars are coming into quite general use Outdoor banks banUa and pits are also familiar means employed employed em ew- to protect vegetables In cold weather The conical pit Is used commonly com corn for such vegetables as potatoes pota potts toes carrots beets turnips parsnips and heads of ot cabbage The bureau of plant Industry has Issued a n Farmers Farmers' Bulletin No which gives detailed Instructions regarding the construction of these storage places All vegetables which the the farmer farmer or truck raiser may desire to keep In n stock for selling through the winter months do not require the same t type e of ot storage |