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Show Winter Storage Of Vegetables Discussed Vegetable storage for the winter ' and early spring supply for the f am-; am-; ily, is now an all-important factor, ; says Professor J. C. Hogenson, ex-: ex-: tension agronomist of the Utah State Agricultural college. No farm, rural or suburban fami-; fami-; ly should be satisfied to enter the i winter without a good supply of ; stored vegetables. These vegetables ; could and should have been grown : in the home garden, or they may be purchased now from neighbors or ; local markets. In the first case they ; will have cost only the time and I care necessary for growing, while ; in the second case, they will cost ! either exchange labor or cash. In ! any case, if it is at all possible, get ' the vegetables now, because the prices will go up as winter comes on, J Professor Hogenson advises, ! Vegetables in poor condition, cut, f injured, bruised, diseased or imma- ture cannot be stored successfully ( under ordinary storage conditions. Good, sound, mature, whole vege-: vege-: tables, only, should be stored. ( The vegetables which are suitable j for home storage include: Beets, I carrots, winter radish, parsnips, tur-i tur-i nips, cabbage, onions, squash, and ! potatoes. Not all of these keep equally well under the same condi-l condi-l tons of temperature, moisture, and air circulation. Beets, carrots, par-t par-t snips and winter radish keep best ! at a low temperature, in fairly moi6t atmosphere and without much cir- culation of air about them. Potatoes require the same temper-! temper-! ature, but a more complete air circulation circu-lation is needed for them. Cabbage requires about the same storage con- ditions as potatoes, excepting dryer ( air and more ventilation. Onions ! demand low temperature and dry ! instead of moist air, and must be exposed to free air circulation. Squash and pumkins require a high- er temperature than any of the other I vegetables, and dry air should cir-? cir-? culate freely about them. The fur-l fur-l nace room or shelves in a dry warm I basement room afford ideal stor- age for squash and pumpkins. It is a very difficult matter, as may be I seen from the foregoing statements, to store onions, potatoes, beets, cab- bage and squash in the same room. |
