Show satisfactory storage for potatoes in pits properly constructed pits pita provide cheap but satisfactory storage for potatoes throughout the storage season the spuds should be placed in the pit as soon as harvested but should be given only a light covering at first says A E B Fl vegetable specialist ci university farm st paul care roust must be taken to keep then them dry and well ventilated he cautions and when the ground freezes the covering should be increased pits should be made in well drained soils A good size Is four feet deep six feet wide and as long as n needed pits of the above width and depth will hold about bushels for each give five feet of length ventilators rs should be he be placed place every live five feet these may be six inches in n diameter and three feet long complete directions including simple diagrams for making and using storage pits are contained in special bulletin no 85 of the minnesota agricultural extension division this booklet also discusses cellars and warehouses as well as the general subject of potato growing it may be had free by writing mailing room university farm st paul |