. The garden book, a popular treatise on the growing of vegetables under both home and market conditions. Containing concise and dependable information concerning the planting, cultivation, spraying, harvesting and marketing the common garden vegetables in such manner as to secure the largest measure of satisfaction, pleasure and profit. Vegetable gardening. STORING VEGETABLES 75 acter it may be excavated to a depth of lo to 15 inches. If the soils are comparatively heavy it is better to place the vegetables directly on the sur- face without excavation. In either case three or four inches of c
. The garden book, a popular treatise on the growing of vegetables under both home and market conditions. Containing concise and dependable information concerning the planting, cultivation, spraying, harvesting and marketing the common garden vegetables in such manner as to secure the largest measure of satisfaction, pleasure and profit. Vegetable gardening. STORING VEGETABLES 75 acter it may be excavated to a depth of lo to 15 inches. If the soils are comparatively heavy it is better to place the vegetables directly on the sur- face without excavation. In either case three or four inches of clean straw should be placed upon the soil and the vegetables placed upon this ma- terial. Care should be taken not to pile too many vegetables of any kind together. The base of the pile should usually not be more than four feet wide, 5 VENTILATOR VEGETABLES. A GOOD VEGETABLE PIT and the vegetables then piled about as high as pos- sible in conical form. Where large quantities are to be stored, the pile can be extended in length as far as necessary. After the vegetables are properly piled they should be covered with two or three inches of straw and then with two or three inches of dirt. An ordinary drain tile should be placed at intervals of every five or six feet, and extend above the surface of the soil. Care should be taken not to cover too deeply dur- ing the mild weather of late fall and early winter. As a matter of fact, more fruit and vegetables are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, Vernon Hayes, 1877-. New York, Orange Judd company
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