. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. KOOT CUTTER. storing.—Turnips require a cool, dark place for storage. When raised only in small quantities they may be stored in a cellar, either in bins or upon the ground. They will keep better to have but a few bushels in a place, and cover slightly with earth or sand. Heat is detrimental, but they will bear considerable cold without injury. They may be preserved in very good condition in trenches; in fact, all root crops will keep better in trenches than in a c
. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. KOOT CUTTER. storing.—Turnips require a cool, dark place for storage. When raised only in small quantities they may be stored in a cellar, either in bins or upon the ground. They will keep better to have but a few bushels in a place, and cover slightly with earth or sand. Heat is detrimental, but they will bear considerable cold without injury. They may be preserved in very good condition in trenches; in fact, all root crops will keep better in trenches than in a common cellar, and come out in the spring almost as fresh as when put in, providing the trenches are properly managed. They should not, however, be piled deep in such pits. Trenches from two to two and a half feet wide and two and a half feet deep, and as long as required for the quantity to be stored, are the best for this purpose. The turnips should be put in to the depth of only a foot and then covered with the earth that was thrown out in digging. It is better to have the soil for the pits quite dry, and the land a little sloping, to admit of drainage. Should the weather be very severe, a covering of stable manure thrown upon the tops of the trenches will prevent freezing. A root-cellar, made similar to a silo, and which has been previously recommended for the storage of 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 Flint, Charles L. (Charles Louis), 1824-1889. New York, Casselberry
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