November : Second Week 



FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN STORAGE; ODDS 

 AND ENDS OF OUTSIDE WORK; ROOTS FOR 

 FORCING; "BUDS" FOR GRAFTING; MAKING 

 BEDS AND BORDERS FOR SPRING PLANTING 



Before the advent of real cold weather make certain that 

 you have collected and put into their final winter quarters 

 all vegetables and fruits which may have been stored tem- 

 porarily in the hurry of harvesting. A careful "going over" 

 at this time of such things as apples, pears, squash, onions, 

 and cabbage, and if you have had any to keep melons, 

 tomatoes, and cauliflowers, will be of double value: not only 

 will you be sure that they have been stored as carefully as 

 possible, but you will have a chance to weed out, and set 

 aside for early use, any which may not be perfect specimens. 

 Any lot of fruits or vegetables, no matter how carefully 

 they were selected at the time of harvesting a few weeks 

 ago, nor how perfect they appeared, will have some spec- 

 imens which by this time may be readily picked out as those 

 which will be the first to cause trouble, even if they have not 

 already begun to do so. Any effort spent now in culling 

 out such "seconds" will be well worth while. One apple 

 slightly bruised in harvesting, and decaying, will quickly 

 contaminate a box, or even a whole barrel-full, if it is not 

 discovered in time. The same is true of the other things 

 mentioned. Make sure that everything you put away is in 

 good sound condition before it is finally "O. K'ed," and 

 given its place on shelf or in bin. 



Another thing which is frequently neglected in connection 

 with winter storage is the matter of ventilation. Fresh air 

 is good for the things you have stored, especially if they 



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