PRACTICAL GARDENING 



must be ventilated carefully, for one night's 

 neglect in closing the window may mean an 

 entire loss of the winter supply. A pail of 

 water placed in the center of the room will 

 supply sufficient moisture. Keep a standard 

 thermometer hanging from the ceiling in the 

 center of the room. Keep water in the furnace 

 and a pail of water near to absorb the gas. 

 Never allow the furnace gases to get into the 

 root cellar. If you only have room for a few 

 large boxes in the root cellar, cover the out- 

 side of each with beaver board, place a venti- 

 lator in the center of each, fill in the roots and 

 cover them with five inches of soil. Place the 

 box as far from the fiu-nace as possible. Also 

 place two strips of boards for the box to rest 

 on, so that the air may circulate under it. 



Attic Storage. For general purposes the 

 attic is too cold and dry in the winter to store 

 vegetables, but it is just the place to store 

 dried com, beans, peas and other dried stuflFs. 



The dried produce should be put in strong 

 paper bags, tied tightly about the top and hung 



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