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The statement is sometimes heard that veg- 

 etables stored for winter in the average cellar 

 will wilt in a few months, and wilted vege- 

 tables, as all admit, are not desirable for stock 

 any more than for humans. With a little care, 

 though, this wilt can be prevented, and the 

 vegetables kept fresh and crisp until spring. 

 It is only necessary to store the vegetables in 

 clean sand. A layer of sand should be put in 

 the bottom of the box, and the sand sifted 

 around and over each layer of vegetables. If 

 sand is not available, autumn leaves can be 

 used as a substitute. They may not be quite 

 so efficient, but they will keep the vegetables 

 in good condition for a long time. If the cel- 

 lar happens to be heated by a furnace, the 

 boxes should be put in as cool a corner as can 

 be found, and wherever the atmosphere is dry 

 it may be necessary from time to time to 

 sprinkle the sand a little, or to keep the boxes 

 closely covered with paper. 



A vegetable of which rabbits are exceed- 

 ingly fond and which can be grown with the 

 greatest ease, and yet which is almost un- 

 known in American gardens, is Witloof Chic- 

 ory. It is really an improved form of the 



