September, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
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throughout the winter without at- 
tention. 
These vegetables may be sub- 
jected to a low temperature, short 
of actual freezing, for a long time 
without injury. An ordinary 
house cellar with earth floor affords 
conditions closely approaching 
those of the root-house. The gar- 
dener who has a house with fur- 
nace or other heating apparatus in 
the cellar is up against a difficult 
problem which can be met in part 
by partitioning a corner to pro- 
vide a low temperature. Usually, 
however, the dryness of the air is 
still a problem which is met by 
packing the vegetables, except po- 
tatoes, in paper lined boxes and 
these covered with several layers 
of paper. Sand is not good pack- 
ing material, it quickly loses its 
moisture and then sucks the mois- 
ture from the roots entrusted to its 
care. Cabbage is more difficult to 
keep, their roots dequiring a cool, 
dry place. Lay on board shelves, 
not touching, or suspend by the 
stalk from the ceiling. 
The State Fair. 
The fair is one of the big educa- 
tional institutions of the state. The 
fair is now managed by the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture which was 
created two years ago and includes, 
in addition to the state fair, the 
bureaus of entomology (nursery in- 
spection), immigration, seed and 
fertilizer inspection and veterinary 
board. C. P. Norgord is at the head 
of the Department and is styled 
Commissioner of Agriculture. The 
fair is in charge of 0. E. Remey, 
secretary, A. W. Kalbus, assistant, 
and an advisory board of ten. 
These men work hard through- 
out the whole year to provide a 
good fair for you and me and the 
rest of us and it’s little enough on 
our part to give them our support. 
The support they need most of all 
is your attendance and your half- 
dollar at the gate. It’s your fair, 
provided for your benefit and it’s 
always worth the price. 
This Applies to Wisconsin Also. 
In this connection it is well to 
quote a few words uttered to the 
Union League club of New York by 
Elihu Root, who recently returned 
from Russia, where he was sent by 
this government as the head of a 
special commission to offer the hand 
of fellowship to the new Russian 
republic. Of Russian prospects 
Mr. Root spoke hopefully, but of 
certain things in this country he 
spoke in a less heartening tone. 
Here is a brief quotation from his 
words : 
“There are men walking about 
the streets of this city tonight who 
ought to be taken out at sunrise to- 
morrow and shot for treason. They 
are doing their work under false 
pretense, they are pretending to be 
for their country and they are ly- 
ing in every way and in every 
word. They are covering them- 
selves with the cloak of pretended 
Americanism, and, if we are to be 
competent and fit for our liberty, 
we will find them out and get at 
them. ’ ’ 
“There are some newspapers 
published in this city every day the 
editors of which deserve conviction 
and execution for treason. And 
sooner or later they will get it.’’ 
Mr. Root is not merely one of 
the ablest, most eminent and most 
patriotic of American citizens, he 
is one of our greatest lawyers and 
is accustomed to use words without 
heat and with accuracy and delib- 
eration. This utterance expressed, 
and was intended to express, Mr. 
Root’s deej) sense of the mischief 
being done to the cause of liberty 
in Russia, by reports, busily re- 
tailed there by German agents, of 
the pro-German activities in our 
congress and among our people 
everywhere, and nowhere more 
actively than in Wisconsin; activi- 
ties against the draft, in I. W. W. 
strikes and in pro-German newspa- 
pers and speeches. In the light of 
such denunciation from such a 
man, it is time for every American 
who loves his country to be serious, 
to be alarmed, but not afraid, and 
to be at work . — Ellis li. Usher in 
M a d is on Tfemoc rat . 
Receipts for Fifty-Seven Apple 
Products 
Mrs. H. H. Morgan, Madison. 
(Continued from August) 
36. Sweet apples. 
^rel, quarter and core, 
Put on fire with water, anise seed, a 
little butter and % CU P vinegar or 
lemon juice and cook until tender. 
37. Apple marmalade. 
Pare and core and put in pan of water 
acidulated with juice of 1 lemon to 
keep fruit white; 
For every pound of fruit, take lb. 
sugar; 
r et. it boil, skim carefully, add the 
thinly peeled rind of 1 lemon cut 
into small pieces; put in apples, stir- 
ring constantly; 
Use but little water and select variety 
of apple that will not become pulpy. 
May also use the juice of lemon and 
mash apples. 
If, after 1 week, it becomes soft, cook 
again. 
38. Apple-marmalade spiced. 
Same as plain, using bag of spices 
while cooking, 
1 teasp. cinnamon, 
1 teasp. cloves, 
teasp. nutmeg, 
M> teasp. allspice. 
39. Apples and rhubarb. 
1 part canned rhubarb to 2 parts sour 
apples; 
Cook and seal. 
