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STATE NURSERY AND SEED Co. 

MOON SIGN BOOK 

A GREAT MANY PEOPLE 
Believe in Planting by Moon Signs. 
If you want to try planting by the Signs, 
you need the “Moon Sign Book” for complete 
and correct information to profit by age-old 
knowledge brought up-to-date for the use of 
progressive people. Written by Llewellyn George, 
well known author and lecturer, its 256 pages 
are crammed with practical, usable information 
for use in daily activities by everyone. 
Tables for planting, hatching, fishing, de- 
stroying weeds,—and cther important every-day 
jobs—make this book easy to use by anyone. Try 
it once, and you'll never again miss the oppor- 
tunity to increase the quantity and improve the 
quality of produce and livestock. 
In addition to the complete instructions and 
auspicious dates for planetary planting, the “Moon 
Sign Book” also gives helpful information, dates, 
etc., concerning personal, business, domestic and 
social affairs. 39th annual Edition, 256 pages. 
Price $1.00, postpaid in the U.S. A. 

HOW MUCH TO STORE 
Estimated amounts to store for a fam- 
ily of five for use during 7 months of 
the winter. 
Root crops— Pounds 
Carrots 
Turnips or Rutabagas 
Parsnips 
Onions 
Winter Squash and Pumpkin 
Potatoes 
Cabbage 
Celery, stalks 

The Pocket Book of Vegetable Gardening 
By Charles H. Nissley 
Know when and what to plant. The latest prac- 
tical scientific advice on growing food for home 
use, easy to understand, complete. 251 pages. Size 
4” x 6%”. Nicely bound. Price 25c. Postpaid 30e. 
WINTER STORAGE OF VEGETABLES 
STORAGE IS CHEAPER, EASIER, AND SOME SAY BETTER THAN CANNING 
One of the important things to know in getting the most out of your victory garden is how to 
store the vegetables that you don’t can. We have had lots of questions from our customers asking 
how to store fruits and vegetables so here are some simple, practical tips. Study them over. You'll 
find storage is easy, quick and in many cases cheaper and better than canning. 
MOIST COOL STORAGE (30 TO 40 DEGREES) 
BEETS, CARROTS, PARSNIPS, TURNIPS, SAL- | from time to time and take out any that show 
SIFY, WINTER RADISHES, CELERY, RUTABAG- 
AS and other root crops of this nature like it cool 
and moist. A cave or unheated cellar which most 
homes have is just right. It should be ventilated 
—with a place for new air to come in and the old 
to escape—and the temperature should be kept 
very cool as near to 34 to 86 degrees as possible. 
A good thermometer is a big help and a little 
regulating of the windows doesn’t take much time 
and pays big dividends. Keep good and moist. 
Be sure all crops, before storage, are well ma- 
tured, but not woody, and free of insect injury, 
handling injury or disease. One bad vegetable can 
spoil others and you should examine your storage 

a pit storage in your garden. 
drained. Dig shallow pit 8 to 10 inches deep. 
snows or rain. 
in conical heap in pit. 
it in place and shed water. 
6 inches soil should be enough. 
of straw, hay or corn stalks is a good idea. 
for ventilation. 
Do not put vegetables in until cold weather. 
at one time. 
time, which saves time in winter. 
Better to have several small pits 
signs of spoiling. 
Store in baskets, boxes, or bins and cover lightly 
with soil or sand to exclude air to prevent drying 
out. Keep very cool and moist. Examine for 
shrivelling and, if discovered, add moisture. . 
APPLES and PEARS, CABBAGE and POTATOES 
—Keep very cool—just above freezing—and ina 
part of your cellar or cave where the moisture is 
just enough to keep from shrivelling. Pears are 
usually wrapped and apples can be. Store in bas- 
kets or boxes. Do not cover with soil. Cabbages 
are usually stored on shelves and potatoes in slatted 
well ventilated boxes. 
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PIT STORAGE 
If you haven’t room in your cellar or cave for the vegetables named above you can easily make 
Find a spot in your ee ES, Bol] is light or sandy and well 
l I 3 : ig a shallow ditch around it to drai i 
Line pit ae SbOue . eee. Boe hay, or leaves. ies 
Over wit ayer oO to inches straw. Cover straw wi i 
As colder weather comes add more soil. Toeent ates 
If winter is open, more may be needed or better, another layer 
Leave tuft of hay or straw sticking through the top 
Place products to be stored 
If snow is present all winter 
Govern size of pit by quantity you wish to remove 
so you can take everything in one pit out at one 
DRY STORAGE 
(For Onions—Dry Beans—Squash—Pumpkins—Sweet Potatoes) 
ONIONS—like a dry cool storage. Store away 
when well ripened. Cure thoroughly by spreading 
in thin layers in dry place for 10 days, Cut off 
tops when curing is finished. Store in shallow, well 
ventilated crates. Storage should be cool (35 de- 
grees) and dry. Cellar is not good place. Don’t 
let freeze. 
DRY BEANS—Treat for weevil before storing by 
placing in air-tight container. Put carbon bi- 
sulphide in saucer and place on top of beans. Put 
cover on tightly and gas will be made that will go 
down through beans killing weevil. You can buy 
carbon bisulphide at local drug store and for barrel 
size container a couple tablespoonsful is enough 
Carbon bisulphide is dangerous near fire so ae 
CAREFUL. Leave in container 48 hours and then 
store in dry place at low (just above freezing) tem- 
perature. Weevils will not multi - 
cetegaret rt tiply at low tem 
SQUASHES, PUMPKINS, SWEET POTATOES— 
ties eee dry storage. 
when put in storage. Handle carefully to prevent 
bruising. Don’t expose to freezing rs paees frost. 
Cure Sweet Potatoes for 10 days in 80 to 90-degree 
heat then put with pumpkins and squash at about 
55 degrees. Furnace room or bare room or closet 
is about right. Air should be dry. 
Should be well ripened 
