KITCHEN GARDEN.
While tlio soil is dry, th© lifting and storing ot all tubers and root crops siioulu bo attended te. This applies to i'ouuoes, Carrots, Parsnips, beet, etc., all of which should bo mado sato in tueir winter quarters. Generally speaking, we preior pitting all tin**veyetaDies, as experience proves that tnoy keep better than if stored in baciis. i'he loss by watst© is not great, and tho fre_ui©bs of tho roots j_ better maintained it -Cored in pit*-. Remember that both tubsis and roots must bo lilted aud stored during ory weather. Autumn sown crops, whicli mo likely to bo damaged by trosts, may be saved by placing branches of deciduous trees over thorn. This will break tiio tro_t, and safeguard tho young plants from being luted and thrown out ot tbe giounU, _ not unusual experience when the winter is a severe oue.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12825, 8 June 1907, Page 7
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