THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
Thursday, July 31st, 1919
Placing Potatoes in Storage
Like Putting Money in Bank
AVI
tn
Kept for Timo of Scarcity Tlicy Earn Dividends; Must
Piolcclcil from Extreme I lent or Coll and Too Much
Light Types of Houses Favored.
He
SlorltR potatoes resembles bank
tnic money, because ordinarily It re- "'"red therein are not always aeccs
nil iii th tiotntnon kpIIImc for l,,l during the winter.
lil&lier prices later In the season
when the supply is not so abundant
us at dlpitlnK time. The potatoes
ram dividends while In storage Just
as money in the bank accumulates
interest. If all the pot.itos were
fold Immediately after iIIkkIiir the
prices would decline, du to the ex
cessive offeriims on the market. ,
In regions where rainfall is Blight,
dugout potato cellars are commonly
uwd, it not belnK necessary to pro
vide those buildings wKh water
tight roofs. Usually the pit or "hoR i MiiS,.jrit,e
d.'h b, as ii is (.iiii'u, is piacea on a
short, narrow ridse of land which
permits of easy approach and a cen
tral driveway into the pit at the
grade line. It Is necessary to brace
In tht Pfcce of Hops.
On of the (front Industrie of tL
Pacific coast Is hop growing, and wltb
lb growth of prohibition legislation
It Sfem-'d to tnnny that the large
amount of capltnl tied up In. this btni
nps might be entire'" lost. The great
clenmtid for farm products and the
prohJem of shipping them has brought
about a development of the dehydra
tion method for vegetables and fruits.
The largest hop grower oa the coast
found that his hop kilns were exactly
fitted for this work and an Immense
new Industry has been started that
bids fair to be more prosperous than
the hop growing. Popular Mechanics
Thin In whv Kloruce la noDiilar. It
permits of holding the more or Icss.utii potatoes by means of posts and
lciishablo tioUtocs In a salable con- Mates In order to prevent cave-ins.
tlition over as long a period as is Smne- of the pits are more expensive
conomloally desirable. Storage als-o ' "! substantial, with the side end
insures a more uniform market sup- walls made of concrete. Generally
plv throughout the season. I ' advisable to have the storage
It Is the late or main crop vari.- 'cellars or pits equipped with some
ties of spuds, intended for winter ,' system of artificial lighting,
use, which are stored as the early or! tVulml Driveway in t'cllar.
truck crop potatoes are ordinarily The storage cellar is usually pro
vided wnn a oriveway entrance ana
disposed of directly from the field as
harvested. Potato storage are prac
tically of all types and descriptions
from primitive . shelters, such as
caves or pits, up to rather elaborate,
artificially refrigerated storage
houses. However, the fundamental
purposes of the storage house, be It
dimple or elaborate, is to protect the
ppuda from extremes of cold and
heat as well as from "the light, and
under proper conditions of humidity
and ventilation. Cire must be exer
cised not to keep the potatoes to
gether In large bulk where the de
velopment of high temperature and
deterioration will be favored.
Specialists or the I'm I ted States
Department of Agriculture believe
that a temperature of about 36 F. is
generally low enough for practical
potato storage, and that during the
earlier portion of the storage season
a temperature of 40 F. is Just as
satisfactory except where powdery
dry rot infection occurs. The freez
ing point of the potato Is bew-teen 28
and 26 degrees F.
Potatoes, when exposed to strong
or even moderate light are soon in
jured for food purposes, and on this
account it Is essential to exclude tho
light from the Blornge house, al
though exposure to modified light,
where the spuds are kept cool and
well aired, is not Injurious to tubers
intended for seed purposes.
Protect Potatoes Against Wilting.
There should be sufllcient mois
ture in the potato storage house to
prevent the wilting of the tubers and
at the same -time to maintain a
humidity content low enough to pre
vent a deposit of moisture? on the
surface of the potatoes. One Inves
tigator suggests a humidity of from
85 to $0 per cent as about correct for
a potato storage room temperature
of 33 to 35 F. Generous provision
for adequate ventilation must be
made, the ventilators or air flues
being arranged so as to Insure a
rapid and even distribution of air
throughout the structure.
It is a bad practice to store pota
toes in large bins or piles. Not fre
quently the tubers are heaped to a
depth of 10 to 15 feet, the pile being
correspondingly large in the other
dimensions. Such storage almost In
variably results In violent sweating
or curing, in which the spuds In the
central portion, of the pile are fre
quently subjected to a dangerously
high temperature. This is espoelally
true if the tubers are slightly imma
ture or were not dry and free from
moist soil when gathered, or if stor
ed when the outside temperature
was high, making it difficult to lower
the inside temperature of the house.
Such overheating may be avoided by
inserting division walls at intervals
throughout the pile. The division
walls may consist of 2 by 4 Inch up
rights, on the 2-lnch face of which
are nailed T by 4 inch strips of any
desired length, leaving a 1-tnch
space between each strip. This pro
vides a ventilation partition, which
can be of any height and length de
Blred. By placing these In an up
right position 5 to 6 feet apart as
the bin or storage house Is being
filled, good ventilation will be se
cured and an easv avenue of ecane
for both heat and moisture provided,
t'se Storage Adapted to Newl.
In considering the type of storage
beet suited to the needs the grower
should bear in mind the temperature
ana ram or snow likely to occur
during the storage period, the char
acter and cost of the material in
volved, the nature of the soil and
drainage, and the length of the stor
age period. Potatoes may be suc
cessfully stored in pits if provided
with good drainage and given suffici
ent covering to Insulate them against
extreme heat and cold, a well-drained
site being essential. It is usually
not advisable to excavate more than
6 Inches, making the pit long and
narrow rather than square In shape.
It Is inadvisable to store a large bulk
of potatoes in one pit.
The potatoes are stored over a
light layer of straw on the floor,
-while the pile is insulated against
cold and heat by covering the spuds
with alternate layers of straw or hay
and soil. During the late fall, a the
weather grows colder, more straw.
us well as more soil, should be added
to form a protective overcoat for the
potatoes. Each layer of straw
when compacted should be approxi
mately 6 Inches thick, while the final
layer of soil should be 6 to 8 inches
deep, depending upon weather con
ditions. Ventilation may be provid
ed by means of a wooden flue, the
lower end of which extends almost to
the bottom of the pit, while the
upper end should project well above
the covering, the valve being equip
ped with a wooden cap to prevent
th entrance of rain or snow, and
also in order that It may be closed
entirely during very cold weather.
A pit of this sort when well made
will provide perfect protection for
the potatoes until spring, the objec
tion to It being that the potatoes
Is considerably wider than the eel
lars without driveways, which often
are only 12 to 30 feet wide, the en
tire space being used for storage
purposes and the floor being either
dirt, wood, or concrete. Some of
the best Btorages have drvieways
tnrougn tne middle with bins on
either side, the driveway being an
earthen one with the storage bins
having ventilated wooden floors laid
on Joists placed at right angles to
the driveway and thus furnishing an
unrestricted circulation fo air be
neath the bin.
Mistaken Identities.
"We had to stop our little girl nn
twcrlng the front-door calls." "Why?"
"Th ethr day when ftnslirn Jones
came to cull on our eldest daughter he
was dressed In his white uniform, and
when the little one opened the door
ninl mw him she Immediately culled
upstairs: '.Mn. how much bread do
you want today?'" Detroit Free
Press.
Gave Value to Rubber.
Vulcanized rubber nnd nil rubber
Articles are now vulciinlzed was first
innde nt Woburn. Mass., by Chnrles
Goodyear nbottt IS 1-1. Ho obtained
his first patent In that year, Rfter he
had spent years In experimenting and
hud reduced his family to extreme pov
erty. P.efore ISM rubber had been
used for various purposes as n soft,
sticky gum, but wus of comparatively
little value.
When a Nut Isn't.
The peanut Isn't n nut at nil, but
I tncmluT of the pea, bean and clover
family. It Is a legume nnd gathers
ultrogen from the nlr. Pennuts do not
row from roots, but on shoots which
.tow out from the plant above ground,
hoar n little sterile yellow blossom
ud then shoot, directly Into the
cround, where they peg that Is, where
peanuts begin to grow on them. St
Vicholns.
Long Mountain Range.
Sumatra Is of volcanic origin, and,
together with the other members of
the Malay group, formed In an early
period of the world a part of the Asi
atic continent. The Darlsons, or Su
matra Alps, form a broken chain of
mountains, running lengthwise of the
Island. Some of the highest points of
the chnln ore 10.000 nnd 12.00) feet
above the level of the sea.
No Words.
"What did you say to that rich man
who refused to Invest even his small
change in Liberty bonds?"
"Not hi n'" replied Farmer Corntos-
sel. "And I nln' never goln' to any
nothln'. ltlght thre Is whure we quit
peakln' furever."
Sense Returning to Him.
"I see the papers say now that the
kaiser Is almost distracted."
"If that's true his condition must be
improving. He went clean daffy four
years ago."
Slim.
"What chance has he to win outT
"About the same chance n German
sulesman will have to sell goods In
Ajnerlcn after the war."
Asbestos Output Decreases.
The asbestos output of the United
States hits decreased l. per cent,
though the demand in greater than
Vr before.
Packing a Trunk.
it, i.i ..
rnLMUB uu oiu irunK or dox.
list each article, package or roll on n
sheet of paper and fasten to the top
or tne nox or trunk, or use a memor
andum book for oil, designating each
receptacle. Then when wanting nn
article to use refer to the list, thereby
saving time and trouble.
The Nose Dive.
'The nose dlv Is n dangerous ma
leuver," says nn aviation teacher. The
Jose dive Is not only dangerous In
iviatlon, but In julepntlon as well. A
lose dive l-ito a julep Is exhilarating,
)iit nt last It .akes the nose look llk
i pr'4'jlum strawberry. Houston Post
No More Rudders.
A British patent has been granted
for apparatus to steer vessels by
pumping jets of water out of either
sldo of the stern, thus doing away
with rudders.
LOST OR STRAYED Fos TW.
Aiuwcn to turn of "Rags.
9
d Maybe Rags is not
much of a dog, as
dogs go.
CJ But he was Baby's
playmate and Baby
nas gone to Never
Never Land.
J So a want ad whistled
up every street in
. town and Rags is
back home again.
URIC
AID
CLOGS THE KIDNEYS
Take a glass of Salts if your Back hard
or Bladder bothers you Drink
more water.
If Ton must have your neat every day,
at it, bat flush your kidneys with salts
oeoaaionaily, says a noted authority who
tells u that meat forms urio acid which
almost paralyze the kidney to their ef
fort to expel it from the blood. They
become sluggish and weaken, then you.
suffer with a dull misery in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back or sick
beadache, dixuneas, your stomaoh sours,
tongue is coated and when the weather
is bad you hare rheumatic twinges. The
urin ret cloudy, full of sediment, the
channel often get sora and irritated.
obliging you to seek relief two or three)
time during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids, to
deans the kidneys and flush off the
body's urinous wast get four ounce of
Jad Salts from any pharmacy here;
take a tablespoonful In a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine, This
famous salts i made from the acid of
grape and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and ha been used for generation
to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys,
also to neutral tie the acids in urine,
so it no longer irritates, thus ending
bladder weakness.
Jad Salt is inexpensive; cannot in-
Iure, and makes a delightful effervescent
ithia-water drink.
September 1st is
Felt Hat Day
Don't wait until you want to wear that
felt hat.
Phone 133
NOW
And I will have it ready for you.
Yours
KEEP-U-NEAT
Cleaners, Pressers, Tailors
Clean Sweep
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SATURDAY, AUG. 2nd
AT 9:00 A. M. WE WILL BEGIN A SALE OF OUR ENTIRE
STOCK OF GROCERIES AT PRICES THAT WILL GET
THE GOODS OUT OF THE HOUSE AS AVE MUST MAKE
ROOM FOR THE WORKMEN TO REMODEL THIS PLACE
FOR OUR OPENING SEPTEMBER 1st OF A LINE OF
LADIES' READY TO WEAR.
Cash No Deliveries No Exchanges
L. H. HIGALAND
STOP
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jTOUR,
PjOAT
3NOW
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The fuel administrator, the coal oper
ators and all posted on the coal situation
advise the early purchase of the winter's
coal supply. We can supply your wants
now later we may be unable to do so.
Give us ybur order today.
WM. BEVINGTON, Manager
Alliance, Nebraska