How To Store Potatoes

The PhiladelpMa Farmer says: " Many persons dig their potatoea and dump them on the barn floor to see if any will rot before takiug them to the cellar for winter. Tliere would be but little objection to this if the tubera were not exposed to tlielight, and their quality injured thereby. The correct th'ngto do is tosortandstoreassoonas possible after digging. This saves the loss from sunburn and the exposure to the ligkt, even if the sun does not shine on them, both of which injure the quality of the tubera for table use. Besides this it is best to store the potatoes in as cool a place as possible at once. This used to be the method years ago, hpfnro the rot effected the erop. They were taken to the cellar direct from the field, and sorted at leisure during Tv-et or cold days, or when a load was wanted to take to market. There is a little rot occasionally, but not eneugh to prevent a return to the old practice of putting the tubers away from the light. Kill your hogs by or before the flrst of January, so as to have your hams hung and well dried by the first of March. Then take them down and examine to see that there are no insects in them, and they are all right and sound. Of course a bad ham will ot keep, and should never be packed own. Have a dry day in which to ack them. Kub each well (espeeially ,he fleshy part) with dry unleached shes. Pack them away in a dry, tight ox, putting in a layer of corn coba etween each layer of hams to prevent hem from touching each other. prinkle plentifully of ashes between very layer, covering the last layer enirely with ashes, cover the box closely o keep out rats and mice. In July, or any time after, if you wish you can talie them out of the cobs and ashes and put them in dry barrels with hocka down for more convenient using.