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As,i>liiiit to Doiiiiiiinii At'ro,t,,lcitnst. Mtitbud uf piling ruuts iu a pit uii auudy ur slojiiuf; laud. DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. J. H. GRISDALE, B.Agr., Director. M. O. MALTE, F ■ ■., Dominion Ai stologist. EXHIBITION CIRCUIAR No. 57. (January, i:>li; ) :iiTni i**n I u.:iMi riTTlXl! UOOTS. I'nforeitoeii (•irriini!«tunoc'!i often lu'cessitnti' (■xtra stDrH^c fpuce lor ticld roots or potiiti rs. SiK'li space may \jv easily and cheaply iibtaiiicd by pittini; outside, as in u |'rci|HTly oratiiin is reduced to a niiniiniim and the ri'ots arc, therefore, fresh and crisp in the spring' with a eoii- se<|iient inaxinuiin vitality. A ])it to keep roots siic<-essfully outside duriiiK the winter should he well drained, and so constnictcd as to maintain an even temperature at which the contents will neither tirnw — aiul »ulisei|uently rot — nor freeze. Such a tempcraturo can ho main- tained oidy hy providiiifr for ade<|uate ventilntion durinjr mild weather ninl hy havintf practically no ventilation durinir steady cold. The foUovvinjr d<'scrihe» two types of pits — each suited to a different situation — that have );iven perfect satisfaction at Ottawa. IMTTlXt; OX SAXDY OK SI.01M.\(; i..\xn. The most satisfactory site for a pit is a naturally well drained position, stich at the side of a hill or the top of a knoll. If the soil on such a situation is of a sandy or gravelly nature the question of drainajre need not he further considered. A shallow trench S inches deep, .I feet wide and of the required leiiftth should ho dug, and the earth thus removed thrown hack 3 feet from the edjje. The roots may then he piled A pit with ci-ofla ventilators ready for winter. up in this trench in n neat pile so as to pome to a point ahout 4 feet above the level of the pround. In buildinfr this pile it is advisable to place the outside tier of roots with their tops to the outside, thus obtaining an even surface for covering. A pit. of this height and width will hold about one ton to each 4J feet length. 09:iuii96 A In.vff of iilioiit 4 iiiclii's (if cuiirM' ^frnw U siitlicirnt lor tlif tiri-t I'dvcr. This should U- held in pliu't' l>y a lii.vi'r of iilmvit :! iiiciir' of li'or.i' ciirtli. Iiiiil to within s or 10 inches of thr top tni tn tlir li'Vcl 111' till' .-(fniml coviTiiiK ol' -truw. If it U (Ifcidiii til priiviiii' viMitiliitiiiii li.v iiu-aii^ of lioli's. a troiicli iiiailr of ii c.iupli' iif U.iiriU > imlii's wiilf ml lij ffft Imitr siioulil Iw iiivortwl ovtT cttch hoU? lit ri(.'lit iiiiiilfs til tin- pit iiftiT till' I'Hil l:i.v.r '.t -tniw i- put mi («<•«• illii^tnitiiin on PH(.'i< :.•). Till- lii-t i-imriinr ^luiiilil tlii'ii mvi r tin imu'jI'« I'litirily fxripfiiit: tli« U. wliii'li ill viT.v I'lilil wi'iitiu'r iiiii.v 111' -tuffi'il witli «tr;iw. if till' vi'iililiitiiiii i- to 111- lull! tiy liu'illi* of II -trip lift iiiiroviTi'd ilioiiir tilt' top '<< 111,' pit. II troutfli ruiiiiiiiB tlio t'litin' li'iitrtli of tln' pit iiiiiy !»■ ii-ril (-I'l' illii-tnitioii on piiyro .!). This -lioiilil In- put on iiml i'i>vori'il in tlio -iiiiu- nianniT ih tlio -li-Tt iroiiKli-. . ,111 U iii'ii the wi'iithtr U'trins to (fi-t wnrin in thi> "priim the voiitilatorn ■*lioiilil lii> ili'iiri'il out down to thi' tirst layiT of straw, and thf oiit«ido layiT of rarth rciiiovid ttlifii it li;is thawi'il throu(tli. Wl'li tin- pit ill llii'^ comlition tlic roots wil' > vp until alioiit tlio lime that tiraiii iliould In- si'cdi'd. l.atir than this it is not .idvisalilc to kii'p tliiMii ill n pit. The cost of pitting fonts or [mtatocs in this nianiiiT (.'xciu-ivo of luniiiiifj: is npproxiiiinti'ly ."i.'i cents per ton. PITTISd ON I.KVF.h [.A.;n OR IIKAVV ( l..\Y. If till' only availalil.' site for a pit is on heavy clay or very level land, it is n 's- sary to provide drainage as shown in the cut on imile :!. \ shallow trench » niche- deep sloping up to the surface of the -round, so as to make it ahout 4 feel wide. Khould be duK to the length rcpiired for the pit, If the land is alisolutely level tin- trench should he :! inclie>. deep at one em' and aliout O inches at the other. A Imard f'rain may now he inserted into the lower end of the trench, and run away in a deepen- ing trench to a drain hole :l feet deep and :', feet across, s to 10 feet from the end ot the pit. This hole should h "vcred with hoards, and lioth it and the dram eovered with r placed ahout i' inches apart for the entire length and covered with 4 inches nt straw. The roots may iheii he piled up on top of the straw and covered in the nuiiiner previously outlined for pitting ou sandy or slopiiT land Published by authority of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL, Mini.ter of Agriculture, Ottawa. Ont.