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Don't leave those excess vegetables and fruitajnthe field to freeze and rot, says L. W. Feddema, horticulturist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. They can be harvested and stored without treat effort.

Farmer's Bulletin 1939, available from county agents, tells hoW to store fruits and vegetables so they’will be available through the winter.

Now that the gardening sea. is about over, gardeners ahutiId talte pains'to store their tools properly ever winter. Sprayers should be reasonably clean, and hung upside down to drain. The cover should be left of so it can dry thoroughly.

Seeds to be used next year should be put in a dry location i* ‘a metal container and sealed tightly. Seeds which become Mnp lose their vitality, says Feddema, and may not germinate next year. > .v

Keep spray materials in a dry lotation , so they don’t lose

Home Canning Still

Favorite 4-H Project

More more than half a century, home^canned foods have been enjoyed by 4-H club families- Canning was the first supervised 4-H project for girls. Back around 1910, the groups headed by volunteer adult leaden! were called "tomato cannhig clubs.” Tomatoes were chosen because they were universally grown and known. Today, say state 4-H officials at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 4-H clubs preserve a wide variety of foods ranging from meats to jams. Unlike the good old days, modern cooks have ac

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