Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-06

! On Propagaiipg he Sweet Potato ffom SproWs
| Richmoud Couuiy, Geo. Jnmd,y "a. 1920.
/ H. all the month Of February, on n ricl
! nipcp of baud make beds i've feet WIDE, ut top
! tor what s hcs'. prepare hot heds,) open two
! firtowS on each rdgr Or bod. talS" your iargc
! no,a.oes and ,plr hem, LAYING the spin sid,
! dowuwatd- the mddliug ,lHe potatoes plant
whole. pant the potatoes nearly toucblug each
other ~ tie fnrrow, and cover them abont tbrt,
! inches deep, by his meaus ven y ~ have fine
drays for planting ont, by the lat If April,
and in May, wheu we sometimes havn fine
showers, The sprouts are best when planted be-.
fore they commence 10 viue--'heY are 10 be
drawn and .st out as tou Il, cabbage plants,
they do not positively require, hs was formerly
suuposrd n wet SEASON 10 set them on in--a
toirrabie season will do, aud have known them
10 crow after very sight showrr--viues are
much more difficult 10 grow than sprouts.
Potatocs raised inter this manner are larger.
and more abundant than any other way, and
MI dcscripi0ls Of he sWeti p0idioe are best fom
the sprouts / would a6sls" half the land yon
intend 10 plant, 10 be plahted "'th the 'poteto
plausIng,' tire other part M sprouts aud q
small ral in vines. for next years painting.
advise tins as We cannot get rain always when
we want it, aud 10 manage oar Whole crop in
sprouts would h" difficult ifRo.
10 J. u. L,gnre. EsY
No,s I'm the Ediior.-R We shall he obliged To
an, OF our readers or corrssp ndenis who have
ur,ctised the mode e raising the sweet potato
from spruuf. IpentIOned by our correspondents
TYGo 10 give as further information Oh this
subject.
Wp have not "A roIe valuable esculent than
tn, cu,nmua root or one that contributes more
larp,Iy to the comfort Of our labofers, "a theif
childrrn's or, in fact to that OF our own chill
drcn thnu tine sweet potato. fu' the sup pori
't,,,,.tnck. il is Invaluable Every mei hod
therefore. of increasing its productiyeness, and
esprcialty OF bringing il 10 earlier III The sea.
san. is Of great importance, aud we infreat all
onr readers aud correspondents 10 assist in
the iu,oroutnient Of tie DID, as ell as the intro
ducti0n ot new crops.
Why would II be more difficult 10 manage a
whole crop ms Sprouts? We presume prInci
,.lIv because the plating is more tedious. II
This is the case, would IT not be OF advantage
IN in, reduce The mode followed in the west OF
Eueland in planting OF, field csbbagcs That
is as follows -
uIastend of a dibhle. a maitnck is used in
making the holes. The broad end, or back
mar, ofthe TOO, is struck down into the soil
EIGHT or nine inches deep, more or les, accor'
dino "a the .iZe ol the plants the handle be
ing dressed downwards 50 as 10 form vacan-
CO behind the blade The roots of tie plant
are inserted in it, and the tool carefully with
drawn without rufillng the libres Of the root
| The plan, is then raised into an upright pos
mre. and the soil is pressed with the foo, in
order TO bed the fbres close to the plant. The
plsn,s are carried by boy, who puts single
plsn, into the mans hand, atth instant he il
ready to inser, il. The man keeps his eys