Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-28
AGRICULTURAL.
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 at the rate of abont two bushels to the acre immediately after planting. Or, where lime cannot very conveniently be had, it has been recommended to use salt, at the rate of about bushel and half ft0t the acre. These substances may Dc strewed over the hills, after the potatoes are planted, and well covered, but should not be put into the hills, in such a manner as to come in contact with the seed potatoes.
 Mir. Moody says in letter to the Hon. Josiah Quincy that 'slate planted potatoes, which are gathered in before ripe, are far the best for seed the next year. If kept in dry warm place ina cellar, they will be much earlier, and likely to produce more akundantly the next year, and will be as good for use the following spring, though they may not be so good iu the fall."
 MT. Moody's opinion relative to plan- ting late, or unripe potatoes is corrohora- ted by an article, published in the Garden er's Magazine, in which it is stated that s'the ripe potatoe, having performed all its operations, becomes more inert 1; but the circulation of the sap in the unripe tuber having been stopped, it starts more, readi- ly, and with greater vigor,. when planted, l: -the one seems to die, worn out with age, the other seems accidentally to have fallen asleep, and when awoke possesses an un- spent vigor and energy"
 Culture Of POt0tOcs.-T observed in the American Farmer, a communication from the Hon. Josiah Quincy on the culture of potatoes, in which he observes that patch of his planting was partly planted whole and the remainder cut, and that the whole produced in proportion, ''more than one third'' to the quantity of cut ones. This doctrine is as old as my recollection, Rl- though some argued to the contrary. In 1908, gentleman gave nie three potatoes of the same class that MT. Quincy planted and were the first that had ever seen.- In order to settle the question in my own mind, I planted them as follows: x drew line in my garden 39 feet long, excavated with a hoe,a ditch as deep as we usually dig for po,atoe hills, then planted the largest potatoe, weighing lS oz. in the centre of the ditch; l cut tho other two potatoes, weighing Sgoz. each. into 5S pie ces, and leaving a space of A feet 3 in. ou each side of The one potatce. plantad ths f pfeces, I0Diy one eye to each piece) six in- ches apart, and covered them in the usual manner. On the 4tll of Sept. I gathered them--tlie two potatoes weighing lb. produced 46 lb. 4 oz.---ihe one potatoe weighing 13 oz. produced 6 lb. 10 oz. the largest potatoe from the hill, IS oz.; the largest from the row, tor cut) Is oz. con- cluded when planted. not to rely on con- lecture, but actual weight. I abstain from further comment. CALEB STARK. Dunbarton, Hay 6, 1929.
 1 To prevent bugs in Peas.--Mr. Fessen- dcn,--Having seen pieces occasionally in your very useful N. E. Farmer, on the sub- 1 feet of peas, time for planting, preventing bugs, &c., will mention a very simple plan I have for several years adopted.- Immediately before planting l put the peas into a, tub and pour very hot water on them, keep striking for one or two minutes, and have cold water al hand to pour on sufficient to cover them one or two inches. leaving it not more than blood warm, for one or two hours, in which time they will swell considerably and come up much soon- CT all the bugs will be destroyed and found floating on the top ofthe water. In fact ! have very few, and verify believe, if the plan was universally adopted, we should not hear any more about buggy peas bu, | if here and there slovenly neighboE should neglect this rule, the flying weavil would. pass from his field to those of his more careful neighbors, as readily as the miller from the neglected apple and wild cherry trees to the better attended ones ot his neighbors, depositing the eggs of the caterpillar for the next year. ~ l BEAUTY OF TREES. M
 What can he more beautiful than trees 2 ! Their lofty trunks, august in their simpii- city, asserting, to the most inexperienced eve. their infinite superiority over the iini- tatiye pillars of mans pride, their graceful play of wide spreading branches. and all 1 the delicate, and glorious machinery of buds. leaves, flowers and fruit, that, with more than magical effect, burst from the naked and rigid twigs, with allthe rich, and heaven breathing delectable colours, pure and animating essences, pouring out spices and medicinals, under brilliant and unim- apinably varied colors, and making music, from the softest and most melancholy un- der-tones to the full organ peal of the tenn nest. We wonder not that trees have been the admiration of men in, allpeFinds and nations of the world. What is the richest country without trees 2 What barren and A. ssaA..