The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-31
From the Tennessee Farmer.
SMEET pOTATOES.


should consider OF what kind II rs; to what
climate il belongs, and what KIND OF soil Is
best adapted to IFS production. From neg
lect to consider these things, many unsuc
ce,sful Efforts have been made 10 raise the
sweet potatce. The sweet potaloe Is ma
five of a warm climate. and of light, san
dy soil. We should then, as Tar as possible,
endeayor TO combine these two things, by
iudlcious selection OF piece OF ground upon
ahlch to raise them. | will give sou the
plan which have adopted IN raising Sweet
Potatoes, which has been very successful.
Perhaps some who have heretofore tailed,
NAV be enabled To succeed better by adopt
lng IT.
Some time in March, wien think the
hard frosts are over, take my potatoes
from the cellar, where they have been kept
through the winter: prepare bed N my
garden, by dwelling the surface OF the
ground then spread my potatoes over IT,
until they are aot more than two or three
inches thick: | then cover them with the
rich surface soil, Just So deep a. think ne
sessary 10 prevent their being injured by
hght lfosis. Ia this situation letalem re-
nam until the season for planting.
Earl, in the spring | select what | sup
pose ~l be a suitable piece of ground. In
making this selection, chuse piece which
hes fair 10 the sun, is tolerable nch, ana
considerably sandy. | break 1t up deep. and
then lei It remain until wish to plant !;
which is some tine between the middle al
MAY and the first OF June, then plough
again, and harrow well, so as To make II as
mellow as possible. then take one
horse bar share plough, and ridge up my
ground BY throwing three burrows hgeth
er. This done, cruss II with a single far
row al the distance Of about three feet. A
very Sigh, operation with tie hoe after
wards prepares my hills, for do mol wan
them very large or high. ! now 90 10 my
bed, and fine my potatoes are all nlce',
spruuied and those nearest the surface arr
up, and some OF them have two or three
leaves; hut none, or bat few, have vet an,
roots, ! carefully remove the earth so a
not To break the sprouts from my potatoes
Tor Iflhey are broken III, they are destroyed
put two % three po,ai"-s 10 bill, accord
lng as they are large or small, beng care
tul always to leaye the tops Of the sprou
aui Of The ground, or near the surface, a
they mav he more or less advaucpd--s,
that When am done planting, ny Pulatoe
are up, or nearly So.
] luu are now rrady Ia enquire Of M
What | have gainrd BY this process
answer, several thugs. FIRST, niy bills ~
I now ligh, and uellns, aud ready to recois
and nourish the Young roots when they sta:
; hot baked, or rendered compact hy tn
T heavy ~priug rams. ) cund'S have con
! plrIely subdued the grass and weeds, s.
! the, all had started to rro" between III
lime o. breaking my ground and the tin,
r Of making the bills. have then avoldc
all The lruube and ab,ur q srrnplng dow
T ih" bulls two or three tunes before the pntf
! tnes are up, o. ~hiIe fhrS arr So small .
: not to nd II Of hrin. hiiled With 'he h"'
Thirdly, the earth aud The SEASON have uor
bcrom" warm, and "a, potatoes grow u
rapidly. ! work my potaine> IA III" folIos
: lug NAY " hen the vines have eioogaie
= bali asS duNn the htIl-, pass iatce b
tween the hli,, each nav with bull iungu
I plnu-hi this mello"s M" ground. tn
with he, cover, say one thlrd 1t the ,ln,
. leaSiug the remainder out, but Set 80
!, not to make The hll very large THIS
| all The "otk they require; Tor before 1t
q grass and weeds have tine Ia start, the YIN.
J. have 50 covered the ground as to smoth,
them.
Two years ago did not plant my pot
) toes until the In day of june. The 81
+. son was unlasorabl"i vet made fl
. crop, and the largest potatoes OF the kind
= have ever seen 10 Tennessee.
n 4 SMALL FARMER.
=, Hoperrn Frb. l0h 1896.