The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-10
RUR.sE ECONOMY:
on THE CULTURE OF THE SWEET
MonlLE. May 22J, 1910.

.N-silLAst 1ol --~I 49,
10 tie Editor IF The American Farmer.
DEAR SIg II an 40 earnss. seeker az
ter agricultural kncs !edee, ans rsad.sg over
the difatsn, nlmaaTs Of gour paper makes
ne feel spirit Of emulation thai almost
reaches enthusiasm. Discovering that vou
solicit every one 10 cca!u5gle 10 aiding ell
practical improvements derived Lon exPs-
rience, have presumed for the firsi lime
10 ny no7iciz;s Al farming, 10 at,enp; a
Description Of ths best mode OF culuvangg
the swee; potato, SO well suited 10 be tho
hes, and most pros,abs product from ,bs
reason o. tie G.'e labor requisite 70 easuFe
q good crop 90 am description Of Iand 10
tie Middle States. particularly FROM Leu
;s.ara 20 TIA CaTo.inas, and ! would 1Jsbsr
state that a.Te beer engaged 10 raising
vegetables iaF or ely uafGsI .iacs 1850,
au5 have tli recently discsTered .sai nus
bac9ry ii 2ro9:-ly 2grsGed is the only 'rGe
so1rce d bs?7-uess 20 aoy people, insursag
% all sa3 v y diisen, uore certain
conPeie1ce ,-sa eTen tie mechanic arts,
leaVln= c1i Of veg ,aoss gho are sutIect
70 s2asnoatc aa-eacas, from Inflated cur
rsrsy. Ny o32af!sGco GLsO assures ne
thai Ia uos; coavau.cu;a14 prof.a5.. uo3o
ol cg.iufs, IS % ps1lt IL rid s. loIr fees
spsrl Cd ground olsy oaSe pioushed, as tie
distance Is he -l.1s t5r The 80 cl sAs
r.dge, letting Inc $685. az Toe plating %,
tate IS called X c.. vary small, SAY sae
web ouly 10 ie0gt1, where Ibs potato Is
small and sasre large round. divided or
split il to o. t3ar p.scas, witch VII! pre-
yaai tie large pieces ron gfosios 10 8ha,
are called a5t4srs, Vhlch, 10 olaef words,
is oniy ~ gscFeass1 $ g OF ito palate plant.
Cd assuming G cisaIar form Instead Of its
striking o.. roofs. each Of rblcd al. make
81 o-ioas potato. To. uguter Ct small
r,sess waea prepared Should Gs io2' drop
ped cue .O5t apart, sad covered llfss to
fear iGc4es deep that done, il only atcsnes
necessary 10 terass 81 the grass f;on the
slrizce of TIA ridges, acd b.!ssen the Po
taloes, observing = giSe them sl.FrIsg at
tie sane tines All as soon as completed,
plough them deep la!o lie ridges, 81 as On.
ly - leage iBen secure 10 their places
loza injury 70 The szo's exposure, sad ii
weeks internal, or sooner, let the hoes draw
up Ill The cll, az we, under them as posi-
be, and your crop ls made for The v;1es
I'll 5000 shade Tue whole ground su7efcsd
ing tbs necessity CT aay mors iaDous.-
Another decided Advantage OF crop O!
sweet poialocs, results from lac proof ,Aal,
IN addition to the potatoes, il vii! pFodre
as many wafer tse!ons, or musk, ~ pump
kios, "a Il they weFe planted By themselves,
and DO nc; iEJsEe lie potatoes, that could
ever dIscoYcf. A0OYs ali Is tie au.fiiious
ahnen! winch il yie!dl, exceeding tho Irish
potato igo,fold wheu fed from tie root bu.
when dried as ! - tue vines 10 digging 20
toe s0o as hours eycu 90 the eruEnd luEn
ed over neg, day, oad wheu housed, b7
shaking all Din; o. grit falls off sud as,
sure you tina! ny hcfsas LEAFS hay, or clio.
yer, or corn blades, 20 esI the eotato vines.
10 curing tho VINES. as 10 every thing else,
the farmer must exercise his Judgment &C
cofdIng to the intensity Of the SUI With
ne two days are Sufficient. BY the tmo
you receive this il vii BE- too late 10 Get Oh
my Suggestions ia planting from last year'a
siPs, bIl DOT too late, even 10 your State,
up te the last Of June, to mako good sized
potatoes from toe yiaes, and If you can pre-
val 90 any Of ycur acquaintance, who may
have some nov growing TO Try The expert
neni, tie result will please them From
the ylne tho Epaulsh siiI 40, grow we'll
q other kinds may bs Get 50 as 10 admit
Of dosbIug Of least four If not SIX times
one foot long, and thar introduced into ar
aperture or hole made ei'hss With an ire.
crow bar 81 h.ayy d.bbe, chat vill Impress
from the Aauensd surface Of be ridge, one
foot or more deep. and Shen pun 10 by
hand, observe iaai the running end ls Isf,
GU, and meme Of the ends project bot oas 10
two inches out The dirt welI compressed at
The surface, sad the yield will 10 your eli
mate be incredible. Il IS only necessary
as 10 the former, 10 have them hoed clean
of, as soon as the grass appears. and than
plough down thu ridge, and make it up 10
them again. II the yine ahen doubled four
OF SIX times, should not 10 over slx inches