The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-02-23

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From 'se Tennessee Ag-i aIl-.4
IRISH roTAToUs
Aslhe season is Just Hi haa1 6; Nh.
ing potatoes, Few PLAIN directions $
be amlss.
/. Seed. II has been proved Il ~ ],
petience Of every one, tia, IRISH pg,..l.
as far South as Tennessee, material, h.
fiorsie alter the second OF tAifd IN
most, aud some OF the closes, oJ.er.
think Il not safe to trust 10 seed af5a-
The South atOll. WLy tins is 50 We esf,
explain, further then 10 southern is,ies,.
The best potatoes cannot be grown. liza,
mol be for the want Of vegetable, o, s..-.
matter, or siimUlan,s. Of esen rl..gr
but the heat Of the sun IS too great .i...,
The tgbefs grown here are aol 50 se.
smooth, dry and SeI favored q, u 4,
north, and oar judgment 10 Dec -ct .,.
chasing seed from the north.
?. Tune of Pianhae. 10 laes..t
is Tot one year ~ ten, syEal.c e, F
planting. Some put their potatoes %
ground atauiumn, bu! our e1rsfeleci.a
es TIE hest time IS, The first dry srs
utter ,he break Of winter, Or IN ar
words tho best time faf planting lu.1 !,
taiocs IS 50 soon ss the frost IS suGics5
out Of The gfound 10 bear Scihiog. Ga.
orally IN February, there is suaa,
spell and aImos, always Dry weather e,
be selected abou, tie tirs, Of Mafct &
planting thus early, tho potatoes g IL
iure BY the commencement, Of The bet 60
mer drought While It they nre PVT % b.,
they rarely support through tie ho' rg..
inc season.
:. Preparation Of ground. 0a'a,rti
The theories and prnctces are 4 20 g..
no doubt success often attends Sc. tia
appear to differ very materially. m.
plan is 70 break the ground il,uw. .) e
he depth Of about inches. cGe suyi s
t.l tho clods are broken and The 50 &c y
comes smooth Ne1l lay out rows IL,
apat. ard drop the potatoes from Oh
asunlcr 10 The rows. Ii manure sea
applied row IS the time. lias5 yt8
dung, straw. auI litter II c,ce k .f
10 applied With profit L lhe '.1.1
completely Cited, It eilI he be hea9
4 Corcr. BY tJhulng Turn p.g.
csch sldo u The row, AID thus rase D i..'
over The potatoes. Let them tem'.' ~
ablutlcn days, or ull lusl before 'he T'ts'
come 10 tie surface. " hen batus s''-4
uass across tho rows TO dfas taai u
ridges little, ard give the Young PaSii
smooth, hgLl surface, 10 sRleh 20 G'a
lbcir appearance. THIS operation lsts
ally destroys the young grass ah,a 4a3
iu,uJes itself here II Is 10, drsfci' e
IS, perhaps, better thai any 0oiSf. =
crop receives.
). Afcr Culture. The orthodox to'..i'
ls, that ltsh potatoes should u aoi@a r
once. aud that about Vic ume ifc H.,
ore 6 81 5 ,uche- high, BOT cur 5f..'i ~
lhe ground can be kept pyt'ecliY 'se i-'
weeds and loose. oil The season, ne af
vii be SO much the better. The p'afNe
hoseyer, Of killing the vines, cannot e &
highly rcprehcndcd. Where the 0,n
thrown M. The vines put ou' &C" D''.'
mar the surface, ard the cof@ta'..s +
there viii be larger quality 2 2''.'
but they will be small, and 20 F'a {
weight there will rot be SO Foe Q CIV ="
if the hlllng had not been donc'
g. Harreaiag. iiany persons oE !
the potatoes so soon as the vines 0e-l :.
hops as early as June, OF JOY D1' " !.
much as the writer has never been sO1''a
fnl IN saving potatoes due IN the sa'aI4s I,
he lets them remain IN The gfohhd ~ M II.
tic las, Of October, Nhcn lhey are ~
out ard put in tho cellar, Of ~ n''r' !.
about ten bushels, aud covered VT" e'." ..
abopt foo, deep. 10 tbs way We % I'll
Gail keeping them, and they re0'a. w !,
and good ul the warm sun sprouts ''y s1
the spting. There are Other modes " II I,
tiyatlug, sc have tried With succ'" N
we consider the foregoing SAFE p'lD IA
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