New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-26

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On Potutoes-How to Plant and how to
Cultivate. No. ].
Read n, the American Institute and communicated TO the
NewYoIk Tribune.
or this Root there are several kinds, which are
known by their shape and coor-such as White,
Black, Blue, Yellow, Red and Mixed; and in
planting regard ought to be paid TO the kind Of
soil that best suits each: but this can be known
best by an experienced farmer, yet in general
Kidneys agree best with red, sandy loan, Mer-
GERS Yellow and the Blue or Flesh. colored with
black.
Potatoes want to be planted on level surface
and near the top of the earth. If potatoes were
planted on a stone or board and good soil put over
them, they would produce good potatoes-or if
planted on new land among the stumps, where
they can get no root downward, if covered with
earth, will also produce well.
We recommend all who want to raise good,
wholesome potatoes and large quantity, to OBJ
serve and follow the following directions:
Plow the ground intended to be planted as
shallow as possible; turn it over; harrow 1t well
both ways, so as to level the ground, then pre-
pare a machine in the following manner:
Get a piece of timber feet long and in
diameter; prepare = pins or teeth shaped like
mason's trowel, pointed in front and IA inches
wide being fiat on the bottom or under side, and
a ridge on the top 10 throw the mould on either
side the stem or handle on the lower side must
be crooked and then fixed in the lower side of the
beam like corn cultivator they may be made
of wrought or cast iron In front of this beanIfix
two poles for the horse to draw by, and in the rear
two other shafts with cross. piece like a hand
cart for the man to steer by.
With this machine make straight linesthree feet
apart and about one inch deep; the machine will
leave the track smoth and IA inches wide ; leave
little mould on each side.
When the tracks are thus made place the pota.
toes carefully in three rows nine inches apart
every way, across and along bring the mould
carefully from each side with hoe and cover
them two inches deep; at this stage manure your
ground, and the following dressing will gather it
round your plants.
When the young plants appear above ground,
enter your pillow in the rows, leaving your ridge of
potatoes two feet wide and your burrows one (mind
this i'll particular, and with the new mould cover
your potatoes or ridge a second time two inches
deep, with all the weeds that may be found (but
not the top of the potatoes; this may be done
either by the long handled shovel, the hoe, or a
plow prepared for the purpose; be careful at all
times to leave the surface of the ridge fiat, the
edges as high as the middle; plow three times
during the season; lay on two inches Of fresh
mould each time, covering and burying all the
weeds; then such weeds as appear after this must
be cut with narrow sharp hoe or else pulled
out and the mould stirred around the plant. In
addition to all this, provide temporary wagon
with wooden axlctrees Of such length that the
wheels will track every other funow. being six
feet wide, the horses yoke fixed at such length
that they will track every furrow on this wagon
fix hogsbcad with tin tube SIX feet long bored
with holes, and placed behind the whole, fixed i'll
the same manner as the streets of New York are
wutered under the wagon and near the front
place young and tender branches of trees,
so placed that they will brush your po.
tatoe tops-then fill your cask with the
liquid OF your barn. yard, which barn-yard
ought always to have cistern or hole
in the centre to receive the liquid. There ought
to be pump so constructed as to fill the cask.-
Slack one.half bushel of lime, and put the Ii
quor in the cask, with peck Of salt; commence
at the windy side of the field, drive your horses,
let 60 the liquid; brush your potatoc tops, which
will remove all insects; the liquor will water the
ground and plants, and the insects, If any, will
move with the wind; they will not incline 10 set
tie where the liquid has fallen; thus you pass up
and down your field, still replenishing your cask
with the same kind of liquid, until YOU get over
the whole This watering ought 10 done several
times during the summer, according to the dry
ness or wemess Of the season. There is no fear
of injuring the potatoes by having their tops a
little lacerated; they will root better to be thus
treated. The above method, if properly done,
will cost about $40 per acre more than the COM
mon way, but there will be about 200 bushels per
acre more; besides, they will be much better,
and bring E cents per bushel more in the New
York markets.