The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-02-10
Miscellaneous.
Male Agricultural Meeting at the
State House Jan. 10.
Subiscl-The Potato Disease.

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-, There were many conjecures TO the
of,bs disease such the manure, soil, sc.
rr,,,.,he seed was cut the injury wns greater, IN
r.,,, or The ubrr commencing ut the cut part.
" #, had umde RuNlerous examinations GA diseased
~ ,.,,. The smell was like drcnyed fungus, and
n Lea. Inclined to the opinion That this the
IN, disease. Fusgi are very fine particles Of veg
n. matter Tint float about in the atmosphere, i'm
.,..o,Dle to the naked eye lie had examined
n ,y Ooaroes with view 10 lenrn the cause Of this
VI .r.,,s lie inspected some potatoes in which The
A s,,,s had in.t commenced. On getting them open
1.,,hri.e, he discovered small white worms, about
Al, iurh of An inch from the skin. At that stage
III. d.en.e had not affected the starch. From the de-
,,,,i,o of these worms the cells became thckened
which gave 10 the Fotato its peculiar appearance in
" M. dira.e lie tried to propagate the disorder by
placing diseased halves Pctatoes in contnct with
cbsr halves that were sound. In or days no ef-
t.c v,,produced, but in two weeks the sound parts
\ 'bytprone contaminated; nnd in 6 weeks they had
Il drrn,G
MBackminster Of the Ploughman, remarked we
had IN Spnlea,ber about two weeks hotter weather
a,a Ind been before for 81 years, and this might in
4 pd he the Cause Of the dsense. As il was more
common when manure was in the hill, 1t shows that
I,l cause, heat is produced by the rermenta-
Iba II the manure.
MAW. Dodge, Of Hamilton, said that no had
G tNd N P"t,No, the Blue. four 6(ths of which
were Diseased. lie had raised these on his place
iseyrr'I years. and they hid not heen nffs"ied he
10, lie furnished some of his neshhors with the
time seed and their crops were not injured
lie planted Chenangoes, and they were cut, bu;
n,aftcred by this disease. The dsease could mo-,
4 eung to heat, rs ong r eds better
hw feeding swine with his diseased Ps',ntoes, ard
etyAd M, been injured. Il owing tn the
red tuNNiNs ont. for the Long r eds had been lsRg
among rs salt prevents smut in wheat, and ns
poarorS have not been much affected on the seq
board, where sea weed, and salt maRGres are pssd,
alt may be preventative.
NJ A+rl Gi-a.on. If WayIand, planted three or
&gr acres Of pntntnes greenswnrd. Sone were
nusn lie gave one or two bushels To nine hogs and
@e,p them Next morning one could not risn -
I.eye her half pound Of saIls ia milk, and
hin hours she was well. lie MANFRED in the
A nrlshhnr planted potatoes adjoining him only
fence hr,ween and manfred ia the hill, and he
bad NIL r"ttcn one The Veto potatoes rotted
most lie thinks the kind Of manure had some ef
fsN for where ee used peat manure the dsensc was
les
Mr. Peter Fay, Of Southbro', observed that the first
hheard of the disease vvas in the first week in Sep
Ismher, Ills vines were then green, bat soon they
were diseased and in 49 hours the tuhers affect
aaI'o The disease commenced at the top s. proceed
hdownward. Before the vines were afieried there
"s No disease ia the potato. The malady was worst
nOId ground and TN low land. lie had three gare-
Ns' The Blues we're most affected, The Ve,oes
next and the Long Reds Scarcely any injured
lie led to stuck those that effected, did
others in the town, and M damage was done.
ASenlleman from Chester said that the vines
seemed struck with a sudden blast. lie supposed
mat 1t was occasoned by atmo+percal influence.
Mr. Prince Branket, OF Stockbridse, inquired wheth-
NPS'Nees planted early or late most affected
ome Of his neighbors planted early on dry soil and
'O''r crops were good There blast on the
vines IiT+ disease producing a sudden effect -
Inc leaves on all wilted IN single day, and seon
'0e potatoes were rotten. A man from Connecticut
"o that the early planted were not so much affected
lion Mr Allen, for Plymouth Co., said that he
would give the experience Of in his county
"' panied field OF potatoss,a part descending to the
'04'and part to the north ;hoth parts treated alike
anu mat part having the southern exposure, was
"ocn affected, and the other part not injured
''e0 heat may have some effect, rs the injury
was cone where the heat was greatest. In some
parts 'hs Long Reds were not affected, but in Piyn-
yum Co., some shy that this variety most affect
"' out The Arlington Blues seem to have sustained
|' most injury. lie thought the best seed from
aH planted, and farmers should plant soa.e late foI
uahpurpose .. ..
Friend J. NJ Earle, of Worcester, remarked that ht
"a'e"ed considerably last fall ,and he made many in
f''F' as to this disease, and examined diseased po
'e' IN many places, and all seemed to argue tina
"''F planted early generally escaped. Chenangoe'
"e'e much affected. lie did not think that gren
' occasloned the disease, for we often have great
"'"' IN July and August, to which early potntoe
exposed, than a, later period in the season; o
nv N'se early planted exposed 10 the most heat
."' disease was considerably developed before tn
- " weather in September. In some 'cases pas
\, ned Of potatoes killed while Their est ESCAPED
|0'e' OF the Cultiva,or, stated that after all ha
'A'' We had not discoye cred the cause OF lhI