Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-30
From the New England Farmer.
POTATO PLANTING THIS SPRING.

potiarce since DR. Iindlcv tho oIi,or nr ,ho W. W.
don Gurlorrr's t,bro,iclo i, Tho i,,,,, ,,,L l-.''
ccivcd bv tho las, s,o,,,,or nIll,, Coz, ,i,,i
IunphilosophoIIy ,li'ns ,lo c,s,,ar, ~ ,"t.e,
not 10 plant INV marc no,o,oes. fnndinr, bi T
ycc on the C,ci ib,t ,il ,ho r,,,t,os c,rcol g.
~ consu,uniinn in lnrl,nd ~ nroclicr h, ,l @
which Is there cnrrnd lo nm cnor,nons oy,onN b,IJ
already rot the diseose and ,vcro WORTHLESS ,Ls
showing That il had NOT rs many nvnertod ovhams
Ted itself but woul1 in nll nrob1biltv nreyoil his
year with the same yirnlenco rs last,
On reference to our plner Of Jnnu,rv % n,ro
Dab there will he C,und an extract of a la,tor r.
most valuable corresuondcn, IN Now Uomrsb;ro
stating that in Js45 he nlontcd the sound nieco3
cut from diseased pototons and npplinI accordn,t T.,
the advice OF Mr. Teschemacher at fine first hoe
ing Il large ludle full of a mixture of canal p,rs
Of salt lime and ashes TO pach hiu and mat he had
not 20 diseased potatoes in his whole croD: that
most out not all. his neiohbors suffered very So.
ycrcIy from the disease
We will now lay before our readers mart of n
mother communication from most respectable ar.
riculturis in West Roybury. contained in Io,tTr
to friend; 49,
"WEsr RoXBURy March Il 1916
"My potatoes Garter VARIETY we're last year
planted on the 2ith April, on n piece of uronnd
measuring little more than an acre naturally wet
and sDringV, but which | Ind lhorouuhv droinrd
the wear previous GOOD soil INT yerv fin ofsrnal
stones. The manure was taken from The born-vord
l1n&o unrJlen, and was dropped by the fork in
IAe burrows Inc sets were taken from good sized
rround posler were drained unon the n,auu~e two
IN each HILL and tine hills were made tbree fpat n
mart each way. A sharn FROST on tho nirb, of tho
<4lh OF May cut the tops all down. On the 9th OF
1u"c' at lC lIIst Ioellg' oPplcd very large Ia
Die spoonful oil Giduber salts (suphate OF soda and
a" adcfea t'me, mixed IN equal parts, to each plant
ana inns was immediately covered with the hoe
" Inc season Will be long remembered as very
dry one and obtained only nnety-elght bushels
from the piece. But although the quantity was
small, the quality was remarkably good as you may
SATISFY yourself IRON the sample send you. lhey
were Kept shaded from the sun as much as possible
whlIe being dug. and have been kept in BIN, IN
my vegetable cellar. out OF the way OF frost. Inc
rot mas Oecn prevalent IN my neghborhood, and oil
te crop raised IN the next held long reds, be-
Heve) a large proportion has been lost. As 1t was
OWING to your suggestion that first used the SAT-,
&C should have given you the result before, but
thought It most prudent "not TO rhiStle till out q
ne Cood,"
INC latter part OF this communication seems to
reont the opinion that atmospheric influence occa-
slons The disease, as no fence between two fields
could possibly prevent the eXertion of this nfu-
ehce Oh two adjoining crops nor according to evl-
dence can the carter variety claim absolute eXemp.
tlon from the disease 1t seems to us that the gen
eral character OF the potato has deterorated, and
'naV he se's WI" therefore oner more favorable CIR
cumstances 'or the disease than before. 1t also
seems TO us That on the fungus theory the spores
must oG more geheraiy disseminated IMAM last year,
anu PFooaoy exist 10 almost every sou ana dung
h9aP; ana tns opinion IS strengthened by the idcis
reclled ny pr' hlnd'ey' ihe general mass ct evI-
dence we nave seen seems to point with much iorcc
to Tue probability mat lime and saline mixtures,
Will according to the opinions emitted by Mr.. les-
cheW"c"e'' prove remedial we therefore ASK our
remedies as nave oeeh offered ana m so dong not
H. '',y '''o', "''' Nv ~ o"'
,.'IS u'u s''oCeeu vi "a"
.,I1! 10y M" ~ wa. " utI'iou.c ule result
7'ouiu az 'al' lll's yen It |'I oc ,'c enough .e"
''.N o' s'vins Up tne C".na'lom o' tlo Po.u,o
e"n sCToo.y "o"ot .'uS 'npo
rmenls wal! result III me discovery OF certain rem
eU,Ss Ior lns ulre a''u ulSs5 us'."G u!soase Il.
H''Co ".u'"s VIC uoo'o uIio III,
loIo"I"S interesting cu'I""uuIc",,U"' "h0" up