Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-05-13

/. From the American Agsfesltayssf.
CuLrryArroN or POTATOES.

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cuLrrvArror OF POTATOES.
The cultivation Of potatoes has become 50
precsrious for the last four or FIVE years. that
i may be Of service to publish an account OF
expsrimsn,s, even if they havs proved un-
,suocessful. Twill therefore state my expert
ence, such as Il Il, with hope that i wiz
be of more or less benefit to these engsged
in the. same calling - mysslf. .rsssl or
have planted on variety Of soils, inclu-
ding heavy chyey loam, gravel, black ve-
rs,sble earth loan, rich in animal and vege-
table mater, and on light, sandy loan. In
the latter, have always succeeded in raising
sound potatoes, and I consider such soil the
most certain Of producing a sound, healthy
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" In isA5, Iplanted my potatoes in April,
May, June, and July. Those planted in May,
/ found succeeded best; and the vines of
those planted late decayed early in Septem'
Der, soon after the young tubers began to
form. s
On the 18th of May, 1876, planted an a.
ere Of potatoes, on moist loam, suitable for
! growing Indian corn. One part of the field,
| manured with newly Stacked lime; one
with wood ashes; one with charcoal; one
with bone dust one with poudrelte; and a.
mother part with plaster, lime, ashes, and salt,
mixed. The result was, that the largest
yield and the least rot, occurred where lime
only was applied, at the time of planting, in
the hill.
Observing that the two rows OF potatoes
next to the corn, which occupied part of
the last-named field, were entirely free from
disease, and produced well, last season (ls47, J
planted a lot, alternately, with two rows of
corn, and two rows of potatoesj also, small
patch exclusively with potatoes, in the same
field, n,anuring the whole with lime in the
hill. Those produced between the corn were
all sound, and continue so to the present time,
and were abundant in their yield; whereas,
the Others planted by themselves, were more
or less affected with disease. A portion of
the ground was subsoiled to the depth of l6
inches. On this part, the produce was one
third greater.
From my experience, as above. would re-
commend potatoes to be planted among Indi.
an corn, before the 18th of May, in light,
sandy loan, or some other dry soil, sub-soiled
le inches deep with gill of newly-slacked
lime, applied to each hill. d.
Orange Co. N. Y. March ~, lS4S.
BoiLiNG IN SALT WArER.-Hams are said
to be better boiled in salt water; no doubt for
the reason that in given time they are much
better boiled. Hams requires long time in
boiling Sir Humphry Davy tells us the rea-
son why vegetables and fish should be plung.
ed into boiling salt water is, that this solution
boils at a higher temperature than plain wa
ter, and that the sudden scalding fixes the
albumen, mucilage, and other nutritive parts
Of the Wand, instead of being macerated and
sodden and so partly lost in luke warm wa
ter.
KEEPING BEEF FREsH.-Combe says the
ribs will keep longest, or five or six days in
summer, the middle of the loin next, the
rump next, the round next, and the brisket
the worst which will not keep longer than
three days in summer.
HEALTH OF PLANTS.
Plants in pots kept in rooms or conservato-
ries should be watered thoroughly at least
once every day during the summer months,
and in very hot weather twice day will
not be found too much; and when they are
watered, it must be observed that slight
watering is not sufficient, but the pot must
be completely filled up to the brim, and if
possible the plants should be syringed over
head once every other day, or at least twice
a week. This Swinging of the leaves is Of
the greatest importance to the health Of the
plants and those that are kept in rooms should
be set In the open air and well syringed
twice week during the summer months,
and once a week even in winter, provided
the weather be not frosty.
CONC TO CONGRESS. Going into Wes-
tern members room the other day, and see
ing him with his coat off in the middle OF the
apartment, up to his middle in documents
and speeches and letters, laboring Justify with
his franking pen, | alluded TO the press of
private business. "Stranger," said he. 81
never came to Congress before, and never
want to come again. tell you, that this Of
flee Of member of Congress is not what it is
cracked up to be. calculated. to have had
agood time here this winter, after racing all
over my district and making more than five
hundred stump speeches in order to get cleo
ted. But the fact is, you can see the way
enjoy myself 1t is what call having the