The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-05-05


er the wounds and stop their bleeding;
spread them on the cellar or barn foo
for a few days before planting. - "a'
Planting when ready TO plant,
have your furrows drawn as directed,
strew therein about two inches In depth
of good strong manure; on this place
your sets, ten inches apart, sow ashes
over them with free hand, and cover
with the plough. - sa g eFe
A fter Culture. When you first dis
cover the potatoes coming Up, il the
ground be stiff, or hard, run your har-
row through iheri, crosswiise. This
will open and mellow the earth, and
insure their coming up--say three or
four inches high--dust them we'll with
a mixture Of equal parts of salt, Stacked
lime, or ashes, salt and plaster, which.
ever may be most convenient for you.
That done, throw slight furrow to.
wards the vines, on either side, 80 as to
give them a small hilling, taking care to
present tolerably fiat surface. If, af-
ter completing this working, you dis.
cover weeds or grass among the plants,
these must be removed by hoe or hand,
as il is simportant they should be kept
clean from such intruders. In ten DAYS,
or two weeks from the first working,
give your potatoes second one, taking
care to increase the size Of the hill, as
also to preserve the comparative fiat
ness Of its shape, and to relieve the
vines, by the hand or hoe, Of all weeds
and grass. When two weeks shall have
elapsed, give your potatoes a third
working, and you may consider their
culture completed, unless the weather
should be such as to encourage an ex-
traordinary growth Of weeds, in which
event they must be taken out by the
hand or hoe.a hos asng p !, n1r
Quantity of Seed per acre.--The mum.
Der Of bushels of seed per acre depends
much Upon the kind Of potatoes planted
some kinds cutting into sets more nd
vantageously than others. We have
planted an acre with ten bushels, and
yet we have sometimes found twelve,
and even fifteen bushels required. But
whatever quantity we used, we always
took pains to procure the very best and
largest potatoes for seed, rejecting all
that were any wise diseased or decayed.
Before closing our remarks upon this
subject. we will observe, that we be-.
lieve the manure for potatoes would be
greatly improved if, in every ten dou-
bic horse cart loads, there were mixed
at least ten bushels Of ashes 10 one of salt.
Analyses shows that potatoes strongly
abound with the constituent elements
of both these bodies; and hence the le.
climate inference is, that they are es.
sential to the hsalthful growth of the
plant and the maturation of its tubers.
Meddo,os.--lf these be tight.bound
and unproductive, you may improve
them by narrowing, sowing gallon OF
timothy seed, and giving them dress.
ing Of two bushels Of ashes to the acre.
Fsnees.--Look to, and thoroughly
repair your fences; have this essential
duty performed under you own person
al supervision. .,sz sa s6. te renf
Brambles, Briars and Bashes.--Have
everything in the shape Of these pests
about your fields and fences dug up or
cut down at once, and repeat their de.
struction as often as they may show
their heads through the season.. One
or two seasons war against them, If
well conducted, will esterminate them.
Hauling out Manure.--If your ma.
nare is not all hauled out and in place,
60 to work at once, and cease not until
tits completed. d asisHa sas,.l.e4g
Tobacco Plants.;-See to these: should
they appear of feeble growth, water
them with "a solution of horse.d dung,
SCOT, and sui lphur. ;sw ysd jgai t1,5
Root Culture.-Make your minds up
to put in an acre or two of Parsnips,
Carrots, Mangsl Wurtrel, Beats, and
Rata 1Baga, to provide esucculent food
for your mich cows next winter. All
the above roots should be got in early
in May except the last, which shold be
putin on or about ihs 10th Of June, or
bstween that date and the 25th Of that
month. We call attention 10 this sub
ject thus satly;iin order that you may !
procure the necessary manue, which |
should be wellro,tede Should You not
have, stable or ,barn-yard manure TO |
spare, guanos and bone dust will answer
\ Horses Mules, Working Orsn and
Cattle gsnerally.-Sss thar you stock
,fasyery kind are well fed, well ca,ed
for, and that your, nilch,cows receive
some succulen, ood-t that they receive
,al, twice wesk. and suffer fof hoih-
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