New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-08
Ru.t 10 wheaf-Cultivation OF Potatoes
Grape Vines.

Grape vines.
We have been favored with the ioiosins leitc
,or publication in Tir Tribune. Il was writer
By 81 intelligent practical Farmer OF Western
Nev-York 70 his friend IN this City, and vii b'
found interesting % cur readers generally. and pc
cahsry 80 II our friends engaged 10 Agriculture
and Horsica'tare
PEoSiA Wyoming Co. n. Y. Dec. q. lsas
Ny DKAS SIS Ysu rscoleci bow much Poor Rieh.
ard Srstfed o. hear his own msxns quoted
Lately when telling some one my experience in Pots
to-cuuvs,ou, sni recommending the cutting Of them
and planting only The 51teni. not using What csl led
The SEED end. having only three four eyes 10 set
md planting ony ore set Ia bill my friend remark
Cd thst be agreed with ha,-he bad read act year IN
the newspapers uy0u got that published tor me De
sve ss0 mentioned something Of my success in usri
ng sgsnsi the rot continue stil In the opinion
that % ogiuz % atmospheric influence sni % De-
cluntersctei. the in Whesi. BY cutting the 20.
tsioes Immediately upon their being attacked This
has been done sni recommended occasionally oy somr
both n Britain and this country but Il seems neither
generally believed nor pracuced. 4 Il because H Is 40
plain remedy and people are - much ia love with
q1sck cures that they want some more appearance Of
mystery Tor TIE curing Of any evil that ms 90 won
deriuif
In some unfortunate cases Of rust here few years
sgo. people that cut their Wheat immediately seemed
20 lose very little, while those tbs, lst il remain t
the ordinary time Of riPenins shrink and shrive
til they Judged IL not worth harvesting. and when
convenient 70 was set on ire as Il stood. SO IN the
case OF the Potatoes have had here for years TO
vsrd the time u ripening warm showers amer which
the began 10 spot then the vines decay and
the tubor % rot. claim the merit Of no discovery
but OF watching carefully for Information and laying
open the conviction.
When I frequently mentioned after my success l.st
year that had saved part OF my Potatoes by cutting
on the vines 40 saw the rot begin, was asked
By some what day OF the month had done Il had
neither watched the sun nor the moon IN the case but
the Potatoes, snd OF course my information
satisfactory 20 such had paid for the Yankee
0t cutting Canada thsties a certain dsy 10 summer
though blythe BY. even in this case seems possible TO
do much In subduing these thisles by waiting I'll, they
grow hollow hearted soon after biossomiug and
cutting them before good shower that the roots may
b. hled With moisture and rot
10 was about the end of August last year that cut
my Potatoes bur the rot began iotn CHIT sooner this
year, and the 10Th OF August cut all the vines
OF the most Of my pinkeyes before the Potatoes had
reached their full growth but thought better small
Potates than no Potatoes They were not disged I'll
the middle OF October. Cutting to be better than
pulling Il IS easier snd when TO dis those
that were cut we we're persuaded that the roots
have continued 10 grow after the operstOn had
good sized Potatoes Indeed similar fact Is generally
acknowledged with regard 20 early cut grain.
AN now, after three years experience and expert
ments quite satisfied that the entire killing OF the vines
some wsy, is a remedy for the Potato Rot " done
as the decay appears on the leaves. But though
you 30 publish this ever so extensively Il will not
be generally regarded az Il seems too much trouble 10
watch and apply the remedy. Beside, some have had
" good luck this year have had rot snd been AZ
pains The secret Of the good luck in many cases is
the early planting OF inferior sorts on sht soils where
they have rpened before the rot came.
We have great enjoyment OF plentiful yield Of the
best sorts and hope still 10 succeed BY and stten
ton Il the blight come sooner than an average Of
past years
would wish 10 say word about the cultivation
the Grape sec some writer's appear In the mist when
they treat OF it In Agricultural publications IL IL
easily raised from cutting II they preserved I'LL
the buds begin 10 swell. Then plant them in well
dg ged soil aud keep them sterwsTd clean. Or more
easily still they may be raised from layers by laying
down branch with some asst years wood on it
Covering this IN parts to the depth of or inches will
produce shoots aud roots enough, which may be cut
on into separate vines and planted In ths Fall.
Then, as % pruning svine ought 10 be- pruned Like
the Peach il bears chiefly from the last years wood
The young shoots OF Il In Spring with the blossoms
start from thst eyes Of the wood Therefore IN pruning
old wood ought 70 De taken away As 10 leave room
for the young bear and more young % start 10
place that which bears. n a vine trained with
cue upright shoot aud side shoots coming from Il
regularly IL should be pruned the first Fall cut away
every alternate shoot on each side, within hand Of
the uprigh shoot or stem lhe shoots LEFT on each
side Il III last years wood, would thus bear from end
% end generally two clusters for every eye The
pruned shoots would send from their butts new
ones and only should be SLOWED on each side be.
tween the bearing branches Care being taken In the
Summer check superfuous growth In the Fall prune
on the branches that have borne leaving the young
wood 10 bear year and the butts OF the present
In this vine may be kept In due bounds with
Increased fruitfuness Here according 10 the French
prOyerb IL 10 only the nrst step which costs Keep
the vine always young, and IL will be always fruitful