The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-10
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Preservation of the Sweet Potato.

Preservation Of the Sweet Potato,
From the Report Of DR.. Spdrknsn on'he cpi
iars and prcserrstioa Of The Sgeei Potato"
Itisawell knosn fact. though une1PIsinsd,
taat root polsiors do not keep as sell as slips,
or ,ubers grown from tho vHs'. will nc;
deiain The Soelsly ~llh the may interesting
se.culstious ard comments on this poiai, but
simply notice what tssia.ed ss the eIpeutgce
aud practice Of SEINE Of tho Alabama plaoisrs.
\" I hey show that toets may be preserved a.
long AZ slips, II they Gene in as lac sud aye
put up ia hiilI," They recommend tbs, roots
be planted at dlfIeten, intervals frem the last
Of February 10 the Let Of JaSe, 90 ssto have
succc,sian q crops. which, TO some extent,
meets the contingency Of failure in nn ear
~ slip erep.
The d dieul;y Of preserving this cteP does
no, ari.s, ~ is supposed By many from - be
ing housed OF sn improper tine, eiitef too
early or too lsie nor, as is believed BY some,
from a van, Of oste 10 se'cctn. end rJ'eiIng
such as may DO cut or btu ssd III gathering
them; nor, as is assumed BY others, does II
dspsnd upon the soil beng too rich Or Too
poor, or tho Seasons 90 Nc, or too dry a
these supposed causes may possibly, exercise
some influence, bu, lhc immediate and dreci
cause Of rct is sudden fuctuafioa, Of tenpers
fure. 'fAe only secret, therefore, Of pr,fef
vaton, il 70 keep them al q moderate but Uni
form temperature. iustas,Ls to tie changes o
heat, cold aud moisture. Slips made IN slla
wal soil, Of loS vet grounds, keep Iui aE vel
a, those grown en- dry sandy land. 10 orc
instance 40 witnessed crop harvested 90 ia,
rise of treshet, when tie water bad gatc,c
50 as 10 cover tie surface Il the lsud sud Of
though large portion Of the crop was lAker
Oui Of the ea,er and removed immediately
shlo vel, 10 tie cellars, they kept quite a
sound during his season as they usually d
uudu the most favorable circumstances,
Three p,ans are in use for the proscfva
t ton Of the potato. VIZ in hlr, IN cellars, 90,
in framed buildings, The frs, Is Ia select
, DR., sandy spot, ali vegetable matter beng re
MOVED from the surface. for several feet a
, round 10 plant pale or stake "a the cenir
: sragnd which Ihe potatoes arc piled up coHi
8 calIy ftoutscnly 10 fifty bushels TO each h1
. or pile; then 10 be lhckly covered with clea
DIV pine straw, over which q second GOVERN
d Is made wt,h corn stalks Or pine bark, and ia
n whole heavily banked with earth. The po'
n or stoke should be- dtawnup after banking, m
/, tho air hole or vcnli'atot thus kept open by
!, loose covering Of bark or straw Ter segot
= days. but 10 be securely clcsld over beioi
c cod weather tets IN. THIS plan sueccr.
scaGodlng from heavy rains and lfce2ug We
!. Their. Il is lmptacticable, however, for ha
= yestlng a largo crop, and We can only advl'
ii It as TIC best method for keeping iced slips.
The second plan, u cellars "a he enc mo
ID generally adopted. A high dry spo, bet,
u. chosen, centre string rlecs ra,s,. from :
. to nine feet, ind supported By posts, set 10 Il
,e ground, is firmly fixed, aud rail-, or puncheo
Id resting upon this, nre extended down and
b. round on either side, giving a diameter
the cellar Of fifteen to eighteen feet. III
il. length, to sui, the size Of the CROP from for
o TO ono bundled feet Corn stalks and ba
in are placed over the rails, ard the earth ban
~ ed heavily over lhis--ibe top being protects
hi by afiagc board.