New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-07

fused 10 receive the disease even when IN immaculate con-
tact with the vulnerable source
HHycs-1he proper Tor potatoes, IKE mat oil
nil other crope should first be Of such ingredients ana
sis shows Ia be absent from or deficient IN quantity IN the
SOIL and which the nn,iyss OF te po.aI SHOWS 70 oe
whore large crops repaired some anures be used
for potatoes which nearly quite inert when applied
10 h,r crops thus freshly dug muck tax en- from salt
nab,s and thrown into drills undertaking seed potatoes
will be found to be efficient manure while the decom-
position Of this muck consequent upon the abstraction OF
some of constituents by the roots of the growing potato
prepare it for minute division in the soil by the next
year powg and thus sandy soils may be made to yield
large crops Of potatoes, at the same time providing thcm-
elo with the conditions which will render them reten-
tive OF manuros for oil time One member, Mr.. Charles
Dennson, President of the Grocers Bank, raised li@t
year 800 bushels of Carter potatoes on an acre, by
the Of the mprored suPcr-ptosphGte Of hDis and
this manure, combined with charcoal dust ia the
only manrrc have used for many years for the growing
of is crop during which time have not bad the disease
in any kind potatoes which have raised, and ns mas
included most Of the known kinds. In Monmouth County,
n. d. the potato crop is large, many farmers appropTa'
ing 100 10 Its growth and many OF them alsns e
common Morino potato. This Yields more largely 'hin
any other except the Rohan and although poor IN quail
~ during fall and winter is valuable for early spring use
aud from the high price potatoes have borne 'h's sps,
somo of ihoe farmers have rendered themselves wealthy
by single crop.
SoLos RoBIssox read a letter from Timothy Dudley OF
Jacksonville H. Mr.. Dudley says;
81 see by vour reports of the Farmers Club in The
TrIrIsy Tint your next meeting will discuss the subject
n, roe,oes cnd as cannot be present to take part IN
Your discussion send you some OF my views upon paper
think my mode of culture very good one when potatoes
a, even fifty cents bushe ana nope II may pre-
vent the rot At any rate should like 'ohave somebody
who is troubled with that difficulty IN potato culture Try
the experiment. My method Of planting quite different
from any that of other person know put me SEED IN
drills Just wide enough apart TO hoe between and when the
sprouts are up four five inches draw them and trans
plant in hills where they to grow three sprouts in hill
My second crop May 20 is now nearly ready Tor Trans
planting This method of ranspanting has many advan-
ages over the old one especially as the young plants are
hardy cabbages and can be transpan'ed WIN as
much If not more speed than those of the old method
Other advantages viii name
Fpsf; When you have choice kind of seed and but
little IT, and want TO make one bushei go as far as ten
would in the old way.
.Sccond . You can have your ground fresh plowed at
the time of ranspantng, and thus get good start OF the
weeds which is something of an object IN foul lands
Ihrd: BY transplanting II the season Is al al iavOr-
able YOU GET no small potatoes they OF uniform size,
and very good size at that AS matter OF coarse IN trans
planting any kind of vegetables the best time just before
shower and being taken to cover The long hDOus
The FGryfh and last reason is not clear to my mind
the others but am inclined to the behe that II may be
done prevent the rot and the reasons for my belief
viii give you.
Suppose that the cause of the rot is small minute
narasiic insect that lives and prOpacates itself in the
iulers thet decay follows matter of course when
certain heat develops the disease that the seed
when planted retains the germ OF the disease ana passes
o, e 10 the vegetable whenever is matured suii
cient receive the of the parasite That this has
been the cause of the potato rot is plausible because IL
the genuine law by which all parasites pcpctuae them
selves and good reason can he gwen why TINS Vc9eta
bic should be an exception
After the sprouts drawn, consgn the potato deep
within the compost heap or to the flames ana the wor. Is
done On the other hand if my theory not correct the
tubers can be replaned and thus be made quite prohc
in bringing up another young family
Sa IR S"d Pf to the Ob i Resi that 'V when
act the animal well as the vegetable creation, are
nothing than the operation of one general ana uni
yesa law; that disease has never yet aicicd man. out
tl.oro r.r.la IL
simple indeed that il is altogether beneath modern phi
losohy search after it, The rule exists in the ami
mai and vegetable Kingdoms The only difficulty IN the
way is that do not search at the foundation OF
the evil but cut of the top 10 effect cure OF the root
Prof MAPrs remarked that the practice is common IN
England but that deteroraes the quality OF the poa-
toes and that after the second year the vines VIII cease TO
bear balls.
Mr. BERGEN of Long Island said he should like to know
how TO keep potatoes from freezing lett III the ground
where they grew.
Prof MaPrs remarked that the tops of his potatoes were
O sufficient protection last Winter.
Solos RoBINsON said that Mr. Roberts covered MS, IN
Michigan with leaves and straw
Mr.. BERGEY-It is common thing on Long Island to
pillow potato ground fortups and then potatoes Will Keep
in mild winter, buried some twelve inches deep
Judge MrGs said he had found potatoes often al loot
deep perfectly sound They undoubtedly roze, but thaw-
ing in the earth did not injure them .
Mr.. BERGEN wished Ia know If Prot Mapes SOIL con-
tanned clay. He said il did but his land was under
drained and suboiled. His turning pillow GUS twelve
inches deep and his sub-so pl3w twelve inches more
gram of the operation of an underdran, showing that
water will sink between the drains down TO the level OF
the bottom of the drains. The effect is the same IN les
degree between the suboi burrows Inc water does
barge from the mouth of the underdrans while the
rain is falling but day or two after the rain ceases 1t
flows freely
Mr.. BERGEN remarked tina; potato ground is well pre-
pared ard then becomes packed afterward that will NOT
niurc the product but will increase IT, lie thinks that
teading the hills upon sandy ground will be beneficial
Some of my neghbos cut all their potatoes, and plant
their three feet apart and drop pieces two feet apart
know that some varieties OF potatoes are not as good
they are cut. Some Of neghbors think their crop Is
better from cut than from whole seed. Perhaps they
never have tried the experiment carefully
DIR. WELLINGTON said his father used TO use large
quantities OF sr upon his PCtai" ground producing the
best effect. This agrees with Prof. Mdpess recommends
ton OF sat marsh mud
Mr. WARlSG-The opinion that the freezing of plants
produces the injury of which the gentleman has spoken,
seems TO me erroneous more Prooap occasoneu ~
the rapid thawng the finger or ear be frozen an app
cation of prevents injury by reducing the rapidly of
thawing Blossoms the west sides OF fences are less
Injured by than those the east sides not because
thew freeze less but because they thaw gradually.
Potatoes remaningn the ground during winter are injured
more in Pennsy vana than in New-York more in Massa-
chuset than in Maine. where the thermometer descends
sometimes as low So below The thawlng there
is never frequent or rapid
So1os RoBIssos-Potatoes will bear 2Oo of cold more
in hill where they than buried i'll loose earth to
the same depth after wing been dug.
Judge Mics read from The London Farmers Maya
-ine OF May, 1875, list OF prices in London:
rO1ArOrs-Res 100 to 100 Irish Whites a5
Hon Horsf GkAFfs-FrOm $40 VI
artIsml 10 q, &C. a! a piece S.cs
CAHBAGEs-lt TO Sc piece
S1RAwsrRKii s-tlom frames. from u 10 sc.
CrorNBsxs-Ffom frame. from ~ to sc piece
RsplsHrs-From l2i TO loo bunch.
NEW PorsroEs-trorn Lisbon, from lsi TO S7i = u.
DFoDERIsISG MANURE.-Mr. j. Towers states in TIE
Farmers Magazine, that he obtained tuid as peucd as
spring water from mixture OF stale urine ana horse drop
pings. passed through car5onzed peat yet pure as the
fuud appeared il strongly charged with the salts OF