The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-13

cOLCAN 4O8 THE RABME8s
PorAroEs ros PLAsrns.--A correspon-
dest Of the Nar Esgiand Ya,ma, writing fsom
East Bridgewster. I'D ultino, says:
/ an rather inclined 10 believe that the ad+
vocstes for large potatoes for seed. are rather
apt 70 try small calture a. well as small seed
when they make experiments thst way. Per
nit me 70 give my experiesee In relation 70
small potatoes - seed potatoes.
| am mechanic, and cultivate only small
garden; it is, therefore. for nv interest TO
produce as much as can on q small space !;
my gardcs consisted Of ten square rods in
1881. and this year there we're two rods
more ADDED. Of this. l have planted sone
twothirds 10 potatoes. In 1853. planted
with mixture Of large and small potatoes and
In October dug nearly six bashels, large and
ANAL, besides what my family used through
the summer from these took all the small
ones for the next years planting there were
none larger than good sized plan, and many
| were smaller.
In 1854 planted these potatoes, and dug
ia the fall, eight bushcls ofgood sized potatoes,
besides the small and what used in NY fau-
iiy before digging time. This year planted
| the small Of last years raising, and having
fnisbed digging. I find, besides what were
used before digging, that have one hundred
and fifteen bushels Per acre. think, consid-
ering the effects OF the drought 10 this region,
this gives Q good result 10 favor Of small pots
t0es The manure which ] used was sshes
MIXED with night-son and the collection OF a
sink drain. fodrs, &c. u.
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KEEPING TrRsIrs. src., IN WMrxa.--The
bic oysters In the vinte: 80 as " have them
| available for usa at any time, and TO preserve
their good qualities from frost or exposure TO
the atmosphere, may be new to most OF the
readers OF your excellent paper-hence this
communication.
A. late Ia the fall as II is prudent 70 wait,
take my old barrel, aud put good layer Of
dry leaves on the bottom, then put layer Of
tsrn'Ps or parsnips, then another course Of
!eaycS and 70 alternating, being careful TO put
lr good supply Of leaves between each course
oi vegetables.
Turnips properly put up in this way VIII
not be corky. will keep good all winter, and
can be got at any time. Parsnips pct up 10
this manner VIII be better IN the winter and
10 the spring than u leit In the ground ~ -
the common practice; besides, you are Ios
Obliged 10 wait until The frost 10 Out Of the
ground before you can have mess. Your
barrel OF tarnips should be Kept IN as cool
place "a possible and still keep RON iEeczlng,
a. they grow unless kept dry and cool. The
wind will blow the leaves into heaps soon, when
they should be gathered ready fJr USE Viii
some Que put up sweet potatoes this way, and
report the result rs. Mawey. ~ Mtores R,,-
raj kew Yorker, November 3.
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them knows the value Of hask besis. Certain
| ly mattresses would not be used II husk beds
were tried, They are not only morc pable
than matrasscA, but arr more durable. The
iirst cost is but trifing. To have husks nice,
they may he split after the manner Of splitting
straw for braiding. The finer they are split the
softer will he the he'd although they will not he
likely 10 last 10 long as when they are put in
whole Three barrels null, well slowed in, will
ill u good szad tick, that, is, after they have
been split The bed will always be light, the
husks do not Rcom mattel down like feathers
and they arr certainly more healthy 10 slcp on
Feather be,s ought 10 he done away with,
especially IN warm weather For spring, sum-
uer and fall husk beds ought 10 bc "ail the 60 >
and such undoubtedly will bc the case when they
are once brought into use There is NO better
time to procnre h,,sks thar, whea tle corn is
heing harvested, and the husks will be much
n'"er @'d .'"".", who. e"n Is cut upat the
bottom ana put " stacks. They 10 not become
80 my a" wea'ner oea,cn' IL Is calculated
.na, eo"i musk nn whl hst rom tw'hty-ne
70 thir'y years Every hr'ner daughter can
supply Mrs''' WIN 'ssis against ,'me "i msai
NJ uining expehsAs when " quite an iiriuc-
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Crp,xo R.cox Wruo., svo.r tn smoLe
,h,, H., hacon e., ho.,, oar,v all a., ,ha,, LII
Nv e,,sn;n, cariv vnn malc rrat sav;ac IN
s., anl ,rell s.tss:x,I ,,ork Ihc,, hin a. s.r.
~ NO The weath,r will aIIov AMI saIt ma s..,, as
tie animal h.,at IL gonc Win a ni.n,y ~ ,hn
nure.t sa;, a.l ,lont half an ounce IL ..,,,.,rs
10 ono hnm,rs, noun,s 81 ,ork
A soon os ~. ,,,a, i s,lted IN vour taste
which ,.;I, .,..ersny !. In .r,.,, A.. -,
,.Lo j, o., .nJ n .,v os !, 10, - o"va...i
with brin,, tt Il drain n I;ule Then take
blaek ,.nsr 6nelv grounI ami ,,us, ON ,h,.
hock enJ as much A. viii stcL The, han. !, nm
in n COOL clean, lry. airy nlace n all hi; y
done NJ n shouli H. N ourbi 10 h. 5nne now /
Won vii, b,v, No further trnnblc wi,b /, s,r hy
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