The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-04-25
Another Node Of Planting Pota-
toes.

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nsni n ths saltwater q poiasoss. but
vhe Der We have besa successful or mot We
have no lean q knowing. As no psFsOa hiss
repo ted progress. There is no crop that
has pa 4 50 vel the past season as potatoes.
anl there Is no crop 50 certain or 30 easily |
raised. Potatoes have been 4 legal tender
in this market ever since free bank money
began % depreciale. At oas dollar and 6fty
cents q bushel. There Is no crop that may
be raised so easily as potatoes. nor one that
can be raised more proftably. With the
nope hat some of the readers Of the
Courier may be induced to try the expo.
rimeut the coming season. and repor:
the results, we again publish the plan for
raising this indispensable vegetable.
Letthe farmer or the gardner select some
refuse lot, or part of a lot. of Sod ground
Do not plough il, but when planting time
comes, say between the 10Th Of May and
LIST Of June, place potato cuttings on the
grass Of the said ground. from II to Is in
ctes apart. using about the same amount.
or perhaps a little more seed than is used
in tbs ordinary way Of planting, Cover the
ground thus sovn with coarse straw; corn
stalks, leaves, or any other refuse matter Of
the kind. to a depth Of to 10 inches-just
enough to kill the grassland prevent it grow
ing. The potato vines VIII find their way
trough thi S covering without difficulty, and
form a mat, which will prevent The straw
and o'her covering from being blown off by
the wind Potaste p,ante in Ills way will
Oeed no blowing or Loeipg. IN the fall.
when the vines are killed with frost, take a
strong rake and uncover the potatoes, which
viii be found covering the ground, large,
dry and clean enough for the dinner kettle,
without washing. The ground will be found
O have lost none Of its virtue, but will, in
fact, be enricLed by the process. The Ia
Dor prescribed, il will be seen, is much less
Than will be required ty the old method OF
ploughing, planting hoeing and digging
The result will be, in nine cases out of ten,
q much larger crop of much nicer potatoes
and what is better still, they will not be
subject 10 The rot.
Almost every farmer has stacks Of straw
which have been run over by his stock du-
ring the water, and which is Of no use eg-
cent for this purpose. Why not, at least
try this simple experiment? liz cost is
tidlng, except for the seed.
Farmers Of Tippecanoe, how many Of you
will give the experiment a fair trial--meas-
ure your ground. and report the result for
the information of the rest of the readers OIL
the Courier? Select Two spots OF ground,
{ if you choose-one wet and the othlps dry
$50 as 10 meet the season. II the season
should be dry, your wet ground viii be more
likely to succeed; If the season be wet, youl
dry ground viii! produce the best. Severa
G farmers and g~ardne,s promised to try tht
{ experiment last year, but we have heard 0
: none that did so. For your encourage
4 ment we will state that we have our
J self raised at the rate Of over nine hundre,
I bushels Of potatoes to the acre, by this sim
pie method. A big story. but true. notwith
lie standing. If this table vegetable shout
command the price Of the past winter, W
e presume our farmer readers would be salts
1t ted with one-third Of that amount, and max
more money at that than By raising corn.
'e VALUE OF FRuir TrEEs.-There has scarce
lay been a season for many years whel
- fruit was so plainly that the price for which
| il could be sold would not pay a good prof
" to the producer AS a general thing there
y a good demand. especially for apples,
~remurerating, and, in some instances hig
Y prices. An orchard Of Eve hundred appl
= trees. distributed over six or eight acre
% will yield a heavier interest than the san
amount Of ground sowed 10 wheat or an
= other grain. The expense is a mere trif
The trees should be veil pruned, and Il
bodies washed with lime water or weak b
every spring SO as to keep the h,rk smooth
shining and free from lice and bugs.
- The ground should be tillei every yei
as that will make the trees grow faster
: The crops best aiapted are corn and pota
toes. Ifyou seed il down to clover. u
trees win be stunted nearly three-fourths
= their growth. a little manure put araan
~ the roots Of the trees will be Of great ad
yantags. We tried an experiment once !
Y an orchard, the ground being all alike. W
y seeded down a part Of clover the other pa
Y was planted ard hoed every year. and
% two years i marked difference was seen
the size and thriftiness Of the trees.
a. About the value Of fruit growing. w
v knos Of a farmer within 4 few miles Of
good market who last year realized son
70 $500 from about one hundred ard city al
pie trees. RI =. R.[Tolsdo (ohio) Blad,
March rs.
STATE FArR--It i AaE quite probat
that no State Fair will be held in Ohio hi
year. Meanwhile the State Board may tai
action 10 encourage The county fairs. r
~ 4 4M - ~ $50 VA