Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-03
NO. Is.


one plant in q place.nos yIlaEagg4 ba.i-8- sFi
"In October or November gather without break.
ing the skin, cut or twist of the top an inch above
the root, remove the earth with dun instrument,
SO as not to cut the root. They are usually
stacked and covered with straw and earth in Eng.
land, but will probably (says Mr.. Love- keep like
potatoes anywhere. Average crop, 26 to 80 tons
Of 224o lbs. to the acre. Spread the leaves even
" over the ground, and plow in. By, no means
remove them from the land. Do not feed out till
February, because the mangold ispoIsonous early
in the season, and win scour the cattle and do
them no good" os sA W,
So much for Lincolnshire. Nearly two months
after this my wanderings led me to Dublin In Ire.
land, and to the Government Model Farm at Glas.
neven, close by. / shall some day, perhaps, have
long story to tell of this school and farm, but
now mangold is the word. never saw better
crops in my life than on the model farm, and the
mangold found in high favor there too. DR..
Kirkpatrick, the Superintendent was absent but
Mr.. Boyle, the farmer, man of great intelligence,
showed me the farm. was 30 much struck with
the mangolds, and had become SO much Impress
ed with the importance Of the crop to US at home,
that requested Mr.. Boyle to furnish me with an
account of its cultivation for publication in Ameri
ca. E''.. ,h W. =, y. ~ .....'s 81. N... .'-"
Mindful of his partial promise, Mr. Boyle has
written me the following letter, which know vii
interest our readers. The article referred TO in it
has not yet been received but will be in some form
given to the public when 1t comes.
We have here an opportunity to compare the,
views of persons quite remote from each other,
and it is worthy Of notice how well they agreed,
especially as to the points that the mangold is
very valuable, and that it must not be fed early in
the season. 81. s,Ef ssg.isga rif4agnaf g.a a.- Is
..Nan. eA ALBERT MODEL FARM 30
Giasnevin, Dublin l2th, 1858. ~r
SrR:-At your visit to this farm hast autumn
promised to forward you report on the cultiva-
ton, &c, Of the mangold wurtzel and on speak
ing to Dr. kirkpatrick (the superintendent on the
subject, he thought better to allow the advanced
pupils here to compete for prizes offered by him
SELF for the best essay on that crop, with the
derstanding that 1t should be forwarded TO you.
This agreee to, and I therefore, for the present,
forego the pleasure i should have derived from
sending you paper Of my own on the subject
The essay is at press and II shall be forwarded to
your address Immediately after issue. oAa .rot
hope it will reach you in time for the purpose
originally intended "A portion of the essay has
just appeared in the Chemico Agricuitarai Socie-
tvs Journal, which you may expect along with
the essay in a complete form. Every succeeding
wear We are more convinced OF the superiority Of
mangold over Swedes for general purposes. The
only reason, perhaps, why this crop should not al
together take the place OF Swedes, on deep rich
land is that IT is not ft for use until IL has been
stored for about two months Hence turnips, or
some other crop, must be supplied for this period
The crop Of mangold which you saw growing here
in August, produced 81 tons, per statute acre, Of
bulbs and IL tons of leaves. Swedes 10 tons per
acre wheat 90 to 20 cwt. oats so cwt potatoes
tons Our potatoes are keeping well in store,
and the crop pays us better than any other we
grow.
Returning to the mangold it requires 10 be
largely manured the land on which IL is TO be grown
dseply tiled. On account should the young
plant be 6led by any Of the implements In the after
culture. Should be securely stored previous 10 the
setting in of frost the long varieties are more
susceptible Of injury than the globe varietiesLthe
former should be first used. If stored In cellars
Il must be weIl ventilated otherwise the heap win
heat and decay. Even over ground In largo piles,
the crop will require ventilation. 1t occurs TO me
that Il will take great care and good management
10 keep the mangold secure from the frost Of an
American winter, and at the same time 10 provide
proper ventilation. E srs r.rs.I
In taking off the leaves at the time of storing,
care tnOuiu Dt taheu tunt tut CrONu VI tftt pfhnt
IL not cut into. Some persons advocate the break
ing of the leaves by the hand. prefer cutting
them off carefully. The bulbs viii keep all the
better In store by allowing some Of the earth 10
remain on them when taking them out Of the land.
As 10 feeding qualities, the msngod will produce
more milk than the same weight Of Svedes, and
the milk from both win produce nearly posi-
bic the same per centage OF cream; but the but
ter produced from the former will be paler In color
tha lattar 2Wedca hOWpVpr va m
unpleasant taste 10 milk, which may be obviated
by the use OF little nitre in the milk when fresh.
Some of these points may not be touched upon
IN the essay hence have taken the liberty Of say
ing little on the subject here. shah be happy
at any time to give you my views on any farming
subject you may select letH ..a
the value Of which Is inhanced by your own ar
ticle. I have great many near relatives In the
United States, most OF whom are engaged in farm
ing pursuits--some in Ohio and others in wiscon-
sin, &c-and have an opportunity Of knowing
good deal about the country, and I am always glad
10 see the Official reports.
have the honor tobe, sir, your obt servt.
ata" WILLIAM BOYLE.
II we consider the above statement, as to an the
crops named, we shall find them very heavy. The
ton should be reckoned 2240 lbs. and the cwt. liz
lbs. The whcst crop, then, was 40 TO SO bushels
to the acre, reckoning IS lie, to the bushel; the
oats IL bushels TO the acre. reckoning 30 lbs. TO
the bushel The potatoes $50 bushels Of SO lbs.
When shall we have Model Farms in our coun-
tyt--NeS England Farmer.
ffa To RAISE EXTRA EARLY PoTArors.
Cover the bottom of several shallow boxes
with six inches Of equal parts stable manure
and loan, and put an carly variety Of potatoes
over the surface two or three inches apart; then
cover them with six inches Of the compost
Nail stats or any open cover upon the Top, and
bury in the side Of fermentipg manure heap,
the warmth Of which will soon start the pota-
tees into growth. II the heat should be too
great, remove portion Of the manure from
the top, and admit air inside the box. When
tba weather will allou nlanfino ont remove