New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
AGRICULTURAL
TIE SWEET POrATo-ns NORTHERN Cur-
TURF.


Sra: The bs., variety for the NORTH . oal>l he
Ns,,.mond from the name Of the eoupty, 10 vsrnis,
,h,uee 4 vas tahsn 10 Ns~Jerssy. JosspA Evans
h,ousht 4 into Warren County, Ohio, nssy ysass
.,o. where il has been successfully ouiiva'sA even
.ipo.. One peculiarly Of this VARSITY is, = 70 sAass
and good for use at every stage Of Rs growth Asoh-
ar p,euisriiy IL, as adaptation 70 . greet vs<sy Of
.ol,-.y.p nsny elsys quite heavy With eiAy, "
ms elevated AlEos. any coil that vii rfedsee corr
well viii produce this-eScspt low, slaNM gosbs,
where there 10 too mach vegetable mold, thst essss
sscosive running to vines 49,.
nansrc from the s,sble rather thsn the sus. $3.50.
TlldssPly. Al the better zoe sssse'lins We eau
'oled twenty ave acres ter tsseio act !"ei, ana
sure Il paid. Nev grounds produce this crop Vel,
Where there 10 not too mnos vegetable dspssit eos
turf Turf should be .absoed GIst Oh another crop
-c.m or wheN u favorable.
Plow vh.n the land i IN good coudltica No mater
ia geek or too before time !of plsnhnx. A. psst-
ing time puveriEe we'll " eecsssary ~th harrvvng
aid rolling or What Is better, drsg-erush'ssl Sad
threw INTO high ridges by turning together two ar
rows with t~ohorss ples, makns the ridses shsss
three ard half Feet apart from center 10 csstss
Set the plants separately, twelve 10 hftesa inches
syai, in the fidge-scme say no; kss than sghiee.
in Getting hrusting in the trcvei sous~hst eeiaus-
y, and ss the ows mes 'bs plass N ths osssr Assd
TAKES ito place. =.
Commence ,ilhne with m al ustabis catvstos, that
can be adapted 20 the b,sdth bs;~sss r,Sgss, esd
throw hack the earth with wide shovei pev fetor
irg the ridges. finishing With the hcs. 10 ssss2 he
hoe particularly after the vince caanrsnee runnins.
be- careful strike into the xund deepy peN Tie
item lee, you cut Of the best ii the prg.eig tsbss
| Put the plants IN the ground sm the iasj1s Of
May 10 the middle II June. In s~sesue POD
may commence earlier thsa tht In some ycu No.
ontinue later Generally, the beet time Y fFon the
9TH or 18th II MAY 90 about the sans time d Juss-
| Ia harvesting We son.timee use the plow--dfQ csi-
ing the vines the stem. After the plswia. fcsr-
| fingered hooks are used for hauling out. When the
tround IL light II Is about a. well without plc~ia. 10
| throw out with hetdnrercd spsding tsfhs, az even
common manure forks. On email - ale, get ess cut
| any how. as you de- bee,s ~ carrots.
Perhaps other plant cultivated for prcduean9 loo
possesses such tenaoiy Of hfe-such fund VI vfslhy
10 r.sist and overcome unissorsbs cIrcuslsarces N
transpantng as the sweet potato The pierce can 10
cent, in good, growing condition, 20 al PareS OF ne
United States this side IL the Rocky Mountana vhsse
| railroads and expresses VIII carry them. We seat
IN. m last year thousand miles in vsrous dirsssossr
ard heard Of no single failure Of their res,hsg % good
condition. In any instance where .nes "'sh. sssS
| causes probably may have been ania'~sossesss OF
season and inerperisnce in culture.
| Our own crop abundant, and We have 10 eel
our potatoes by measure, this year Tor 70 than one
third part Of sst year. price II there are any once.
| bops 1 can answer al points where I en- not fau
| enough, or explicit enough. shall be happy 10 en-
d.avOripg to make myself useful 10 thai .,y. ~.
F,.a Ba.. Bsros Co, a. f-b;usIy. lssa
, ...-,v ,.,
hessr' Eastman q nnen o' nahesms' "a"s"
County, o., profess 10 he expsf1enced N growing
sv,t notsoes and they say that crop win sres snd
IN III =, 49,, o,,,..,y A., oil ,,,,x,a.S a \. ,ss1
y"'" We" a' ''1y - -.-., -
pulvensed with plow ana narrow ana ""~"sf w
rrourd 10 old or new hight coat c w.llroossd msssre
10 preferable II the, III ~ very strong, The vss VII
be- large, but the yield u tnbefs indifferent. Afef
~. ,,,,,d h. h..n y,t IN goad c.nd,t,.n A skeulI
me s,ouna nss ,' a. CO., =, AZ q, 800 .s.s
49, ~ ,r.a -, - go. s.,.,.. ,..y.hs. M
-, n,y.s.,v Co. Al. 49,, a. n. 20 h.. 49,
| 49,, a.. ~ ..oJ M, -, an. ,oss,os. IN 80
u'ses w ~ 49, - 49,, 800. ..a. rr-x.,.I III -
.p,, 49, ~ ,hs ,dss. are IA, ne cosS,o ~ - sho,s
"a ,,wn IT,. ~i.b,a, 4, 80. ri s~s1
oasp,,,y iii probsbly ind n NOR. oony,alrst Ia
1al. ~, s,onnd ,s,o lii x,,h ,hs hos shsns Ava
feet apart Ia ,etng the plants care seonsd - Asse
70 nav. Them SET We, - ,ns nsss nW
thsy wismsib s'ooo w me h.s oesl ~" ~. - -
should te wen o""p''sree seou' 'ns low, NY
| cultivation n.'e,say 20 seep hs y'."ss
wees ana should zoe sou oeo"@e ssa "
tops OF the hhs OF ridges WIN Roe of fsAs; -
method of tpfOutink SWEET puisotr w IN" WewNy
mhnne, v, n s'.' NV ~ -. al. -
esno"s w ,ne a.s VIZ p'" - ~" 80 No..
n,e' nc henuIesuou ~ v. 80 80 - ~ "Ts
p., tnen ,".sI V'., o W. ~. 49, =, -.
nsne so.l -" 49, '','t -. -. - -
.h,"' W '"o ".P'' ~ ~. ~ a - $50 -. a..
VI loan. ny @'''ms ur P"e,.s ~. ~. 49,.
hngsr ana mush inoie hsIay sha tsIsy. nun
PIsnnrg potatoes may De put 10 Tue W" ITO" voc
10 the 10Th d Apu and plants msy De- usssP'A"Ho
any time during the months oi Nay sso jane. speeso
should be Get RON Twelve 70 hncoH inchee spar -