New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-20


Long Islsnd ia the Mercer; they rotted badly last
year. The Dykemsn, Rock white and Alger pota-
toes are generally used. The "Dyksman is an early
variety. / never cav yellow potato as good as the
white.
HORACE GREyLyY-Some Of the best farmers always
plant the outside Of the potsto TO AVOID rot, the
old tuber, in rotDg, diuses the disease 10 the new
potatoes. This practiced BY Major Dickenson,
thinking farmer Of Seuben County.
Dr. WELLINGToS-I once tined a similar experiment
in planting potatoes, on somewhat extended scale.
which proved that We may save pretty large share
Of the tuber for food. would cut of the seed end,
and divide the other end in two parts
WILLIAM LAwTos-I have not before thought of it,
but recollect that In all the hills where potatoes
rotted most found the old tuber in very offensive
condition
Mr.. FrLLER-It seems that we do not need many
sprouts in bill, and we do not get many, however
many eyes we plant If we plant whole tuber5, one
vigorous stalk grows and we get the same result rom
single eye. would never plant cut potatoes with
out Grst rolling the seed in lime, or something to dry
up the Juice.
HoRAcE GnErIrr-I still believe that water in the
hill ia one Of the Of the rot. IL We plant
in drained land or upon ridges where the water wiz
not stand the crop will rot less than IN wet ground
The theory is that warm rains and scaldng sun pro
duce the rot than any other ene cause; and tns
sees 10 be the opinion of The Ohio Farmer although
be says every theory and every preventive OF the DIS
ease If successful one year fails the next. Yet am
full Of faith that judicous cultivation Will de mqcn
toward giving this crop free from the malady that
has so long made potatoe raising unprohtable.
TIs Bcsf Method of Renorating Worn-Out Soils
The PRESIDENT called up this question, and sug-
pested that it was presented by
SoLoS ROBINSON. Ho said did not present II be:
cause bad any theory TO advance but because had
received the following letter from Charles S. Weld,
farmer of Penobscot County Maine. lie writes as
follows: .,.-.
see in report the Farmers Club ssemsnt BY that
seed the cheapest manure Now have weny a.s
" %S se coSs Ss4 esS I nd -sc. Clover seed
India and IS per 5u'he Is the wheat the
= half s s ssa sie ip aow A9a for w s nDi ss
Of Say this before the Club and let us know the result
for we .s s thew yGa m the @ article sought Tsr
Your sndone disquson is ndorsed here BY all to whom it is
Mr.. ROBINSON eontinued-Now do not wish to be
understood recommending coverseed to be used as
manure, though have no doubt it would be good
fertilizer, and so would wheat or corn. And speak
advisedy when say that wheat bean Is worth as
much per tun as Peruvian guano as fertilizer of al
most any CROP But said and say again, that clover
seed is cheap manure if sown with all small grain,
and suffered to grow and rpen and be plowed under
And do think that the best method of renovating
wonout coils particularly such as the writer Of that
letter describes, is to apply something that will enable
the soil start crop of clover, and let that grow to
its full size and turn it all under. Certainly, for
farmers that have stable manure to spare from cu
tvated fields to apply to worn out ones clover the
most economical fertilizer that can be given. Some
outlying felds, too, too far away from the barn
yard and cannot be manured from that without too
much expense Such should be treated with clover
and not pastured moved, for nothing is gained in
manurial point Of view by passing food through the
stock.
WILLIAM LAwToS-I agree fully with Mr.. Robin
son, that clover crop s the most economical manure
for il draws two thirds Of its substance from the air.
farmer does not increase bis by feeding the
crop to his cattle. Barn-yard manure is only the
ashes Of crops Consumed If the crops had been
turned under, the manurial effects certainly would
have been equally great. The material cannot be in
creased by feeding There is no doubt but clover is
very cheap manure.
Mr.. FULLER-I hope clover and buckwheat will not
he classed together for have never seen any benefit
from turning in green buckwheat, but have seen
positive injury.
john G. BERGEs-I plowed under a crop of buck
whest twenty years ago as an experiment, but nave
never repeated it. The first satisfied me. neigh
bcr powed in crop Of turnps and found great bene-
fit from it. know that clover is always beneficial to
land, whether plowed under or not.
will benefit the SOIL but is that the cheapest manure!
If bran is good guano for land, we should use IT.
but the question then s would not be better to feed
the bran to cattle! IL may be profitable on some
sandy land to turn in crops but unless nature makes
mistakes that is not the most economical way of max
ing or using manure. / insist that crop fed TO AMI
mails, and the saved as it should be, will give
q more economical dressing
Mr.. PARDEE-Practically the views expressed by
Mr.. Greeley those of nearly all farmers. But In
my experience different from that has proved
farmers in this State and Pennsylvania are go from
turning under clover. Crops are not improved for
manure by passing through animals.
SoLoS ROBISsoN-The great question is not whether
msDure or crops turned under will produce the best
result but which is the most economical; and in my
opinion that is question that very few farmers csn
answer. After ALL adaptation must be looked to, be-
cause what is adapted to place Is not to another
My only object is to throw out suggestions. wish
those interested to think not only how to keep their
cultivated lands in good heart but how to renovate
the Old worn out fields, and make them fertile.
WM LAwTOS - Most men cannot restore their
worn.out soils by barn yard manure, because they
have not the yard and if such soils are ever re-
stored, it will be by growing something upon the
ground to turn UNDER to fertze the next crop There
il no doubt about the economy OF plowing IN green
crops over that of feeding them.
HORACE GREELEY--I don't believe man can turn
under. clover crop near bis barn so prof,sbly as
10 feed it 10 his cattle. The question is whether
YOU csnnot feed hundred dosrs worth of clover to
cattle and get hs the value of i. back IN manure.
joins G. BERGEs-I have always found that plow-
ing in clover that had been fed of Close made the
crops richer than by turning any other grass crop
The roots keep the soil light and rich. Our best melon
crops used always to be raaed from such lsnd-taat
is coverfelds that had been pastured or moved, or
bbh believe il is the roots than the tops that
add fertility to the coil.
The discussion Of this question will be continued
next Monday, and also strawberry culture and email
fruits generally.
NEW-YORK EASTERN NJ. T.. CONFEREN CE
The Eastern Methodist Episcopal Annual Confer
ence met yesterday et 81 a m.-the fifth day of the
conference. The session opened with the Gus
tomary devotional exercises. The Rev. Geo. Coombs