Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-04
Board Of Agriculture

The business before the hoard on Thor,
day. vas the consideration OF the cultivation
OF the potato. Dr True thought this croI
was ,hc most pruatab,e one grown by farm,
crs in this STATE. unl,,s grass vas an czcsr,
ti0n. The introduction OF new aud NOR,
prolific varieties. bad awakened in his neigh,
b0rbood a new interys, in this crop. som,
hrin. grew from 1000 90 1900 bushel, in a
year. GrJai quantities ary worked inic
Starch. The bet kinds ior table uss. PRO-
ducJd the largest amouu, OF starch, bu,
there vns d.Gsrcnce in tbe productions of
different years d, 60 tbo amount OF starch
TroIac.l For eNample,--the crop % lSj5
afforded only one pound Of starch % ten
pounds of potatoes, while that OF l,js pro-
juccI one pound or starch O. eight % p1,a.
t,cs. The fuc and nice varieties will aver
age, iu favorable SEASONS. nine pounds Oi
starch o. tushcl ,f potataa-, while the
larger aud clar..r varieties a1aIi not over
eight pounds 90 starch pr busbel. Tie
mode o. cultivation in hisusishhoJhooi was
O, spread the manure on tbc surface. and
harrow ii iu THIS method prnlac.l the
best crops. The sil, u the s,yl used was
not considered Of much consequence I
have uieI some experiments, and | end
smaii seei produced as good a cropa. large.
have mauur.I % ths bin with a compost
Of night soil, ashes anl plaster, Of which !
put handful in a bill. and dad not suIrr
irom Tot. lm1nurc more heavily cor plta.
toes than formerly. Toe California potato
i, che mos, profitable variety cultivated in
my usisbhorbool. lie mentioned a variety
recently introduced irom Germany, which
promise. vs.I.-the long rcd has bocn mos:-
ly cultivated ilr starch.
Tho President said, diE.rcn, soi,. r,luirc
diG,rgn, method. ol treatment, 90 PRODUCE
good crops Of potatoes a. every thing els,
ll.. method wa, o. ridge the land when IL
was vet. AMI plant nearly level with the
surface. when J., b, dry Dee urrowci about
six inches deep. Corn bad the power to
adapt itsclt 6, its locality, bat potatoes
have no such power OF adaptation. They
will have their own way oF de. lie made
Do. rows three and halt tcgt apart iu ,he
row.
Mr.. Porter of Washington County, went
int a very minute account OF his method
Of cul,i,atiu. the potato, which De dad with
very h,,Ic U.s. OF ,as hoy, either ia planting,
or after cultivation, or harvesting, all beng
done with tbe pl5w and cuitulJr. Culii-
,at.ou by Do. method produced from one Go
two hundred bs.ac,s % i.e choicest var.c-
tics o. the acrs.
The member from West Penob,e5t recon-
m-rIcI changing Sod from ono locality O.
another. and stated that bi, crops failed
from continual planting Of small rlta'ac-.
lie considered Oh, jackson potato ,be bee,
variety fr ab!, use, but ,ts Or5u0 more
Tr.,d,. though %, inferior quality.
Mr stevens % Ar,o.,1os spoke with re-
ference o. she depreciation ol 'be production
and tne quality % pontae.. aud thai one
variety wa. taking she place Of o;he,s, as
a., Jackson that Of the Chr,.tics.
Mr.. Anderson thought green manure the
tast i.r potatoes. lie gave a very interest
mi. account oi some experiments made ihc
past season. ia che application Of manur,'
e. routos-. he mauur.d one acre with
green stable manure. lle divided 30 into
eight equal parts IT, one Of 'trrc part. hc
applied dressing OF suau1, which Iroiuc-
Ella ar-, growth OF t5r., but ,he amount
oftui.r, va. uat 50 .lrse as in that portion
o. which 'he green manure alone was ap-
rhsl.