Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-04-25
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.anoen, OF seed sor Potatoes.

Auaonnf OF seed s0f Eo'sa'eSs'
F,o,, different sources we gather the expe- /
.ieDee of farmers with reference to the amount |
~ seed which is Profitable to use in planting |
-,+,toes Cur readers shonll mark this ar :
tia.. sul refer to it at planting tune.
Johnson says; "For the main crops 1T is
evident from experiment. thst moderate sized
whole potatoes are the best, from which all
a7at two eyes have been removed; but especi-
aIIv bas;ps .hc crown, which is congesy OF
smau ewes. first removed; for from these pro-
ceed little spindle stalks, which are compar
stively worthless, and iajure the main sem
For the carly crops, almost the very con-
trary te the above is the most advantageous
to be practced The set should have the
crown eve. which is the one growing IN the
..sDtre Of congery of small eues above men
toned. preserved. Some potatoes have TWO
such ewes. but the generality only one- This
is sl.ays the most prompt TO vegetable, and
# uos known by this description, may be evin
ced By placing two or three potatoes IN pan
of uois, Garth near the fire. If the earth is
sept moist, the crown eye will be IN state
of vegetation IN nVe OF SIX uUyS-
ITO obtain early crops when tubers are
-apidly formed, large sets must be employed.
IN these, oae or two eyes at most should De
ailoyed to remain If the sets are placed
with their leading buds upwards, few and
very strong early stems will be produced; but
if the position is reversed, many weak and
later shoots will arise, and not only the ear
illness. but :he quality of the produce be ce-
preciated
Another writer urges, that farmers do not
waste seed by planting more than one or two
ewes in d hiil-aniess it is desired to spoil the
crop. He succeeds four-fold better taar upon
the whole potatoe plan. Would advise
three or four eyes in hill if planted two By
shroe feet apart; # in drills. six inches apart
in row, one or two eyes-6ye sixths of the
seed is saved, and the proportion of large tc
small potatoes is increased three fold over the
old plan.
4 correspondent of the February numbe
of the Valley Farmer gives the product o
three potatoes to be ten bushels. From tn
large potatOe he says he raised five bushels
planted one eye III eacn A3s Hrosi tne ="
smaller potatoes he grew the other five bush
els, planting two eyes ia each hill.
A recent writer in the New England Far
a.er says, where some hills of corn were mis-
sing, he planted sprouts or vines picked fros
the potatoes in the cellar. They were picke
of with the fingers as close to the potatoe a
possible. being six or eight inches long, Sc
out, and grew, aad produced equally as we
as the came varieties did on the same groun
year previous. The varieties were th
"Coburg" aud Sand Lake" potatoes. b
believes the sprouts may be used and save tt
potatoe, obtaining an equal crop, and savin
all the seed
A writer in the Farmer and Gardner sa,
his experience favors the use of 'tspllts"
the Irish call the potatoe cuttings, with onl
one eye, or with at most two eyes. He r
jects small potatoes for this purpose, selectir
tubers OF medium size with long vigoror
shoots. Plant the tubers at least twel
inches apart in the row, observing care to i
sert them so that they shall spring up eve
ly.