The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-06-07
Planting Potatoes.

From different sources We gather tue
experience Of farmers with reference to
the amount Of seed it is profitable to use
10 planting potatoes. Our readers should
mark this article, aud refer TO i. at plaut.
ing time.
johnson says: "For the main crops
it is evident from experiment, that mod
crate sized whole potatoes are the best,
from which all but two eyes have been
removed; but especially having the crown,
which is { congery Of small eyes first
removed for from these proceed little
spindled stalks, which are comparatively
worthless, and injure the main STEM"
" For the early crops almost the very
contrary to the above is the most advan-
tageous to be practiced. The set should
have the crown eye, which is one grow.
ing in the center Of the congery Of small
ones above mentioned, preserved. Some
potatoes have two such eyes, but the
generality only one. This is always the
most prompt to vegita,e, and if not known
by this description may be evinced by
placing two or three potatoes in pan OF
moist earth hear the FIRE. If the earth
is kept moist, the crown eye will be in
state Of Vegetation in FIVE or six days
To obtain early crops when tubers
are rapidly formed, large sets must be
employed. In these, one or two eyes at
most should be allowed to remain. II
the sets are placed with their leading
buds upwards, few and very strong ear
~ stems will be produced; but if the
position is reversed, many weak and later
shoots will arise, and not only the EARL
ness, but the quality Of the produce be
deprecated
Another writer urges that farmers do
not waste feed BY planting more than
one or two eyes in hill-unless it is
desired to spoil the crop. He succeeds
four fold better than upon the old pota
to plan. Would advise three or four
eyes in hill if planted 2by 3 feet apar
if in drills, six inches apart in row, on.
or two eycs-ive,sixths Of the seed il
saved, and the proportion Of large t
small potatoes, is increased tarce fole
over the old plan.
Since writing the foregoing, the Feb
No. Of the Valley Farmer has come II
hand in which Minnesota correspond
ent gives the product Of three potatoe
to be ten bushels--from the larges: Pc
tato he says he raised five bushels
planted one eye in each hill. From til
two smaller potatoes he grew the othe
6sc bushels, planting two eyes in eac
kill.
a recent writer in the New Englar.
Farmer, says, where some hills G who
were missing, be PLANTED sn-onta ~ya q
pickaa..es Of life while in the full enjd,,
Of health and prosperity. It ca.
gloom over cur entire State shar
~ believe, by the most selfish and
anthropic; for cold indeed must
heart be, which could not utter a
pathetic response to 50 great o allie
And much more noble and praisewe
- it, that our sympothies run ia tha
rsction, which manifest themselye
something tangible, in the shape O
lief to the suffering. All about .
hear Of generous donations being ,
Ia their behalf; and we arc glad to
this generosity is not conGred t.
own State. The citizens Of Chi
hare already raised about SIS 900 To-
Suffering at Camanche, Albany an
entity, and are still continuing thei
forts. Last evening grand musical
cert vas to take place in tho Wigw
the avails Of which were to be ap,
80 tho relief Of those who suffered
the tornado. And SO let tho ball
%, Tor the work is noble one.
- Our Helena friends are manifest
tsus patriotic spirit in their determinati
keep In remembrance the birth day .
American Indenandence hv celah~o.;..