Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-18
Amount Of Seeds for Potatoes.

I From difsrsn, sources we gather the sx-
pericncc Of farmers with reference TO the
amount Of seed il Is profitable to use in
F. planting potatoes. Our readers should
mark ,his .rtiele. and refer to l, a, planting
time.
johnson says " For the main crops il is
evident from experiment, tina, me jerate sized
whole potatoes are the best, from which all
but two eyes have beSn removed; but espe-
eially having the crown, which !. a cOngsry
Of snail eyes, first removed tor from these
proceed little spindlcd stalks, which are
comparatively worthless, and ipjure the
main stem.
For the early crops, almost the very con-
,rary TO the above !. the mos, advantageous
to be prasticel. The set should have the
crown eve. which Is the one growing in the
center Of the eongsry Of small ones above
mentioned. preserved. some potatoes have
two such eyes, bu, the generality only one.
This Is always the most promp, TO yeseiaie.
and u not known BY ,hi. description. may
&c svinced by plaein; tvj or three potatoes
in a pan Of moist earth near the FIRE. II
the earth is kept most, the crown eve will
be IN a state Of vegetation in Eve or liz day..
To obtain early crops when tubers are
raridly formed, large sets mus, b. employed.
In these, one or two eyes a, mos; should BE-
allowed to remain. II the sets are placed
with their leading buds upwards. few and
very strong early stems will DO produced;
bat Il the position i' reversed, many weak
and later shoot. will arise. and not only the
earlines. but the quality Of the produce be
deprecated"
Another writer urges. that farmers DO no,
waste Sod by planting moro than one or
two eve. in hill-unless /, Is desired TO
spoil the crop. lie succeeds four-fold better
than upon the whole potato plan. Would
advise three or four eyes in bill IL planted
two by three feet apart; II in drill', six
inches apart in row, one or two eyes-6Jo-
,iI,hs Of the SD Is saTel, and the proper
ton OF large to small potatoes is increased
thr.o.iold over the old plan.
\ correspondent, VI the February number
OF the Valley Farmer gives the produc, Of
ihrcs potatoo. TO be ten bushels. From the
lArsc,, potato he says he raised five bushels.
planted one eye in each hill. From the two
smaller potatoes he grew the other Eve bush.
Gle, planting two eyes IN each bill.
\ recent writer IN the New England Far
mer ave. where com, hi!l. Of corn were
missing. he planted sprouts or vine. picked
from the potatoes IN the cellar. They were
picked or with the huscr. as close t, the
potato as possible, being SIX or sish, inches
long. ct out. and grew and produced equal
" as well q. the same varieties did on the
sane ground year previous. The varieties
were the Coburs and sand Lake potatoes.
lie believes the sprouts may Be used and
ave the potato, obtaining an equal crop,
and saving all the seed.
A writer in the Farmer and Gardener
SAYS hi. experience hvOrs the use Of ".pilts"
(as the Irish call the potato eu,,ing') with
only one eve, or with a, mos, two eyes. lie
rejeets small poia,oe. Cor thus purpose, &c
Letting tubor- Of medium size with long wig
orous shoots Plant the tubers At leas,
twelve inches apart IN the row, observing
earc to insert them 50 that they shall spring
Up evenly.