Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-05-18
AGRICULTURAL.



Eos. GESKsEE FARnER ;--In the
February number Of the GsasHes Far.
Her, l noticed aa article IN regard TO
planting potatoes with corn. and intend.
ed to elicit ths opiaion Of your reader.
aad As 1 have been reader and sub
seriber to the Fsrser for number el
years. venture 10 send yon this commn.
nica,ion TO be used as yos see Ct.
Some few years since when the pota-
toe rot prevailed in this section to an
alarming extent, various modes Of OBJ
Waiting the disease were resorted 10. aud
amoag others the follosing, which, as
tar as my experience and practice goes,
is as follows: After fixing piece Of -
dry ground as convenient, the same way
as for corn, "a early in the spring as it
viii answer, then plant The potatoes
and corn 10 the same rows, IN alternate
hills OF about two feet apart and the
rows abe4tthree feet and a bali apart,
the corn shading the potatoes, and pro-
tecting them from the hot rays Of the
sun-whichi IN my opinion, in a wet
season, is one cause OF their rogting. -
For, in order to satisfy myself planted
two separate pieces of ground, side by
side, Of sandy loan, of the kind ia all
respects--one piece with cora and pota-
toes as above, the other with potatoes
alone.
The result was that the latter were
about one quarter rotten, the former very
few rotten ones among them--teading
them in all respects alike as to potatoes,
using no plaster or ashes except on the
corn.
In this way very heavy crops may
be raised, insuring a good crop Of Poia-
toes and midiIing one Of corn, with but
VIZ AAtAo N&t4A AIUuusC.
The above plan has been pursued by
many in years past, and as far as have
learned, with perfect success. Care
should be taken to plant potatoes or
none other than the dryest ground, no
very rich, blowing it once in the fall.
As 10 hoeing them, in the seasons
taat they have rotted much, have ob
served that conical-shaped hill was ID,
best. Plant none but the fairest ones
and often shift the seed.
By following the above rules. hav,
invariably had good potatoes, not havia,
lost but a few since the commencement
of the practice.
The only serious objection l have t
e the foregoing plan is, that it preclude
the possibility of blowing the crop bot
e ways, which is very desirable, as Il save
e much labor. II. II. VI.
Lemon, Wyoming Co, Pa, April 1866
THfck vs.. TINS SEEDIyo.Joh
Johnsion, in the Rural Ameriean. sag
man in his employ once sowed a pai
of field With clover seed at the rate
twenty -foor quarts per acre. The reso
vas tl.at The clover oa that portion nevs
got taller than the natural white Glove
r. and was too short to cut. lie finds i
n pounds of clover seed per acre quil
= enough. Half a bashel OF timothy sea
e 70 the acre win give better quality
i hay. bat six quarts win give a Iare,
quaniily. He sibraied several yea
a between sowing one and three bushels
r wheat 10 the acre, bur settled down
sr l-2 bushels and believes this quanti
.. to give the creates, yield, although wh.
u sold al the rate Of TO 2 ia bushels D
Al acre the wheat ripens few days ca
j lier.
+ TINE OF PLAsrISG CoRx.--TI
e. Homestead, (Cg.) Says From q
ID observation of ti,e past six years,
ID think that the majority Of our farms
le plant corn quite TOO early. A warm Sc
e. in May tempta them TO early so3in
I'd and she seed comes up, but il is liable
ix be surfeised with water or cut off
ns late frosts. Almost every farmer /
" she experiences Of plap,ing his err os
ui again. and ahas tens Of thousands Of q
Il lars are thrown away. A much besi
m plan il no, 70 plant I'll tbe lass Of II
en- or tbs hsss week Of June. 0ns # ,
ad bess farmers of that State plants on
NJ sth Of June. and gets bis crop Ven 4
On ,u7ed, and . yield near seysnsy bash
vi to the acre.
,us THE MEssAeg AND RErLr.-l
A. ars told thai geaiieman sons ks,
reds ol miles distant. sslegraphsd %
% wite ia PoFslaaa. laielysio Trad
,sr l2th yrrsa q shs "a EpssGIs "a Jeha.'
ase Shs replied - asAlng biaA 10 @ssad
"a i4fh verse 81 he 81 Epi.ile a Joha.'
j Anyeae, By Fesdsag slssse passsge@.