Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-12-05
RICULTURAL.
POTATOES-ll 10
KEEP.


...# SnuTnEgN CrLrlNAr0R'-
lr... n the October number OF
.. laale paper, that yon have I
u.. rtel to Year subscribers /,
DID,. .....nmuulcntinn setting forth |
... u. uer al keeping Sweet Pota-
,u...- VIII remark that have
la. sol ruecoss nItho mode
r.,...a bnt | have not the expert
,r,. r. Many OF my ncighbors OF
tra m, pun-as il appears rather
r.4.u.. Tor many tn adopt IN
L.rt. / 1ly venture upor II by de,
lr . the suggestion OF one oil
5rt Poe. ,bors, Ar John Tarplcy,
....,... present when WAS put.
t-. ,1n,c very line ones sever,
~-u- 1go; and my success Tn I
t..rN.s rood, 50 very good that ]
lure o.. pled the plan fully, w''h
'h m seed and eating Potatoes
..w .., .hur sr:.sons without II u J.
,,.. s,,.I MANY of yohr readers Will
.r....c, rt'acmher that ls"b was
a Worry nll winter for keeping Their
p.ur.r | know il WAS such III
Al, ..r. .,borlo NJ, rs as tie win
,...l IS. Thus much consid-
,., Iu, be said a, ~ my success
..f.,. LA or manner will not COM
,mI 4. elfto one who has never
yrI,0'., H.
I'm lh first place, bc sure that
..tr ru'ntoeS are in Il proper state
hh. Ing; This is usually aSccrtainS
l.I. tingor hrcakinga few PntaS
tu., nn observing the drying Of the
w.lnIcl part, ifit dries oil soon
..rt,. thcyw;ll doto put T. lido
rl;..et,d il of any Importance to
hnv, Din, vines bitten by slight
Aoi ,s fact, prefer to dig before
nut I.u but- desiring to have the
Pei ln> grown ms long us can,
SOM nu,s i'ost comes before dig,
T rnMu.nte to dig, prelering clear
vy..lr' but not regarding cloudy
IN. .'.,., rainsas very Objectionable,
only uu account of the work being
accoB'' shed in Il more c!eanily
when the ground and wealth,
"a, Is lgrcr SO soon as get well
under way digging, ] commence to
huuj ar move to the place Of bank
ina-- &c agreed upon. l smooth
al, u'l;,cc of the ground and com
meme. 10 pour my Potatoes upon
III, ruand, keeping them in close
cor.csl .orm so as 10 be easily coy
mltting usually from 800 to
tDlNblshels in Il heap or hill. II
thehii IS made long one, it iSper-
haps better when you begin to use
lrom ii and they keep as we'll.
Now having the quantity in a heap
that Won desire, take II good shovel
and commence about s or 10 inches
from volr Potat )cs, which You have
laid ~ smooth and evenly, and put
the earth over them about 8 or q
inchc. I'll over evenly, not leaving
any nil hole; as is usually termed,
but coyer all up well and closely,
smoothing the earth well over the
whole III. Ii you have taken W
vour earth evenly all around youl
Inn! tic water will not likely rise
anon your Potatoes. Now make a
good shelter over your bark or hill
and the work is done.
Ny, Potatoes have kept well with
,ais manner of treatment. | would
r.m,r,; that care should be had, OF
sometime the earth is moved OF
from lto Potatoes, and then in case
OF scverc freeze, the Potatoes
woald be injured; keep them wei
covered with earth 5 to 6 inches
and link them secure. The phi
los1pl5sof putting no straw o" stalks
nest to The Potatoes, as think, is
this the Potatoes, when put IL
bulk, first generate heat, which
makes Il steam, this, when it comes
in contact with the straw or stalks
Il. condensed they being cool, into
water This water, collecting ON the
straw or stalks, is carried back into
The potatoes, and in many cases
clusas thcm to decay in the course
of , or 3 wecl5s-when, ifthc earth
lyas allowed to come i'll contact with
this yteam, it is condensed into
water al,o, but the surrounding earth
is good absorbent and your bank
is kept dry and coolsq quickly.
This pan of putting up could &c
aloptcd in house built large ano
roomv and well covered f; the house
would be sure protection from
theft
Yours, hastily, J. B. HART,
i-aiga Point, o., Oct. 10, 1860.