, 1861-02-04

Heavy. c1ay,ik well dinined, deeply p1owed and
well Pdlyenzed, will produce good crops. The I
lighter clay lpau1s ara only second to the sandy 1
bush land Ia valuable; in Central Illinois the :.
nanIato colored SOL or light dry loans. are to 4
be selected. South Of NBfg Muddy:!' they
thrive well on any Of the soils, whether noun :,
tain, limestone OF s1ecfous copglomerate. On
the Lime mud Diff, or prah,e portion of Egypt,
ths crop Is more uncertain from excessive wet
ouIrunE.
In cultiyating this plant, which is Of the
trailing convoluylus family, one indispensable
condition Is, TINT the sets must be planted on
small, hill-Ake mounds or ridges. In garden
culture, tie hills are usually employed, but In
al cases We prefer the ridge systeni both for
cheapness OF culture and better yield. In
the garden the ridges are thrown upMlth =
spade They shonldhe two md BALI feet at
base and foot high, the top not sharp but
round ut not less than sfx inches bread ut the=
top In field culture the spade syRtem would
he too expensive, andHe must use the p!oW to
/ throw up the ridges. We hare adopted new
plan to ridge up. To do thus we mark ont:E
Land as though ne intended to plow around 1t;
We SO around once In the usual way we then
/ alter the plow clevis SO that the plow will run
about three inches below the bottom Of the
first fnrroE, and to cut about tWo inches from;
the unbroken land This, with q good class
tflling pillow, will throw this second fhrroW out
upon the first. We next drive around, letting
the of:hofse 60 On the land, md 30 nedr the
futrow that the new furrow now being cut Will
just break the edge OF: the first ,farIoW; nc
then repeat as before. This makes the ridges
three and 4 half feet apart from centre to centre
and q Of falE size. Before setting We gooyeF the
ne&rx AZ ! A$E
dom, and then set the. plants about sixteen
inches apart in the ridge, one IN a p!ace. ;" We
never whit for rainy spell to set the plants,
but prefer to set As We ridge up. This is done
with dibble, which f5a pointed Iron some
thing like the one on he1oWer end Of a snr-.
yeyor's staff; one Of wood will answer This
is thrust into the p1ace where the plant Is to
be set, some four OF 1--we inches deep. Hold It
IN the right hand, and with the LETT hand hold
| the plant In the hQle as dep as 1t should be
set, and with the point Of the dfbhlc rattle IN
fine earth to within an inch or SO Of the sur
face: o.not press it at all about the. plant, =
nor is It material whether the earth Is damp OF
quite dry, but see that it Ii tne and not Iumpy.
a boy or man follows the person setting, with
Z pail Of water, and ponH about half pint On
each plant; and so soon as the wafer settles
away, the ground sheuldhs filled in andmade
level about the plant. i Cultivate With shovel
be necessary to finish up : '"= - i !.
Il. .sEw, MP1EN1Kr WANTED. ..<-
We want On implement That viii run between
the ridges before planting, SO as to throw all
tho loose earth upon the ridge to :give'it form
and to be followed with @ corrugated roller,
that will pulyerize the Jumps and press the
| ridges more firmly together. It viii be seen
that we cannot pulyeflse' the ridges" with &
harrow, and that the small Jumps must re-
main as thrown ont with the plow but will,
q roller made so as to fit the ddge, this could
be accomplished, If followed soon after the
plowing, and would greatly benefit the soil
WHAT suAL1 WE PLANT AFTER. .''
/ Sweet Potatoes do wen year otter year on
the same ground, with the addition Of well
rotted stable manure. After Irish Potatoes
Corn, Beans, the small grains, If fall ploWct,
md other garden vegetables. The GROUND
should be sheltered from the winds thnt rot
the soil Of its heat, and as they arc mot to, bt
set until danger from frost is over We shoult
give thema :
SOUTHERN AFFECT, ''''''.
for being tropical plant they like the sun il
all it's v1gor. Our object should be to Civ,
them plenty Of heat, and to keep of the n0rtl
and north-west wind. In setting them in th
garden give them the lightest spot towards th
south, but with q hacE Of high ground firm
trees or shrubs.
| 4 WORD TO IN: TIE zirEss j: I j COMPANY. -
A large share Of the plants set arc sen
through your hands, for It Is cheaper to pu1
chase few hundred plauts than to attempt t.
sprout them. The plants are pnt in shallo'
the @ condition n to ~ sateF If lee aeeded G When pacs
ayes hare been in yoA1r hands three or fou
days they are apt to show signs OF dropping
and in that ease nothing is SO natural or eAow
| more unmlstaknhly your care as to water then
but unfortut ately this kindness ofyouzsis thei
sure death. The leaves will soon tur
black and in few hours ; the plants AT
not only dead but produce an offensive rotte
mass. While ull other plnnts In the sam
| condition may be benefited BY watering Q
would die without 1t, it Is death to the swee
potatoe plant, md so dangerous is water
the leaves when packed that the plant shoul
never he taken from the beds when the dew
| on, We have known thousands Of plants los
| by watering, both by express agents and dca
ers. If you think water Is needed, you ca
| wet the roots by putting. the bottom Of tl
bag in water, which will moisten the mlteri:
in which the roots are packed, but never oil
crwtse. . .. .''' - : :
No 1arm should fail to set ont patch I
sweet potatoes, as they are cheeply aud ce
| tain1y grown. Most people IRE fond of then
ind they add another valuable vegetable to tt
,, list Of our garden and field products. :
oS SHIPPING.
: Farmers who grow this vegetable for1nnrk,
} should always ship In cheap barrels. The
should be carefully sorted, for q small roots
barrel will lessen the price more than the
, come wilted, and if the city dealers put thel
l upto ship North, they do not arrive in goo
! | order. It Ia not necessary to give much al
as flour barrels nre. sufficiently open withot
having holes bored In them. We have Sci
them to the north part Of Wisconsin in th
froSfv@ nd fF7n1rr
, in fine order. Farmers who sprout the
3 own plants will find. this a. prohtab
= crop, if their soil. aud aspect is suitabl
l and they give them the proper attention
, It is probable that dry sawdust or an
: other like substance wonld be valuable
pack them in, when to be kept for q long tim
As it Is, neither farmers nor dealers take OF
+ correct method 10 huye this valuable yeget
: | bic presented in the market in good cond
e tion. The consequence Is that the market
: an uncertain one both In demand and in pric
: and no other vegetable is subject to such gre
I market in barrels, in good order and well s
| lected. tile trade would extend to all the mort
cru ports where our shipping and railroa'
reach, but so long as they are sent forward
bulk, in sacks, aud in gunnies, the trade vi
maintain Its present status. KCRAL.
j, Commissioners to the vtrsfnta Cor
Editors Chicago TEibuas:,
!. sec the Governor Of New York has q
pointed q number Of Democrats to represe
: that Republican State in the Virginia Convc
e ton to be held at Washington on next Mo
$ day. The Governor Of Pennsylvania thi1
# hos done the same thing. The Governor
c Ohio has, among others, appointed Thom
!, Ewing, who, whateyc1 else he may be, b
: never, believe, been accused Of Republics
6 ism Now, if Republican Governors Of Repu
e | 1ican States are to act in this xaE It is q MI