, 1861-03-28

potato, has nearly gone OIL OF dALei On aecoHHt
of the great ,numbes Of small tubezs, and its
disposition to ID ramble, TINS increasing the la~
bor Of: digging: For the main summer crop
the Neshnnnoc1e will continue to hold . high
+ position, while forvery early It must give PLACE
IL other varieties. With us :tMatthews.s Early
Blue has proved the earliest, the most pro-
ductive and Of the best quality. The flesh, is
white and mea1y, and it has the further good
Gas not been much disseminated and therefore
is not in the market to any: extent. We have
given it thre8 years. trial, and therefore can
speak Of it from experience: We have diyid-
ot our small stock with friends so literally
that We haYo hone to:spare at this time. The
early Manly is next in season, is more pro-
ductive tllan the former, and win prove Of no
small value 'as an early potato. Our seed
'cau1e from two sources, three years since; one
-6f which was from a. G. Hantord Of Wiscon-
sin, under its proper name, and one from q
potato grown now near the North Branch, un-
der the name CT Boston White" which is in
correct, the Boston White being a different
potato. It is possible that several gardeners
a5out the city may have this variety; If so We
would advise them to discard the Early
June" which IL yellow fleshed, watery pota-
toe and plant the "Ear1y Manly It is superior
mail respects. Theycloselyresemb each other
in external appearance, but BY cutting they
growing in one garden, ut least, under: the
name Of Boston White mixed with the Early
June The mixed, In time Of maturity, is the
Neshannock, Of which we need not, speak,
The ss Mexican" is also ripe at the time Of the
Neshannock, but, though the richest in starch
mud gluten Of all the potato family, Jet its poor
productive quality will prevent its becoming
i fayorite in the market. At the same time
We shah continue to plant them for family
use, especially for baking, IS their form and
quality are not. to be galnsayed for this pur-
pose, The. Carter p for g tall potato, Is now
taking high stand, but: it's deep eyes are d
drawback We have large number Of other
sorts on trial, among them one purchased for
Thorburnts June, but 1t is late as the Carter;
closely resembles it, but much more prolific.
We shall give it further trial On account Of It's
enormous yield; and at the trim, fair quality
for cooking. The English Fluke" is q fine
looking, smooth potato, that promises well,
both rs to yield and quality. -.
For the past threa years we have been in
| tile practice Of ploWing IN our seed, BY drop
ping it into the farrow and covering with the
| next round OF the plow... The ground was
deeply plowed in the Fall, and IN April the
seed put In by shallow plowing, say three
! inches deep. The sizes used for p1nnting are
| uisxt to the smallest or next to those used for
cooking or sent to market. These are cut into
! pieces, containing one or two eyes at most,
n1ld dropped into every third furrow about a
foot apart, aud are. treated as in the drill sys.
TEN; after blowing, the Lind. .is left in the same
condition until the young plants begin to ap-
pear. It is then narrowed with a two horse
team, without any regard to the young plants.
After; finishing, it Is rolled; IN a few days the
I plants will all be up, when the rows are work
I'd with q horse and culhyator weekly until
4 the plants ere some SIX or eight inches high
:! VI aen shovel plow is used to hill up with,
This ia again uprooted just before they begin
Il u 4~s,1.4
/ turbed, hut the weeds are kept down between
the rows with the shovel plow or cultivator
Should Teeds spring up on the hills, they are
to be cut out With 8 sharp hoe At the time
Of digging; the crop should be CLEAR Of weeds,
when the crop can be rapidly thrown out wifi
d dat tine potato fork They should besorted
at this time, as it will save Large amount oI
|ilabor. No Two varieties should be planted in
the same hill, as both will be injured in botl
quantity and quality Manure should not be
applied direct to the poiato, crop, nor SHOULD
+ tHey be planted on old land, Land the second
or third year from the sol is the best; and
+ on such ianI they do owel1 to follow; the elaal
grains or corn. Wheat Ia m excellent crop tx
iuIlow potatoes, either with or without p1ow
ing. # the land is clean we would not p1ow
/ ANgY MODE OF FITTING THE GROUND. =
We shall this gear, for tho first time, prepar,
our potato ground with the pae Of tie sub
soil plow, We have often trench -ploEed b:
the use Of two plowH, throwing tile bottom
;. furroWs out; but In this case, we shall plant
OH corn stubble, turn the furrow some thre
inches deep over the seed, and before the seet
eub-soil plow, loosenlng mp the bottom sol
aomo eight inches below the f4rrow, bgt other
wise not disturbing OF throwing it ont, as il
trenchplowing.- In this why the soil will b
puiyerlzed nearly foot deep, and Jet the see'
!, is not deposited over three inches deep, au'
-4l,r 3vns% Nd r~}no
iuto which the roots will readily strike, an'
which WiH give them depth ofsoi1 to keep th
reots cool, which in tAis crop is very ESSENTIAL
Alter planting, the ground will BE- rolled a
once, and so soon IS the plants begin to up
par; Will be treated rs before described. no
lsoor Of planting S materially reduced, ii,
hoe Ii almost wholly dispensed with, the dig
ging is: eesy, sHd tbs whole cost Of ii
crop so eheapeneq, thstseyen at the pfcsep
; lev priceit Will continue . profitable crop
while the demand will SO increase that million
| Instead of hundreds Of thcpsa4ds Of bnshsl
4 of-this almost indispensable crop will be sh:p
ped south aud east annually. !.
SPRING WHEAT.
On fhe~ Inst two days Of February We sowe
ten acres Of ap7inE Wheat- Since. that time til
RI ground has been frozen nearly every nishl
from two to three inches deep; sotletiue
thawing ont by noon, and again not at all. o.
. | the 18TH inst we ,soWed twelve acres noTt
aud the weather has been Of such natur
slnce. that We coql4 not fully hniah, the hal
rowing of it in. esterqay, the Gltl, the irs
sowing commenced to. break ground, and th
last Is veil spronted. Nome Of it is III the leas
;, Injured. Many farmers near Us have not soWl
as yet, waiting for the ground to get IN An
order; they will not SOW in then.ud. Our drs
sowing presents a finely pulycrized, surface
. and no one would suspect that the land va
! not in the best Of order at the sowing, as th
, I frost has made full amends. In two week
!, more. passers BY will give us credit for havin
winter instead q spring wheat, and we vii
| guarantee to have our: spring wheat in ahocl
before our neighbors shall have completed I'll
= harvesting Of their winter wheat; and, further
Il that IN case the ehlnch bug should lay claim t.
s :art Of the, crop, he will have to get ou
earlier in the Re3son than usual, to get hi
share. We take pleasure in esying that q larg
number Of farmers are just as much ahea'
with their spring wheat as We are. RURAL
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