The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-05-22
Culture Of tho Potatoe.


ing this valuable. perhaps a few sug.
geslions may be profitable to our read
ere,
The best soil for the potato. is a tolor.
ably light. dark colorsd loan, il fill Of
decayed vegetable matter all the better
provided alwaysit be madO sufficiently
dry; that is to say-well drained that
the water line shall not DO nearer the
surface than from 60 to "a inches. Pc.
tatoss will not grow and be healthy in
wet land.
The best variety for this locality Is
,uaqusstionably the Neshanoo. 1t does
not yield, however, as many other kinds
but upon the whole | must prefer 1t. d
The ground should DO made mellow
before planting. have yet TO see q good
crop or even good potatoes grown among
clods. Early planting, too, is one main
itemiio success. Il gives the chances Of
the whole season. The tubers are also
much better whom thoroughly ripe. The
The Neshanoc while green, is pretty
we'll mixed through the inside with blue
streaks, which almost wholly disappear
as they become ripe.
Some persons plant their potatoes in
hills. Ihave had the best success in
making rows both ways; they yield
about as many bushels, and everything
else being equal incomparobly finer
specimens. l have seldom failed in having
ninety per cent. ofmy entire crop large
enough for table use.
In preparing tho seed, prefer having
them cut quito small, or SO as to have as
near as may be. but one eye in each
piece; we then plant three Of these pic.
ces to the hill, which with Neshanocs.
will be aptto give from four to Eve stalks
in each hill which is enough when good
potatoes arc desired. l have time and
again tried the experiment Of planting
whole potatoes, frome one to two to the
hill, according to size; whore you only
put one, the stalks are too close together
il not too many, where you put two in
each hill, you are sure to have too ma
ny stalks. They produce generally three
or four large, rather rough potatoes,
with any quantity Of small ores; while
those cut with only one eye to the piece,
and planted as above, have generally for
me, in good ground and with good cul.
ture, produced from eight to twelve nice
smooth potatoes to the hill, with very
few small ones, Last year / planted
some FIVE acres with large whole pota-
which digging time gave about 80 per
cent of small ones, unfit FOR market as
table potatoes; while right by their side
on the same kind Of soil, planted the
same day. aud ell respects cultivated
dixie, the fine cut did not give over 10
per cent ofcullings.
Some people plant only when the
moon is right, late OF early, so that when
they fail Of getting them in, in just the
time when the moon isin some cOnstella,
ton, they wait for another revolution OF
tho luminary. which ifitwas ondowedwith
reason and could laugh, would certainly
do SO at their folly. Plant early with
the'grouud in good order. cultivate we'll
so the crop may mature before the fell
rairs set in. then harvest in good season
and nine times cut Of ten you will have
"A his.eTa2s .aigsNa: Pststoes, I essssa$
afraid to warrant It. G. S. INKS.
The above, coming from most sue,
.csssfnl Market Gardener, as we'll as a
capital farmer is worthy OF particular
attention. Ed. Field Notes.a.~