Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-02
Good AdvIes-Take Il.

Asssr'. Editors; los. ,,,r.;,o
MANY timely things have been said sssns plo''s
cotton aud TOBACCO and II tAVoF VI t,;r ro,s.
IN n ssy feW words in favor ei planting Po'A'
IA. A potatos crop viii go further than any 0'ner
| ~. can De made On the came land
a; Pa,oss are nearer mea Al important thing now
80 had too than anything e.sa.
ANS - bsye to do on short allowance Of SAIL, il
vii r, quire less in living on Petloes than sny'hns
S,v man Who would not prefer living on roasted pc
iaoes 10 the surrender cf his liberty TO tie Yankees
do rot want for nv neigbbos II We hsve any cotton
or o5lcco patch planted, let Us cat CT corner Of
and plant i; il more potatoes.
Yours Truly, lsuAM ). WOOD
The aoovs appears in the Atlanta CJafelsrdey and
deaminr /; worthy OF wider circulation, We transfer il
to the Whg l. is asserted by sgreulGursis, that pOts
toes arc reary as gcol bus5el fOs bashel 10 att'n
hogs as corr and equally AZ good if half ain aud hall
Potatoes srs fed 70 them aad tha: they are better TO-
cows As potatoes ought prolucc ten times as many
bushels Der acre a. corn the truth Of these ssseriors
ou,b, 20 DC tested ald tbs present is most oFporune
s.ssol for every farmer to try the experiment.
! We copy om the Nav York P.ov OF 1852, the fol,
Losing extract Of communication from Georgia farmer
on this sutise,:
tn. best ims to plant Is from April FIRST to May e.
teeuih L ai do 10 Plant later, cut not go well b
o-e psntcg the ground should be 6tokea up deep a2o
fle Then throw up beds ~ith turn plo~ four and
s apart and put Ia tie SEES, about t~o feet apaE
some think thl is giving too great distance II may De
of wet year. but always plant that distance, and AN
s'says successful dfy, on good soil Soma make
high ridges and the potso plans on the top OF theu
! md when tie grass sprncs up they draT down tie
--.zs rides and al ard ave ire plants away up GU
"a row 6ry ridge 20 ics IA OF moisture. Why
s-y DO this C.nt say uElcs5 their dudes dine so
blink a. best plan il % set the plants on The bed ard
itag Toe dir 20 tte0, ss t1ty viii bear T. doat
| --uk I labor under ans great mistake ab'u'
/ t5e sweet potato, sEd Ii 90 nos enc
/ of thc mos pr,f aos c1cps male hsr', or any
here tls, In suitable soil and ciua.o. Tlcre Is no
erop thaI krcs o. wt;el pays 30 veil Some paotla
lI4u potatoes /, t-ce, aud get scarcely enough 'opN
I -5f d,Egug, and so co come tall IA every thing
hFv undertake TT there L 20 need OF ri ing Ia tie
y,;at5 crop Pan. in SOFT inflow soil, aud kssp ,hr
geclnd Loose Cud clean iss T-eks aud ths vines wall
som cover the wtCls gtouct SO that The grass cant DO
| : ~ ham, SSest potato yinss If well cured max eT'
ce-nt fOod fer c,.tls and sheep they are hard To
cure but they are also hard 10 rot AID they must BE-
very rctec or the stock vii eas Item. Planters cugdt
% commence digging potatoes fos the hogs IN AuS'sL
| and AZ ia tims the vines o. cured win bus hie
;rousl, A ircnd o. mine tells me he plants pota
patch in every cosfsd that he bas so that uhen his
bor- are eating ol lis uess ey have potatoes also Tais
/, an excellent plan. Hogs will do muoa better on pos,
| .o.s AID peas than they Will either slime; ard
,lea email p.rcs OF gtou1d till answer tbs puJpo-'.
became they pro6Cce much 70 tic acre. Son" p
pe seem TO be fearful they shah mak, toe many PJa'
,5ss or uorc han hey fad any usa Tor. Tlis Is :
.rsuudess fear Feed them 10 bogs, horses and cows,
al ~nt,r AID ia toe spring end sumUCr too, uati The
new crcp comes il. suppose il might 30 possible for
a nan to rake too many p,ts.ce5, bu; this Is c'tas
| irophe hat Is 10. often rsaiz d in Georgia.
| A. L. ERNST.
Bob C.usly, Gs7rc;d.
I; sLeud no: b. gotten that tie Po-AtS crop is
.u,h s,lry ope than the corn crcp sni q season u
for the Litter may produce fine potatoes Ii is al
a. earlier crop than corn which is an important fact
Pilaes can hardy lase anything by eultva;iag thl
ger. four times their oriaIry crop Of potatoes
asSl.c,3g 60 On and tobacco rot oosu, COZ this crop