, 1862-11-05

October o. rrn.se this planting Is E1ar:
LOTTERY, while the frs: planting b much more |
litter. In all cas-: sod land thAt has had one
Ct ot s1rait graia tsken trom 1t, should be
stl.c:ed, for such soil Is mora retentlre #
moisture than cid i1"d, whose texture is
" ntj1t@ in The decay ng roots Of the grasses.
We "on1d re""'cn1enu tAlt the land for the
p owed hefore vitter: nv thro@ing It Into
narrow lands, water will draw off and It will
be in good condition 10 plant very early. It.
need tot be plo~ed again in the sprlcg. In
planting, mark Gu. 'hc rows with saose1
rlow, two and a half feet apart, and four or
five icclts detT. 1u these drop the ssed, oae
to two eyes or piece and the pieces about
ten inches apart In the drills, cover with a
shClyrf 1loW. narrow atd roll the ground
Tie rolling is va!u1tle to crush he lamos
that worla otherSi5e preEcat the sua f-onA
having i*s full +ff~ct on ttie soil. OF tae aft +
culture We will not sE:ak al this time 'or ,!.:
object Of the lre stnt writing is 10 r.E III ut
tsItjcD of far1ntr. more immediately 10 the
stlection Of soil, Gnd to t.: y.Iue Of autumn
plo~iDg Of the ground
As ;hi' co*a-o rot il not SO COMMON - that
part Of the State. We will pas j. cvcr for
LIZ Ir:seSt, and fnrn our attention To 4. ror.
con mon at the north. And here We must
tfet ltsist On TIT importance Of u5ing only
land that has had but one crop OF tho snall
graiIs silcc it was in grass. Tnis is the first
OF tlis crop, such land should be fall plowe1,
sph il fer an early crop need nat ba plowcd
again in the spring, but marked off as ba;o.e
dtatr;beo in The Ea1ne manner. This is done
early in April, and 60 soou as the plants begin
to spGear above ground, should b: thoroughly
narrowed.
The potatoe Is 20 much more healthy In
this sod land than ia the old land tha: VIC
EnEdef that farmers do not oisener regard it,
W. usually plant f:om tiv. to ten acres OF po'
tatoes, and always on tais kind Of land. aud
whiie our nefghbcrs are seriously troubled
with the rot and failure Of crops, our crops
are always fair. Tb:s year the aFera,e il not
large, only shout 1i0 bushels to the acre,
though two n.eu c7uld easily dig one hunirad
bushels day. We 1nus narc demonstrA .
that our practice mas the rneFt OF profit, and
is superior to any other now in common uss.
vA1uE oE VARIETIES.
For the main cr~p, We cultivate but few VA
ritties. 'Gstntt Chill, 132 bushels. at u: rate
of lis bushels to the acre; Pink=ye, So bush
e!E. 81 bushels per acrt; Purple N:sc.naock,
G5 tuehels, FER acre, 81 hus6e;s; CArtr, 135
bushels, - re1 acre; Nssnanao.S (Mesc:r)
50 tu:h.lE, IS bushels Per acre. The Glraet
Chill is very productive, but only second rate
for tne table, but lis yrtat prodactiven-=s and
immunity from tie r,t, will make it popular.
Ghe Pinktye. wher on new la1d aud
well cultivated. is second to Il, othsr
that farmers disIi4e it, The Purple
esesila1nock is one OF the mos vaiaahl- ior
the table, and f.F spring and summer superior
to aby variety that VT: have ever gro m, in
this respect it ctards 1T the III ad OF the list
iris ass 10 blue CT purple 5trcaks i'll tic l.sa
but is Ut 1sur: stareAy white. We ua'e seen
Eota'ccs Called blut o. black Sesh1aEock5,
but which are nul: for til: table. rat C4rter
j. aa tScellent potatot tur lae sable, bu:
kons: keepers dislike it ou accoun. o: the nu-
rleroos cttp eyes i. contains. the N:sh2u-
mock CT Mercer nas stool at the lead Of t;le
l:st 5or sn eatly market variety for the plst
thirty years, a:.t Is rs yet unsurpassed in this
RESPECT. ". have often raised 200 bcsflets t.
THE acre. Unfortunately it is very liable to
rot, aud on :hls accoan9 is not SO much
plsnted for the maine crop as forclery.
For the cary crop il Egypt it haS NJ .9uA{.
| The Purple Seshs2nock eeiay little lia5ae 10
rot, 3ieiding line crop and being SO valuable
| fjr spring aud GUNNER usa, we aayz: placed it
| prominent fer that purpose. This article
night appear out ofseosoa, but such is no. the
! c ,st, for having just CLOSED The harvesting OF
the crop, all 1lt. pertains to It is tres2 in our
m;nGs, and We are thus capable Of c,rrectin:,
the t1roF Of The past. We all kaow that it
| will Eot Go to luauure the Land for this Gro?
as that induces tue rot, aHd on old 1Aud5 FIT
have too many weeds, the laad IS not III good
order AID the yield Is usually light on the
contrary, The sod laud cail.d by 1arlGers sec
oDn sod, or the seco..d year that it i. cropped
after breaking up, whether of prairie,
herdegrass o:. clover, will be more ire FROM
weeds, aEd rich in vegetable mold, we can lot
| VI IL fsll ct q crop, and it is On this soil tina:
thc potatoe is most exempt fr;,m the rot and
Other nialtcies. THESE are sufficient reasons
for cal!irt7 the attention Of the readers of tat
TRIBUNE TO the su'ject ru", when it Is ttlt
| proper 71ase to not only select the po!a.oe
patch for the next Year and plo* TIE land
hut to select and save the proper "a
ri.ties for seed. Before tie SC lson fo,
Planting arrives we shall give tlll di
rccticna to insure q good crop ut :h: loves
cost Of labor. We will hear remark that fol
.af'y market the Mesh sEnock. f,- fall aat
| Writer shipment The Garnet Call, ard tu,
sprirs and ea']y summer :he Purple Neshac
| mock will co.aiAa.id sur l:tenLiun. SlOuiI vi
coniau'. III" othvr varieties named il will b
| Ill i hail way.