The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-11-11

ran shs A mari can Agsicsisariss.
Pst.ssss : PIanssdl unisr straw in both
Autumn ard spriag-1hd Crop doubled
In letter containing many good
hints for us and our readers, Mr. Isl
dor Plaauct. Of Madison Co., Illinois,
makes some very interesting state.
neuts about his method Of ra'sing 4
,ofstoes. which Ne translate from me
French. in which orr correspondent
writes most conveniently:
s,,rs-I have devoted myself" he goes
an ID saw. s.to the culture q potatoes
,.r ,hs last ten years. and Tor the past
,i,.o years have grown them only un-
,I,r straw and with great success
~. 81 the West have . great deal q
which We have been accustomcd
- burn. and l have found fhls means
..fusing Improbable. Ipiant . part
~ NV uolatocs late in autumn, in|
Noyesubsr Il possible, aud the rest 10
snr;ug. When l thresh my wheat, !
as not stack the straw. for the mo'stef
4 i the better. even II decayed, and
ar.w II near the place where shall
frlans ,,ctatoss. Those planted IN au 4
tumn and those planted in spring are
si,Ia BY side, separated sufficiently .
allow a wagon 70 pass between Z
never burn straw. When ! plant ~
antomn. have only to draw the OLD
straw u one side; If il is too rotten,
NOV Il IN. a. Il is good manure
when there Il not sufficient old straw,
IA al new. In autumn cover thu
,...,sioes . to A inches deep, never les
than ,. aud place over them lee
~ straw. Welt trodden down; theI
anne sticks arc put here and Their
mon the straw to keep high wind
from blowing il away. =,
Planting in the spring, cover "a
potatoes about aninch, and put on on
tot IL straw, As is done BY Ii. 10
brook. whose report was given 70 %
horieulturist fvr January, 1863.
choose for my potatoes . field with
rentle inclination, 90 that they wi
not rot. and . southern exposure,
possible, tor those planted in autum'
iplant in beds cply : Or I yards wid'
ths beds feparsted sufficiently 70 =
iox 4 cart to pass between them. Tn
= N order not to BE- obliged to pa
over them with teams. - that i vel
Injurious to potatoes planted unc'
straw. Ipulvcrize the earth thotoug
" ana then plow furrows - close
can and not have theln Interfere.
drcp, the pototoes about six Anch
arart and cover with the hoe i
MI well to delay putting % the sfra'
arain nav come and harden the 90
and lie lighter this Is kept the bets
for the potatoes. In antnmn We on
N, the straw witha fork and oil !
What are the advantages Of 4
u.,Lodf QuaDuty ans quality W
Vim ne as wen as with those who
~ he oldsmethod; b0t 20 say
r.yularly = much slyain - 6y ne
plan. il not an exaggeration. 10 TN
81 droush one Is osTtsin 10 hav
crop. X hc has not been too spasint
n. strsw. Lat year 1S94) AIN
slImy oeiehbors who did not p
uncer straw had no potstoss on
count u the drouth, while upon 81
half An acre q part Of which :
Dlanted n November, 1863, and
Others in the spring Of 1861
vested 50 bushels Of thehnese pcta.
moi. counting those which had !
nsed ior the liable, from the middl
June until autumn. Those Of
wear (lS65) are doing we'll, notv
standing Tie rain. In fall plan
ti,cFe ne txo causes ofiailure: y
Al insuficiency Of straw the pot
viii freeze, and they win rot ifPla
10 Low ground. Last fall mad
exnfrimcnt. using one foot Of strs
orc end oi my field The pot
vsre almost I'll fro zen, whilst
escaped. which we're covered with
~ feet q straw. Tue proceeding ant
fused only a'foot Of straw and %
tssoes were not frozen, but the
was fine. having been nscd %
and the abundant snow kept the
from penetrating. There is nc