Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-03-15


hoeing, but In lieu thereof In one or
two OF the hoeharrowings, instead of the COM
mon right hand buck tooth, we used one shaped
like the mould board OF pillow; this threw the
| soil on to the row and obviated the necessity
of hard labor for the crop.
The stalks were collected by means Of
horse rake and removed 90 the baruYard and
compost heap where they probably at least
paid the cost of removal and hence | neither
| charge nor credit them.
Upon the credit side OF the account we have
items as follows:
ss2 bushels potatoes at 81 $3.50 90
81 small potatoes at soc. 10 so
Unexpended half OF phosphate IA rs
| S376 rs
This leaves . balance of sass in favor ofthe
crop after paying all expenses OF the crop and
In addition expect the land to produce from
ouo-fourtb TO obs-third more wheat than the
remainder of the field and one-third more h sy
| for two years Afterwards.
| In the above the wages of q man are charge d
at Sl.o0 per day, and that OF horse at rs
cent? for the same time, with no allowance for
wear and tear OF gears, implements, &c. /
| have charged the work at full price, although
| much OF II was done at odd times as for iu-
| stance the koeharrowing while waiting 10 the
| morning for breakfast
| Having previously been satisfied from beory
that oar uanal practice of using medium or
small lot@ees Tor seed was wrong, determin-
ed in the spring OF 1864 that would practi-
cally demonstrate 1t for myself, which did in
he following manner. In planting the patch
l reserved ten rows running the whole length
OF the lot (22o yards;) every possible care was
taken to prevent any difference which might
arise from local causes. For the sake of con
senience for future reference, will number
the rows from oao to ten. They were planted
with the varieties of seed and manures as fol-
lows;
No. Largest seed cut in two, len gthwise,
one piece to every thirty-six inches of row, or
one b0shel and nine pounds per row-at the
rate of 20 bushels per acre.
No. was planted with the same kind of
seed, cut with two eyes to the single piece,
and one piece to every fifteen inches OF row or
half bushel and six pounds OF seed per row,
at the rate of lag bushels per acre.
NJ. 3 was planted with medium sized pota.
toes, planted whole, one every twenty four in
ches, or two bushels and four pounds of seed
to the row, and NJ the rate of 40 bushels per
acre.
No. 4 was planted with the smallest sized
potatoes, planted whole. one potato every Il
teen inches, or half bushel aud three pounds
per row, and at the rate Of log bushels per
acre.
No. was planted with medium sized seed
cut into two eyed pieces-htGeen inches apart
AT the rate of half a bushsl and ten pounds
per row, aud IL bushels per acre.
Nc was planted with the smallest sized
| seed at 10 two and planted Is inches sunder
| or one fourth OF q oushel per row, and % bush
| els per acre.
No. was planted same as No. 2, but had a
coed ton dressing OF l-osphate at the rate OF
30 loo per row, or $50 los. per a. ca, at a cost
OF 81 cents per pound.
| No. the same AS No. 7, except the use of
bsrnyard manure Sheltered manure from grain
fed cattle IN about the usual quantity, say Is
| loads Fer acre. 1t was put into the turrow and
| the pieces OF potato put in it.
No. was planted same rs above, but had II
| sopdressing OF lime and salt, at the rate of 2
bushels per row, or As bushels per acre, Mt a
cost OF $25 tor the latter amount.
No. 10 was planted same as above, but had
no stimulant.
| When the crop was harvested, q care full ac-
| count OF the number Of bushels was kept. The
potatoes as soon as dug were sorted Into large
and small sizes without any Partially, and
after being measured were thrown into two
| wagons.
No. / gave l0a bushels of large potatoes 10
tho row, or 2224 per acre, and half "A bushel of
small ones, or IL bushels per acre; total 233a
per acre.
No. . gave bushels of large potatoes, or at
per row of small potatoes, or at the rate of %
| bushels per acre. A total of It's bushels per
acre.
No. 3 gave 50 bushels of large potatoes to
the row, or at the rate OF 1877 bushels per acre
and 40 pounds small pota toes per row, or Ia
bushels per acre, making total of 2O5 bush
els per acre.
No. 4 gave 4 bushels of large to the row, or
at the rate Of % bushels per acre, and 3 bush
els OF snsll once at the rate OF sixty six BUSH
els per acre, making total of 1854 bushels per
acre.
No. 8 gave bushels of large potatoes to the
row, or l32 per acre, and bushels of small
ones, ~ bushels per acre, making total OF l6S
bushels per acre.
No. 6 gave 3 bushels of largo potatoes, or
at the rate OF ss bushels per acre and % lbs
of small potatoes, or at tho rate oil 704 bush
els per acre, making total OF 1861 Dus es
per acre.
No. gave ST bushels of large potatoes to
the row, or 1891 bushels per acre, aud 80 lbs
of small oues, or II bushels per acre, making
a total OF 2034 per acre
No. 8 gave bushels of large potatoes, or
1872 bushels per acre, and 81 of small on es, ma
king total Of 1876 bushels per acre.
No. gave bushels per row, and ITO per
acre, and 80 bushels OF small ones, or lao per
acre.
No 10 gave 3! bushels of large potatoes and
| lsO lbs. of small ones, or at the rate of total
OF 1872 per acre.
The first six rows were topdressed in the
row with phosphate at the rate OF 500 lbs. of
phosphate per acre, and by comparing them
with No. 7, we will see that the latter did not
pay the extra cost Of the so lbs. of phosphate
which it received over No. 2, planted In the
same manner and with the same kind of seed
treated 10 the same manner.
With regard to the particular kind of peta-
to which should DO planted, there seems to be
much dispute. / have cultivated the Mercer
no; because consider it to yield better than
other new kinds, but because | eau always find
| a ready market at from ten to fifteen cents per
bushel more than other kinds will command.
he past season tried the Cuzco side by
side with the Mercer aud Buckeye, and ind
the producing powers Of the Mercer, Buckeye
and Cuzco to be in the ratio of the numbers
ooe, two and three that is the Cuzco has pro-
duced three times aud ike Buckeye twice the
amount OF the yield of MERGERS in the same
soil ami treatment.
Hoping that some Of the practical potato
raisers who read the Telegraph will give US the
bene6, OF their experience 10 the use OF large
and small seed, whole aud cut and the various
kinds. and oblIgp others beside