Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-07-20

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How TO HAVE MEALY PoTAToEs.-
1t is very common thing at this sea-
son of the year, to find strong, watery
potatoes on the table, unless care has
been taken to select and preserve
them. Such varieties as the Long
Johns, Danvers' Seedlings, or others
whose properties for long keeping and
excellence for the table have been
thoroughly tested, are usually assign
ed for summer use, and if they are
kept from light and air as much as
possible, their flavor and other good
qualities will be retained as long as
old potatoes need be used. A poor
potato is the poorest article of food
that can be had and as soon as they
begin to sprout they will begin to
grow poor and watery, the better part
ofthe root going to the support of the
sprouts; hence, to have mealy, nice
potatoes it is necessary to keep them
from exhausting themselves in this
way.
An exchange gives the following
method Of preventing potatoes from
sprouting which we hope will be tried
and approved: "Take good, sound
potatoes and place them in a tub or
barrel, and pour boiling water over
them, letting them remain in the water
until the eyes are scalded so they will
not sprout; dry the potatoes thor
oughly in the sun, and put them away
in box or barrel in cool, dry place.
This will give good, mealy potatoes
all the time"
To DESTROY THE Hop MsECT.-F
w. Collins, an experienced cultivatol
of hops, writes to the American Far
mer that o d eco on Of tobacco
strong enough to kill ticks on sheep
or the blue louise on colts or calves
is effective against vcrmin on no
vines. Others use strong soap sud
made with soft soap and tobacco Wa
ter, with one pound Of cOpperaS t
every five gallons Of the liquor. Thi
wash is applied to the vine whe
trained on the horizontal plan, by
syringe, or, if on the old plan OF Ion
poles, with q force pump, or garde
engine pump, to throw the liquid wit
force against the under side of tt
leaves, as the louise is always thel
first. The writer adds:
at is of great Importance to tt
hop grower to secure a large Gro
this year, as even if the crop is fu
one, the price must be high, and if
should be a partial failure, the priC
will rise very high. There are tw
causes for this first, the rapid il
crease in the demand for hops; an
secondly, the great destruction Of no
yards the past season, owing to Gu
ting the vines at picking as is pra
ticed in yards on long poles. Th
vines were cut early, and the Ope
winter left the roots, after a most s.
we're drain upon their vitality by los
Of sap, exposed throughout its who
extent to severe frost. Many yarC
so treated were wholly destroyed, {
so injured as to cause them to /
plowed up this spring"
HoPs.-The New York World r,
CARDS it as an encouraging fact th5
during the month Of June there wei
more visible electrical perturbation
than during the entire season in eitht
1S63,1S64, or 1865. Rain with vi
lent wind cleared the vines of vermi
and the late warm weather has give
them a fine start, and at the san
time has Matched out some lice, b
not in numbers to justify any apr
tensions.
The reports from the Weste
States are favorable for a crop {
ceeding that of last year. Visions
has within year or two become S
ond in rank as a hop-growing sta
Six thousand bales was the estimat
production of Wisconsin last year, q
ten thousand may be expected t
year, if no blight shall prevail. HI
erto the hops Of the West have b,
esteemed somewhat coarser in text
and flavor than those of New Y
and New England, while a want
experience on the part Of the grow
has caused them to be less Garrett
prepared for market than those wi
passed through the hands of til
long accust me d to the busin
Last year, however, a decided
provement in all respects was
served.
ONIoNs.-Mr. B. Clifford, of
witch, has succeeded in protecting
valuable root from the insect W
has for years almost entirely dest
ed the onion crop in this vicinity.
visited Mr.. C's garden few
since, and observed two beds of on
side by side, and about two feet az
one filled with nice large red oni
perfectly sound while the other
but few scattering stalks with s
lion buttons rOtton and full of L
COTS. On inquiring, we found
the full grown onions had |
sprinkled with tar water. E,
quantities of hot water and tar v
stirred together, and after standil
few hours, the fluid part was spr
led upon the onions on one of
beds. This application was mad
June when the young plants v
first attacked by the fly, and the
cess repeated about two weeks a
ward. The result was fine GRO
that bed, while upon the other a
gle onion was raised.-White I
Advertiser.