The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-20
AGRIcuTURAL.
Potatoes cause Of the Rot.

P0tatOeS-CauSe or the Rot.
At a recent meeting of the Farmers
Club IN. New York, "a member in
quired what was the reason that po-
tatoes were cut. up before they were
planted. He believed that the potatoe
ought to be planted whole, and that
the natural nutriment Of the eye was
contained in the other part of the po-
tatoe A hber replied Ethat he had
tried the experiment of planting p0-
tatoes whole, but found that it made
no difference with, large potatoes,
whether they were cut in two or not.
There was "a popular error in regard
to the terminating power of thecpo-
tato, which was supposed to be con
fined to the eye. He was convinced
that this was not so, irand5 had seen
sprouts appear from the cut surface
of the potato where there was no visi-
BILE eye.a .ifH tnai zsolIq q iiss AiW sW +
John FL. Klippart, Columbus, Ohio,
gives his views on the causes of the
potato rotsin the D. National JAgricaz-
turalist,g published !. at sPittsburg,
Pennsylvania: He. traces the disease
to excessive cultivation and to by
bridizatienl asrene of the natural con
sequences of it. In his opinion, po7
tatoes'so crossed as to have flesh of
more than one iecolor twill be found
subject to the rot; while those of but
one colsfwil be found free rom this
tendency. Assuming this to be corr
rect, his remedy is tip plant none but
the smaller potatoes, and those of a.
variety without Q cross,B Interchange
potatoes are selected for seed. the rot
is most certain TO follow, whiles the
reverse isptrHe with respect to- small
ones. In conclusion he Says: THE
rot In potatoes is a disease not caused
by fungus but the fungus Tensues as
consequence of the disease, the
same as smut or brand In our In
dian corn. is not. the cause but the
consequence ofabnormal conditions.
PoTTING. STRAWBERRIES FoRFoRCIEG.
For runners Of the present year we
prefer pots four and half inches in
diameter, well drained, and filed with
rich turfy loan, beaten firm, and the
runners are laid IN these in July.
We detach the runners from the
parent plants Hin September, keeping
off allirunners prior to and after this
and place the pots in double lines, on
boards one foot from a south wall.
These are for the early forcing to give
fruit in March Our second lot, IS
prepared in the same manner, only we
use six inch pots, becapselwe employ
larger kinds Of Strawberries. All
after the first and second lots are
fruited in six and seven dinch pots
We never pot or plant latter
Septembery and place them first
in small pots for the saeeessional
crops, thence transferring them into
fruiting pots as soon as thedsmall5 pots
are 6lleda with roots 1--WE presume
Your plants are as yet unpotted! ~ The
pots we should use would be SIX
inches in diameter an9lws take up
with balls, and pot firmly A bed of
leaves about eighteenrinches high be-
ing made, a gentle heat. would rise;
in this bed we would plunge the pots
about half their depth, which would
excitesa speedy roat action, sand the
materials becoming cold in ten days
or a fortnight, a frame and lights
might be place.. over the plants to
protect them from wet and severe
weather. They j will require to- be
started in January to fruit by the first
OF April - Cottage GqrdeRer. 10 2bnass