The Hillsborough recorder., 1868-06-24
WHOLE VS.. cur POTATOES ron PLANT
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.aa ,EDIToa Or TmE. .FAaxER, ;---I.asl Spring.
Jus; lwuen.l was, going 10 plant early po'a-
toes. 4 happened 10 see q report from some
4s gentlenlen she had been appointed 4 com.
nsltlee tvrspprt on the best nude Of cultl-
t+satiog potatoes; they made the rrpor., and
Il talnK n was ilrss publ,sbed 10 some asri-
eunutal paper, but was copied BY political
paper ol New York city, m which saw n.
Z, MN n every Iarmer subscribed Tor an agri-
cultural paper he would get many hints.
but ~ e,ssl one III the Souiit cannot ahord
III suDscribe Tor such = paper now, from the
great lseafc,sy VI money, ills impurtAnt tha,
@,ae pol,t,sal papers sssryshsre rePublish
such lnlvrtnaiisn. .s. 81. i, n, In. ass... .
.s4 Inc .lsepvrt. Recommended planting 'he
largest, hnesl potatoes wnos,or uncut. N
e,ra~s, Checked like CORN thrse ieet apart
each way, putting one large potato 10 a
pace, and putting saue sort VI irrt,llxer on
tue polal., and then coseriiy lhrM up deep
.iy ~ well preparsd land. t..tt .3,S
= wss 80 au,h pleased with the sagses.
~*stloI thall Ietsrmmed to lay of the rows
III ths Land aiTrads we'll prepared, three
hst eacn wy. W running The "nr Nurse
.tgrntng piougn tsice IN u row each way.
insn 1 .lra. p.a a ~hole potatn. Il large
onIy tire, a small two IN . place. Then
Isme tie manure carr, and i shbsel inIl vi
.@sn srt1.d mai,ate ~as 1browh Oh the pt,-
tato u, u isy ~ IL. pace. When that was
sdvnr the mnuie va, covered With . plough
al least slx Inches ueep, aud lell thus
r"ugaiy Cumplelsd al il would seem. but i
hau pian "i my Own ~ carry out. Thus
tue gtouDd 10, until the potato was grow
tns veil undrr the ground. while the sur.
i.rs sas cvsrtssl ulski, with ,oung grsss
aud Mseus. lhe lwu Nurse harrow was
taru rau oser the ground both ways until
Al va. ps.ieetly smooth and clean. In
atss days The potato vines began 10 ap-
rssr av",s the surface, through . colt
t,v.n mUuId. Inc ,lnrs SUM covered
tas stUsna immediately aussl them 30 ei.
>ist.aatt, utat nelthsr weeds nur grass came
Wy usar them. Isicr during the srasv" !
r-a uuuuir cuuIieT Detwern The rows both
ways, keepIug them veil cleaned III all ex.
uansoss grown. aud the ground well
.pettersIeu. IhIs was all the culiisation
tas cup had. .iI hoelng mad been required
u mvnlu have been be.luwed. There was
no milling w, the ground was kep. perfect.
Is level aud sH,uulh. The result VAS 800
Dgshsls VI the hnrst potatoes, 10 the acre.
Il uo mol knns the uame oi the early puta.
.v.s, but tie late ones were the excellent
j .pracu uInw, aud tu show YOU how fine they
were, | heed only mention that twenty.
srsrn titled the hall bushsl, which shuss
tust tney weighed twu lbs. and six.twenty.
sessnths each. Ui course these were pick.
ea itum the bulk.
TT the sx, .srlment, hillrd up as il
usual. lew rows planted separately and
VI auIiieIent lime Iruln those ayuye repoft.
td. ~ the time lhe hilling was done they
wer~ growing iuaurIanlly, buf Lom thai
tine or soon aItef the vines cummeneed
alihs, and Iron the hail bushei planted
uui. iour bushels were gathered, thus
e'ra,lS proving the error VI milling the pu.
atu.
also tried some experiments with whule
ahn cut pntato's, ami The result wss about
tpaal pr"uuct 10 weight, but the uncut pro
d"eed the nhest. and did not occupy but a
ieuf'l q The ground which lhe cut seed
uctupied. @@E - :
My conclusion from my experiments lssi
year - decidedly 10 favor ~ planting ,hs
"hule potato. aud the largest of the crop.
ahd inat smos,h culture is very greatly
preferable To tile usual mode u hitting m.
bteause Tie former ~ less troableso,,,r IN
Tie htsi place, and in ihe second place
intrr productive 10 The acrt. .|'
This year shall plant largely, as | did
! las1 year, but shall put . little plaster on
the peiato In ~ place before covering with
{. manare. I
Doubtiess guano and other iertlliaess are
preferable to the barn.yard manure, bal. We
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