St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-05-29
THE CALEDONIAN.
farm, Garden and 5itfhsn.
From the y. Y. Evening Post
ErDerinents in the C"tticafion Of
Potatoes.

In . former article we mentioned an
nxnerinent which we have been trying
tbe present season in the cultivation of
POTATOES. A piece of ground containing
five square rods-two and a half rods in
length by two in width-was trenched
two feet deep and manurcd with mix
turc OF barn yard and stable manure at
the rate of about fifty cords to the acre
IA cord and half, one hundred and
fifty bushels. on the five rods This
piece wa, planted with potatoes. two
eyes in the hill The rows. eleven in
number, were three feet apart, and con-
tanned twenty-five hills in each One
halt of the piece, eleven hills in each row.
with the exception of one entire row.
nhir. was left unmanurcd, had one-third
Of al shovel tuli of the same kind of ma
mac IA each bill which was trenehed in
over the whole piece To the rcmainin.
to1 row- special natures, &C., were ap-
piled in The tollowin" order: Row No,
> mixed stable and COW manure: rows
No. .. 1. .. one tablespoonful of fine
ground bone in each hill rows Nos. &.
. i''. ,.l' " '"ie' p''os
plate Of lime i'll Il hill rows Nos. Q.
IN '''''''' MN '''''''"'e ~ ''''''
va 81. "'Ioi' piece
:" Wv "'''''''H anu Il nan ~
l'''''-'~' u ''' nc I''lt I'll lour h''hafc'
"'S''''- Oh inc acre the part winch
'''' 'il '''''c anu. co" manure IN Inc
'''''' Win nan OIL Inc ui'mahu'cI
',"' -'''' '"'-'''ll'S Oh Tie Who.e' or ii
''''' vi ave "''''''l''' ana l"Irly-lh''v
''''' '">''''S 40 me acre lie
'''''''' '',''''''l' III ''Io i'I'l' gave
f'' VI f''"'o'9' inc rows
','' ''''' i'.''''"' gave all "' er'Se Oh MY
i''''''. ~ '''' i'"' ''ioS' wiz" 'i'e
"l,' i''o>t ''''''e 9'N'y -ii'e Poui'''>' 'io>'
"'''' 'iIe oo''' S'N'H SIN lo''i'"@' me 10"
'''0 S'''0'e i''''''"'' S'Nei''! Two
Although We shouId<not be justified IN
regarding tins experiment perhaps as
quite conclusive, Stlll 1t would seem TO
show, as Mr.. VIE found IN ms expert
m'nts. that certain manurcs which are
usually very beneficial may. under some
circumstances, TO Il positive injury, ~
'he hen manure appears to have done in
the present ease. W hat also seems quite
remarkable IN this statement Is the fact
that the TO" without manure in the hill
ave about as many pounds OF potatoes
rs either OF the others, but Us ii regards
the size OF the roots there was 4 remark
able difference, full onc-hait being very
small WINE those IN the super phosphate
rows III particular We're almost every one
OF them quite large and OF a fine quality
Amongst the other rows there were :"
number OF hIIi'- winch were m".Ie up oil
potatoes winch seemed 10 nave utiHEed
NO more man nan 'hclf growth Inc
cops III these mis- were STe'n ami SIM
SfoWlh@ when our carly iroStS came and
Killed them. The super phosphate seems,
wherever we have tried It, either by itself
or win 'ther mahureS' TO have fastened
Inc maturity Oh Inc piaht from Two TO
an ' VEINS III ''''N "''e' o' '''oSe "i'el'
'''''' Minus Vi i''''''''e '''o.e were iii''''
">' VII ''9t'''''''y wa" ''''S 'i"e - II
''7"i'N '''' SoiH 'ioi' WHICH" Sno"C u
''''7 '''''9 'i"ii' '''' 0'7''''''''3 Vi 'iie
S'''~oi' 'i'' common l'cI' eorh' pl''hleu
'.l '''e III oi May peii'@ ripe ana most
VI Il 4I''H''' 80 'li"' II couiu not dc 'o'd
NUN o''' 'oin' Oh inc l'rS' u''y Oh sep
Ht 'AP'hse I'll lrehchihS ana mahur-
my over I'VE square rodS was about ten
"'iii's ~ i'o'a'oe' SOFA last year. inns
"o"'' i've" i"'''' ~ '"r'y-e'9il' dollars