St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-27
farm, Garden aud 4sitrhen
To GroiC Potatoes Early.

J ~ L IlOil HSpll "lIiCo ~ tiiN <hlICl /
can Farmers Institute Club the following
directions for using early potatoes
Prepare a set of shallow boxes, % to
) inches deep: select for seed all that
have good strong eyes al the blossom or
seed end. and cut OFF each eye with biz
oi the potato attached. The blossom
eyes are No. l, the middle eyes are No.
,, the base eyes are No. ;. which are to
be kept separate No. | will start and
ripen first. Cover the bottom of the box
with compost or sand, set the eyes 50
that tn, will touch each other, then fill
with sand or compost. If common soil
is used, the sets will be apt to stick to-
"cthar and make hard mass, while
with sand they will easily separate
Keep IN Il warm place and wet with
warm wafer. From two 10 three weeks
will bring them into Il condition for
planting, which, il this vicinity, should
be about April |. \ few days before
planting water should be withheld for
the purpose OF easily separating the roots.
Careful and repeated shaking Is requr-
ed to separate them. II any are too
forward at planting and there is danger
Of frost. they may b. laid down and COW
cred with earth. They are to set foo,
apart.
TIE EARLY GOoDRCH PoTAro. -
This variety has been found to withstand
the rot successfully during the past year,
when many other sorts failed wholly or
in part. 1t is a strong grower. and
yields a large crop of good potatoes.
Among many bushels grown on light,
dry land, not 4 single tuber dcclyed. 1t
ripens rather early, but remains good
through the winter. 1t is Il good mar
Ike; variety, as it cooks white and dry :;
and it Is Il very desirable variety to plant
extensively tor market purposes. We
regard this is one OF the best of the new
sorts that have been sent out during the
past few years. - AmeTcm Jommui Ct
horticulture Joi Fejrmuy.
Perhaps no potato ever raised. has
proved more valuable than the Early
Goodrich. Taken altogether, We know
"t no early potato that will approach i;
for general value. 1t is quite early. very
productive. has scarcely ever been affect
rI with the rot. l. excellent in quality.
AMI j. :; good keeper. - Correspondent
Corqnw G.HtLul,H.
MucK FOR Potatoes The editor o.
the Maine Farmer finds from an expert
rncc OF many wears, that muck does well
tor potatoes Oh dry land He advise.
hauling out muck in the winter on sandy
or gravclly pasture and there allowed tC
freeze then in the spring apply shov
el-tulI OF muck in a hill with a tablespoon
tuI! OF plaster. This course he says will
bring sound metiy potatoes, and at least
tar crop,
WHAT PLASTER WILL pO.-A wri-
ter in the Maine Farmer give, the follow
mg experiment upon Il rocky feld having
i naturally deep and strong soil.
"The year before | bought it, thlnh
this field cut about SIN tons OF hay. l..
April, after | bought it. sowcl on on,
ton OF plaster. and that wear cut about
seventeen tons of very goJd hay, and
strange a. it MAY seem: there was Il good
deal ut white and red clover where there
was nothh " but moss and boNbrrry
plants. The sec nj year put OF anotI,1
ton Of plaster. and cut twenty-five ton,
oi hay, mostly clover. The third ycar
/ the same amount was sown, and cul
ihirty-two tons OF clover. Since 1861
taking the seasons together, tavorahl,
and uutavorable, have avcraged-witi
inc same amount of plaster each year a:
htiorc-abuut twenty-eight tons of hay
which for the last few years, instead o
being mostly red clover, has been stou
hcrd-gra>S with Il thick bottom of whit,
clover. propose 10 let the rocks re
main just where they are, and treat ii i.
future rs | have i'll the past. Although
1t may sometimes cease to produce Il,
much as it docs now. | can see no sign
OF going back as vet, and | see no reason
why ii should, since every year Il heav,
second crop settles down among the rock
which serves not only TO protect the root
during winter, but acts as good top
dressing"