Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-01

In TINS vicinity are farmers VINO TURN oh
from 500 to 1000 bushels of potatoes III a
season, and the market price has averaged
over 81 per bushel for the last two years.
The principal kinds planted are the Good |
rich, Harrison and Prince Alberts; Garnet
Chilis are planted to some extent, and the
Early Rose will be planted on trial the
next season. The general method Is TO
plant after corn some plant on light sod,
but the former is preferable-corn ground
manured after the previous season las men
toned p. 49, with the application OF one
ton of fish pomace to the acre in the drill.
Plant single eyes cut from large potatoes
hold the potatoe with the stem end toward
you, and cut off one eye at time with
slanting cut, running out of the stem end.
Prepare the ground by thorough .plowlng
and narrowing: strike out drills three feet
apart drop the seed ten inches apart in
the drill This method will give more
large sized ones than any other way.
In the farmers column of recent num-
Der of the Independent is an article on po
tatoes, pronouncing the present potatoe te-
yer sheer humbug do not look at it in
that light. | was one who bought the first
Goodrich potatoe that came into this place,
for which paid s. per bushel My neigh
er been sorry, and the ones that laughed at
me were glad to buy them Of me the next
season, for the reason that they could not
raise of any Of the old varieties enough to
eat
/ will admit that the Goodrich is not a
first class potatoe-nor is the Harrison
but they are as good as any of the old vari
cites except the Mercer and PeachbloW,
which consider the best known. But what
is the use in trying to raise what you cam
not? The Harrison will pay to feed; they
turned out at the rate OF 800 bushels to the
acre the past season, and consider them
better than turnips to feed.
But 10 go on with the humbug: / tried
the Early Rose the last season, and found
| them to yield one hundred to one, and Of
good quality. | have tried them once Il
month since they were dug, and found
them to cook at all times alike. If the pO-
tatoe is all that it has been recommended
| to be, it is not much of a humbug after all.
| This advice Of piodding along after the
course pursued by our ancestors, paying
the present prices of hired hel p with other
expenses added, would discourage all the
young farmers in the country, and it is not
surprising that boys should wish 70 leave
home and follow other pursuits w. W.,
| MerUjR IN COlsptrg Gentleman.
! CUTTING GRASS LATE.-In the number
dated Nov 18th, page 1913, at the conciu-
sion of an article about lime, is strange
statement OF course the gentleman be-
Geves what he says about very Late moved
clover having the effect of making the next
Years crop $50 much heavier and better
that the difference could be seen for rods,
and such might be the fact from some Utn-
err cause. My practical knowledge is not
only Of long standing, but has been very
extensive, and | am an entirely practica
writer, and indulge in no theories; from
1888 to 1886, my experience was rs grea
a. it was possible for any mans to be; dur
the last fourteen years Of that period wa
steward for a noDleman who had three large
! landed estates, about 100 miles apart, be
sides several smaller ones containing abou
as maSy hundred acres as the larger one,
did thousands. One fourth at least of tn,
I whole OF this landed property was in per
, maueut grass, which had remained unbrok
Ell ,ward for score Otyears, and some OIL
Tor hundreds OF years; none OF this gras
land had deteriOrated, but most of ii wa
, much improved SO that having the farm
ing OF many hundreds of it, and the super
J attendance OF thousands, rented TO Opulen
tenants, | ought to know something Ofgras
land; and here / might as well say tina
, many OF my remarks aTemeant to apply L
y. permanent grass land composed of natura
+ varieties, and not to clover or timothy
~ which make ndught but temporary grass
! and will run out.
- But [ am nor to be made to believe tina
it is good for the hay when made from th
a clover, to be turning to seed, much NOR
:, have some seed quite ripe at the eXpens
=, of the stems and leaves pshaw who want
seed for cattle Nor can any one cOnvinc
me that the whole landed proprietors j
England are fools, which they must be i
. the statement above will apply generally
= for every lease in that country expressJ
- that clover shall not beallowed to seed, eX
cepting in small quantities, because of il
=, eXhausting effects. Since being in thi
- country fed hay cut when in bloom
- working oxen, horses, and some hundred
=, Of sheep; it So happened that a late sprin
~ and being over stocked, rendered it neCe
! sary to buy, which we did OF neighb'
- who cut his hay late, and the consequent
- was the whole Of the animals had to hay
~ extra meal and grain, and then the hOrs'
- lost flesh, the oxen suffered worse, and tt
10 sheep sank shillings per head, and the ew
~ starved their lambs. Common sense Wi
10 tell any one that hay is hay, but straw is
IN different article, and pray what is al
- stemmy substance which has matured see
- but straw - Country gent.
er Bran FOR Mich Cows.-Plain bran
IN ship stuff, says the Stock Journal is one
tn the very best kinds Of food to increase Il
G. milk 1t is not tattening. A steer cou
at not be fattened on bran alone, and co
ed if fed on the best of hay and bran alon
IS might fall off in her yield unless h
at strength and condition were kept up
re Indian meal, Or stronger food. If the
Of were anything in which there would see
rs to be no strength, it is bran, the mere hI
ut of wheat. 1t is not stimulating, like bre'
he ers' grain, and can certainly do no harm,
nd it does no good; and yet any farmer W
y will make the experiment Will hnd-or,
IL least, we have found-that a COW bel
nd otherwise kept in proper condition, h
set yield of milk will be very considerably
in creased by giving her twice day a feed
ey pure bran. The fact is patent althou
Gle we are not able to explain it. If there
IN any one article winch, while keeping
en- the health and strength Of the COW, "
also increase the supply of rich, healt
pie milk, III our experience 1t Is cotton see
ect cake meal. We have found this to hav
me great effect on the milk secreting orga
nd The cows at first do not seem to relish
We and it should be mixed with some oil
nat seed but they soon come to like it, and
rk- have never seen any bad effects in any w
nat INSECTS ON FRUIT TREEs.-A corr
NY pondcnt says: There are some inse
10 that prey upon healthy growing trees
no. canker worm, tent caterpillar, long DO
90 sapreder bivittata-are of this class, W
we some others, and must be destroyed Bu
at have never known the fiat bOrer to int
Fps, the healthy tree. When the bark has b,
eSS' partially killed by sun scald, this be
- commences work The bark louise W
me has never attacked healthy grow
,nr tree-an unhealthy tree invites the lie
H., and the lice prevents the growing-so
~; two work in harmony, and the tree g
49,, under The best remedy is to guilty;
aas"3! manure, prune, wash with alkalies, and
r, every means invigorate the tree, star
,-GSI growing, and the remedy is complete.
,+oJ the best policy is always to keep it or
~, ing. That is the best insurance aga
OF diseases, insect enemies and failure of fru
ced In baking cake, rub the griddle with
are a turnip, if you wish to avoid the unpl
him ant smell usually OccasiOned by rubl