Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-18
POTATO CULTURE IN ckoNEcTIcuT.

Potato CULTURE IN Ck0NECTICUT.
In this vicinity are farmers that turn
off from 500 to 1900 bushels of potatoes
in season, and the market price has
averaged oyer ST per bashel for the last
two years. The principal kinds planted
are the Goodrich, 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 plaut on light sod, but the former is
preferable-com ground manurcd the
l,previous season las mentioned P. 93,l
with the application of one Ton of fish
pomace to the acre in the drill, Plant
sing'e eyes cut from large potates, hold
the potato with the steam end toward you,
and cut off one eye at time with; slant
ing cut, running out at the steam end.
Prepare the ground by thorough powing
and narrowing; strike out drills three
/ I = d
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
number Of the Independent is an article
on potatoes, pronounclng the present, po-
tato fever, sheer humbug; | do not look
at it in that light. was one who bought
the first Goodrich potatoes that came into
this place, forwhiqh paid S5 per bushel.
My neighbors thought | was foolish, but
| have never been sorry, aud the ones sthat
Fu5 he'd 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 va
rieties enough 10 eat 'a
will admit that the Goodrich is not
irst-class potato--nor is the Harrison
hut they are as good as any Of the old va
rieties except the Mercer and Peachblow,
which | consider the best known. But
what is the use in, trying to raise what
yol cannot? The Harrison will pay to
feel; they turned out at the rate of 500
Bushels to the acre the past season, and
consider them better than turnips to feed.
But 10 goon with the humbug: l tried
the Early Rose the last season, aud found
goo~ @ris "rna ahaaudaHalaau 70 ,9q} 9ps and and Of
month since they We.o a~o, IL ''"s,A
them to cook at all times alike IF the
potato is all that it has been recommended
to be, it is not much of humbug after
all This advice of plodding along after
the course pursued by our ancestors, pay
ing the present prices of hired help with
other expenses added, would discourage
all the young farmers in the country, and
it is not surprising that boys should wish
to leave home and follow other pursuits.
4w. W. MERwIS, Milford, Conn, in Country
Gentleman. Gli'a,rlsjra HWo @dl ni srGrf1
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CURIosIrrEs. These are offered by an
exchange as curiosites. Barnum should
get them AMI start another museum ''
Tho eye Of the mind. '''
Horn of q bucket. 'i'Ni ''- l
The gun used in the war of the ele.'-
ments. sIi ~ hl W at tHHotf AfaT
A link Of chain Lightning. 3 . 4i5
Snow gathered in .the winter of our
discontent."ifd na sa Lgpa b isuj 20
A corn from foot of mountain q
A mosquitoes bill receipted. % h
A spoke from wheel ofthe chariot Of
the sun. 'ial .aH ila na ljf
Hair from the head of navigation. uld
Fruit from all axle tree. ID ial .ssg'i
Al pair of bellows from an OK. Iba afi
A frame of mind. i IM gT3y iHa.r
Blankets from an oyster bed asb aEi
Key to fit lock of hair. ~ % iou Il 81
4 A bellows to blow noses. & lge ,iaslg
| A skiff to cross the river of life.9 sil a
| Some tobacco from the pipe of steam-
boat 4, SD a8I ~. o.sqNrTr
\ Some splinters from the polls Of an cleo
tion.
Some gravel from the road to ruin.
Some buttons from the mantle Of night.
A dog whose bark is like that of
tree. '0g9ai ta9l' ahi t9iapor ste f2Hsa
a scarf from a neck of land. li0tgI cl