Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-11

manure, ana applied IN the time OF plant
ing, scattered around the hill, and covered
with soil. The superphosphate I use OF
the hill at the first hoeing or narrowing
In applying it care must be taken not t.
drop it on the plant. Rather the super
phosphate must be scattered round thu
plant, and covered lightly with soil.
use two barrels. This manuring will cos,
about $50 per acre.
I use this large quantity of ashes be
cause want potash largely. l use Plym
| outh lime because it contains about 40 pei
cent of magnesia, and this, because mag
nesia seems to be associated with the
quality of mealiness of the potato. | use
hen manure because / want to give to the
young plant a vigorous start. use the
superphosphate because / want to give tc
the stem and leaves a vigorous, healthy
! growth Also, as to give the plant an
| early maturity, to the end that, its ma.
! turity being reached early, it may have
time and leisure to perfect the tubers
And above all, l use this method, for
It was by this that last season pro-
cured growth of Early Rose which has
not as yet been equalled in this country
Mr.. Landon prefers thoroughly COM
posted manures, used in the hill.
mean muck and manure composted |
would use plaster on the plant at the first
hoeing.
Mr.. Grandy has had the best results
from phosphate of lime in the hill,applied
At the first hoeing; my experience is in a
sandy loan.
Mr.. Hubbard has had the best luck
with superpho~phate, applied at the time
Of planting This was on rich ground, too
rich tause stable manure
Mr.. Cramton-Green manure is the
worst kind; like compost best; muck put
in the blrn-yard, and laying over the sum
ner l would put in the hill a shovel full.
the manure on top.
Mr.. Hayward Would use old manure
On the hill, or if had to use green man
ure, | would harrow it in.
SEEDING.
DR.. Goldsmith Distance apart of the
plants. Ny Early Rose, Harrison, Glea-
1on and Early Goodrich, | shall plant in
lrills or rows three feet apart l shall
place the plants ten inches apart in these
cows. | shall place one eye in. the hill
This will give me about three stalks to
he hill. The quantity of seed required
viii be about two bushels to the acre
shall plant as early in May as possible
Ny CALIFORNIA; shall plant in rows three
md half feet apart, and sixteen inches
n the rows, one eye in the hill | have
elected these distances for the seed in the
COWS because found last season that these
irst named varieties, growing as they do
With the tubers closely clustering around
he stalk, occupied in the ground trunca-
ed cones, the bases of which measured
onrteen inches. \ row of single plants.
II double stalks, would thus form, when
hese ,tubers are perfected, almost a con
inuous mass of potatoes. Three feet
between the rows is the minimum space
permitting horse culture.
The CaliforniIs having larger growth
# stalk, and the tubers growing less com
'actly in the hill, need a larger space to
row in. At these distances the several
freties Will cover the ground when theiI
ops are fully grown
In the degree that | MANFRED the land
would increase the distance III the rows,
e, from ten to twentyfour inches. l
hould, if it were not for the labor Of di-
iding seed, and for the additional fact
hat the eyes thus divided would have too
title OF the tubcr attached to them. prefer
single stem in place. In such case |
Fould place the seed eight inches apart.
method of seeding for the rea-
IN that by it | secure u relatively greater
roportion of large tubers.
Depth Of planting | want all of the
ed to be at least five inches below the :
eneral surface, for the reason that at this
apth the plants will not be disturbed by
Re harrow, and for the additional reason.
lat planted in this manner the tubers 7
ave a sufficient covering without the pro-
IS Of killing. | prefer covering with.
If, however, / had a piece OF l
or of corn land, which | .in-
nded 70 put to potatoes, and on which l
d not design 10 uSAmanure, should t
ant in different way, thus run three d