The Lincoln County herald., 1869-04-15

A0llCULTuRA,. DOMESTIC. ETC
, i. .Ra,Ss6g PeaAiaia IL u
A eorrosposdsus ,pf Cslasp;s, RuraI
World ssyS that 70 Ss.saeSsSssatin rais-
log potatoes fous thisO ere necessary:
|s the bsIs1 other soll7 IiIl fiis1 ~ many
" .sss, bot ths qsslity siltnotl hsrss
% Second, 'iSso thorough culture. r Piov iss ss;;
l6)hss desps end yaitA the harrow, o.
stber means, 1aktlhs ground mellow
the will ave from dse6th and rsquirS
less aSsss culture. Uss gosd sised tp.
bers I COT swo or three ,sySsr plant 10
drills Aftsso inches apsst 81 s6rss sud .
half feet IL he rows. MARI oG ~ rows
With Que horse turning plow; return.
Ing on the Same row cover the potatosa
With The plsv Wlsh hasds sulReient to
do the droppisg, we aeres can sasiiy b
tiAnted In . day With 80 horse. By
dsing latgs, whole tubees, iastssd Sf a
few eyes, more potatoes vi)l DO produced
but many OF them will ~ small and un.
marketatl4 Oh ,p)ahenp ikiqw7 both
ways, the ,blow, can do, most 6f the cult.
vatisg .bSt s'bundsed pst ssnt! nots
potatoes will be produced BY the drill
method, which will Nero THAI rcpay lSr
all the hosine required. a'.ll s,.ee5
AZ soon o the potatoes begin 70 appear
sbovs ground, II the gsoupd 10 wesdy,
run over them with o one horse harrow |;
whom the potatoes are eight inches high.
use Tie double shovel pIoA.) Rave. tvo
shovels made one half the width Of the
COMMON ous6, with thicker iroiI, about
the ssms length; screw these on the
double shovel instead Of the wider ones,
BY having the holes made the same die.
taacS arSfE ITElSy p1ST ElIl 20 des3er
iastket gioi6(+vi stif ahs soil. Hok.
oughly, and do much to save . crop from
drouth. It is an excellent thing to use
among corn while small @!can be run close
:,!I TO 4aI e! 'S,s.' ,IcsS$9aXass,,
of corn or potatoes will never sbandon Il.
with i'll dia5ssa ppisvs, .sJ some su'a earth tS
throwrAo ~ pytatv-rIf,yeeds appear
after ~ pot1.ool are Zoo isSge 10 piow,
pull them up, as they will injure the crop
ind htsrlsre ti,hlths digging. yF
. Third, plsht ealy, 10 thjt tho poia
toes may have tho benefit Of the epfiue
and early summer rains. Late planted
pototoes do wen obout one year in six |;
1865 vas good yess Cor late pstatoes-
the summer was pretty vet. With plenty
Of rain the potato ,srop vii. never be .
failare in 'Wisso1rk 90 g
Fourth, the best kind Of pot.toes are
Estly York, Peach Blow shd Harrisou.
The Early Goodrich Is two weeks earlier
than the York, but 10 poor 10, quality |;
il is productive but after three year .
trial [ have Abandoned il, except in .
small way for early. The Neshannock is
I good sumhli and isrly fiil 'pbes&v ;
aftet tho frst Of December 1t 10 tatery
and unfit to cut, though tho best favored
potato 10 its scason. The Peach BLOW ia
The mealiest potato known, in ito seasoe,
which il from September till new ones
conn. It's faults ars-sttoa9 taste and
unproductiveness; have cultivated il
ten years, never getting more than loo
bushels per acre, except in 1865, when Il
produced mcre-th&N doa6lt that quantity
Ii ps,ihaer II should be plsatsdin Match.
TIA NilJ York Y qiite eaxlj nd hal-
why's good Cooks ,dyy-some skill ia
NEEDED in boiling ii TO prevent it. cook.
iuge6 spisaas:. In. Il isir leason Il will
pioduce 300 bpshGls p the acre. The
Harrison is the most productive pohto
kpown, aud afst 'rAte ia quality; not %
mealy 40 the The Pasch Blow hardy ;
viii staud drssth ,asd bugs. Lass July
the old.4ashioued, long bodied apd long.
legged posato bug, went over my Har.
riSons, taking o6 every leaf, 80 that 1.-THE
stalks looked like d thip harbor in tin
tor and not rain enough To- vet 1.-THE
gtound tvs inches,a from June the 9th,
till Axgsst .33st-yet ! psas over aB60
byshcls per acre, There meyer w& q
worse season for potatoes then, lSf8. I
1.-THE New Yofk 'Farmess' Club der!ded
tte man ID Tennessee, = Who claimed to
rAse 700 bdshsls'to The sore yet n q
favesaSl7 iedsSIaI, :. I IAN G6pa6xkE I I,can
rsse 900 ,.bushsis pss Aprs, of this epo.
taeo, It planted according to the 2is
t.pce nestioled ahp!G there 1apld BE-
ntarly 40, 900 hills pes aesS, esA lsss han
ten bills '11ijl mako. . talhSI.r :7a'.iy \
sTht hast xet,lt 49, pctatosa, Il to
pkw them up With a.two-korss .plox iet.
tilg aha .hesiee ~ ou, ,.eash Isids Of the