Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-09
E Potato CULTURE The Harvest

1t a recent meeting, with the follow
ng result: Reuben Brooks of West !
Springfield, raises chiefly jackson
Whites and Jenny LindS; cuts seed
puts two pieces in a hill, plants by
| IL feet, thinks potatoes are among
the best roots for mich cows, and ;
that Jenny Linds will DO better on
poor lands than any others.
VIM. Burt of Longmeadow, plants
like Mr.. Brooks, but raises different
kinds; got so bushels OF Early Good
richs from | IL bushels of seed, and
rs bushels of Harrisons from IL
bushels of seed last year. The Early
Goodrich were white, and OF good
quality for the table, and the Harri-
son yellow and heavy. Davis Seed
ling has been his favorite. Thinks
hen manure makes large tops.
w. r. Sessions of South WiIbraham,
raises Davis Seedlings, JacksonW hites
and Garnet Chill, the latter yielding
best, or at the rate OF 200 bushels oil
understandable potatoes per acre;
Davis Seedlings did poorly last year.
Usually plants on sod; puts the hills
3 IL by IL feet apart; selects
large potatoes for seed; cuts them
into pieces Of two OF three eyes each
put two pieces III hill, and ua.s ashes
in the hills on dry land. Thinks ashes |
l--.-A -.A.eka tba Pat.,t -a1a,.l,
by. Has raised $50 bushels OF Jenny
Linds on half an acre, by using asnes
au1 wooden factory waste III the hills.
Wilbur Wilson OF Agawam plants
potatoes among corn iii alternate rows
put the hills 2 II feet apart; does
not cut his seed, but uses whole me
dunn sized tuberS, one in hill; thinks
cutting seed weakenS the potato and
induces rot and disease, and has no
fear OF too many stalks III hill 10y
planting whole potatoes, for the
strongest stalks take the lead In
digging, he plOws furrOw each way
from the row, and finds it saving III
digging.
n. F. Smith of West Springfl d,
raises TWO or three acres ii year, a..d
has tried most OF the new varieties !;
plants on inverted sod, or alter tar
nips; plowS in barn-yard manure; Sc
lects such shaped seed as he likes ii
the winter when using potatoes, cal
culating 5 TO s bushels Of seed per
acre; cuts the tubers two eyes 70 4
piece, three or four weeks previous
to painting, in order to have tue cuts
dry or heal over; sprinkles them "lth
plaster, and then puts them away III
barrels till wanted burrows out MS
land with Shares horse noe, ca.cu,
Iatcs 10 have the rows two feet apart
and the hills about loot apart; Oh
eleven hills to the rod, one piece III
d place; uses hen manure aud pIaotcl
in the mills; small handful mixed
| in equal parts; covers with hor-,
hoe; cultivateS the ground as soon Il,
the potatoes begin TO show, covering
them about an inch deep; choose,
pleasant weather, and gcnCralIy ha,
day intervene between cuitiyatia-
and covering; cultlvatcs a oecout
time, and seldom uses d hand hoe Oi
them except at the ends OF rows
Objects to weeds; thinks weeds hOio
dampneSS, and dampness increase.
rot. OF reral varieties planted OF
one piece OF land last year, the Early
Rose was the strongest grower an1
greatest yieldcr; the Early Goodrich
stood second the SeOec was luJurcl
by the striped bug the Gleason Yield
: ed least, and the jackson Whites a:
: usual had the most balls lie cou
r siderS the jackson Whites and til,
Jersey Peach Blows the TWO best Ia
Die potatoes for summer and tall, aul
the GleaSonS and Garnet Chill bee
l for winter and spring. Prefers tin
+ jackson White as baking potato
e Has changed seed, but hot satislac
toriIy. Has had the best results b.
, planting seed Of his own raising
Jackson Whites have thus improve,
steadily for several years. Has raj,
r ed Jenny-Lind potatoes at a cost 10
|. labor and seed OF about 8 cents
+ bushel. Has experimental with octo
lingS. and has now three yarittlc
four yeaIs from the ball, a cross o
the Jackson White and Peach BIo'
4 that promise well.
n G. O. Perkins of Beckett said tia
: his experience with potatoes for tn
last fifteen years had been very Ill
satisfactory. Ten years ago he +,
u solved not to manure potato grounC
a and subsequently resolved not to d,
| pend on potatoes as crop. FC
d the last three years they have yielde
a better, but even now they cost I
e much to raise per buShel as corn
a. Years ago, when they cost him 3
cents buSheI he could only get 2
1t cents. His best crops were raised @
% sod, but it cost more to raise the
). there. Half an acre day of his so
1t was considered good blowing. d
"a plants in rows three feet apart; max,
IN about ten hills to the rod puts tW
20 or three pieces In hill; intends
t. have each piece have two eyes, an
1t drops ashes on the potatoes befol
<, covering them in the hill. ASKING Il
If potato in the hill is the practice c
=? Mr.. Buckley of Williamstown, tt
Sc largest and most successful pota
p grower in Berkshire county. {
a raises chiefly BulkIey Seedlings,
,r Garnet Chill, there being no materi
r difference between them except
e. name. In digging from 7 to 20 bus
n els was a days work for man. {
r likes to have potatoes housed Dir
TX and usually his men dig till about tv
re P. M, and then pick up. He sprinkle
TT air Stacked lime on each DAYS di
he ging III order to dry up all sweat al
x moisture. He thought the averae
il life of a potato from seed was abo
to II years, and that the MERGERS. Ca
a tiers, Sand Lakes, Pink Eyes, Peac