The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-02-02
IRISH POTATOES.



From our MebaaescilIe Corepondenii v
Mn, sMrn.-Good morning, John, New Years
GIN! "
Joux.-Good morning, Mr. Smith You have
caught lnes but you must wait al April for your
New Years gift when wiIlsendyou abasket Of the
best Irish potatoes you ever saw. ! am planting n
part ofmy crop to-day.
EH. s.--why, John, you arc industrious to be
sue. Planting Irish potatoes New Years day I!
ioh are TOO early, my Young man. and you VIII
find Il out. Sendme basket Of potatoes In April; ;
who are You trying 10 fooly why, John, you are
throwing away your seed. Whoever beard Of
planting Irish potatoes in January | have been
aErncr for forty years, and always have plenty
ofpotatoes. and never plant till the dark of the
moon m NairiL Won think you know a heap,
John but YOU better put those potatoes back in
the cellar. You are planting them too deep any
way. They win never get up through all that
manure. The manure win iust lna warm hiding
place for the moles and ground rats, and your po-
tatoes wllfed them.
J.-Jusi hold an, Mr.. S. Ifyou please, and LET
me edge IN aword now and then. You sec this
picee of ground aoift yOui There Il jusf half an
acre In IT, had Il In Early Goodrich potatoes last
year. Lci Us 70 70 the cellar and Iwill show them
IL you. Jim. ~ tAis flnow full Of manure and
yet the neSf lusi FROM tho compost hfap in front
81 the hog pen. My bog pen, Mr.. Smith. WI
make me thirty loads Of conquest worth p 80 aload
TO me Cor my potato crop ! lear you Killed my
hog this winter; how murll manuFe did you 81
from your penf ~ taas ia iiam
Din. if.--weIl. John. did not gr< any. Ny
hogs ran In the woods tiIl killed them. ~
Ill count on a n my pocket from The manure
oferery hog kiil. Ipuf them IN close pen and
litter them ven with leaves. ] feed them with
boiled potatoes turnips and corn. Every morning
Iscrape up every thing in the pen clean and throw
II into mil pen near by, sprinkle little lime over
Il aud put In lead Of woods earth OF branch mucN
And FROM heap Of leaves which ] always keep
ready az hand. i Iiitcrmy pen again andgo through
the same operation flle next morning.
Ma. s.--AT nonsense, John al yankee notion.
have no time for such foollshne-s. ane
J.-well walk down Into The cellar and sce my
potatoes. There are my Goodrich potatoes What
do you think ofihemi
Mn. s.--They arcvcIy fine, John. Youcertain-
b had epod luck raising potatoes. But what ar
yon going TO do with y many, And there 4 an
other pile ola different kind. Why, ne,eraw %
many pspse. IN my life.-
,J.-lIhai B the Cum the hiast prolific q Al 20
taiocs, ),ui nol % good atubla potato . tletiood
rich. Well, Mr.. smith, plauted my Goodrich
last January on chr half err you saw me planting
just now md housed 10 bushels afier usiRg tlcm
% my ti]r tfoin The middle o. Anil tIll the atof
MAY, and u-cd only the manure which ! made
frum my hog pen, my hog pen made the potatoes.
u, goa thlnkthai time thfnwn away and . foolish
yarfkre notiong aae
s.sIn- s.--Jlist an arcilent, John, you win never
DC 20 lucky agin, am afraid.
-J.-.xo neeidcnt 81 al, Mr.. Smith. SO iar frnnI
acingan acsidpnt that I niacd - many, u was mn
areldeui that did net rate half rs many more
anst year being an unfascnbe crop year. did not
urhke rs ,AAny potatoes hy 100 bushels AZ y wonld
nsherwtae haze done. But tle caris Goodrich &
the lsst potato We can Ihiic N our country. be-
ranie, being fiIly maflircd By Che first * June, 4
Il les aeeediy The dTy weather which We gclierr
ally have n the Iaiier part ofthe spring and inthe
summer months Vtss ss ii y ss
Ma. s.-wei John would Ike to ri some seed
anatythenL J like the iodssofil'tm. x u M
J.--Ifyou viii plant theinjust asi tel you ard
a socn ~ yed can 90 TIC ground ready. | VII
make you d New Yesr's present ~ abuslicIi pro-
sIdcd yoniet me have aIl you make over % BUSH
scis
Mn, s. Klliikhfg rlltakeyou up and I'iltskc
moiber lqlslrl and pay you your price for them
assl plant themneSf March and We WI zee wldcis
win do bert. How rliall ] phnhyonr bushels
J,-Plew w The lr-f piece q band you. have "A
least iep Inches deep. Harrow Il wclt, Rim %
The row ~. icet al,art wnh fhe Two horse plo~.
Cut the potatoes with two eyes 70 zach piece and
drop them fool apart 81 TIM bottom % the fur
row then Gll the furrbw wiih good manure and
I win have IS baihci. over The ., Tor my naf y
you're rop. ,,ttt.y5
Mr. s.-Sota pinto wili you nave. But m
do - yoa ay. ilwh.a have YOU gbi IA tsiuellnap.
byfe9 fNcsf = = : Ef.Ma4ks4 81 Ags . y
J.-Turtdps. Isowed turnlps on the land aflcr
Mn. s.--Two, four. ~ heaps. How many ina
heapY A HEa lm7a ~ Hft
J.-ziAboui % bushels. 2 ~ " 2 fai'.
MH. s.-ieD bushels ofturnIps aud ii0 i,r,slel.
Of pciptces, two crops year on TIE semc bali