The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-10-22
The Folks in Council AGAIN.
Report Of a meeting Of the country branch
ofthe
Bolivar Farmers Club,

our Club met at Wire Grass on the 2Oth in
slant and interchanged views
Mr.. SIowgo opined that few people knew
nearly the amount of laziness each man
owned in his peculiar individuality Hi
own experience convinced him of the fact
that most men, and especially Slowgo, were
very fond of lrisA potatoes, but why the
productions of North America lAouId be
called "Irish," S-go couldn't see; but
that very few men ever had Irish potatoes
| to eat, and if they had them, they were
more like artificial flowers than the genuine
murpbes, rather waxy. Now, S-go says
that any man who will make a bundle of
the above mentioned individual laziness and
heave it into the woods, and then take a
wheelbarrow and bring it, well coated with
mold and surface dirt of the rich woods,
into his garden and bury it ia nice, soft
we'll spaded dirt about two rods square or
two square rods in superficial extent, and
some Is inches deep and then open trenches
three feet apart and place in the bottom
lea res, straw or any "trash" and drsp scraps
of raw potetoe5, (be sure that the scraps
can see, or at least have an eye) every
twelve inches in the trenches, and then
cover the trenches with the dirt .urned out
of them, can have Irish potatoes a family
of two parents and eight pledges the year
round "In December or November and
even in October, is queer time to talk about
raising Irish potatoes" says Pickup.
Old Steady-Iook alive Pickup good
rod square will bring you fine meaiy pota-
toes in March if you will throw your laziness
into it. Your name is suggestive, and
would advise your to quit picking Up people
and pick up some sense about victuals.
Pickup scratched his head and retired
! Old Steady remarked that he knew man
who had planted eight pounds early Rose
potatoes and raised but eight bushels Of
fine. large potatoes. His friend had plant
ed and prepared ground as follows
The land was originally good land, but
had been croppeu close for twelve years.
! The year 1868 in December it had received
a heavy dressing of manure, and exhaustive
crops raised Oh it the following spring and
s"mmer; (it was a garden spot.) In Feb
luary, 1870, tho land was thrown into
ridges three feet apart with BrinGly pIOw,
in the water furrow was run a Murfe's
| Subsoiler three times, which went twelve
inches, on this was throw 1 manure from q
hog pen, including cobs The potatoes cut
| to a single eye and, in some cases, his
friend was like Bills, quite ashamed of cut
ting so small, were planted on March 22d,
and dropped every ten inches; then cover.
ing of leaves and rotten straw thrown on
them some four inches thick; then the
Brindly plow threw two burrows over each
bed; they soon popped up, but when about
two inches above ground, down they wei
under Jack Frost's insiduOus alta ks, and
down went his friends hopes; but again
they (the Murphy vines) appeared and OF
May 24th his friend had Irish potatoes as
large as good big Len eggs.
Pickup broke in with so ne absurd remark
about subsoil and manure, but was soon
located in tremor of quietness by Old
Steady, who we'll remarked that it was not
every fool who knew manure when he saw II
and most men had an IDEA than s5usoiliRg
and deep blowing meant TO turn up q new
supply Of red clay to the suns action
whereas, deep plCwing was meant fer deep
soil, and if your land had lost its soil BY
washing, that you must repl-ce it By
manuring with vegetable matter-lesves
briers, straw, cotton seed, and above al
stable manure; but to be perfectly able tC
hold this goodly medicine to the greatest
benefit, your land must be stirred to It's
greatest depth not turned, but stirred, that
is subsoiling.
Pickup here branched out again, stating
that he had subsofled aad piowed deep, bu
that The grass took his crop.
Old Steady-That's just it-subsOil and
d.ep plowin make weeds grow, and i
proves that the land Is improving Th
very fact of weeds fourishing shows {
lively condition of the soil; and right hers
+ SIowgo says you must throw your lazInes'
K on to the handles of sweep. Your sol
: must 20 kept stirred on top to kill the weed
II and grass and to let the earth's lungs carr.
: life to the roots, which in return mature
the rich ears that gladden. us with the sweet
ness of their bread.
Pickup can't cultivate twenty acres o
land in corn and cotton, if he undertakes
81 he is scratching for living, and is furiou
id because christmas finds him tired out, hi
,o purse empty and his temper Lot at 81
y heavenly.
y Amen, said Stop Talking, and adjourn IN
1t til next Thursd y. His say was unani
sF me usIy said and the meeting agreed to.
A. GREE
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