The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-04-12

The pitato the past year was \ failure
in qualify on account Of the great heat.
Many tubers were 50 scorched that they
became watery and rank and some very
near the surface or partly exposed, assumed
the green color and bitter taste Of the vine,
making them unfit to feed even to stock,
on account Of the poisonous property
engendered by the rays Of the sun The
remedy is, plant deep, from six to seven
inches. This for various reasons 1t
will permit very early planting--an adj
vantage securing thus the seed against
the frost, or If reached BY it, it viii permit
il gradually to draw out, which viii save
it; il win favor it in drouth, and prevent
the setting Of tubers too near the surface,
50 that the sun cannot injure them killing
can also be dispensed with, and only the
cultiyator used to make mellow and keep
out grass, with no danger Of hurting the
roots or the tubers.
BY putting out early, with the first
mellow soil, the potato viii sprout and
grow on, unimpeded in the ground instead
Of the cellar, aud get the benefit of the
winters moisture, which in an early drouth,
| is Of Importance. Particularly should the
Early Rose be put out early. The ex-
perience here is decided and unvarying,
that you cannot get ii out too early in case
you have mellow ground for it. 1t will
grow in the worst Of weather, snow and
! frost excepted, and seems to delight in it,
while at the same time other sorts are at a
atand still, thus making this emphatically
what it is, an early potato. Plant close
rather than wide apart, say twelve to
fifteen inches in the row, as this sort
keeps its tubers close together, nest Of
them, and easily gathered. They will
then also be of medium rather than Q
large size, which is favorable to quality
and by putting but one or two eyes in q
hill, there will be few small potatoes
Thus crop Of Early Rose can be ripened
verify early, and Of superior quality and
yield. But the ground must be dry OIL
wen drained and as guard against rot
there should be more sand than clay in th'
soil.
Late sorts should receive the sam,
treatment as early. They will then, b,
being put out very early, get the Who'll,
seasons growth, and win ripen in time 70
dry gathering. A potato wants to b,
grown rather slowly, but continuously, ant
well ripened. 1t will then be sould ant
solid, fine grained, and Of better favor
also more mellow, Rank growth will Civ,
a rank taste, and watery condition les
concentration of substance.
| Experience has demonstrated that it
better to manure in the hill than to appl
broadcast. Better poor soil, with som
good fertilizer in the hill, than ricl
land and the best fertilizers are ashes
guano, reduced bone, plaster, &c. Ashe
are SPECIAL manure for this plant.
viii our farmers who are not in tn
secret of early planting, try it this yeai
Try it on small scale if no other Pu
out with the very first mellow soil, il it
in March but be sure and plant deep
never less than six, and better seve
inches. When say better seven / meal
, it particularly with the Early Rose. Blu
do it with all sorts. Do not fear the ffos
with the seed so deep in the ground. Pu
a good quantity Of unleaehed wood ashe
! and hen dung in the hill if the soil is no
rich. The ashes and dung should b
; applied and covered at once, as soon a
mixed, as else the strength by the uniol
will escape, and that rapidly. Keep on