The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-07-10
Farm, Garden and Household,
Potato Culture.


At the late meeting of the Bucks
County Pa.) Agricultural Society.
Thomas Shallcross read an essay on
"Potato Culture" in which he detailed
his success with various varieties last
year. The Peerless he placed atthe
head out of eight sorts, it yielding near
,ly 300 bushels per acre of marketable
tubers. The Climax stood next, yield
not so good, quality better, and almost
equal, to the Early Rose in earliness.
Monitor third in yield and profit, but
liable to rot, and large ones often hol-
low. Early Rose poor in quality and
small, large enough in yield-season
rnfavorable. Early Goodrich yielded
well, quality poor. The Prolific new
about as good in quality and yield as
the Climax, but inclined to set too thick
on the vines, and kept green till late
Jackson White, good quality, popular,
but yielded poorly. Hinman did not
do well. Peachblow, though good. can
not compete with the Peerless where
profit is the object; Peerless will pay
better at so cents than Peachblow at ST.
Cuzco, prolific, but tpoor-generally dis
carded. Four things he thought neces-
sary to first-class crops, viz, light.
loamy soil, plenty of good manure,
stable manure the main dependencel
fifteen to eighteen tons per acre. good
seed (such as has not been planted
more than two or three times) and
thorough culture. Put on the manure
whenever you have it-no matter if
the ground is frozen or covered with
snow, provided it is not a sidehill,
Land full of vegetable matter is excel
lent for this crop. In following corn it
is good plan to plough in the fall, and
then begin manuring weeds will be
less troublesome in this way Plant
when dry and warm. One or two ewes
are enough to piece of seed plant in
every other furrow, and ten or twelve
inches apart where certain varieties
incline to grow too large, like the Peer
less or Monitor, plant closer. Cover
about two or three inches use the
roller only on dry ground. A substitute
for the roller would be large door
drawn over the ground, which will level
without packing. Harrow before the
potatoes come up. Hill up just before
the vines fall with a potato plough. Dig
as soon as the vines die store in dark.
cool cellar. Mr.. S., thinks potatoes the
most profitable crop of his section. In
1871 he sold 1855 bushels for 1869. the
product of eight acres. The manure
cost S3S per acre, besides hauling.
Feeds his small potatoes, and did not
include them or his seed in the figures
and estimates given above.
Obstruction in Cows Udder,
Is there any remedy for COW that
has chunk in the bag, cat the root of
the teat, so that the milk runs down
very slow.-[S., West Clarksville, n. Y.
Reply By h. B. arnold, ,Secretoyyy
american Dairymen'S dissertation.
The bunch is occsaioned by a thick
ening of the valve in the milk tube,
near the junction of the teat and udder,
Such cases are seldom perfectly RENE
died. They can be improved by taking
large steel knitting-needle and 1atten.
ing spot an inch or so from one end
and making the edges sharp. Insert a
tube or quill in the teat lust large
enough to admit the hattened spot. and
let the upper end of the tube reach
nearly to the bunch. Pass the needle
through the tube and cut the hard lump
one way going up, turning it to make
cross cut coming down. The tube re-
iiiio III .iio tcdu, pttSS small swan
or sponge, wet with iodine, up through
the tube, and brush the wound. This
will deaden the surfaces and tend tc
prevent growing together while healing,
This will afford temporary relief and
sometimes permanent. Occasionally
the thickening of the valve will contin.
he and spoil the teat in spite of treat.
ment. L have seen a statement of sim.
liar treatment, when the COW was drv,
a silver tube remaining in the teat till
healing was well along, that was said tc
work well. The plan looks feasible,
but L have never experimental at that
season.
Dogs FOR Orchards.
If man wants fine fruit he should
keep dog under the tree-cut up il
pieces and buried among the roots
The carcass of even the average cur is
declared to contain about one pound OF
phosphorus-an important element OF
fertility. In view of the curtailed con
dition of the sheep trade and the i'm
paired health of orchards, there ought
to be more shipwrecks on the sea O
canine life more barks gone down for
ever.