, 1873-12-27
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

lttE FARM AND GARDEN.
Tho Potato Crop.-'s'Esc Cause mil Care
OF Its Etlisurc.-.ri,e Proper Soif> CIi-
1llltc> sastd Conditions.
From Our Igr,eHiturai Correspondent.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Dec. Is, 1879.
Tho potato crop appears to hayo been worry
ncar 4 general failuro tho past ycar,-in somo
parts of tho country from drought, and mothers
from too much ruin. Northern Now York and q
part Of Vermont lave been tho most fortunate:
in Short those sections aro Utmost certain Of n
crop every seasoM,- mol Oil account Of soil, but
adaptation Of climate. Northern Minnesota
Wisconsin, and AIichgan also produce good
crops of this vegetable.
WHAT CAUSES THE FAILURE?
is tho important question; for, when we llavo
learned this, VIC may be able to apply remedy.
That 30 hnvo given too much regard to s1il, anl
too littlo to climate und condition OF soil, is now
pretty evident. And, now tint tho failure III
right before us in itB most unpleasant aApoct it
il the beBt imo to Investigate tho subject, and
to secure tile futnro against similar loss. pro-
vahg TINT such thing il poauiblo. Tioro aro
mauy people who havo great relinEco on proyi-
lenco aud tho Season and, when We lnro
cropfailuro. it is not their fault but tho faut of
tho season. or somo otlor ca1.se beyond their
control. We have Ind too much OF this kind Of
toaching, mud it is tino to taho
MORE PRACTICAL VIEW
Of the subject.
"The Farm and Gnrden," for more than
twenty years, has turned its efforts In that dlrcc-
tion, with moro or loss OF sucoess !; but it rc-
qulrcs line upon line and prccopt upon precept.
lore littlo and there O great leal and thou
this oft repeated AMI as often enforced.
ot-1 IL
cultural Colleges but they, too, have followed
tho old, boaton puth OF tin books, that
tell lis tho samo old story about doep
blowing and timely seeding, MS though this was
al1 Of tho scicnce Of culture. But wo have seen
throo droughsY scasons overflow tho corn-crios
two Of them overload tho orchards, aud thon
hayo boon, Us it wore, the nero plaything of
tho eenao,s.
Tho farmer must look beyond tho nero idea
Of loarning how
To plow. to sow,
10 reap, to tl1uW.
ITe must know the natural habits of tho plants
ho cuitiyatcs and tho a,,ilnals that l,e reass.
And, in addition to the habits OF plants, ho must
learn how fur tlsoy will bear change from thoir
normal condition. 1t is euHy to SOC TINT tho
potato il rcatlyo under change, a'il t,as the con
tlitona MUST conform noar as possible to those
presented in its wild stato.
A rich, moist soil. with g. cool. most climate.
ora of
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by mulch Of straw, leaves. Of othor aucll litter.
NO WIZ l1aSo snppica y part Ut tho coulhuoDs;
..'! ~ y" eI'l ,'t,e iess " ttont1tc, ~ eonhee
nearly all Of its moods.
HoI iAtcu s9als W. AAse l'aH aty "uAtlol. al!u
~ ~ ~ nuel, "euiaeI w naAy liom seiy uuop; ;u ~
ano1', uua pana ~ ossennmi W anecess. NJ. hno
t;a. s'i i;t!1 H. sa To H. ~ t to eu' e!i...
n1, f1 ;aut fa taun .o w. "a'ia ;t,, mo.n1n'
aIoto; ".!a s.''s ~ .ua';9 y. 'uo @ o?p'n VI :,
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"o,t4u PlutHou 10y 'M.4o'!s Unit. J.. WV
i t wv ~ NV u tt'e', ~ Pt' a1, so .L'Ns ~
n as i !aIn'e t.omsln, "nu tounip 1 h.pMan ~
n;ss 1'us1e' al'o 8''" '"D0tS a'o
s''"e'a'5 7''sN1a1l"oo 10
linus NC eco tnat u u tue cohlstio'H. anu noe 10
much tho SOIL thai maEes Or mars tho potato
crop. o11e sensoIt tho pan,o soil gives W largo
! returns; and tho itoxt saabol with tho same
| culture, the crop may hc tall1re: ANA THIS
loads to tug question oi GUTHRIE and how 1t must
ne moalilea 70 sntt Tue changlng HeasohH' as Fart
oi the esaohtlhla 70 snceeas. ,., ;,
| we naSe SHOWN the eioct OF ueep plahtlhg III
dry SEASON. and now We 'nl1at look ut tho ol',
pos.to. ono Vi Lilo most rrolitahla crops that
we havo grown, or at loaat tho ln:gest yield Tor
thc loaat !hbor. tho seed wah dioifou INTO Ing
| notion OF the !nifow; nlt thls ID ah exceptional
| IlHe,-that IL. ~ tho lnrFo"5 hro c'l lfol 70 y
| nio!cH. w ~ tne rhtas rue 10 overeoMo lhis
tlll1culsy Of covering too a1only will tue pio",