Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-05-27

Al as might be done without turning up the old ~.
he would plant the seed in the bottom Of u
be burrows, dropping thea about IL or Is inch,
apart according to the size Of the tops general
b. grUSn by different kinds Of potatoes, and if tn
st field had borne a crop in the year previous,
IT would run a PlOu a little deeper than | woul
le on greensyari.
Aher the seed is dropped it can be covere,
= either by blowing Close to the fIrroE and turn
ing a light furrOw over the SEED, or BY r%unnin.
= a harrow upside down and going over the fur.
a rows erOssvise. or they can be covered Will
. the hoe.
As soon as the plants are M 2 or 9 inches
would take a eultiyator and run between the
rows and spread 4 it enough 50 the outside teeth
T will run close to the plant, but not close enough
to disturb it. This will leave the surface nearly
level. After the plant grows a little larger 20
through the rows again with the cultiyatOr las
| have DO horse hOe-) have fitted two half-inch
boards to the outside of the outside teeth Of the
eultivstor, something similar to a double pillow.
This runs about 8 inches deep, and slides all
Of the loose dirt or soil with all Of the manure
around the potato just where it is wanted.
When the tops are about a foot high I take
the plov and plOw a furrow each way to the pO-
tatCes. Then | GO through for the first time
with the hoe; after this l would not disturb
them any more until digging time; and in a
fair year | should expect 400 bushels per acre.
and more some years.
In running the plough through after the sur
face has been made loose and mellow BY the cul-
%tiyatOr, / would guage it in such a manner that
the furrow on each sile Of the TOW Of plants
would be a little higher than it IS in the middle
or near the plants; this l claim TO be very essen
tial on dry or sandy land, or in a dry season on
nearly every variety Of land, simply because the
surface holds the moisture and conducts
it to the root Of the plant. 10 a wet season the
dirt can be thrown nearer to the plant. 50 to
leave the surface rounding enough to shed the
water.
The advantages Of this way c~frIis;ng potatoes
IRE that it is almost impossible for weeds to grow
II live when the soil is kept SO mellow, and the
Of digging is much less after this manner
f cultivation, two Of my men easily digging
his last season 100 bushels per day. Another
.dvantage following is that the field is in very
'oOd condition for the next crop, whatever it
nay be.
have not written this thinking that have
etter success than many others; but more to
how that much of the labor can be avoided by
sing the horse.
In raising the other kinds Of roots which
ave mentioned | will class them together, so D,
milar is the process of producing them. r,
1t is very, rery necessary TO so prepare the il,
that it may be in fit condition for the "a
to be sown. Mangel vurzels. beets. pars- m
Ps and carrots need a long season in order to 60 60
AZURE. Hence it is necessary to SOW them as l.
ry in the spring as possible. Vi
think these do better upon land bearing e- tn
er a crop of corn or potatoes the previous year. pa
the soil under its previous cultivation would gir
better prepared and more easily TILED. ofl
AS soon as the land is dry enough | would of
and pillow considerably deep; then let it po
a few days, then harrow and plow again ev- iii
Y few DAYS until !, hooo ~ a. Of
and about the 18th Of May give the
Id a good manuring of decaycd manure. 1t T.;
very essential to have the manure as much A. ca,
ssi0le in a decayed state, as the small plant
lnoi feed upon manure in the undecayed state th'
d it would be of but very little benefit to the an
mt until toward fall. And could I not have -
nure suitable l would not undertake ts raise Dru
us Tor much Of the success depends upon :
lf getting an early start. | would harrow
well, then take a pillow and set il OF in ridges
inches apart, then with a rake smooth down
top Of the ridges and make it level for the p1
d so"er to run on. have always found il
'e a good plan 10 mix Il little ruta baea seed
h the seeds mentioned above, as thew come
quicker than the other seeds; and if it be
essary to hoe or weed them before the other II
Is come up the ruta baga plants will seryeas ont,
aide to show where the other seeds NAV be ana
ected to appear. in u
he ridges being p inches apart will admit ace-
cultivator, though the ridges arc so narrow
a very careful hand to hold II. lest
disturb the plants. 1 would not thin them
he first hoeing. ~
the second hOeing l would leave the man =,
Wurzels IL inches apart, beets 10 inches sell
ships o, carrots 4. and should the sead have LA La,
'ei poor and a failure it will be found very dresl
'enlent to have the ruta baga plants Eli the m
places. tor 0
OTde
orcarro's have sometimes made the ridges m
inches apart and then have 0 two rows q, An
Of the ridge at a distance of 4 inches apart: re-
do not think that any advantage inasmucb
they require more wedding and care to keen
q free from weeds.
-angolds, beets. carrots and parsnips will be
to yield from 500 to 1000 bushels per acre.
riding to their care and cultivation. They
be found excellent for cows Of the dairv. 10
are very sweet and nutritious while they r..
mt a hne favor TO the butter; and no COM
ion has been made as yet that can fill the
of carrots for %cOlofing purposes.
us far | have only mentioned the kinds
d require to be sown early in the spring.
"' 'Hat III northern vermont our spring Of No
IS 50 short that in some instances it might Page
nsly Interfere with some farmers in putting prom
eir crops were they to raise them. But enIy . >
I'VE ruta bagas and the flat English turEip. may b
] do not require 50 long a season. and hi
reason why advocate the advantage Of Hyd
two crops. Since their introduction into
be they have cnmpIasaI,, ~.-.r. -