The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-17
Fertilizers for Potatoes,

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Fertilizers for Potatoes,
AS a general thing ] try to avoid tn
Street application Of either manures OF
commercial fertilizers for potatocs, be,
licving they have a tendency to cause
rust or blight on the tops or vines, and
are more or less the cause of either rot
or scab on the tuhers. If piece ofland
is not rich enough l would manure il
with previous crops to get its condition
up to the desired standard. II a turf OF
clover lot were to be followed will,
potatoes | would spread manure on til,
turf in the fall before; or, if it was y
fallow or stubble ground, | would SOW
rye or oats in August or first of Septem-
Der, to plow under as green manuring
or manuring in the spring much us one
chooses, and plant to corn n year, fol-
lowing with potatoes the next, which
makes a very good seed bed for them.
If manure is to be used directly for the
potato crop, care should be taken that
it is well rotted before using, which
makes it safer. As 'or using ashes or
phosphates in the hill when planting
potatoes, one might about as well, ms
your correspondent, j. d. Tate, says
put them before hungry swine" |
seldom use them; preferring, as above.
a previous enriching of the land; but
when used cover the seed lightly, thcr
scatter the ashes over the hill, then
cover all with shovel-plow.-H. ICES, l.,
New York Tribune.
Dwarf and Tall Varieties Of Peas.
Peas are among the essentials in ever
garden. They require a moderately rich
soil, but are liable to run too much vine
if manure Is applied at the time Of plant
ing, therefore when practicable it is bet
ter 10 pant in ground MANFRED the year
previous. If, however, it is necessary to
f%crtilize at time of planting, thoroughly
work in the soil well decomposed ma.
nure.
The usual habit is to SOW in drills
three feet apart for the ear Ter kinds
and at a further distance for later and
larger varieties, say five feet. From one
and a half 10 two bushels of seed are re-
CURED to the acre, according to the varic.
tvs habitof gro With. Early pc sp'auteG
in dri Is take one and a ha}f bushe s,
while marrowtat peas in drills, for in
stance, require one fourth of a busheI
less. Peas sown broidcast of coursr
call for an extra amnLnt-three buShel
is the rule. One quart Of the smalle
sorts will SOW say 1875 feet and the larger
Kinds 200 feet in the drill. For a SUI
C ssion, plant p as every two weeks. il
the weather is very dry at the time Of
p miing soak the sred u few hours p @
vious to dropping it. Cover the Sc. d
about three inches.
Coming to extra early peas are Law
ton, Alpha, Philadelphia Erly, n fay
Orite market variety in the Southern
States, and McLoan's Advance, aprolii,
dwarf sort. Amo"g new varieties AZ,
tue new golden pea, the PODS of whicI
are a delicate yellow when sufficiently
matured for Smelling for the table, ane
Cutters Little Wonder pea This las
may he described as a wrin kled.marrow
is carly rs the Advance and OF robus
l.abit. 1t attains a height of aboul
twenty riches. The wrinkled varieties
are the sweetest of all peas, but as the
are lilble to rot, need to be planted
Kicker tl.an the smooth kinds. -New
York World.
Coming to varieties, for small gar,
dens where brush would be in the way
there is nothing better, perhaps, than
the Little Gem, which is an early
wrinkled variety. attaining only aboul
one foot in height and requiring 10 sup
port. Varieties requiring it should le
bushed when six inches high. The
marrowfat biack-eyed is q good sort
for either field or garden culture and at.
tains four feet in height. The large
white marrowlat, a favorite market pea,
8 n of the Oldest kinds in cultivation.
1t is a standard late sort and one of the
tall varieties. An old favorite, also n
tall kind, is the champion of England,
a pea of delicate flavor and proluse
yield. The dwarf white marrowfat, as
the name indicates, is similar to the
white marrowfat, but of dwarf
habit and therefore preferable for small