The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-22
AgrlenIlnral.

soaE ExRFMtEseE Wtrn POTATOES
Thsrs Is scsroeiy Gsy eiop which
sho~s 20 much variatioa IA price from
oss year to another as she potato VI,
sometimes saeoosd very well 10 raising
iwo OF three good crops ard We uinl
80 have the trade well learned tbet
soue vstiation IN TIE season upseis al
our caieuialioas We have 20 sooner
gol 90 that ws eoald manage The pota
70 bass without maeh dieiculty, whsu
tbe warn vet weather brought ca The
rot. People hsye. ve thiak. since The
appearance 81 The bugs, planted pota.
toes % better add than formerly
10 regard 10 seed there isl diaer.
f enee q opinion as o de economy d
( planting large or small tubers A
farmer who formerly lived ia this siein-
lily, on getting out bis potatoes for
/ planting, was asked BY bic bred man i
he Was going to plant those little
things Yelh. he answered With bis
peculiar lisp they amt good ior any
thing eth. lie said that their being
smalI was like tbs Irishman' s horse that
was blind --not their fault but their
misfortune They were the younger
members q large family in straight
ened circumstances, and like some
others. might shos brilliant record.
Not willing 60 have all this lost on
us. we concluded 10 plant some A
neighbor, year previous, bad maaured
40 acre Of land heavily and then planted
y early potatoes. aud at the proper
time bad act cabbage between the rows.
Both crops did we'll, the 100 bushels Of
marketable potatoes averaging 81 per
bushel aud the cabbage sold in the
market for $3.50 This was high farm.
ing with which one could compete with
the West Easy to make the boys stick
to the farm that raised such crops as
this
Being anxious to follow the example
Of one 80 successful. we plowed under
q heavy coat Of manure on a piece Of
ground that was already good, Then
with pow we made iurrows four feet
apart. In these drills good quantity
of tobacco stocks wero spread and m
cut Dover potatoes, about the size Of
hens eggs were dropped and covered.
After coming up they grew so luxur.
antly that they soon covered the ground
and left no room for cabbage. When
dug they yielded at the rate Of trine
over 400 bushels per acre of almost
without exception. so far as soil was
concerned, marketable potatoes. After
being put in the cellar, SO many of
them turned black and decayed that
they were profitable only for feed.
ing. We learned from this that it was
possible 10 raise a large crop from
small potatoes planted at a good dis.
aDce apart
From observation and experience in
cultivating this crop, We have come to
the following conclusions: That where
early potatoes are wanted It il
better to use large seed, cut so
that there shall be two or three eyes on
a piece that the size Of the seed shall
make less difference with late crop
that potatoes planted before they have
sprouted and before the land has be-
come warm throw up less number Of
stalks th IN those planted later in the
season; that planting in rows two and
one-half feet apart, with the hills three
feet part. so arranged as 10 allow a
horse TO pass with a cutiyator each
way, is as near as is profitable that it
is paying investment to put table,
spoonful Of ashes and plaster in each
hill when planted and that it is safer
to plant on moderately dry and rich
ground, IN. e. Homestead.