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AGRICULTURAL.
The New Varieties of Potatoes.
70. II. Alexander, III Country GeniemanI
The variety that stood the drouth with
me the best last season was the Garfield.
variety that is being introduced this
spring by ID. Landreth Il Son. They
yielded at the rate Of 600 bushels to the
acre. They are certainly one of the finest
potatoes in America are very handsome 4;
color white quality extra.
The White Elephants did not do SO
well with me, as they were planted very
late. They are n good strong grower (;
vines, feet long, very late they make
me think of the old California potato.
The Beauty of Hebron does nicely on
our soil, and consider it a very valua-
BILE potato.
The Burbank potato does not do as well
on clay loan as on sandy loan. II is q
good cropper very late.
The Mammoth Pearl stood lrouth last
season well, and some of them turned out
very large. They are large round po-
tato, with deep eyes II late variety
quality rather coarse. On the whole,
they are profitable variety to raise.
The Pride Of America farmers here
consider to be the same thing as the
Snowflake. The vines look alike, and
they die down at the same time, and the
tubers look alike.
Blss's Triumph does not give satisfac-
ton here.
The Champlain potato was sent out by
Burpee & Go. last season. 1t is very
fine variety, yields better than the Snow
fake quality about the same. The
drouth last season seemed to affect it con-
siderably, as well as some other fine va
rieties.
The GARFIELD, Champlain, Snowflake,
Early Vermont, Beauty of Hebron and
C,ark's No. are my favorites at the pres
ent time.
The Potato Beetle and i,s destruction.
The growers Of potatoes in most parts
Of the United States have had considera-
bic experience in destroying the potato
beetle. Paris green has served, and
served well, the part Of an insecticide for
| a number of years, and the methods of
using it have been numerous, but are all
divided into the dry and wet application
of the poison. London purple is now
much employed for the same purpose.
Both are arsenic compounds, and to the
presence of this deadly element thei,
poisonous effects ale due. There Ii NJ
dnnger i'll poisoning the soil, rs it wa,
quite generally supposed in the earlier
days of the potato beetle neither ar,
there any bad properties impaired to til,
potato upon which either Of these poisoni
has been used.
When used in the dry state, the powde
l-either the green or the purple-shoul,
be mixed with from twenty-five to tiit,
times its bulk Of -four or land plaster
and applied by means of some sort of
duster Some persons use II fine sicv
with a long handle, by means of whicl
the poison is scattered over the potat
plants. 1t is best to make the applica
ton when the dew is on, or just after
rain, when the wet foliage will the be,
ter retain the poison. This work shou
be done when the air is still otherwise
quantity Of the poison may be blown int
the air, and breathed into the lungs q
|, the person using the duster.
The wet method is now the more ger
, orally practlsed. The poison is mike
.. with water, one tablespoonful OF Pari
green to n ten-quart pail of water, or on
pound Of the London purple to II hun
dred gallons. The poison does not Iii,
solve, aud therefore the mixture must Il
: frequently stirred to prevent the powdt
from settling to the bottom. For ord
nary purposes II waterng-pot, with n fin
rose, is sufficient if the field is lare
; one it may be well to purchase one OF til
= many kinds of poison sprays" whic
; save much time and labor.
l 1t must be remembered that thes
Il remedies for the potato beetle are dea,
ly poisous, and they must be both han'
: led and stored with much care. Man
:, deaths among domestic animals and me
u have been caused by these insecticide
+ but they are nearly all traceable to car
lessness in one form or another.
l. Canadian Experience with Cattle
The superintendent of the model far
r OF Guelph, Canada, gives as below ii
:, results Of some experiments made the
= in cattle breeding
e l. A steady frosty Winter is better TIN
>, u an open one in feeding cattle.
~ 2. An average two or three years O
D steer will eat Its own weight Of ditiere
materials i'll two weeks,
y 3. Two or three years old cattle will n
= one-third Of pound more per day
u their weight upon prepared hay and roc
,s than upon the same materials unpl
Va Va pared.
T., 4. 1t is thirty per cent more profitai
ts to premature and dispose of fatteni
III cattle Mt two years old than to keep tn,
9, up to three years
~ 8. There is no loss i'll feeding II cat
10 beast well upon variety of materials
AZ the sake of manure alone.
6. Farmyard manure from wcll-t
cattle three years old is worth an avera
ny of 81. 80 per ton.
7. A three-years-old cattle beast, "
w. fed, will give at least one ton of mani
IL every month of winter,
er 8. No cattle beast whatever will p
for the direct increase to its weight fr
It. the consumption of any kind or quaint
of food.
~ 8. On m average it costs twelve ce
IL for every additional pound of flesh add
to the weight Of n two or three years
VI fattening steer
TO- In Canada the market value of st
ne cattle can be increased thirty-six per ce
=, during six months of finishing by g
W feeding.
H. IL. In order to secure safe profit,
, store-cattle beast, well done to can
ne sold at less than four and one-half ce
, l. per pound dive weight.
go IL. In the fattening of wethers, to
me N ish as shearings, the Cotswold and L
nc cester grades can be made up to two h
vas dred pounds, the Oxford Down
ny pounds, and the South Down (grade)
r. pounds each, live weight.
ed Facts for Farmers.
has tn By the use of lime and ashes, and
ae. growing COW peas for turning under, p