Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13


c. W. B., in Country Gentleman, March
o. claims that the damaging effect Of
frost may be mitigated by busting the
plants with landplaster before the sun has
shined on them. He has made compare
tive experiments on corn and speaks pos
itiyely as to its advantages. This appears
probable to some extent, and is worthy Of
a trial by gardeners, especially where
their plants have been touched by unsea-
sOnable frosts. 1t may be that the planter
perhaps any dust would do as well)
drawing out the frost before the rays of
the sun have fallen on the plants protects
the tissues from injury. We shall give it
a good trial anyway.
Gerald Hewitt, an experienced potato
grower, insists upon the value of ''green-
ing'' Irish potatoes for seed purposes. He
claims that the thorough ripenlng of the
eyes and hardening of the flesh from eX-
posing them to the sun is a great advan-
tage. He prefers to green them in the fall
before putting them away; but if it is not
done then he does it in the spring just be-
fore planting time. They are spread out
in the sun and turned once or twice until
slightly greened all over. He has greened
enough to plant 100 acres in one year.
For several years L have observed that
potatoes thus greened came up sooner and
appeared to have more Vigor than others
not greened. In digging the summer crop
it will be we'll thus to prepare some for
the fall planting as matter of expert
ment.
Speaking of this fall crop, last July, in
harvesting the crop, had the small ones
separated and Immediately spread out
near a well and covered with pine straw
to a depth of six inches. l had them thor
oughly wetted and little soil thrown on
the pine straw. Twice afterwards l had
more water applied to them. Intwo weeks
all of them had begun to sprOut. They
, were taken up and planted, and the result
was so satisfactory shall do it more eX-
tensiyely this year. Dry as the fall was
the crop was gOOd-three times more than
where not so treated. Others have rec
| commended this plan highly and it does
appear to be q very profitable one. The
land should be prepared while they are
being sprOuted, and the potato should be
pressed well into the soil and covered
deeply. This is good plan where the
season is dry, but generally l succeed
very well from paintings of seed that have
not been exposed to the air and sun at all,
but dug and replanted at once, taking
care to tread them well into the loose soil
of the burrows. On small scale it is not
much trouble to sprOut them in advance,
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not always be practicable to sprout all of
them. With care good stands may ordi-
narily be secured without resorting to this
plan, but it is surer if dry weather should
prevail at the planting season in July.
Recently, in. having some fencing made,
| | noted the comparative cost Of 6-to0t
picket fence and 5-foot horizontal. The
figures are as follows:
Picket fence 400 feet 40 panels J, one
20-foot plank g inches }, to make 4palings
and spaces 212 inches between.
40 hewn posts, 15c. ................$ 6 90
| 40 scantling, 2X4, 20 feet, $40 feet0
Sl25 Observation-Disclosures. 6 As
20 baseboards 400 feet ............ 90
23O 3-inch plank, 20 feet long for pa
lings, /, 150 feet Observation-Disclosures. IA 80
30 lbs. nails 1851, &c .......-... 80
! Labor setting posts and mailing and
saving pickets, 10 cents panel. 90
400 feet ........................ 500 40
or 81 per panel.
Five-fOOt horizontal fence
/ 40 split posts, Sc ........... S 20
| 20 baseboards, u inches wide and
20 feet long Observation-Disclosures. 90
so 6-inch plank 20 feet) ........... 10 90
/ Labor digging and setting posts
and mailing, 10 cents panel ..-... 90
! Il lbs. nails, cents. ............... 60
Total 40 panels ................. .$22 50
or 81 cents per panel of 10 feet.