The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-08


SYST apllutpu uy ..,, Carmnn alll Tor
several yeafh practieed with unVafylng
and satisfactory results, Tho crop wAy
harvehted, measured and duly decided
upon hept te by the judges appointed, IN
tie presence 0f some thirty guests, In
cltfiIng Peter Henderson, tho well known
New York heed6mani 0, V, MapeR, OF tie
Mapea Formula and Peruvian uuano COM
panyi w, H. Bowler, OF the bowher Fer
tilizep company ~ n NJ, ileHamer edl'
Tor Of The American Amlenltnnhl j.
q llaylland, representing The Farm Jonr'
nal, and N Williams, the veteran horti'
cultpnat, Of Monlelalr, NJ ],
Tho contest plot contained five rows,
each ihlrlythIee feet long, three Inches
epnrt from center 10 center on specially
prepared ground on which potatoes had
been grown for twelve successive years,
During thle entire period II received not
over fifty tons OF horse manure per acre
The applications OF fertilizers each year
have been llboFal, the average being prob
ably not less than 200 pounds lat that
ate) per aero, The rows or trenches, aB
these arc called 10 distinguish them from
the ordinary paintings, were dug eight
inches deep and one foot Wide, Mapea'
potato manure was mixed with the son In
tho bottom At the rate OF $50 pounds 10
the acre, On this the seed, cut three
strong eyes 20 the piece, was planted Ia
hills ono foot apart then light covering
OF soil ON tho seed and an additional
amount OF the fertilizer 10 make II equal
TO i,700 pounds 10 the acre, when the
trenches were iilled 70 the surface with
the earth taken out,
One Of thpeo trenches was planted with
potato known ua the Rural New Yorker
No, 2, two with Rural New Yorllsr No, 0
sud two with Rural New Yorker No a,
Unfortunately for the contest, tho flea
beetle which has done much damage To-
the potato crop this season In certain por'
tlonh OF New Jersey and elsewhere, at
tackled the foliage OF No o. occupying
iwo'ilitha Of the plot and destroyed II be'
fore the earliest potatoes began TO mature,
Variety No, 4, also two'hftha OF the plot,
was attacked In similar manner later on
aud the foliage moatly killed some three
or four weeks previous 10 the maturity Of
the tubeH, The plants OF Rural New
forker No 2 we're less lnj njured than either
of the other varieties and the foliage wah
alive In the early part OF September
The production OF the three varieties
numbered aA II N Y Nos, 2, o and 4,
grown In the five trenches and stated In
round numbers was ~ follows The two
trenches Of No, 4 yielded respectively at
tho rate Of Oeo and COS bushels 10 tho
acre, The tubcra were large and we'll
shaped and were generally OF merchant.
able Hlzo The two trenches Of No, .
lthe onee most Injured followed with q
comparatively amal yield, NJ tho rate OF
2Os aud 300 bushels 10 the mere, Tho
mammoth ylold, which brought 10y 10
Mr., Carman, although he was diaappolnt.
cd ON the entire plot, was made by No. 2,
which weighed out at the rate OF l,070
bushels 10 the acre The tubeH were
largo, quite uniform In aizc and perfect IN
condition Ono OF the noticeable things
about this lumber was the unusual Ab.
eenoe OF am0. or understandable sizes,
Tho committee mado o certificate for tho
whole plot NJ the rate OF b6B bushels 10
The aero, This total, while falling below
the Yield specified In the challenge In In
point OF fact u notable one In Wow OF the
attack Of the unforeseen and unoonquer-
able enemy which destroyed tho No, O.
plants before the tubera were quarter
grown, considerably injured the No. 4,
plants and those OF No, somewhat.
Mr. Carman favon the trench culture
because u gupploa mellow aud con.
genial medium for the growth Of tho
roots, which may extend whore they win
without obstruction, and because mQib-
turo Ia preserved by the inoroaaed poroaty.
Again, the tubora arc loss crowded and
moro shapoly than whom planted tho old
way, and In he level ayetom the rain i6
not shed of from the hills, but goes down
whore II will do the most good