Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-16
500 GROUND FoR POTATOES.

\ decumposing sod make. the hcst h,si
fnr growing potatoes have ever tfiei
but to .ucc,e,i Ncll Il musi D. PROPERLY
prepared. The gra.. should d. suffered
tn suiw till alout The trst ~ June. or II
a little later 80 the North it l. still EARLY
enough Cor planting to Insure r. g"oi
crop. Nov take a ploW With a Wile,
fat sharv, quite sharp AZ the rigr. with
a .har, coulter Ca the cud. 90 Ia the al'.
.en,,. of thi. fs.teu a coulter toi the hcam.
With such ploW .e'l eau b. turned Dat
over about une foot Wide. fhi. !. ah.o-
lutelv necessary Ia or,ier o. cover the
gra.. completely and insure IT, gradual
decomposition With the turf through the
.sssan. % furnish uutriment fur the
growing rfup. The turuetl sud ought to
H. thre. o. fuur inch-. thick. IN thinner
than thls IL doe. not protect well from a
drought. aud II thicker u dos. not dr-
cumlro.r a. thoroughly as l. necr..ary.
Hole. for planting NAV h. cat op'n
Wiih Dee. blade, about thru" inche- Nii~
and a.. man, deep. nni siN inch-s nIat
" here every third furrnw ioins Us Fslgr
o. a fourth. aud The sf,,i h. planted iu
thr.e huh.s. This make. the NV. three
f,rt apart. pu not disturb the sod in
rudsa,uring o. hill these ruws. Tor a Dat
cultivation b. hs.t. and .u few Wr,-is viii
sruN ou The .uriac, that 10 will not d"
n.,~..ar, o. plnN 10 which VI done will
niuriuu.l1 disturb the sol. Nll that !.
nrcr..lr, L.. Nheu thr p"iaio Ninr- have
grown up two or thrv inchc., run a
hruld. .lopiug tooih harrow over the
ground. snd u Nill rilcciuallN destroy all
Ne,,l. and -iir th- -uriacc enough to
kccp it mellow.
Thu. tr,atrl. q .ou of moderate fer
tillt, Will produce l gund crop, bat II u
u. 80 ruor ~ to require fvrilHinc. du Not
.prysd stable manure or putrrscvut com-
t..,.t uu top II th. .od and plow it in, as
some recommend. for u the guNing
ulirr. touch thi.-as they mu.t-it sn-
danger. their rutting. aud la any event
make thrm les metlN, aud iniurv- their
Taste. m such manure l. usc'i u .hpuld
h.. spread Goa tlr ground after heing Nrll
harruRsl lsefWceu tlir ruW-. II viii
then operate as a beneficial mulch during
hnt weather. aud a. rain dis.ol,c. The
alt. the liquid will he carriel down
through the turf to benefit The crop.
The he.t thing Go use l. the potato fer
tlliler. applied on the bottom II the Ter
row e.. fact a. the .od 4. turned up. and
LEI this cover h. ~ome recommend
spreading this fertilizer broadcast over
tie ground after the poiaioes ar" plant
81. anl narrowing Il we'll in. have
trir,l thi. method ~ application, and
found little benefit from IL. II mo,ler-
ate amount of rain falls during M" sum
mer the turf will gct we'll futtcd by
autumn. aud the -oil be- Ia admirable
tilth fur a wheat crop. or Ia spring for
any either crop the farmer may wish io
cultivate.
Ou the seacOast sea-wccd l. extensive
Ia u.el for fcrtiliking the potato crop,
aud Il i. contendci by many there that
thi. I. equal to Interior sods; bat IL i
not the ease. for tlie Wccd gives a tang to
the potatoes which often makes them 80
very di.agrreible for eating AZ the table
a. 10 condemn them entirely Ia cattle
fo.i. They grow extra large from sea-
Wee.l. and a. they arr dug have 4 Hue,
smooth appearance. should think that
N "A quart or 80 of slakel lime Was well
.prrad around the secd when planted
thi. might neutralizc the tang aud render
the tubcrs palatable for the table.--A.
n. ALLEN, New Jersey, la American
Agricultun.t.