Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-20
HOW THE FRYE POTATO CROP
WAS GROWN.


Ihe season o. 1857 Was one OF tne most
uniavorAple Tor tne potato crop We have
had In the Eastern States for several
years. owing TO thls fact many who
entered the contest ior the prize offered
by the Farm Journal were sadly d'sap..
pointed in their eiorts and did not report
a. All. .,
IL Wa under such encouraging CIR
eulnstshces that M. Aired hose OF
Iehn isp: -. l., suocseuee ~ ErowmE
the remarseoie crop OF l,voi busneis on
one caTetuiiy measuien acre.
Inc coll Was level, sandy loan. FOR
twenty-five years onions, potatoes and
corn, put mostly on,ons. had been grown
| upon !. IoRrow Inese crops u nad 70
ce!vea apnusIy neavy ureesines OF wen
rotteu sN so'e manure 'fom eisns 10 eleven
ce.us. .,,U -, ,ooo :.
| Aoou1 Inc m'oo'v W Apn, nooa, W.
pioWeu ID narrow 'nrrows sweive lhches
oecp. Two Gays lapcr l,Voo pouuds OF
Mapes' potato manure WAS sown BROAD
cast ahd narrowed 10 WIN common
harrow:
The hrst Of MAY trenches were opened
with piow thirsy-Iour INCHES apart ana
eeut lnf mes usep W konR t"ice Ill escn
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ID Al even dep'n OF SIX lncpss.
Potatoes ranging from medium 70 large
size were USED LOT seeu, tneee peihg cut
Into twp-eye pieces. Inc cutung OF the
orst plNnting was Done three weeks Dc
lore ana the seO ousceu Win plaster.
Oh May "a the seed was uroppeu niue
70 ten inches apart Inis required sDous
i9,O0J p'ecee; All SEED not sproeteu was
uieeaiupu' ms WIS necessary III orusi
to get "a even stand anu uniform growth:
, Alter cropping the seed " was covered
: TWO Inches deep Win hana. noes ana oou
! pounds more o. Mapes, fota'o Manure
, was scattered all through the partly dll'
Cd trenches, the idea 81 Mr.. hose being
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remsu,ug n ,ouI ae"e T.ha VI uuu .I hsams
I eraau4i,y h'ru ~. ~ III lin5. - nss
Q irost, wnhen cue uvwII NJ !. nno reks
, tao!es Anu shlou ouuishs o,o" nu.s ~
r tne contest pou,o'. :, r.,..S VIZ ~ ~
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levei. az =, .ha ,,'Id,s ~ hi, " T,s
con,inueu . ~ 'n wsrs Esr,y Psrnvisn snn.
:. va,le.Ns useo wo,v Jun
w Cthf hu
lnensI,cr mi. y, S"o . s1 ,r.nohss 7 s.ar.
LOT ' hs, ws a., S"u fr u." one. and .sc
op1hor 20. ,. sns "A" A. hssors t,,a sesl
onu planak .ae-.d ~ soo nonna,
was pp. ~ anu 1 pe NM, u wv puapu
Q more y "spo' io''.o "ANN'S .pp'.1'
The seed used at this time had beer
!, cut for ELK weeks, no opportunity To-
4 planting being afforded at an earl er dSl'
9 on account OF excessive rain. Inc seee
was spread on the grouhu.eyes uoWn, ahu
covered lightly. A. the time OF piantins
tho sets had roots on and sprouts ioIr Il
!, six In ices long.
q This planting was made jane 18th
y Rain fell imineuiAteiy aIer ana the.
} grew 30 rapidly that by July 10th the,
were 10 high as IL o frat planting. Tn
Varieties used at this planting wer
6 Roses No. "A, Beauty OF Beauties, aud
Seeding Of the Peach Blow. ln all. fulll
,f thirty -ihree bushels OF potatoes were uset
TOR seed aud there were on the acre abou
: 5000 hills. The FIRST planting was dnl
between showere from the ~ 10 tn
9Th pf July, and yie ded 4o, i9S pounds
or but two pounds less than go bushels
i, The next planting was Affected ny tn
blight In Augu't and he vines died pre-
maturely, the crop being thus cut snort
When dug, Ocioter IN, The net wei9n
). was - $3.50 pounds, or traction over 80
r bushels, making the total yieiu Oh ta
: acre 1881 bufhels.
" The expense OF growing this crop
Al ipu to he aa follows.