The Progress., 1892-03-12
Some Sensible Talk From a Jeweii7
Farmer.

Some Sensible Talk From a Jewell
Farmer.
To The Progress:
Mr. EDITORIALS vour pIl"r v'u-
TO be favorable 10 the tIllerS of a..
soil, and thinking that facts, though
crude, il disseminated might be heuc-
fetal to some. thought as there se"u'-
30 be a revived interest in the pOtat.
and corn crOrs, would give you nay
.eXperiencc with same. ], "a general
rule, follow my potato crop with com.
making the two crops on Che same
soil in one season. In the fan, anN
time after finishing picking c0ttou,
bed up my land IN thrce-lOot gu~N-
After Christmas, if | have auY ma
nurc. commence and maui ont apd
pat it, in the watcr-furrows. Whc'V
rca V To plant run 4 scooter up tbs
water-lurrow 80 thoroughly mix tin
manure with the soil, and chen dor
my potatoes, early kinds, such n
4 ebron and ROs.'. from seven 10 ten
inches apart, first cutting the zane ~
| make certain of from two e. three
good eyes: the later kinds from ten to
| fourteen inches. rs they make
rauker vine. Then take Il turn-plO~
and throw two furrows from thr
ridge OIL the potatoes, taking the fnr-
! rows wide, 40 "a 10 leave the Tem3In
ing part of the ridge small enough 4"
break out with 4 twenty-inCb sweep
! When about ready to come uD, run n.
small harrow over the rows, wh.ch
lIeaves them leveled of, and disturn@
and destroys the first crop cf weeds
and grass about TO come up. Whcg-
well up. take small harrow, with
handles aud small, sharp teeth, re
move the front tooth, put on n hghs
ldoubIe tree and hitch two small pouir-
Tor mules Ia the harrow. Put b!Oct
on the harrow 90 make il of sui!irl'Ht
vcinht TO hold 10 steady; then rsu
YOUR harrow right over the p"t9l.
row, ore male Oh caci side of ~" rovY
A few Will be brOkrn off, but u}s
many, and what are Tot hu.l. r. tri
as pDtatoes begin 90 form tu' s.lt. a.
buck shot, lake IA scooter and - sb,aG,
mule and nun around tn" row Brathr
deeply. In abOnt ten days Eyor- fol
! low with shove! or turn-ploTk1ud fas
, | low in few days with !arEr sweep
, thratina cut mid1io. TnI lays III,
crop by. uulcs- the -'asoiy i- very w~
" the land foul; IA either case vu,
sweep up middle one OF twice more
: rs reason dictat.-. %Lcn ready 4,
= dig, | plough ny w,tiV .urn-plow. fou
Z burrows To the TOW same rs in sW"e
potatoes, hands 70 lowing 20 Pic& "a
the potatoes. when through pIouSt
ing up, drop clTn in w"t"r-fufr0v
y one graiu every .A'.ve inches; thc
- take mule and -.gul l1rIow ana cove
same, wLb oit, uuai fpilowing TO pie
up what p.f..,'s are mcoy"rc'
hen fui'of, with large harrow, wil
4 hand D .liirts tr. anne. When tETOu2
u there a.t.-.. " potatoes len, an
,r the lauH ..Ir.y icScl, or with oul
sliehf WEon corn is Just Ul
. tak ..t. nIrrJw with front tOOt
70 ouf /r4 an right up corn TJw. as
s., yulg ., .7hed 10 barrow it un. Wbe
% abG.t six inches high, Iun round wIl
o A kcooter. In few days follow vat
le-shovcl-,hOyel or light swev
% Eo.s r.u ave small balk Or -tr
u r-f rrt... middle Of the row. No
b =, 100 ic middle, when there j. ~
Ii tu. % -. Blowing, and let CONNIE
,., 1. rIa.l.r OF some Kind re-
( ib.0-i vau- fingers thInly; then n
,9., "Ijlr .,ds some way. Now take
OF ltwouty-mcn sweep and break out q
re riddles. Your peas come up beaui
ne fully. two nice straight rows to eat
/, row Of corn. The feTii izer gives q
- pas good start, aud the corn so'
III GnI-h.
fu-yer make those bonanza crC
a E.. cad Of, bnt make from ~
Ia, bushels Of sa.eable pOtatOe- al
from p to ~ ba,hels OF corn To tl
'e' acre. and this on ordinary sandy h
ur land.
.es NY potatoes bring from 80 cents
of $50 per bushei in the home mark'
~ .rru feed on the place, and I
al pa furn under.
au q week will tell YOU how
sna ~ Two crops Of corn on the sa
* taAd IL one season. Yours truly,
i JEWELL A
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