The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-12-18
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aaising A Potato Crop


| vHh 10 tell bee rsoa crer o, psis
,ee ss stcvn 90 Term by method 81
sblinte p.unevhst pbnsssi, ord pFtbsrs
n.s 10 most a. year tosstrs TIE meibed
nay rot b. tie httt Ter tvtty cte, bot,
shsre tie l.sa 10 90 table. ihift !, 10 .
plsn by ~hich coed efor can he srrsn
9th uitir 90 snosut Of isbar TIE
Geld ls,i fpfins sas 10 col. snd vss
| glousted 9Th q rtvtr IDLE plough, srd .
Wheel spd roulisr seie ussd 90 II. 90 that
each inuow ctuA BE- tnfned evenly sud
snootblr. After toruins ore iulros on
one sds Of the O ~. eomutreisl ieriiliEeI
eopt,inins a large ptrcea,s. Of po'.h
snd lox 10 pitfnfea wss scattered slons
the inirow a, the rate Of 1000 paubds &c
The sere. Thee the polstoss uere dtoppsi
10 tbs iatrov one loot spttt std ciofe TO
oie side. 90 that The lice OF potatoes
sonld come iast ubtr. the inrrows lap,
,bns the potatoes viii sto@ up 10 The
through the sod Ia this wsy the pots
toes snd trtilix . we're dropped 10 every
third iurroH. Two men we're required TO
drop the poisloes and fertilizer rs last M
The plough covered them. A few days Of
tot plousbips the surIscs Of the Geld vas
On ,iy hsrrosei three OF four inches deep.
the potatoes 5000 sres up. aud we're ire
quently narrowed with . smolhtnine hr
row uutil they were several irches high
rsen . oue horse Gu tivstor IVES used. and
lister they we're patty hlled With tie shov
el a,ischm nts 10 the o1ltivstor
The potatoes we're dog with . one horse
potato digger, so a band hos was not used
10 crossing tho crop.
This method OF enlinre proved sstisisc
tory 10 tLis iustsnce and tbink will com
me d itself to the small grover who cen
not lnord to buy spo,sto planter 10 ny
utisbborhood know OF farmers wi 0
still plant end dig po!stoes with q hoe, be
eiute boeiu6 u'u oSoo W t"iSt VI hsuui
and do not think they get any better
crops than the ore that was grown 10 the
way thst l have described. The large
grower who plants many ceres will. ! sup
pose, use the potsto planter,
il reduces the cost OF planting, bat the
plan l have described has some Advsptse
90 that or, not secured With the potato
planter. The potatoes sra planted some
shst deeper snd are covered With ssod
that retains moisture and lie Q source Of
plant food ss 1t decays Then. vita deep
planting, the ground can be narrowed
deeper after planting, and even a'tsr the
potatoes come up there is less danger oil
tearing up the plants when narrowing
With deep planting. By irt qnert borrow
ing, until the plsnts are Eeversl inches
high. several crops Of weeds Grs destroyed
and the ground is kept mellow go that
the subsequent cultivation is much easier.
A trial OF the plan on q email plot will
prove its vslue. have = neighbor who
hss grown po.ftoes 90 the saue ground |
for several yeef', ard ttill gets goo crops.
de plsnts early, and by September has bis
potatoes all dug, Thea be mme5istely
hsrfoxs the ground and sows grass seed
and this prevents the weels from growing.
I. mskes . considerable growth before win
Ter, so by the next spring he bss aute
sod to plough uuder
think ii we're eytet tively engaged 10
growing potatoes for market l would try
10 grow them on Q clov, sod. Tor such o
,od furnishes the plant food needed by the
ots.o plant in the chespe,t a1d most
,v.ilable form. A few eafs ago when /
vas living 90 a large dairy farm. our rois
ion crops was ensilsee corn followed by
bats spd spring whest aud clover seeding.
Aiter growing two crofs Of clover We some
lines grew I crop OF potatoes. aud We
we're able TO grow come very good crops
without extra fertilizer. Since ! Have Civ
n mora time to truck farming l have,
vhen growing carly potatoes in the mar
tet garden used what ia kDoTn ss the
repch system With good rrsnlls. 10 my
ich garden soil can get large yields; bu'
be / b-re slways gro rough and scsbby.
have tried sulphut In the bill, end other
emedies, bn. they did little good, ] have
ound that near large will ages ear
, potstoes ere one Of the most profitable
rops TO grow 10 the market garden, In
ilIsge near me l could retail early pots 4
oes thst we're ready for market 10 July /.
or IS cents . peck. A month later the
rice dropped TO 40 oents bushel. 10 10
slities sdspted 10 growing crimson clover
think il will prove very useful 10 coonec
ion with growing early potstoes 10 the .
,srket garden for the ground cen be seed 2
d With it early in August, after digging
be- potatoes. and the clover will fornisb
,r,iliz'r for the next seasons crops. be
des keeping the soil 10 the best mechsni =
81 ccp 'ition for cnllivstins the crop. w,
|, jenkins 10 N Y Tnbuno.