The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
$500 BUSHELS
OF POTATOES
"A Successful M0rriStown Ex-
pertinent
BY |. B. B0YNT0 N.
He Gives the Story Of His Big Potato
Field-Raising Potatoes on
the Maine
Plan.

Nearly every one IN Vermont il ne
Iquainted with u b. Boynton 81 Morris
willie, who has been in the maple sugar
! business and fruit business for several
years and when be started lii to raise
potatoes here in LanoilIe county on
/ plans used I'M the great potato counties
Pin Maine nearly Every one said it could
mot be done, says the Morrisville CORE
lspondent il the Darlington Free Press.
Ian eyes have been turned On Mir Boyn-
tons potato patch watching for the out
leone. n personal interview Mr.
Boynton gives the following; For the
lpast three years / have been interested
jim the seed potato business having sold
\ the product from Ar0ostook county
Through the southern states, and from
lmy constant association with the large
seed men and planters in the several
states, | learned that they were growing
their crop On phosphate alone, using the
l highest grade and from SOC to 1900
lpaunds to the acre. From observation
FAT our highland farm during the past
few years in the several towns IN this
lpart Of Iamoille county and from the
leverage potato crops produced / became
satisfied that by applying the same
Irules as those used in Maine the POI
Itato business could be carried on here
producing practically the Same results
My experiment this season has been on
1.-TWO upland farms which / owned in
the south part Of Marristown. These
farms We're what might be called aban-
ldoned farms, the soil in the poorest com
EDITION for successful potato growing
according to the Maine rules the land
Ishould be In good state Of cultivation
when stocked down, heavy hi clover and
latter standing in greensward one to two
Years. When plowed up III the fall
there should be good crop of clover
lrowan plowed under of the land which
II have used about rs per cent was
lgreensward with nothing but the srun
lou. sod To pillow under.
ut has become d settled fact beyond
Iquestion BY all experiment stations that
nothing but the very best healthy seed
Ishouid be planted To successfully glow
potatoes. secured my seed through a
friend iii Aroosto0k county costing Die
laid down at my farm, S1.55 per btlshel
land ! used about 2 bushels to the acre
used Green Mountain largely with bal
lance II Beauty 81 Hebron and Albee
Rose, the latter being one of the very
best varieties of the Rose family
tout my seed from one to two eyes to
the piece. clipping off the seed ends and
feeding them to tile hogs. After seed
was cut they were given q good coat Of
lair Stacked lime for protection against
mot worms. n planting | used IN
1 Aspsnwall planter putting the hills IL
Inches apart and. the rows three feet.
i ! used 100 pounds Of phosphate To the
Iaere and the very best high grade Essex
for potatoes and roots. One half Of the
phosphate was put ia tile row with the
lpianter and the balance put on with a
lsteYens fertilizer part broadcast and
"a part over the row | should prefer
Having il placed over the row instead Of
broadcast,
/ III commenced 70 cultivate between
1.-THE rows about the time the potatoes
iwere coming UP and after they were all
lnp from ont q two inches / covered
Il them up with Riehford disk eultiyator
las protection against possible frost, to
strengthen the vines and to delay the
potato beetles III their work. During the
season | went over them with d cult
IYat0r six times When the vines were
Tout Of the ground six inches / started
spraying them with d one horse sprayer,
Towering four rows at q time, the spray
Ter holding about go gallons. was trou-
lbled with potato beetles only in small
sections. I applied paris green, one
lpound 10 the tank 600 gallons) ut first
without any apparent damage To the