New Britain herald., 1915-02-03
911. two acres. still building


 1912, fifteen acres, 2,S0O bush els. An exceptionally dry year with me. 1913. eleven acres. 2,000 bushels another dry year.
 1914. This IS the crop l am here to talk about. In my opinion this years crop was the most important ever grown in Connecticut, for the reason that this crop was raised un- der the direction of Prof C. B. Clin- ton of the Connecticut Experiment Station. I planted 390 bushels of seed on twenty acres, rai ised 6,O00 bushels, changed by method of cultivation to meet his views in the matter as l con sidered him the greatest specialist on the subject of fungus diseases in this country. Rot started in one pit Of 1 900 bushels of which we saved 300, these being off color and brought 40 cents bushel
 From fourteen years devoted to reached some conclusions. First. the land must be properly prepared. preferably after sod; ond. choice corn.
 Second. plant four inches deep, thirteen inches apart in the row. rows three feet apart, fertilize after plant ing, fourteen inches wide on row and harrow in the direction of the row to mix 100 lbs. of Mapes fertilizer to bushel of seed.
 Third, frequent spraying with: Bordeau mixture with arsenate of lead for bugs. Beware if you have no bugs. A chapter can. be written on the value of spraying, and another chapter on what we don't know about | raising potatoes.
 While I had all the facts for preparation of this paper that I have read to you today, I desired to con- suit some one else regarding it as two heads are sometimes better than one and fearing the wood-piie would give out while writing it If l took all the time necessary to do it alone, | started out last Sunday to call on my friend, Birseye, of Pennington to consult him regarding the matter.
 "On arriving at Mir. Birdseye's house I found Robert F. Logan of Hartford who had just wandered in lost in the storm, looking for a bungalow on the mountain. He couldn't find the bun galow but he found Birdseye View. As the Birdseye latch string is al- ways out we remained and had the
 
 which outside of the pepper and salt was produced on the farm. This in cluded a capon with the necessary vegetables and the dinner ended with coffee which l reminded Mir. Birdseye was not raised on the farm. | re- mained until about 10 o'clock in Sun day night when MT. Birdseye took me to the root" cellar ana there l saw the necest bin of potatoes I ever saw In my life. I felt a nttIe 'chcsty.' I sold my potatoes for 75c a bushel, Birdseye sold his for $1.00."
 Travelled 3.2OO Miles.
 After a, six months trip nearly across the continent, one half of which was made in an old rarm wagon drawn by d pair of faithful burros. Floyd s. and James Livingston are again at their home on North Wash ington street, an absence of three years making them happy to be among their relatives and friends.
 The young men had a most inter- cating trip and a recital of their OK perienccs is full of color. and fas cinating.
  of one of them making a trip to the west desirable. They had some money and when they reached Grand Juno ton Colorado, they decided to become farmers and ranch men. They rented ! a small piece of land, bought few horses and burros | and. started to work. For d 1 time things went well but Dame For l tune showed her fickleness less than 1 a year after they left home and pros l perity began to fade. Their horses l died and carly last summer pair of | burros and a farm wagon was about | all they had left.
 Thoughts of home then came to them and they decided 10 return cast. They didn't have enough money 70 pay their transportation by railroad and. harnessing the Durros to the farm cart. the pair set out for home. on the wagon they had tackled a placard rcadinG. Prom Grand June tion. Col. to Plainville, Conn.," Their queer euIippage and nov, method of i travel attracted great attention in the cities of several states through which they passed and the boys were having q fine time. They Camped out nights. travelling during the day time. They to average about twenty-five miles a day.
 They had reached a small town in 1,6O0 miles from the start ing point and about an equal dis tanre from home when their outfit was parted with They had put the buTroS in stable over night and in the morning. their funds now exhaust ed, they were compelled to sell the