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for this pur 1 1.).', to the e-talilishinent
jof exptiimentul fuiins. Wc ire ill
j mg. lint then, wouliln'l the "He
-1 ports" of the experiments on the
1 farms have to he printed :
\N i. iiisii upon it that the rijjlit
j lime to {live Potatoes the first eiilti-
Valilljt !■" ill-t If t ifi tin 1 1 nut* 11 ji. Ihe
j proper implement to use is a harrow
j with plenty of sharp teeth, and ii
should lie kept going, crossing in
every direction, until every inch of
the surface of the ground lias been
disturbed. This destroya the armies
of weeds that have sprouted since
the potatoes were planted, given the
potatoes a chance to come up in
clean, mellow soil, and gn.s you
complete mastery bver the weeds for
the season. Try part 'if your crop
this way, and w til the balance wait
I until the potatoes are four or five
inches high, and tell lis at the etui of
the season which < anses \.,ii the
j most hard work.
Potato Growing
.on tsTßartrs uA mini • rusii'i
AI M ANA. .
11 a potato is planted %• rv shallow,
I j or if the soil gets washed o!f so that
there is but little space between the
j planted potato and the surface of the
, ground, it will Is sei n that the new
j tub. is in ay have little or no soil to
{protect thcin from the strong sun
• light, in which case they also will
I take on the green eolor of the stalks
! and leaves, and become worthless fur
table use, A goisl potato must lie
| grown beneath the surface: and it is
entir.lv contrary to its nature to
1 form Is'low the level of the bud fnun
which it starts, iloots incline to .x
-tend downwards into the soil as well
as horizontal!y, hut the underground
stems or root-sticks, which swell and
enlarge at tin ir terminal bud into the
esculent, starchy potato, do not work'
downward to any considerably de
gree. The lesson to lie learned from
this faet is, thiit if we desire a full
crop of good eatable potatoes we
1 must by deep planting or subsequent
"hilling up" (or by mulching i giie
I the new tubers plenty of room to
| form and t<> grow under the surface,
and the hills must lie broad enough
j to contain the potatoes without dan.
i ger from exposure of the ends through
the sides of the h'.ll.
No argument would se- m to lie
needed to prove that a plant which
produces its crop under the soil
should have a reasonably loose and
fiiahlo soil to grow in. A potato :
may glow under cobble stones, but at
an excess of a itai force unprofitable:
Ito the grower. A good potato soil
| is so light and poms thnt no him uliis
j water can long remain upon or in it,
and it is so easily lifted or pushed
! aside by the sw< lling tuleis that
they shall neither be squeezed out of
their normal shape nor comp. lied to
foi in under n pressure so heavy as to
I draw up their vital powers. A titf,
, heavy clay can never produce a great
: crop of potatoes, without an admix
ture of something to make it light
and friable. A deep, sandy loam, if
made sufficiently fertile, ran hardly
le excelled, but a clayey soil, if well
mixed with vegetable matter, will
often produce heavy crops.
The objections to manuring in the
Idll or drill are. firat, the extra lalwr
i
required more than for spreading it
broadcast; second, the trumping of
the soil at planting time by drawing
heavy loads over the ground after the
field is furrowed or marked out in
rows; third, the iik from drouth
when the potatoes are planted on the ;
top of a shovelful of manure. To
olf-set these disadvantages it is found i
thai the crop will make an extra
1 vigorous growth early in the season,
will produce heavier crops, and that
the tub. is ripening so early will la
ir, e from rot. The trending and pack
ing of the soil is of little consequence
if the planting is followed almost im
mediately, it may be, with suitable
implements for cultivation
In sel. eting seed two things should
he kept in mind . first, plant only
such seed as may be expected to pro
duce smooth, fair sized potatoes.
Second, plant such seed when in its
I fullest vigor. Potatoes that are full
! of nuts, "lingers and toes,'' caused
jby had breeding, and those which
are from the same cause under size,
should be discarded, and any |>otatO
that has been allowed to produce long
sprouts in the cellar, which will be
destroyed by handling, jn less valu
able for seed than one that is kept
• torment in a cool cellar till planted.
Kill the Potato "Bugn
| Ax.- ti-.i. \ t i. L ur .1
It i-< important to destroy the first
brood of potato Is-, ties. This brood
comes from the ground in early
spring, and the hectics soon lay their
] orange-colored eggs in clusters on
the under aide of potato leaves.
These leaves are readily found by
turning up the foilage with a hoc
! handle, and picked oil and destroy ed
i If this is omitted, the larva-, or
! "grubs," soon hatch out, and begin
their rapid destruction. Poison in
some form must now Is- used. The
two leading insccticies are Paris
Green and London Purple. Both
are arsenic compounds. The "green"
is a manufactured article while the
"purple" i- a by product or refuse
compound from the dye factories and
: therefore choa[>er. These substances
are used either dry or wet. In the
former they are mixed with .30 to 50
times their bulk of flour or plaster,
and dusted or sifted on—liest while
the dew ix on, or soon after a rain,
that the wet foliage may retain the
substance. In the wet method, which
is now generally preferred, the (Kiison
is stirred in water—a large table
spoonful or so to the pailful—and
applied through a spunkier, stirring
it very frequently, as it does not .lis
solve. Ihe "bug*" have lieen inmost
potato growing regions so long that
a full discussion of the subject is uti
necessary. It is important to te
: nx-mlter that these arsenic compounds
are deadilv poisons, and to lie used
with great caution. Any "green" or
"purple"- it is for unate that they
have marked colors—in the house,
should lw put where no one can use
t lit-m by mistake, and out of the
reach of children.
Experience With the Potato.
Con. or Kimtowint. —.*■>: More
than thirty years expeiicnce indiffer
ent soils, and in diverse conditions,
has taught us that we do not vet
know ill thnt may be learned nor all
that should lw known regarding the
potato and its cultivation. It has
settled with us the following points,
principles or conclusions :
lt. That owing to the diversity of
seasons it is not lwt to depend upon
any one variety of early nor any
i one variety of late potatoes, but to
tie two or three of each yearly.
2nd. That strong growing varieties
are eniliest grown and most reliable
—the production of seed bail* i* a
good sign of strong vitality,
.'ird. It i* a bad policy to allow
pots toes of different soils to grow
together. Keep lliein separate, not
that they will mix breeds in the hill,
Iml lieenuse mixed vaiictie* do not
sell well in market.
4th, Il is our e\|*erienve that too
much seed is generally used in grow,
ing point, e*. Compare the amount
of potato seed used wilh thai of
wheat, oats, rye. ete. Half the teed
planted i* smothered or killed by the
stronger plants.
sth. M'c practice the tiiil of new
varieties annually, not that *e ex
pect any wonderful results, hut be
cause we do enjoy it, and holding
fust that which in good, profit there
by. We enjoy the making of new
acquaintance* in thin line more than
in any other of the vegetable king
dom.
In Liu way of cultivation we like
j frequent dressing with the shovel
plow or cultivator, keeping down the
weeda—twice a week it not too often
—until the blossoms appear, then
let them alone. We do not hill the
plant* Ix-yond what the cultivator
throw* up in working them. We
plant in hill* no a* to work both
way* or in drill* according to weed".
In the preparation of the aoil there
i* a vast diversity of the practice and
I it U impossible to give explicit direc
, tioriM. A clover or grass award in
j vented and brought into line tilth i*
| good—prrhap* taut. The applicu
j tion of freah stable manure i* good
I most seasons -not no good very drv
J ear*. We have never tried s|H;eial
manure*.
Feeding Mr al Dry.
j II * 111 ... ,1, v 1 Til' I
I have given the subject of meal
j ration* for cattle and other rumi
nant* much attention, and carefully
tented most of the methods, from
time to time recommended, to finally
fjll back every time on the practice
of feeding all meal ration* in broad
.shallow boxes, and entirely dry. I
am fully satisfied that the more com
plete!) such food is mixed with the
saliva of the mouth before being
swallowed at all, the more complete
the digestion. This i* better accom
plished by giving the animal its food
in such away that it is comjielled to
gather it up slowly and with consid
erable effort, as it does the summer
grass. I sin satisfies! that the creator
lixed up the digestive apparatus of
the animals about right, and that the
attempt to force the food out of its
natural channel by mixing with coars
er fodder is all time and labor lost.
Do not kill the rnoles. They do
not eat strawtarry plants but white
grubs, and arc most numerous where
the latter are found.
AN Ohio farmer names the Mam
moth Pearl as the [tolato to take the
place of the Poacbblow, against
which charges of deterioration arc
made.
Hide the Potatoes From the Bugs
a few Days Longer.
II 1.... N N TI RK 7RT! U..
it i- the usual and most universal
practice in this potato growing region
to throw a covering of fresh earth
over .potato hills just as the tops
are making their ap|<earance above
ground. The practical effect of this
is to hide the potatoes from the bugs
a few days longer, and when they do
show themselves again they are as
nicely surrounded with newly-worked
fresh eartli as could have been given
in any way by hand, even at ten
times the cost. After this the tops
will occupy the hills before the weeds
rsn make a start again out of the
fresh worked soil, so as in fact to
obviate any hand hoeing. o T the grow
ing of any weeds in the hills. As
after tillage keep the spare ci?an.
All this is most successfully accom
pli shed by horse culture.
Clippings and Comments
I think i( (phosphate i (o be <,n ex
ccllent thing in the * of gelling a
goo.l set of eloeer. F. // '
Then use it often, and use it lib
orally, and lie very careful how \nu
use the clover.
"1 have made butter on ensilage,—
Ki>. 'or six and three fourth* cents *
tmunil and 'or a frnl I csn till * o'i irt
I. .d i*it h milk and slid haV • a profit
./ r. .w*.
Couldn't he feed a little more en
silage, and make milk and butter for
nothing *
H rrv <edgwiek *av- rtia* live ir m'a
o( barbed true is a p-r'erl i roieelion . f
• beep Imm dog-. Firm J.rnrn i/
fine will do if it. is pro|terlv sp
plied—around the dog'* neck.
SnioxioN says, If the axe is dull,
then must IK- put f 'rth more strength.
But he immediately adds, "Wisdom
is profitable to dins-t," indicating
pretty plainly that a wi*o farmer will
nut use jswir Pols. It t verv |K>or
economy to hire a man at 1 1.2u or
#1 sfl a day, and then with a |>oor
hoc or fork diminish hi* day'* latar
one-half, when n flrat-elass imple
ment can he taught for a dollar or
a little mute. A good set of amall
tool* ia even more important than
reapers or mower* whose use may be
i hired when needed.—,4mrri<<ott fWft'.
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