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material. The same experiment, substantially, has been tried 

 with success by others. 



Smith, J. Lee, Milwaukie, Wis., condemns the practice of 

 planting small potatoes, and also of cut potatoes, which will 

 cause the seed to run out and become exhausted. One of his 

 neighbors, at his suggestion, four years ago, commenced the 

 practice of planting his fairest, soundest, best potatoes ; and the 

 consequence has been, as might naturally have been expected, 

 his crop every year has been fair, sound, and abundant. 



Snyder, John T., Franklin, N. J., thinks one cause of the 

 potato disease is a small bug, which enters the stock near the 

 ground and penetrates to the root. By pulling up the vines 

 from the ground, standing with the feet on each side and close 

 to the vine, leaving the potatoes in the ground, will save thep. 

 Scattering a handful of ashes or a handful of plaster about 

 the vines, on the first days of June, July, and August, he has 

 found to be useful. He thinks insects more numerous and de- 

 structive, of late years, than formerly, owing to the killing of 

 the birds, which he thinks ought to be prevented by law. 



Stanley, John E. Jr., New Ipswich, N. H., thinks he has 

 discovered a cheap and sure remedy, but does not yet commu- 

 nicate it. 



Thompson, Green B., Jefferson Barracks, Mo., is very confi- 

 dent he has found a certain remedy, which he is willing to 

 make known to our legislative body, if they accept of his terms. 



Trabue & Sledge, Nashville, Ten. Second commuication. 

 See first communication, under letter S. 



Washington, Benjamin, Newport, N. J., offers the following, 

 as a certain remedy or preventive : — 



Take one bushel of ground plaster of Paris, mixed with half 

 a bushel of wood ashes. In planting, put a common teacup 

 full on each potato, and no disease can take place. 



