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J. C■ Everitt's Catalogue. 
I am convinced that the majority of people plant twice as much seed as is necessary to secure tli c 
best results.,pr.ihably the average amount ol seed used in this country will exceed ten bushels to the 
acre iwliil .ting average yield will.fall short of one hundred husiels per acre, at most a tenfold in. 
crease. The.best of the varieties are certainly capable of yielding seventy-lire bushels from on c 
bushel’s planting with the m >st ordinary farm cultivation, and with a little extra care a hundred 
bushels mav be reached ; and u ith proper treatment many times as much as this may be raised. 
The Irish potato will grow on a great variety of soils; but will give the best results, as regards 
quantity, au v L quality,.il. planted on a rich, warm sandy loam, and neither t io wet or too dry. A eoul 
moist soil null produce larger potatoes, but the danger ol loo much wet is so gi eat th .1 a warmer suit 
is prefered in this climate, and the potatoes will be much better in quality and every other respect 
If lan I ill it is m at a r illy wet is tv be planted it Should hrst tie thoroughly drained. Eai ly potatoes 
reach th i m itu ity s toiler m a quicx, dght s til, and present a brighter and cleaner appearance than 
when dug from that which is heavier. A calcareous lormaiioil generally yields a sure crop. Old soil 
land wed turned under in me ini 1, and lightly plowed and harrowed in ihe spring; will produce a 
sound crop, and.oiKii ail nsti u.ishing large i tic. Clover sou lot this puiq use is excelJent, anti luinislies 
a large aim uni ol vegetal, le std stance to the gionnd. Vv'nen turned under in August or September, 
it w ill rot by the. Jolniu mg S| i mg, and only a top diesst g ol some v ell-establishtd lertilizer will 
be required to. carry tile crop tarougn. Wet land produces a corse, unpalatable aiticle, and one of 
little value, even as loud lor cattle. 
Barnyard manures are of little benefit to such land. Land sliottl 1 never be plowed while wet; as 
tt injures the soil and d >e m ire harm than the mu ure cm offset. Prepare tile ground as carefully 
for .potatoes as any other crop. Attention in this j articular well r- jays the iaimer. Jl barnyaid manure 
is used Spread evenly over the ground and plow it under On dry, sandy sod tvvtnty loads to the acre 
will not o too much, but less can be used to good advantage, il the supply is limited. In addition to 
this some good chemical lcrti.tzv.rs Should be used in tile lnlis or drills, at me rate of from 400 to 800 
p.o.unds per acre. 
The fertilizers made for this crop contain quite ft large percentage of potash, and aitilOsl invariably 
prove highly beneficial jn producing a large crop free iroin all disease. Wood ashes are largely com- 
p use ot potash and m-He an axceilent lertilizer. Bone dust and plaster can be used to' great ad¬ 
vantage 10 tins crop, as they are of a dry absorbant nature. Oil wet sods they are very bcwehctal, as 
they prevent disease as vv^ll as promote a larger growth of tne ttibe. s. On warm; dry li >h» land 
muck compost may advantageously be used ; decayed leave are excellent in seasons of disease among 
potatoes, fields .1 here ashes h ve-biui useil have suffered but little from rot. 
There are two inemods of planting, viz; Planting in hills and planting in drills. The former be¬ 
ing the more common method 1 , t.iis country Some varieties require in .re soace than others Oil 
light sod I would reco-.nmeiid planting m dulls with one eye in a place ; marke three feet one way and 
]dant about eighteen men js in Lno row. for later sorts 1 hat grow larger vines- plant about two ie'et in 
the'row, this vva> liiey can only be worked one vvay ol the held. O11 heavy elay land, or where 
ii is veiy weedy, they s mul I be plant d in hills three or three a.id a hall feet each vvay, as it will 
give more chance to deep mem clean and tne ground loose 1 . When planting in hills put two or three 
pieces ill one eye eacn to the hill. Cover about four inches in light soil, and not so deep in heavier 
Cullivat! i v should begin as soon as tile spr uits begin to preak through the ground. Fust a linin’ 
sharp tooth harrow s!i hi Id be used, inis Will kill ail the 
much labor later in the Si.ison. 
ic weeds'that may have started, and will s “>. 
As soon as die plants -.r; well up run a cultivator between the rows, and hoe the 
Inten days or a fortnight ru 1 a plow between the rows, near tne' hills m.A 
inches deep, 
mill,- I » *Je . »►»! • I 1 I I it r 1 11 a > I. I, I mv .11 -It n i- /1 I..... . 1 I 111. 
hell tne vines arc six or 
furrow towards tlie hills. 
ig ol a new lot of 
crop il neecessary. 
nil-Is, making lurruws lour or live 
, . iqion which the sun can shine and the air p_-ni¬ 
trate. Phis mode I, especially room nended on wet and heavy laud. Wh 
seven inc.ies high another plowing s idul I be given, tins time turni-iiv the 
No cultivation should be given a.ter the blossoms appear, as this u til cause the seltint 
tubers, and be verv injnri us to the croo. 
In order to secure an early crop the seed must be planted as soon as the ground is in proper working 
fin-, time varies in different part*, ol our country, so that no set time can well be given The 
ore 
earliest variotte- can be mnk.lei sixty 
successfully with southern cr ips ot tn. 
live or seventy days from the litnq of planting, thus competing 
common kinds. A second crop can thus be planted as 
described on page 19, allowed to thoroughly mature and thus have good seed for another v ear and a 
sound article ol iuod 1 .1- vn ,.er use. Tne yield of the first planting will give a handsome profit, for 
early potatoes always comm wJ a htg.n pru'e when near a eitv or town. 
The later varied :s via baiter vv le t planted some weeks after the earlier kinds-, and the farmer has 
this advantage; ne can get l 10 lor nev well started and cultivated before he turns his labor and attorn 
tion to the lalei* Tie coin n ,n m an ) .1 01 forcing potatoes is to select whole, sound tubers of some 
early variety 01 medium size, placing them close together in a moderately healed bed composed of 
either light loam or panually lec'iye 1 leaves. Phis should be done several weeks (say three or four) 
before the time ot planting. By tn d time tile tubers will have started suhcieiitly to be set out • cut 
the potatoes uu > pieces, as has been directed 0.1 page l8, and use care not to injure the young shoots. 
Plant three inches deep. & 
Apply a little horse manure o the bottom of each hill, to afford warmth and to uroe forward and 
nourish the young started tubers. Ihe decay of the tops indicate the matinity of The roo s The 
later kind often continue to grow till checked by autumn frosts. They should, however bedim bfore 
the ground is tuchod by frost at night. ? & 
