. The American farm book : or, Compend of American agriculture ; being a practical treatise on soils, manures, draining irrigation, grasses, grain, roots, fruits, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, rice, and every staple product of the United States, with the best methods of planting, cultivating, and preparation for market ;illustrated by more than 100 engravings. Agriculture. ROOTS. 173 verized by repeated plowing and harrowing. It should then be thrown into beds four feet wide with the plow, and in the centre of these, strike a light furrow to receive the seed, if the soil is dry, or plant it on
. The American farm book : or, Compend of American agriculture ; being a practical treatise on soils, manures, draining irrigation, grasses, grain, roots, fruits, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, rice, and every staple product of the United States, with the best methods of planting, cultivating, and preparation for market ;illustrated by more than 100 engravings. Agriculture. ROOTS. 173 verized by repeated plowing and harrowing. It should then be thrown into beds four feet wide with the plow, and in the centre of these, strike a light furrow to receive the seed, if the soil is dry, or plant it on the surface, if moist. The use of a subsoil plow in the beds before being thrown up. if of great benefit to the FiQ. 42. Cultivation.—When the season is sufficiently long to mature them, the potato may be most conveniently planted, by cutting the seed into slips, and laying them six or eight inches apart in the place where they are to mature. Large potatoes divided into pieces of a proper size, are better for seed than small ones uncut. These should be covered about two inches with light mold. When they begin to sprout, the plow may be run close to the rows on either side, to remove the earth and allow the full benefit of the sun and air to the roots, and as the plant advances in its growth, the earth may be gradually restored to them by the plow and hoe. Where the vines are so large as to be injured by the plow, the hoe alone should be used. The hill or drills may then be made broadly around the plants, hollowing towards them, to afford a full bed of rich, mellow earth, and to retain the rain which falls. They are fit for scatherino- when the vines are dead. W hen the .seas :)n is short or early potatoes are wanted, plapt. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Richard Lamb, 1803-1
Size: 1512px × 1652px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauth, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectagriculture
