THE SWEET POTATOE.
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Mr. HANLElTER In one of the num-
bers Of the Miscellany. published abo.lt a
year ago, [ saw an article on the culture OF
Sweet Potatoes, from the pen of Mr. McKin-
ley, of Oglethrope county, which seemed
to me to point out the best mode Of raising
that article, and | resolved to test the plan
by experiment Accordingly early in the
season | prepared my ground by deep and
thorough ploughing, and continued at every
suitable opportunity to plough 1t until the
season should suit for transpiantng my
slips. This did not occur until about the
10Th of June-at which time | set them out
The mode which adopted was as follows
first laid off my ground by running fur
rows with long wide shovel four feet apart
then followed each furrow with a long
scooter, and that by long Golfer. This
done, iurrow on either side of the one laid
off was run in the same way-frst the sho-
vel, then the scooter, then the Golfer. The
bed so prepared, smoothed off with a hoe,
leaving it fiat on top, and but slightly eleva
ted above the surrounding surface. In the
centre OF this fifteen inches apart. | planted
my slips they grew off remarkably well,
scarcely one dying The cultivation was
but TWO ploughings and two hoeings. and [
was careful that not a vine should be cover
ed up, or broken off.


The soil in which thev were planted was
light and sandy-not rich--and the yield,
one hundred and seventy bushels from Go
100 of an acre. The potatoes were Vans.
OF the ordinary kind-and such as | had
cultivated in the old way for several years,
and were, on the average. doubly as large
as any had ever rsised before. The yield
from the same quantity of land was nearly
double


They were dug soon after the first frosts,
when the vines were partially killed and
the ground dry, when / founl the soil In
which they grew. as light and mellow as
the day they were planted. put them up
N house, prepared for The purpose. under
my dwelling. covering them entirely with
dry sand-and none have rotted except
those which were injured in digging, and
those only before hey were housed. am
so much pleased with my success last year
that | shall try the same plan again this