TINE T.ER.EKER.

Gathering Potatoes.
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Irish potatoes, if it is desirable to have
them in all their excellence, should never
have the sun shine on them after they are
dug,ard should be exposed to the air and
light as little as may be. Potatoes pitted
or buried in holes in the field, retain their
freshness and good qualities much later
than those put in open bins in the cellar;
and the farmer will ALWAYS do we'll to
have few pi,ted for spring use. The
necessity for this may in great mea-
sure be obvlased, by lining the bottom
and sides Of a bin with turf, and when il,
il filed, covering it in the same manner.
Potatoes will keep perfectly sound and
good for years, if placed so low in the
earth as to have temperature too low for
vegetation. Experiments made in a
compact soil, on the north side of bull
dings or walls, show that four or five feet
is sufficient; in lighter or more porous
soil, greater depth is requisite. No
water in any case should stand on pota-
toes, as it will soon destroy them. lfpo-
tatoes are dug and pitted early, there
should be an opening made at the apex OF
the heap, and filled with wisp OF straw,
to keep out the rain, but a, the same time
TO allow the heated air to pass oE-A-
merican Farmer.