The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-20

obliged to labor on the farm
IN his absence, as.no help could be OBJ
tanned. She dug potatoes, made CT
der, and harvested about sixty BUSH
els off corn one fi,ll, while her husband
was in the service; andin the summer
she moved and raked hay, and also
cut wood for her family. All this la
Dor she did on her own farm, while
her husband was in the service. She
had her husbands work to do out OF
doors and her own in the house; and
through the blessings Of God, she is
still living and enjoys good health"
Her signatureis placed to the above
with an unWavering hand.
RoHAN PoTATEs.-The introduction
of the Rotlan potatoes into this coun-
try is as important in the vegetable
way as the breed of Durham short
horns is among cattle. The aston
ishing size Of these potatoesand their
great yield constitute their peculiar
value, especially as they have been
found, upon experiment, to be a most
excellent eating potato. 1t may be
recoIlected that, at the Cattle Fair,
two years since, Mr. Colinan, the ag-
.ricultural commissioner, presented
Hon. WIN. Clark, jr. with big Ro-
han. The next spring Mr.. CLARK al
lowed it to sprout, before using it
The sprouts he planted and then d.
vided the potato into as many parts
as there were eyes These were all
used. and the product Of this Rohan
was one bushel and a half Of fine po-
tatoes! Some other experiments have
been made with them with equal sue
cess, and they have been found, not
only immensely productive, but of a
superior eating quality. They. will
doubtless become universal, but not
to the entire exclusion, we trust, of
that delicate little root, called the Ia
dy's finger.
A. letter from Prince Rohan, from
whom this potato was derived, writ
ten in Geneva, says:
''To give you some idea Of the ex-
trordinary produce Of this potato, !
give three examples at random. NJ.
E. Martial, at Atlas, gathered last au-
ttlnin tubefs weighing IS lbs. 7 or.
l2ips 9 or, and Obs IS OF. M. de
Mohtet, proprietor near me, asked
me for tuber when ] could not give
him more than a single small tuber
having four eyes. He weighed it for
curiosity, and found that it wanted
but a few grains to make half an OF.
However, this small tuber, being plant
ed, produced As IA lbs. The Attor-
ney Of the Abbey of Autervie, canton
Of Friboulg, to whom | had given
two tubers two years ago, and who,
delighted with his first harvest, after
having eaten and given some to his
friends, planted the rest, and obtain
ed last autumn, more than six double
horse loads. 1t is not the largest tu-
bers which succeed best as seed.
'sThis. is the mode Of cultivating
this potato. The earth is dug to the
depth of twenty inches: make the
distance between the holes four feet,
and put two or three eyes, or sets, in
each hole. Earth up frequently =
The stalks, reaching six or seven feet
in height, must be supported on trans
verse stakes. The kind being late.
the tubers, which are very farinaceous
SHOULD only be taken up about Mar
tinmas, when the stalks wither.n- LIE
Cultiyateur.
GENUINE ELoauENcE.- -Leitch, in
his aTravels in Ireland,n says:-In
my morning ranbles, a man sitting
on the ground, leaning his back against
the wall, attracted my attention by a
look Of squaIor in his appearance,
which had rarely before observed,
even in Ireland. His clothes were
ragged to indecency-a very com
mon circumstance, however, with She,
males---and his face was pale and