Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-05-03
Communication.
MEssRs. EDITORS:

InESSRS. EDITORS:
stated in an article published in your paper a few
weeks SINCE that although the Rohans were not
good table potatoe, know of no reason why they
not good for feeding stock as other varie-
ties. My neighbor, c. G. Getting, Esq, quotes
the above statement in subsequent article and then
says, 6" strikes - him 90 as little remarkable that
should be found at the present day who can
see no reason why poor article is not worth as
much for feeding stock as a good article" Mr..
Cottlng thinks my statements carried with them
their own refutaton.-But fearing your readers
would find it out he had to write an article TO let
them know It, 1 would suggest to neighbor Cot
ting not to be too fast or he may be found crow
ing before day. That which is the most palatable
is not always the most nutricious; as for instance,
the common English turnep is generally preferred
believe, to the Ruta Bagas for table use, and yet
have never heard it disputed but that the Ruta
Bagas worth the most for feeding.
| beg leave to make few extracts from the wri-
tings of eminent agriculturasts which which will
go to establish the position have taken. The fol-
lowing is from the Cultivator of June, 1S41 81
think the Rohans the best of all the coarse varieties
ter than the Merinoes as they are better than good
we'll soaked Eastwood chips. have fed hundreds
of bushels of them to all kinds of stock except sheep
and they all prefer them te the Mernoes. | sup
piled number of Irish families with them last fall,
and they all liked them better than any other kind
except the Pinkeyes. can sell all l have on hand
in this village for table potatoe. If an Irishman
is not good judge of potatoes, no other man is
they say the Rohans are firm, hearty, and more
nourishing than the other kinds. am informed by
good authority that they make starch and COM
mond q better price at the Bennington starch man.
ufactory than any other potatoe.
And to show your correspondents who have con-
demned the Rohans that | am sincere, | offer any
of them small wager, from 1926 to 800 that |
can grow more Rohans than they Merinoes on one
acre, and that the same potatoes boiled and alone
aoM make one fourth more pounds of pork than the
Merinoes."
Another writer in the March number of the
Cultivator, 1841, says, 81 have grown them the
Rohans] three years, and they have uniformly been
most productive. AS to the quality for cooking, or
for the the table, should not perhaps dissent so
widely from Mr.. Guthrie; but for animals knouo
aohy 1t mag not be equal to any Of the fast
grooming large kinds' 1t will be seen that the
above communications were written partly in
ply to those condemnng the Rohans The follow
ing are the remarks " of the late lamented Jesse
Buel" on the Rohans. [see the Cutivator No. 9,
Vol. s. ga few tubors of this Potatoe were in
troduced from France in 1886. We have cultva-
ted them two seasons, and feel justified in recon-
mending them as q raiuabIe acquisition IN our has
bamdry.-
Frs, -because their quality for the table, will
justify if not superior, they good. The flesh
is yellow, solid and of good flavor.
iSecondIy-because they admit of a great econ
omy in seed-two eyes sufficing (and many of the
tubors have from 80 to 40) plant hill; and three
or four bushels to plant an acre of ground
1hwdly,-because they require comparatively
little labor in harvesting-a man being able to dig
thrice as many ofthem in a day as of ordinary kinds
The tubors very large, and one hundred and ten
of the largest of our crop, completely filling flour
barrel. Twenty-seven bushels were dug in
presence in hour, the tops being pulled, by one
man at moderate labor.
Fourttly-because they yield an abundant crop.
From IS rods of ground we gathered rs bushels,
while our common cultivated kinds did not give
US half crop
You will see by the above extracts Messrs. Edi-
TORS that there are those in the world besides my
self who sometimes say things "a little remarkable"
Yours, &C.,
Bristol, April 30th, 1912 A. B. JACKSON.