The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-25

# As 10 a severe and continuous DIR ,ughr
1ny own experience poiuls TO that OF
1888. That season, had a five acr,
Ialch in with potatoes, which did no
pay the trouble Of taking them out o
be grould They were smaIl,iI sh,p
ID, bad tasted poisonous, spotted anC
md black hearted, and roted in The rei
u ar. Potatoes that seasons old a. h gh as
81 25 10 81 so per bIrreI--nol bush
sI--not busheI Of good potatoes at mar.
ksl, except those imported. Then 3,
10 dry hot weather, succeeded by wet,
-, close. over spring like temDera'ure, the
season of l643 IN point. took more
than common pains that year 10 produce
4 surprising yield, equal, at Least, 10 my
famous crop OF the preceding yesi.
(which was over 440 bushels 10 HE acre
field culture. My seed was in part
rom those fine potatoes, and in par,
from some very large, sound potatoes
imported from the State Of Mexico. %
aking out the crop in October, the
whole was found 10 be very badly di.
'eased. The weather, from the latter
part Of Juos till the begi Of Ssp,em
per, wa. mainly hot, occasionally very
wet and dry. September sci in with VAIN
ain, thunder storms and gasls; The
moisture and closeness unprecedented;
run trees UiossUmou' 90 ",m W "e"J
Towering trees and shrubs. recoIlec
making a large collection Of flower
from The magnoIas, some of which II
,pt, to The editor of The 'Pennsylvsois
Ioquirer' Ny potatoe vines looked
healthy, when all of q sudden hey chso-
eed color, dropped and died. | think
# | had taken ou the potatoes at TIA
iuocturc hey would havs proved com
paraiuely good ;bat they were permitted
o remain quite month after, when
they were found badly rotted, tainted,
4od almost worthless.
Now then, as 10 the epIemic. H.
SAL planted rome four or five scrss Of
potatoes, the seed of ,Ohich waSpr!nci-
oolly caLled (rOm the diseased crop 9I
ls43. planted, also, al The same tImr
tn. same field, ether seed Of vsEy
.ound potatoes brought from Maine:
hey all did equally we'll, | could dis
cover 10 ditiersnce; HE crop was a very
rair one, and the quality unexccpllons
ble in every respect. do not mean by
his 10 encourags ,he p'Jntiog OF diseased
or doubtful potatoes. / iSssler 10 plant
sound and perfect ones; bnt am siIong
ia the onjnon that there is no danger Of
, diseased or tainted potaIoe producing a J.
diseased OF tainted polalse, 1t may,
rom It's want of vitality. bo very u"
productive, makes feeble shoots, the
same as decsyed potatoes from on ship
board after long voyage, the heat ans
moisture Of the vessels hold having
send out enormous shoots, impsring
their vgor and producing rat Such
potatoes, when planted, never produc'
we'll ss 10 SIZE and quantity; but have
yet to learn that they ever produced
diseased po,bIoe
Much has been said Of potatoes be.
coming feeble and sicky from long and
constant pIsnlings, ,here may be some
thing ia this, time will not permit me-
10 examine il now. have however, no.
msrous sorts OF seedlings produced hom
The apples Of my very fne crop OF l84s'
| shall lake occasion 10 present you
with few to send to some 0! your
friends abroad.
By this you will see that can oHer
no remedy or preventive for the rot. tie
that ,empers the wind 10 The shorn lamb
can only control. it. Should it again
visit us, we can only exercise our bss
judgement by taking out the potatoes
I.arIy--as soon as they exhibit slgns o.
iecsy-Isying them 10 thin layers in
ldrv, cool situations, or otherwise, a.
circumstances may justify LEI the lar
mers 90 on and plant in coohjenc', as
llhe best experience may leach, ,'rusi'ns
Efor an shundant yield to ihstProvdeuce
twho seudeth tbs early aOd tha latter
{rai1.
Very respectfully yoors, &c.
/ LINES GOWEN
UIlliam Peter, E-q.
Her B,lrannic MojeSly'S Consul, Phila
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