The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-03-03
@AGRICULTURAL, i
From the American Agriculturis..
NEW SEEDING POTATOES.

In consequence ot the drgenrracy.ofih
potaloe and tits liability to run jaii,.Sor a {
leas. torbecome compa ra,ively wbr brlhless,
'Ihayefbeen experimenting for SIX years in
producing;new varieties from seed, From
the ravages of a smnll'hiack bug, my rilarls
for the first two yeurs proved entirely fu.
rile. The ;third year by protecting the
very small, tender plants Wilh%lhin bats df
tow, Cor. many days after lheyf6rst sprang
from The earth. Iysuccee'ledsin5gfo growing a
bout twenty, which also pr6lec,ed from
yths auiumnal fros.s nslnng US they would
groW,&by means or blankets and boards.
From these plan,s I lsncceeded in gnther-
ing about Sthrce quarts of very fsmail tn-
bers; s;scnnsisting, gilmore than dozen yuri.
e,ies, ALI sound aud heallhy. when dug,
most q which remained sointil The time OF
planting the5next spring. In consequence
Of severe sfrosts and dr0ughts, ii was with
some difficulty shat succ eeded in cultiya-
ting them :+but can now. say that have on
hand, lin my cellar, in good and healthy
condition, about 90 bushels &c fuur-year-
old seedlings, and about 10 bushels from
seeds sownalast spring also quantity Of
sced suitable Tor, sowing, from my las. su'n-
mer's crop. ~ s
The distinct varieties in the four-venr-
old seedlings, arenow fully y.devcluped. The
four best Of which bcnr among us the
following names SO Buffalo Pinkeye."
"Russeting," "Rose," and "Amcrican
Producer During The last two years,
have8iested these varieties, and for beauty,
solidi,y, quality, and producliveness, l
have never seen nor heard Of flheir equal,
Thei Pinkeyc resembles the old pn,n,oe
bearing that name but in every particular
is superior. Fur this variety was awnr-
ded, at the late State Fair nj Auburn, the
highest premium on Seeding potatoes.
THE Russo tingis so called (rpm its resem.
blance, in color, Ia the russeting apple or
pear. Il isEvery har}and white in the in,c-
rior, very early, and Of the finest quality
for thestab!e. The Rnse resembles, in ap-
pearance, at3the seed end, very much the
flower after which il is named. The A.
mericanS Proslucersis rather long, with IL
rough, though healthy skin, ami is remark
ably prodnctiye- This variety, as well as
the rose polatoe. is Of fine quality, both for
the garden and the table, but is more par.
ticularly adapted fortified culture and for
feeding. #
As 10 the prodic,ivencss of these four
varieties, i think that ten bushels planted
in gootlsoii,' with proper culture, Will pro.
duce in ast(avorablc season, SO fold.
planted, in driiI,1onc pinkeye. las, spring,
making of it, thirlecn hills, along side II
row Of tomatoes, and us thought, at \ pro-
per distance from ii but when bolh began
tosprend, the potatoes were badly shaded.
The drought and tomato vines entirely.
destroyed TWO bills, and very materially
injured tie whole. Notwithstanding This.
gathered in ,he fall from the eleven re-
naming hills, n full half bushel fbeauli-
ful BhffaI" Pinkeyes.
Among the varieties from which, I FIRST
gathered my first balls for seou was The
long and round pinkeye, mercer, kidney
potatoe, orange. large lesl.colorej, peach
blow, and several others. The lubers from
the seed Of the pinkeye have been planted
in regular Succession three times, with a
very perceplibIe improvement each year.
Among, these tuberstare represented the
obi ilApinkeye, mercer, rough -sk in. flesh. col.
!. ored; and peach. blow, sSlhe first year from
ahe seed, the tubers were very small; but,
during tho -lhree succeeding years they
have materially improved, Thciy vines are
very large al lhe roots and spread on the
ground much like those or the tomato !;
and while III many fields ofihe old po,atoe.
not q seed.ball could be fonnd.{they were
yeryjlarge and abundant on my new vari-
cites. bending thea stalks 10 The ground.
Among my common pinkcyes. MERGERS,
fesi.colored, Englishwhiles, and orange
potatoes, notsa single ball could be found,
although planted in the same field, at the
same time, and in The samedrills with my