The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22
agricultural.
IS Inptri,hnbI, Potato

We learn from Tie Burlington FIRE.
i'sssf that ihcfs las been established 1t
IIiseshsrFh, factory for pDiiine into q
very portable and aimo,t impershablo
fofa. ibs cd,Lle Substance q potatoes,
vilhoai injafy to he qualities as m mr.
urls u food The process isas follows
Being thoroughly clesnscd. deprived
q The slius aad properly prepared, fresh
currents q sir are moyod IN contact with
the potato pale by machinery The
air rapidly takes up aBd carries on The
moisture. The material IL made TO
islo tie shape Of iubes, tmacoaroni
iashloa.) aud when perfectly dry, is
broken ia - proper mill into the form
q rhsi Is called samp' or hom-
iay~ Indeed, Il nigh, be easily mis-
taken for that article made from our
common yellow lndian corn. by the
process /, has los, nothing but wdier.--
lioi 10y this, loss IL Is made TO occupy
bot eas-s,rth Of lie original bulk, and
What before weighed .fovS pound, now
weighs bu, ene pound. In tha, condi.
ton Il can be packed 10 iigh, ea.ks, or
tia oanislcrs. ard be transported just rs
easily as 20 much dry rice II Is now
10 y very handy condition for table
use. For enc pound Of il take three
pounds q boiling water, or, 90 speak
cootcry-book fassion,) pat one tea cup
fali Of Is into four tea cups fall Of boiling
hot water Ia tcn minutes the wafer Is
entirely absorbed, and the result Is
veil cooked dish q mashed potato. ready
10 be salicl ard buiicrcd or dealt with,
As ike dish made from fresh potatoes,
might be. The taste differs but slight
y from that Of fresh potato prepared IN
The same manner
IL Is dinienl, TO comprehend at once
the great importance Of such prepar-
alton of tho potato To large portion
Of the human family, the po,alo ia an
aricle 81 prime necessity ior food. All
who have been accustomed ~ use it,
feel the deprivation severely II placed
beyond ~ reach for any considerable
length Of time. Yet the bulLiness aud
p5risbsbie nature q the tahcr in lis
natural condition male tie transporla-
ton 10 great distances by either land
OF soa impossible. For vast Of it. the
health 81 crew. VA hong Voyages, and d
soljser u oaLeF peIrons ooeupeid where
1t osnooi be procured, is ofiea greatly
iniund H. come districts where IL -
the ciiei article 81 food, great disiress
is caused by iho failure oi n crop, he.
cause The wanl Canned Toe supplied eN-
ocra Of M insDppouAble expense. let
the preparation 4 this iipperishable
potato be made common, and al these
e,ils arc substantially done away With
fr~ larsons have auy ooooepiion Of
lhe arsonni a nutraiisc food which Is
rasscd IN The form of potatoes, where
the se,l and elimste ara ia,orsbic.--
Though Foand ior pound, less notiision
ihan wheat hr rye, A. whole. no other
ofvp can equal H. Careful experiments
have shoun that ffosn iho sane smouni
q suitable ground, where there cpali
be RAISED. ga tbs average. $500 lbs q
wheat, o. gg0o he q psas. there could
be rsiscA 3s.a,'o lbs q Iossioes or, re.
doOiae them al 10 ilic absolutely irs
state, CO. $3.50 No II wheat. OF 9oso Ies
q poAs, there would be- $500 lie Il 20.
taio,--mosp than three times The aipognt
u iesA ps,slsrea la ihc shape 81 sheat.
AID ncFe Iilsn ioag iimss thai ia the
kftn q psaL
for aAay years The potato crop has
been sefy lupSi7anl oae la Nsrruoii,
noi barely fr1a hs extensive ace Al
home ~ food for tnau and beast, bot
because Il ha, been largely worked
up az iht starch factories. Nnh a
great .aany fsrpsrs q small means Il
has beer chief lciisacr, sheFrvi'h 10
oblsis cash Ia hsnd BY O, s@le >incc
ihr rs'''osas -sss bo.lL rroa, gslaasiiics
have geas 10 marked 10 tf,th oofa,-
t,uu nj hifAls Hsmuhsraisse Iaies ~ tbs
rty'a1oer Iae ,eFSors q the p,asio roi
have, Ia gtVal nss@aofs, aasse1 b,
snms pUoHaoios osa be. snA siil be
TFe'Ty decreased, Il the Aftleis ss are
eeasiaeTins shall eosse inio a ~sas usr.
A. ~s ussnk Is tnssi, fsF oosnaerciai
purposes