Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-01-18
Bethel Farmers Club

YEAR only on thc Carter and Churchill pota-
atog-. The former was a superior potato,
bat were small in siIc and few in quantity
The opinion Of members who had raised
them, seemed 90 hc, thatthcy would not be-
-, profitable "a, some other kind, The
IN, Churchill potato can only hc regarded
only as or medium quality, and ,ba, only
as baking potato. ltproluccs pretty good
crops, aud may D. regarded worthy Of cul-
tiyation. It !. not readily affected by rot.
lIc had nts,i sn, crop, Of thc Ladies Fin
ger. on high land, with which he was we'll
satisfied as a baking potato. They nccd
pretty generous culture
Mr. 4. l.. Burbank stated that be- had
lately broken up hi, land l,Tgr than for
m,rly rr hc potato. Pop planting has
ihr tendency 90 prevent r1;, although The
crop may uot hc 81, large ~ rad an ar.
ur'c from .ac p'.-, loom AMI anvil. iu
which &c wa, recommended 90 U.s. ashes aul
plaster tn improve the quality or ,hg potato
ami prevent rot
Mr. Gilman Chapman stated that De re-
sarlol plaster as the h-.t prr,su,iy, of rot.
ana mos, conducive 90 ,hc c7or of anything
y.t iu oar possession. n, believed that ,he
long Erl I1rs NOE r-.airc s1 long time %
r.p,u a, .t j.i forty year, asa II, Igrrs-
atyI the la'ituf taking r.9k.n. r.atg,s
ont or tac cellar Zoo thr spring, aul carrying
thsm ur -arrrt or into thc barn Q, sTru,
anil viiher up. Better keep ,h,m ia har-
r.', .u tae collar Zoo as cool a place as can
lg alnl
r., Mr. Thompson prr..n;ol ,bc claim.
ngt's STAT. of Mnrn,, .r Rrarrc potato. llc
slrI-I .t asa Early potato, aud thought
ta, g.; would take ,hc place ol an other
varieties, Ca, DO was very -nal hef.r. fully
ripe. During thc yg,r l,jiit Welded hct-
OR than any a,agr, uu, % ai.'n varieties
Last year ,a, crop va, small, hlt De- s;ill
expressed t'e hi-ae.. r.ufl.uca that it wa.
90, brss potato Gs culture, a. cher, were no
.yupt.mso oI among them. Specimen.
NC .re Ladies Finger, Carter anil state of
Maine potatoes were h,kcI and rzamlurlh hy
trs members. auI certainly the latter bore
ng thr palm, flr its fns gry,ullifrI looking
grain. There -amrI O. Or ..me confusion
.u regard o. ths distinction between thy
state uf Maine and tlr Churchill, potato,
hut the former hls a more prominent csc.
Mr. Iaa, Cr.-, lal experimental wiia
s,e varieties u,,.I from thc bll', ,hrcc Of
,hs,, bs presented Denomination as worthy
1r cultivation. n, stated that hr ,uccycI-
"a re-, in rlowin- up sras, land, spreading
urln %, furrlw, twenty f9urlual,ol eaar.s
manure, narrowing it in, planting at a small
depth, using che cu,.iatrat the first hoc-
in-, aud ,hc rl1w az the second. Iu 1854 De
rai,rI n this way loO bu.hel. of Peach
Blows ou two acr0-.
Tn, President. ! \. Tvi.chrl, gave a
brief r.krt.n ur the Russia Potato, 30 called,
which was famous potato some years since.
IIs obtained a single potato from vessel
Jus, hamr from Russia, planted &. and pro-
w-atrl ;he ,esl In One year De- rat,,l
$50 Ig.ls', ou something los than thrce
fourth, of an acre. I,rapilly lrs.neratcl,
AMI has ,sas,i g, De rcc1ruisni
The general opinion seemed TO o. that the
STAT. Of Maiuo is our be,t potato Sp,ci-
mems ol the following kinds were presented.
The Lon: Rel, often call,jMcriuo, or Long
John, the Chsuanso, or Mercer, Carter,
E,rly Purple, generally known as the Ear
ly Blue, Early White, Blue Nose, Black PO-
at1. or Black Chgnans,, Peach Blow, Ia
dies Fiu-rrs, State ofMaine or Baarcc Pota-
%, Churchill. Pink Eye. old White, Cow
Horn, Black aui Whit, Christie, Mohawk,
and several kind, not recognized. \ want
was irIt ofa descriptive catalogue Of the po-
tat5 as We have Of the apple Much oonfu-
sion would in this way would be- obyiatcl.
Ater the discussion had closcl, the Club
were entertained by Hannibal Chapman
E,l., or Boston, who gave an interesting 4c-
count 0f some Chcyiot sheep which he pur-
chased of the Hon. Daniel Webster, aud in
troiucsi into this town. They We're i'm
rJrtel from the Chcyiot Hill, in Scotland,
by Mr. Webster, who regarded them supc-
rior to other kinds, having a long fno wool.
Their mutton /. most excellent. They are
easily kcp, and hitenei. They require a
large amount Of territory, and do we'll on
Wild food They are strictly mountain
sheep. and will do well and loyc our noun.
tain Tastunse. They arc kept within or
diuary fences, are docile aud contentcd. The
buck IN Mr. c. possession weighed when
be brought him here $50 lbs Crossed with
the south Down he thought woui improve
them. Mr. Chapman is doing good s~ryicc
by introducing improved stock, and exhibit
ins praise-w0rthy interest in leaving his
mercantile pursuits from time to time to en-
gage in rural Affairs.
Altrr the society had partakcn Of tho
fruits Of our host, the society voted to take
up the subject Of Stock for the next meeting
in two weeks The meeting was one Of the
mos, interesting ever held by the Club.
NIT.
Norr. NJ Editor As you have got
revengcd on me, must just say that you
have excited little envy against me in the
Club, and they throw out various hintsabOut