New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-22
POTATOES.
CROP OF 1552-MARKET VALUE IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY-BEsT VARIETIES.
Bedford.

THE fol- wig valuable Information upon this ipp'r..nt
Ftou't o. The Usea stss aas besn preP,ea =. our qa'
country produce and HAy be relied uPoa tank By I'll In
tefssted parties
Nearly year sgo We prepared tor Tux Tribune an
article on pOtass, giving tie history sni character
isc, Of the principal new sai standard varieties OF
this important vegetable.
We have had ample and satisfactory evidence Of ths
valuable service thus rendered to cutva.ors ia the
selection Of their seed.
We purpose now to briefly state some Of tie OBJ
servations and experiences Of the last year.
The crop of 1853, in TIE Northern Atlantic Sss!es
ar tie British Prov Ices, was very largo, and the
average quality never surpassed. Tue planting was
larger than before there very little rot sad
the yield per acre of the medium and late planting.
was unusually good.
Our Eastern markets have const qu,ntly been very
fully stocked-tbe mild Winter facilitating continuous
trs1 lit from the cellars Of the farmers 70 the markets
of the towns. Poes have, Of course, stes lily rusd
very low averaging about half the rates of last year.
ard as yet show sympt Of any material advance.
The crop at the West, exoep. in the more N1rhern
States Of Michigan and Wisconsin, was veS light, and
prices have been cOrrepondDgly bss, beog worth at
ST. Louis, at last reports, 81 20 to 81 % per bushel
for TIE choice var,tes that the surplus 0! Western
New York will, the ensuing Spring move westward
instead of eastward the ordinary course being exactly
reversed.
The very light crop Of the Eastern States in 1851,
consequent upon the general prevalence Of the disease
Increased the ar xety OF farmers to obtain new sorts,
that should promise better results.
Ire noted potstO-siowipg county of Monmouth, n.
j. seems tn have tried nearly every thing, both new
al old There we're about uty distinct varieties on
exhibition at this County Fsir in September last, one
farmer exhibiting sixteen forts of mis- own culture.
Some bashes Of the coarser kinds hsd attained such
enormous size, hst they counted only forty potatoes
The last esentcd but slight opportunities for
testing the relative hardness exemption from rot of
the several varieties, since all were nearly exempt
f,om the dreaded disease.
We shall at this time speak msiny Of the more
prominent and promising nep varieties, intending 10
note from year TO year the progress Of improvement ia
this important branch of husbasdry.
The Peach Biops.-Auobg these the Peach BloE
at present tokes the rst TaLk not the old4shOned,
yello~-nest,d, red-skipned, rsnk'favored Pesca
Blow Of our bOyhOod, but tie modern seedhog OF the
Western Red. II is round, with deep eyes, has
patti colOred skin, and whitlsh yeIoR meat, bsog
whittier ard finer favored when groom 10 this latitude,
than at the north where it originated. IL is generally
souId-bear,ed, cooks very evenly, cry, and light.
THIS market has this season been well soppled with
it, and it he's steadily commanded the highest rates
selling OIL par with tina. old favonte aud standard
variety, the Mercer. 1t has ts, upright, ami lux
uiaut vile rsmtl;s from the hill, and is very late,
requiring the whole season 70 mature. 1t attains
large size is large Ling oGt % to lOO per
NJ toan the nercsrahd IS been TAR the most
proftab late potato Of the past Tne chances
Of rot very much increased by the length OF tune
il takes TO matore; and THIS together vita the uGcer
taJty, from recent introduction, Of continuing to
thrive well heretofore, render the more prudent
euitivatcIs cautious Of riskcg too much upon thu,
promising variety. IT will, however DC very exten-
sivey planted the ensuing Spring. its fame has al
a 80 al.
tsto operator of Michigan is purchasing 900 bb!S IN
this MAJ ket for planting in that STATE.
The Bucteke is the most promising tdriy potato.
1t Introduced from Ohio to the vicinity OF Roches-
ter n. " three years ago, from which loo slity has
spre sd to different sections but has been most largely
Guilty. sted IN Monmouth County, n. j. 1t hand
some round potato, white throughout except little
bright pink at the bottom Of the eye. IL cooks very
dry ana bright, and ID fne favored particularly wnen
fret mature1. 1t very early, rpeulog b,iore tue
Mercer and attains good marketable szs as early as
the Dyc man. 1t Is remarkable for cooking well as
soon it attans fair size. Ii throws up very tmck
vigorous and luxurant vine; grows compacty In tue
hill and to q large size, yelling ab1ndanty. Inc
yield upon good ground IN Monmouth County the last
season has varied from 100 10 $40 bushels per acre.
Bushe bask cts fC Of them exhibited az the late
Moumouth County Fair, containing only si1ty-sK
pot,toes. II has been very free from rot ana IN one
iostaI &C. where Of these accidentally mixed
with Peach Blows on piece OF ground very yet and
calculated TO induce the disease, the Buckeyes re-
badly. IL is most valuable for an early po.
tato. If planted for q late or medium crop,
upon strong rich ground it grows SO rapidly end 70 80
great tiZe that many OF them viii De hoOT,hearted,
which Of coarse, impaiIs their quzty iOr the taos.
The early crop of last Summer sUd IN this market at
the bghe.t rates. but when tne later crops OF MERGERS
and Peach Bio VS. became abundant, the late planted
Buckeyes not considered their eqda IN quality
but early market potato they gave pfomse OF lar
excelllI all Otber kposn varieties.
TIE Prince Albert is Eogish Seeding, intro fuced
into Massachusetts few years ago. Toe seed has
been esgery sought for each season since It's
TICK at very high prces. 1t is obong shsped, little
hatteIed, sn the stem end often elCDg died entirely
white with very few eyes, which lie upon tho surface
scarcely ntug tie tnin, smooth skio, beng one Oi
tie most beautiful po,toes ever grown. IL matures
little later than the Mercer, grows to large size,
yields largely, ard has rotted. When It grows
medium slke under favorable crcums aI ces, Is
goCd table potato and sometimes has proved exc-u-nt
but as general rule, though good Favored II does
not cook SO dry ard light tue Peach Blows Back
eyes aad the stem eLd is frequently soggy It's band
soue appearance large yiel1 good quality, an free
com from disease vii probably Insure IFS extensive
culture especially among lest far ners, who prefer
DO, TO risk their entire tllsge upon one or tao
varieties 80
The Darts Seeding is a round, rei.skinnsi white
me atec potato, win pink tlnge IN tue outer poru9n
Of tie meat Ii i, late potato yields largely cooks
well ara is much esIee med IL Mass where u
oris mated. A few have been raised IN honnon'h
County, wth promising success, under tae name Vi
Jenny Linds
The Kefper Blue is q Western variety which was
Skinned 10 this market last Spring in considerable
qusnu,ies. They were large size, round, VITA DARK
tlue skin and white meat. They proved OF excellent
QUALITY, few were plated as al experiment. IN
Monmouth Comfy. They attained only nJ ierate sze
with light yield ripening rather late ba, the qualy
Of this product Surpassed the original stock being In
every respect most eIoelent-eqaslips the famous
Garter in IT'S beet days. IL deserves far.ner tria-
TIE Mr. Hampsiire WhRes raised 10 Monmouth
Couutyis very large obong sto, waite Throughout