Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-29
MORNING LEADER.

occurs 1t is one of the most profitable crops
cultivated, for such are the facilities for trans
portatiOn by water and railways, that deficit
encies are readily supplied where demand ex-
lists. Last fall large shipments were made from
the Lake region to central Ohio and the Ohio
River valley to supply the demand caused by a
short crop in those sections iand this Spring
thousands of bushels are coming forward from
Michigan and Western and Northern New
York, for the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, DC, mar
kets. This Detroit boats bring them down by
wholesale, and freight cars from the Cleveland
and Road are sent over the Lake Shore to Buff
falo, filled with potatoes, and delivered in Pitts
burgh without reshipment.
| The potato crop OF 1858 in the Northern At
lantic States and the British Provinces, was
very large, and the average quality said to have
been never surpassed. The planting was
larger than ever before, there was very little
rot, and the yield per acre of the medium and
late paintings was unusually good. Prices
have ruled low, averaging only about half the
4 EdlcS VI last 1CdI- 4AC VI buc W est, e4
cept in the Lake regions, was generally light,
and prices have ranged correspOndingly high.
Choice varieties are quoted at from 81 20 to
81, ,25 in St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and
Pittsburgh, and we notice 80 cents to $l,O0 is
the price in the markets of Central Ohio, In
diana, and Illinois. Quotations in Chicago for
choice Neshannocks to go to st. Louis at 80
cents, for Memphis. Tenn at 81 l-2, and La
Fayette, Ia, at same price. Good Merinoes
quoted at 20 cents. In the Cleveland market,
prices range from 62 1-2 to rs cents.
Messrs. Drew and French, experienced men,
and reporters of the wholesale prices of coun-
try produce for the N Y. Tribune, in late ar
ticle, thus speak of some prominent and prom
ising new varieties worthy the attention OF
Western cultivators
The Peach BlOps.-Among these the Peach
| Blow at present takes the first rank; not the
old-fashioned, yeIlow-meated, red-skinned rank
favored, Peach Blow of our boyhood, but the
modern seeding of the Western Red. 1t is
round, with deep eyes, has parti-coOred skin,
and whitlsh yellow meat, being winter and finer
favored when grown in this latitude, than at
the north, where it originated. 1t is generally
sound-hearted, cooks very evenly, dry and
light This market has this season been well
supplied with it, and it has steadily command
ed the highest rates-selling on par with that
old favorite and standard variety, the Mercer.
1t has tall, upright and luxuriant vine, ram
bles from the hill, and is very late, requiring
the whole season to mature. 1t attains large
size, is large yielder-tuming out so to lO0
per cent more than the Mercer-and has beer
far the most profitable late potato of the past
season. The chances of rot are very much in
creased by the length Of time it takes to ma
ture; and this, together with the uncertainty
from recent introduction, of continuing tC
thrive as well as heretofore, render the morl
| prudent eultivators cautious of risking toe
much upon this promising variety. It viii
however, be very extensively planted the Ell
suing Spring. Its fame has already spread t.
! the Far West, and an extensive potato opera
! tor of Michigan is purchasing one Thousand
barrels in this market for planting in tina
State.
The Buckeye is the most promising early po
tato. 1t was introduced from Ohio to the vi
I cinity of Rochester, N. Y, three years ago
I from which locality it has spread to differen
0 sections, but has been most largely cultivated
: in Monmouth county, N J. 1t is hand
8 some round potato, while throughout, e8cep
= a little bright pink at the bottom Of the eye
; 1t cooks very dry and bright and is fine fla
vored, particularly when first matured. 1t
very early, ripening before the Mercer, am
attains good marketable size as early as th
Dyckman. 1t is remarkable for cooking wei
as soon as it attains fair size. 1t throws u
e a very thick, vigorous and luxuriant vine
e grows compactly in the hill, and to larg
e size, yielding abuudantly. The yield uPol
A good ground in Monmouth county the las
!, season has varied from $50 to 800 bushel
per acre Bushel baskets full of them wer
exhibited at the late Monmouth County FAN
II containing only sixty-six potatoes. 1t has bee
d very free from rot, and in one instance, wher
h some of these were accidentally mixed wit
t, Peach Blows on a piece of ground very we
n and calculated to induce the disease, the Buck
!. eyes remained sound, while the Peach Blow
a rotted very badly. 1t is most valuable for a
early potato. If planted for late or mediuI
crop, upon strong, rich ground, it grows S
rapidly and TO SO great a size that many of theI
" will be hollow-hearted, which, OF course, in
ie pairs their quality for the table. The earl
: crop of last summer sold in this market at th
g highest rates; but when the later crops of Me
ie GERS and Peach Blows became abundant, th
IS late planted Buckeyes were not cOnsidero
- their equal in quaity-but as early market pt
tatoes they gave promise offar e1celling all Oth'
:, known varieties.
N q The Prince Albert is an English seeding, il
troduced into Massachusetts few years agt
The seed has been esgerly sought for each SCI
We son since its introduction at very high prices
Sc 1t is oblong shaped, little fattened, with th
re stem end often elongated, entirely white, vii
,y very few eyes, which lie upon the surfac
(. scarcely ndenting the thin, smooth skin. beirl
!. one of the most beautiful potatoes ever grow
1t natures little later than the Mercer, grow
: to large size, yields largely, and has new
rotted. When it grows to medium size, undr
favorable circumstances, it is good table pot
to, and sometimes has proved excellenti but,
ce a general rule, though good favored, it do
ue not cook SO dry and light as the Peach BLOW
in or Buckeyes, and the stem end is frequent
Ee soggy. It's handsome appearance, large yiel
good quality, and freedom from disease, vi
u probably insure its iextensive culture, espe
tally among prudent farmers, whe prefer not
risk their entire tillage upon one or tive van
a. ties.
b. The DGris Seeding is round, red skinne
D. whitemeated potato, with pink tinge IN Il
US outer portion of the meat 1t is g late potat
NJ yields largely, cooks well, and is much esteem
bo ed in Massachusetts. where it originated
- = The Keeper Biueis Western variety, whlC
1i- was shipped to this market last Spring in eoI
n siderable quantities. u They were large sig
round, with dark blue skin and white meat
in They proved ofexcellent quality. A few we
ed planted as an experiment in Monmouth Count
"a They attained only moderate size, with Hg
:. yield, npening rather late; but the quality
~ thislprodnct surpassed the original stock ben
ed in every respect most excellent-equaling Il
or famous Carter in its best days 1t desery