Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-17

Us b. Dr. Goldsmith, President II II,
| Farmers Club;
In the spring OF lsGs ! pr,ouygd Tires
Early Rose potatoes Of Mr. Thearor
Goodwin, a near neighboF Of Mr., Breeze
living in IIubbardton, the originator o
the variety The thrse tubers were es
tima,od to weigh something less than 1
pound Thibuds, after having Loon cut
out, were put into flower pots filled with
sifted garden mould, and placed in an ex-
hausted hot bed When the plants ap'
lpearod above the ground they were trans
planted into the open land, This was
the 18th Of May,
! The ground was part Of an old mead.
ow, the soil grayely with mott subsoil,
On two square rods two carloads one
horse Of meadow muck, which had lain in
the hog yard during the winter, were
spread before blowing, foreground was
plowed about five inches in depth, and
narrowed At the time Of trausplautiug
a shoyclhll Of rich surface mould was
dug into each hill Tho land was left
level. Attic first hoeing, two tablespoon.
fuls Of .upcrphosphate were scattered
around each plant, aud at tho second hoe
Ing tablespoonful, Tho plants were
placed in rows four feet apart, and
about II iuchc, apart in the rows, Dur
Ing the prolonged heated term in July
the plant, were watcrcl once, The crop
was harvested on the 20th Of August.
The product was POI pounds, ~ame Of the
potatoes Weighing two pound, aud over
This product wa, at the rate Of 500 $500
bushcl, Per acre. It is proper to state
that one Of the hill, was 50 severely in %
iurod by an OK stepping ON and crushing
it, that it produced only two small pota.
toes
The crop was cultivated ry Horario
Mendigo, and produced on DR., Gold
smiths farm, one and half miles east of
this place.
We understand that Mr., Cyrus Jcu-
nings, son Of Justas Jcuniugs, so we'll
known and highly esteemed throughout
this county has bought up almost the
entire crop Of this variety Of potatoes
grown in thi, county-somc fifteen hun
dred bushels,
Arrangements. have been made for
sending the above remarkable product Of
potatoes To the Boston Horticultural So
oicty for exhibition; also to the New
Hampshire State Fair, at Kccuo, and at
the Rutland County Fair, in October.
The above crop was planted and har-
vested in our midst, and the above state
mcnt, although seemingly large, can lie
substantiatcd and verified by number
OF our most respectable citizens.
TnE TRoT on lEsTERDAY.-Th trot
on the Fair Ground, yesterday. under the
auspices Of the Trotting Park Associa- .
ion, was wen attended. Only three
lorscs contcnded for the purse, viz Hon
ST Dan, Flora and Topscy. Mr.. Otis
lorse did not appear upon the ground,
owing to the uon-arrival Of ii, driver
The following choice OF position was de-
erminea by drawing of lots Honest
Dan Won the inside, Flora second, and
ropsoy third. The first heat commenced.
'fter scoring three different times, with
lonest Dan leading, closely followed by
'lora as far as the quarter stretch; at
his point Honest Dan drew steadily
head until the end of the heat, Flora
'oning in a few lengths behind, while
lopsey was as many rods behind Flora.
Time, 2;i5.
In the second heat the same difficulty
5 to scoring occurred as in the first heat.
Honest Dan led as he did in the first
leat, leaving small gap between him
md Flora, which the marc found impos-
ihle to close. Time, PAT
\ fine start was made in the third heat,
md the three horses were nearly abreast
t the word go" Honest Dan shot
head, as usual, and kept his position to
he close, winning the heat in 2;45i.
Honest Dan was declared winner Of the
ace, and entitled to the larger purse of
80; Flora, being second best, Won the
mailer purse of %2J.
Judges-Rodney Smith, Henry Potter
md NJ, Quinn.