The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-11-19
Horticultural Society,

Society met pursuant TO previous t.
notice, Monday. Nov 16, 1865. Tn
President being absent, he chair was tazeI
! by yiceP,csideni Gait
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved
his resignation as President Of he Sociriy
IMter from Sec Of the State Society d
Madison, soliciting The early history of tbs
Kenosha Horticultural Society, read On
motIon s. Y Brande va designated o answe
the foregoing enquiry.
| Letter from Sec. 7. O'FarreIl wa; read
| offering his resignation - Sccrctary Pr th(
reason OF Lis rcrorai 10 Chicago Resigna
ton accepted, aud a vote OF thanks t@nd-rec
to Dir. O'Farrell for the services and efficient
aid De has rendered the Society.
On motion Mark Dresser Esq, was elected
Secrei airy, to fill that vacf ncy.
A report of the receipts and expenditure
OF the Agricultural Fair, held several weeks
ago, was read for the information of the So
ciety. The subject for discussion "the expe
riences of the Society with the diff rent varie
ties of potatoes"
Mr.. Woods said he had raised Is bushel
from half peck OF seed-the Harrison va,ie
ty does not think them so satisfactory 10
the table as some other varieties. lie plant
ed two eyes in hill The yie in some ca
SEES was one bushel to four hills.
Mr.. Rowland. From % feet square o
ground dug So bushels. The variety wa
what is called the pinkeye russet. Mr.
Rowland regards this potato fair variety
for family use.
Mr.. Brande said the early Goodrich proved
failure in his experience he regards them
of little value. He has also raised the Harri
son potato the present year but they were not
satisfactory. His Shaker Russets on high,
sandy ground did well-on low land they
were inferior in quality. The same he found
true of the Peach blow. Upon the whole he
regards the Peach Blow the best variety
with which he has experimental aa
Mr.. Fluskey succeeded we'll with the Prince
Albert potatoes, as they yielded well. The
quality is not as good as the Peach Blow. Mr.,
+. considers two eyes in hill in planting are
sufficient.
Mr.. Gait said he tested number of varie-
ties---also tested small seed and large seed
Upon digging, he took row of Prince Al
berts which were hilled moderately, and no ".
which were heavily covered, but found moth
ing had been gained by extra killing, al
though he believes extra killing better for
late varieties. Experiments with large and
small seed did not show any pcrccptibieS diff
ference in the yield or size Mr.. e. had ex-
perimented for three years in succession in
planting small seed, but found no deprecia
ton in the size, therefore, he concludes there
sno advantage, in planting, to select large
potatoes. Early Goodrich yielded rs per cent
more than the Prince Albert The jackson
Whites did not yield largely, but were Of ex-
cellent quality. The Garnett yielded well,
and the quality for table use good. He also
raised the English Ftuke, which yielded wei
but not otherwise very satisfactory As to
the potato disease, he said the cause, after al
scientific investigation, was as much mystic
~ as ever. Agriculturists ought to MAKE FIRE
auent changes of the varieties they plant
The potato is constantly liable to deteriora-
ton. SIS III