Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-12-25

sud raised just Il bushels Of COOL sized
potatoes. He tells us that an 90 days after
planting he found tubers large enough for
cooking purposes, and has no doubt that in
ordinary seasons well mA:ursd potatoes OF
this variety will be ready for to. table by
the hrst OF July and prehsPs sooner.
There are much hrger stories tpld con
corning tho ripcni-s Of the Early Rose. ="
and large sized tubsrs have been exhibited
wbieh were gro~a in sigb; weeks
This potato is 4 seeding OF the "Garns,
Chi6. and was originated by Albert Brsess
eco. OF Ysnaont. "-rhc skin is OF dull
blush or rose color. is obloas in shape ~iih
shallow eyes, size medium to large" and
in most respects resembles tbs OH tsshioacd
Long Red, :" so well known in this vicinity.
We have had some Of those raised by Mr.
Dickey cooked and eaten in our family and
end them lisht-eolorcd dry, mesly. and Of
good guilty. Thus mnch concerning ia.
Early Rose. We hope more will Do planted
the coming season. so that hereafter they
can be had a, moderate prices
There is another carly potato jasl being
introduced called tho "Chmax." which the
originator say. is seeding Of Earl, Cool
rich. and is bead ol all others. Price So
per pound oniy. Las, wcck'.N Y r, ibuus
speaks OF still aSothvr ia the Geld of sp.cuia-
lion, selling at $50 each and lev basket,
OF ,hom brousb, SIS, oU0.
Probably no man dead or living. has done
more for the hcnri, Of III. country in the
potato li1e than Inc late Rev. Chauncy T.
Goodrich Of tLc State Of New York. who
sPen, large share OF the last fifteen years
OF his life in the oFieinstioi. and test culiur.
OF pew v-rirtic, OF the potato. Daring this
time he propsgAied directly from the seed
ball nearly OF quits sixteen thousand plants,
no two being exactly alike. The most OF
thess rev varieties we're grown from seed
saved from potatoes he imported At great
cost ON those sections in South America
where the potato !. an indigenous plant
Mr. Goodrich obtained twelve kinds ( I
South American potatoes. bot of these one
only, which he named the Rough Purple
Chill. waa early enough 10 mature in this
in view vas TO obtain new, productive. and
healILful Kinds, Of high quality such Is our
fathers used 10 cultivate iortr Years ago
To accomplish 30 desirable An object Mr..
Goodrich spared neither labor. care nor
expense IA the ties. ealtarc OF such a vas,
number cfP'anis. Sometimes all tho young
plants rown after several years Of pa,isn,
trial. had finally TO be rejected while in
others. only sogie Kind out Of nearly too
thousand did tLIs patient and exact man
think ~orthy Of eonfiausd propagation.
MIR. GoolncA scattered such varieties
@! his seedlings as he thought WORTHY Of
culture. broadcast over he country. and 80
ANXIOUS was be TO beus6t ihc public that lie
did not a!Say' sop Tor compensation. bot
sent on: free. large assortmcnis 81 hi, po-
;aioes ~ many Of ID, Northern States. lilo
died poor. bot It /. gratifying 10 know TIA,
the Legislature OF ths state Of New York
justly apprc, attn. tie great benefit he ccu.
ierred upon the country have appropriated
quite sum OF n'or,y .ior TIC use Of Ia.
family.
The Game, Chill. Calico. Early Good.
rich. Gleason. Harrison and probably other
kinds originated BY Nj. Goodrich. have
been grown in this vicinity Mr. C. con
siIrtcd the Early Goodrich No. ! every
way anG said tia, il gave Lin more sausfAc
ton than an, other h. bad ever sro~n. Il,
is too well known 10 neo.l Any EXTENDED
uoii,s here.
We think tho IIIr. i,on "a no, planted IN
Andro,coggin cosn.y tll Ia, ear and then
only to a very limited S1icn,. Thi, potato
Is aSoa; The sane color and shape Is ihe
Orono. Jackson aud Safe OF Maine: grows
TO quite large SIZE aui !. = superior variety
for liable nee
Mr. u " Pal,i'gr %, Psl,aJ. who took
nearly Al. ihe pr ni1'n. in co., potato line
AT the Androscoscin Comfy fair las, fall.
purchased !as, sprins barrel Of The Ua-.
rIsons The barrel came 10 him bc.l., Old.
50 hat hsie could no. have been at the
most over . ) Jg,bcI, o. potatoes. 10
sold one peek ia nrishb5- aud planted
tbo remainder The potatoes were cut 50
as i1 have only one csc ,n piece. and were
planted the second week co. Jlns. on soai,
~berc from bali ~ Two birds % an acre
OF high roxy land. one cys iua h..i. tAe
h'i.s J,irs about Two tees. anu The rows
three iset apart. About one hall % The
pieer "a, ground hat Lad been pl.tureI far
Eileen ca twenty year, AMI vas broken
up iAst spring This portion had no
rua"uir except small quantity Of super.
Fhospha.c. .ul thc granni VS. In rerI