Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-12-18
Pnfato Exhi hition.

exhibition Of Potatoes Al the State House.
in augusta. the fourth Wednesday OF Jas.
uary nexi. II IS not TO DE display Of mon
s,rosiiiss or curiosiiies. but 81 varieiies.--
Several ends are sough, TO be gained by
the Exhibition proposed.
ls, Ii is desired 10 sscei tain The number
of kind cultivated in the State. No other
method conln,ends itself by which this may
be readily, correctly or eheaply accomplish
cd. These varieties. most OF them, must
be seen side by side to avoid mistakes. and
TO dttect Sigh, differences. especially when
there n bat a shade Of change, or when tbs
fern Of one so nearly resembles that OF
another tina, ono would apparently be
suited to both. Many and many FARMER
who has grown tho jackson aud Orono Tor
years. could not Tor the lie Of them tell
which was which, yet on close inspection
they are found TO be n, arly as iissimIsr -
yellow butter aud 6otierized lard.
Again, why Tot catalogue tbs potato. IA
well as lbe apple. and plum or the grape?
Ten eal,iv. ic the potato where one cult
yate ihs sppis, sud twsnty eat the potato.
to ono who even enjoys the poor privilege
o! tasting oithc apple, plum or grape.
III. Amos, every variety grown in the
State, and i Bislt no, DC stating he case
TOO strongly, 20 say that every varie,y has
its niisnouers. These rnisnomers, o. local
names. tend TO much confusion. For TX
ample. a few years since sroir to freud
in the western par, of he State, proposing
nm exchange Of some halt dozen sorts.
taking the prrcautiou OF sending AID rrrviy
iRg the names Of tboge TO be exchanged
On opening the box rrceivrd-as, miserable
me. hail sent to him Punk .r,e. known
TO me as q Calico. and receive from him a
Pink eye, cognon,encd as Beauty.
One who has taken no pains to "5ook
up ia this matter OF uamsS, caa have no
clear conception of the locals applied to the
same to,t. II has ;ts prototype only IN the
confusion at Babel For instance, the
Gilkey Is known aS the ShruauSo. Meshan
mock. Neshann ock, Mercer and Carter BY
exhibiting these excellent sorts, nj one and
the same time and plaor. the imposition Ia
easily detected, and the true aane Jeiernin
cd. A year or two since. potato dubbed
rs the Samaritan was trumpsted tar and
near. IS wonderful prolific. almost rqaa ling
the DioSeorca BGfafds. which was said 10
yield sixty tons TO the acre, and vet this
Samaritan VAS ma old acquaintance in GER
tain localities, having Changed It's name
without due form OF law" and was an old!
deteriorated variety. The Minister potato
Is known IN some sections ~ tho SNOWFALL.
which mas bad rs day. Ouc having the lst.
ter. snPPosins them 70 be Identical. j, dis
inclined to make the acquaintance of the
Minister. gcnilem IN said in NV hearing
during the Stats FAIR At Port lapd, i have
grown The Early Rose for year or two.
bat from hIs description OF the potato, We
suspected thai he had mistaken the Gleason
for tl'e E-riy Rose and such proved 70 Doe The
fact. Both arc choice kinds, bat one i,
worth nearly as much per pognd ~ ih.
other is per bushel Az hast purchaser,
are willing to pay thai difference AT sucl.
an exhibition IS Just The lime and place TO
establish ths identity and lest some OF the
claims Of these new asprants tor pub he
favor. IL It be true, and but few can gain.
say It. that The lease OF lie Of 4 vaiiot, -
exceedingly limited the propagation o ne .
varieties should bc encouraged 10y cstab
fishing public exhibitions, and prompting
new candidates 20 come ard compete Tor
pre!eImsnt.
81. Another end 10 be gained ~ such az
exhibit. IS that II ~iIl afford one OF the best
OF opportunities 70 coilaic The individual
pcculiarities OF each Individual kind. It,
origin, whether originated from the seed
ball. OF tpDer valuation, or a hybrid. or
some other old variety rc,erung back TO-
some Older type Mach m,ssppryhensior
obtains ia regard 10 whsre, whra and o.,
whom kiul vas orig mated The JACK
ron. known 10 ho az u aiae origin was and
that quito recently, ella nsd lva New ) or.
paper 20 bIs,-i1I Its origin ir that safe
Another kind rA,od II N r.te seed bali. ir
tie lH.I, unpr.'cuI.n- tovu % ElstLioak
Is nov claimel b. tie .ts O! Ohio. ---
Zach individual kind has form. or color Of
ska. or color OF flesh or a def .cucy Of
'yes-as The Di!-or a profusion oil e,es-
Ike the California dry or valert. or
early or late, liable 20 disease. or lf,s from
Is. IL Is exceedingly difficult 90 obtain
potato which ~ill mature cariy and prove
productive two such excellent good quail
ties combined iu the same sor, are rarely TO
be found Such 3 combination is claimed
for the Early Goodrich Ia Le neichbor.
hood Of Augusta. whereas iu some other