Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-20
The Potato.
THE NEW sEEDLrNG POTATOES OF
HUBBARDTON.


THE NEW SEEDING POTATOES OF
HUBBARDToN.
l. The Early Rose This potatoe was
originated by Albert Bresee, Esq, in the
year 1861. It ripens early in August.
In color, size, and form it is all that can
be desired. As table potato, it has no
superior, and many think it the best po-
tato in the market. If planted ON very
rich ground, it is like many other pota-
toes, liable to grow ill-shaped, to be of
poor quality, and to rot but planted on
naturally good soil, not highly ma
nured, it will prove to be all that has even
been claimed for it.
2. Bresees' Prolific (No. o. This po-
tato originated from the same seed ball as
the Early Rose. 1t is almost perfectly
smooth, is an excellent table potato, and
great yielder. 1t will grow on more
highly MANFRED soil without losing its
good shape or quality than the Early
Rose. OF eleven bushels which I raised
last year there was not ore ill.shaped POI
tato. 1t ripens early III September It
will grow on any soil that is not utterly
barren. 1t is, think, just the thing for a
field potato.
3. The King of the Earlies (No. A.
This potato was originated by Mr. Bresee
in 1862 from seed ball of the Garnet Chilli
1t Is the potato which has been sold at
such extravagant prices-ffty and sixty
dollars has been paid for one potato. 1t
is earlier than the Early Rose
a. No. 5. This is very beautiful po-
tato, is said to be an excellent table po-
tato, and a good yielder. It's but little
known. 1t was originated by Mr.. Bresee
in 1862.
5. No. 6. This is decidedly the hand
soonest of Mr. Bresees seedlings. 1t was
originated in 1862. 1t is a round, rusty
coat potato, with the eyes on the surface
like the Early Rose. 1t ripens in Sep
TENDER. Some think it will surpass the
Prolific as field potato. It is much
sought for, and has been sold for $40 for
potato.
6. No. Z This potato was also origi-
mated by Mr.. Bresee in 1862, from the
Garnet Chilli. 1t has not yet been fully
tested, but it promises well
POTATO CULTURE.
PIow the ground deep, and harrow
until it is well pulverized.
Select well shaped and sound potatoes
for planting. Plant on the surface and
not at the bottom of furrow A mark
as for planting corn is all that is necessary,
The plea for planting down in the ground
lest the potato will suffer in dry weather,
is all nonsense. A little recollection will
remind any careful observer that the po-
tato crop never fails in dry season No
other vegetable will stand drought so well
as the potato.
Cut up your potatoes, as near as you
can, SO as to have three or four sprouts or
stems come up in hill. If only small
piece of ground is to be planted, plant in
drills, dropping the pieces twelve or ff-
teen inches apart. If large piece of
ground is to be planted, mark it both
ways, the marks to be three feet and
half apart.
If your ground is weedy, cultivate and
hoe thoroughly as soon as you can see the
rows. And before the buds for the bios
IONS appear, cultivate and form complete
nils. This is the essential thing in potato
culture. For if you dig deep about your
potatoes after the tubers begin TO grow,
yoE spoil your crop; at least you injure
t beyond remedy. If a hen scratch into
! hill of potatoes, and you repair it ever
% carefully, it will never recover from
he injury. If weeds appear after the
lilling IL done, .hoy must be destroyed ;
nut this should be done with as light cul-
waiting and hoeing as possible. The
weeds near vines should be carefully
pulled by the hand.
L have raised potatoes for more than
orty years. | never fail of having two,
hree, and sometimes four times as many
IS some of my neighbors, who manage
fter the following fashion: They half
dough and harrow the land then fur
ow for the rows instead of marking
hen pick up the refuse potatoes that have
'een run over by the family all winter in
elccting potatoes to eat +; then plant them
II the bottom of the burrows then. after
II other hocing is done, and after the ,
otatoes are budded, or even blossomcd..
o into the field with plough and Ilou IN
he soil against the potatoes, and the lioe-
ny consists iii uncovering those. potatoes
;hich the plough has buried. anI the
York Is done.
Go into the field where such farmer
as dug his potatoes, after he has, found
he hills amid weeds. and stones, aud an
roken clois of earth, he digs little holes
l the ground, looking very much like so
lany woodchuoA holes begun. and from
lese holes he draws up about one-third
r one qnast@r of crop of small. poor
otatoes and many Of them hacked to
ieces Why persist in such proftless
lrmiag Why not take a little pains
nd receive the ample reward. G. 6.
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ooK, Is the title Of one of the most us,,-
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he horse in all his relations. The best
nown methods of gentling, breaking ard
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ell filled pages, is to every horsepower
yell worth the price of the book. Over