The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-12
Notes About Potatoes.

Alton, ILL.,, furnishes to the Cotintr
Gentleman the result of his experienc
with this variety. He says that unit
within the last two years the potat
had been a failure with him, but tina
he last spring planted "a bushels-cu
the pieces to two eyes, planted one piec
to the hill, three feet apart each way
the soil a sandy loan which had bee
in cultivation for more than forty years
and had never been manured. From
the seed thus planted, he dug 100 bush
els, "pressed down and running over,
which is 56S for one of seed. His Earl.
Goodrich and Peachblow, planted in tn
same field and receiving the same atten
tion, gave handsome returns, but tn
yield was only about half that OF TIT
Harrison. He thinks this variety o
more than ordinary excellence, and th'
most extraordinary bearer that he ha
ever tested.
w. D., York, Ohio, informs US that h'
planted four pounds of the HARRISON
last spring, cut to one eye each, in rows
three feet apart, and two feet in the
row, from which he harvested lO4 bush
els. He thinks them fully equal IL
quality to the Peachblow.
VIM. II. Lane, Raymond, n. H., writes
us that he planted 10 bushels of this va
riety, from which he harvested 27O bush
els of good size, smooth and handsome
robust grower, and the hills filled
pleasant for the eye to behold.
THE VANDERvEER.-Mr. S. WOrden
Oswego county, n. Y, speaks highly OF
this potato. He planted pounds, cut
with two and three eyes to a piece, and
three pieces in hill, about six inches
apart. After the dry weather which
followed their early starting, they grew
rapidly and branchod heavily, making
tremendously large vines, lying fiat on
the ground. The pounds produced A
bushels of nice large potatoes, with but
few small ones. They are very dry and
mealy, either boiled or baked, and OF
excellent flavor. The Vandsrveer, he
SAYS. resembles the Prince Albert some
what, but is not that potato by a long
way. The Prince Alberts were not good
with him.
Mr.. w. II. Lane, N. H., says he plant
ed 81 pecks of this variety last spring,
which gave a crop of over 40 bushels.
"They are nice looking potato; some
grow quite large, and they are excellent
for baking. as we'll as of good table
quality. The vines kept green after
those died by their side"
Mr.. C. X. Mumford, Southport, Ct,
says II procured pounds of the Van
derveer. They were cut to one and two
eyes, and planted May 5th, in drill
about one foot apart, and occupied IS
feet in length of the drill; the balance of
it., l75 feet, was planted with Early
Goodrich, cut to two eyes, and planted
the same day. The Vanderveer was yet
green on the 1st of October, and was
dug the 18th, yielding 81 bushels of very
fine potatoes; some of them very large,
and but a very few small ones. The
Early Goodrich yielded 81 bushels of
fine potatoes, and but few small ones.
| cannot see where the resemblance of
the Vanderveer to the Prince Albert
comes in; there is as much difference in
taste when cooked as there is between
cheese and chalk. find the Wander
vcer a most superior potato for the ia
BILE"
With ME the Vanderveer is much
more plOuuCIINO Ihah AiiHNC At
has larger vines and larger tuOcrs thah
| ever raised of Prince Albert.
We. W.
+. Y. T., Richmond, Indiana, says:
Vanderveer's Seeding yielded very we'll
for me, and is promising variety. Har-
ison also did we'll"
EARLY RosE.-The same gentleman
saws: al sent 81 last spring for pound
Early Rose potato. Did not receive
them until very late; planted them the
5th of July and dug the 10th of Octo-
Der 100 pounds (from one pound plant
ed) of fine potatoes-not SO large yield
as some report, but under the circum-
stances very satisfactory one"
think well of Early Rose; it is ear
lly,, productive, and OF good quality, ana
think sun IN! more oi IL because Ih;t ~ -
securing Ol Uht'i anu n"' ,o n"o,c ~. 0'
growth &C W. h'
The EARLY GooDRicH;-l nave cGl
tivated the Early Goodrich potato for
four years. Inc seeu was PtocuFeu Vi