The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-03-21

Of all the new potatoes none seem tc
have given so universal satisfaction among
all who have raised them, as the Peerless
or No. 6. None seem to produce such
crops, and none seem to excel it in DUAL.
ity; while its smoothness and freedom
from core or black spots renders it as a
family potatoe, or as profitable market
variety, indeed peerless.
Most all that have raised this potatoe
report extraordinary yields. Among these
MIR. j. +. Ainsworth, of this village, who
has raised them at least two seasons, and
whose experience with new varieties is
quite large, thinks them unsurpassed eth
er as large yieders, or in rich fine quail
ty. Mr.. l.. i. Wright, from one half
bushel that he received from Mr.. Aims.
worth last spring, raised forty-eight BUSH
els. MIR. Kelsey, Of Salisbury, raised at
the rate Of 100 bushels per acre. The
Early Rose, or No. ], is too well known
for us to say much about, in some few To-
calities it has not proved of the best quail
ity, but on the whole no early potatoe has
ever given so good satisfaction, or proved
as profitable. With us the quality has
always been superior, and when the price
became so high this spring, the family
very reluctantly gave them up for the
best of Northern Peach Blows.
The No. 4, or King of the earlies, is
very smooth potatoe, though not quite as
great yielder as the Early Rose, is uni
formly reported as of excellent quality,
and generally somewhat earlier. Per-
haps our readers may not all be aware
that Mr.. j, II. Gregory, of Marblehead,
Mass, offered prize Of 500 for any
new potatoe that should excel the Excel.
sior. We quote from his catalogue
1.-Two years ago l offered in my cata-
logue and through the public press, 500
for any new potatoe, that should excel
the Excelsior in quality,as a Fall, Spring
and Summer potatoe, for table use after a
trial of two years. The result was re.
ceived over one hundred varieties, from
all parts of the United States, which |
planted side by side, on piece of ground
nearly uniform in its character, and gave
them the same treatment. l went over
this experimental field several times DUR
ing the two past seasons, carefully taking
notes. The sum of the results of my ex-
pertinent is, that while l leave the Excel
sior in the high rank which it holds, sus-
tanned by the various emphatic testimon-
ials which are given on the preceding
page, and not detracting anything from
its merits, have decided to award to Mr..
Albert Bresee, the introducer of Early
Rose and Bresee's No. 6, or Peerless, the
prize of 500 as these potatoes, everything
considered, are superior to any of the
great number of varieties sent to me for
trial.
The Peerless is the most productive
potatoe | ever raised. Mr.. Bresees sue.
cess in producing new seedlings has been
most remarkable /; and l am very happy
to award him this hundred dollars as
some return for the great gift that he has
made the agricultural public. | make
mention of the Early Rose and Peerless
only, but others of his varieties are pota-
toes Of great merit, sufficient of themselves
to give fame to the introducer."
Important to Vermont Dairymen.
1t would seem very singular there
should be any necessity for the publicat-
ion of the following letter from Mr.. Bliss,
the secretary of the Vermont Dairymen's
Association, and we cannot regard it
otherwise than shameful, that society
that has furnished so much valuable infor.
nation, whereby the dairymen of Ver-
mont have received so much benefit, should
not receive their hearty support, instead
Of being left to languish or be supported
by the efforts of few who have a little
public spirit left, not only that, but per-
NIT those gentlemen who are sacrificing
so much Of their time to foot up the def
ciencies of the society caused by the want
of enterprise and liberality on the part
of q class Of farmers who are so much
benefited by the information disseminated
by the society and who are or should be
benefited pecuniarily by it. We hope tc
see Addison County with her half score o.
cheese factories, and thousand butter dai
ries wake up,and do at least her share to
wards raising sufficient fund to plac,
the association in position TO perpetual,
its usefulness. 1t will be seen that mem
bership entities the possessor to yolum,
of the report which will be double equiv
alent for the small fee required to con
stitute anyone member. Vermonter
should not feel much pride in the necces
sity Of Mr.. Bliss to go outside of the lin
its Of the state, to raise money to publisl
the report Of her OWE Dairymen's Asso
citation, and also compel him to pay 8
heavily from his own pocket for the pri
vilege of working for nothing and payin
his own board.
A letter from Mr.. o. s. Bliss, Secretar
of the Vermont Dairymen's Association
to gentleman who inquired of him whe
the report of the transactions of the So
ciety within the last year would be prin
ted, is published by the Messenger. Nj
Bliss says:
In answer to your inquiries | can onl
say have not the slightest idea whe
the transactions" will be published
The "copy" is now ready for the printer
or can be made SO in an hour or two o
any time, but we have not the money
pay for the printing and have not tn
time to devote to raising it. Here Nj
Bliss goes on to state that he has for tn
last Eve wears devoted much time IN III