The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-28
FARMERS COLUMN N.
SEEDING POTATOES VS.. Sports
BY GEO. w. CAMPBELL.

inc with potato seedlings, without, how
ever, producing any specially interesting
or valua bic results until three years ago
I planted a quantity Of seeds from seed
balls of the Early Rose. then raised
fcrty seedlings, which were grown IN g
single row in my garden, in soil or ordi
nary fertility, entirely without manure,
if I except little muri&te Of lime sprln
killed. about he collar Of each plant tn pro
tect from Cut-wOrms. They were all
planted at The same time, IN as nearly as
possible the Same soil, and had the same
treatment throughout the season. Perhaps
the most Interesting feature in this eXpr
riment was the extreme varIahleness of
its results The plants, while growing,
presented a great diversity in appearance
in foliage, and especially IN size, vigor
and str, myth. The product was not less
varied Que plant gave two potatoes, each
about the size and shape of pecan nut ;
weight, hat an ounce This was the
SIN Hest yield. More than half the 9th
ers prodaced quite small potatoes, from
three or Sour to perhaps dozen tubers
t. a hill, in size from filbert to that, Of II
pullct's egg. OF those remaining, some
produced more and larger potatoes, The
product varying, with one exception,
from one pound TO two and u half pounds
t. u plant. These seedlings ere also as
diverse in form and color as in other re
spects Nearly all cniors comm n TO pc
tat0es, from white to dark, rusty red, and
nearly every variety of form was re pro
duced, but 10 mai rity OF cases family
likeness to the patent Early Rose could be
traced.
The one exception above indicated
stands our 81 prominently from all the
rest, by reason Of its wonderful product
ivencss. as TO he worthy of special notice.
It's yield he first year, from the seed, was
taoentg potatoes of marketable siZa, the
largest tuber weighing twelve ounces
and ranging from his down to the size Ut
hen's tgg-the aggregate weigh beng
six and half pounds This, it will be
observed, was four pounds in excess, AMI
nearly tnree times greater than the yield
of any other OF the seedlings. The quai
ity was fairly tested and found excellent
by nearly all who tried them, pronounced
equal tn the White Peach Blow, or any 81
our pest varieties. The next season, abDu!
three pounds were cut into single eyes
and planted in common garden soil
where corn had grown the previous year
once plowed, and lightly top-dressed wIGh
lrached ashes. TIL yield was aim IT
three barrels, or nearly barrel to each
pound planted; and upon measuring the
grOuad, was found to be at the rate OF
$50 bushels to the acre, which was four
times the yield of the Early RIse, and
ten times as much as the White Peach
Blow yielded the same season.
This enormous pr0Iuctiveness still con
tinues. The past season it WAS fairly
tested in parallel row with Peerless IN
the same soil, planted at the saline time
and with exactly tie same culture and
treatment throughout the season. TIE re-
suit was, four bushels of the Seeding
against one and three fourths of the Peer
less. Others to whom It was sent tnl
trial las spring, report even greater re
suits thaa my own. DR. Warder raised
sixty three pounds frem half pound
planted, Notwithstanding severe draItt
all summer. Planted near by, Peerlcs!
gave but five pecks for four pounds O.
seed planted.
this way will prove as hardy and as last
ing as Others raised from the seed ball
be continually given to "sport." Some
will go back to the original; many vii
be deformed and Scrubby, and in fr"n
three to five years all will be worthless.
have made many experiments, and know
well the facts OF which am writing"
Delaware, o.. 1872.
Col D G. Richmond, of Erie Co., re
ports three bushels from one SNAIL pOtat
and piece from the end of ano hsr-nn
over half pound weight. The CooDe
says he expected about half = bushcl, anC
Was greatly astonished when he found tn
Yield was three bushels.
F. r. Elliott described this potato la
season, and gave it the name OF Lat
Rose," which was adopted without know
ing there were any other varieties of tina
name The following is extracted from
Mr.. Elliott's description:
In May last we received, through th'
courtesy of Mr.. Campbell, two potatoes
one of which we cooked and ate, finding
it mtaly; and taking ten as perfection
this ranked at nine, and probably had i
been in better condition, for it was lit
tied Shrivelsd by drying in the mail Car
rage, it would have ranked the full ten
However, we give 1t as we had it. Th
tuber 10 much in form like the Early Rose
The upper snd is of rich, pale.red, whll
the lower end is pinkish white. Tn
eye is nearly level with the surface, deep
rich, pinkish red, and with an average o
41e gems to each eye or cluster Of eyes.
1t Is emphstically a late potato, tn
growth continuing through the whole sea
sen, the tops remaining fresh and greer
I'll October, The tubers all grow in
large cluster around and near the stem
nderiag the digging very easy and tx
p .ditious. Next to its wonderful produl