Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-01
THE NEWER POTATO.

THE NEWER POTATO.
As every farmer has not the requisite
amount of time, means and land at his
disposal to practically test the new va
rites Of potatoes, and as all progressive
agriculturists desire to know to what
degree the novelties in the potato family
are susceptible of universal cultivation,
will give the results of my experiments
with some of the latest productions of
potato hybridizers.
will first mention the Pink-eye, or
Liverpool, not as new variety, but as
a standard by which to judge the other
sorts to be mentioned. This variety has
been cultivated on our farm for thirty
two years certainly, and forty or more
probably, and during this time not
single exchange of seed has been made,
but one years crop has been made the
source from which tubers, the bigness Of
a hens egg, have been selected for the
next years seed. During this period
that kRoW the Pink-eye has been cul-
tivated on the farm, probably more than
fifty varieties of the potato have been
competitors for the title of ''the one best
kind" yet the Pink-eye has been peer
less when quality, quantity, vigor, and
freedom from disease have been the tests.
Lest my writing desk be Overcrowded
with inquiries concerning the method
pursued in the cultivation Of this vari-
ETY., will here say that its present Wig
or and high quality is, by me, attributed
to the selection of seed about an inch
and one-fOurth in diameter, and planted
whole on an inverted sod to which but
little manure was applied.
OomptOn'S Surprise is the best potato
ever tested. For mealiness and free
dom from any Objectionable taste, it is
unsurpassed. AS a market variety, It's
dark red or purple color of the skin will
be an objection until its merits are
known; the cook will object to the time
required for it to bake its sunken eyes
are also against it; yet we should not
expect too much in one variety, for, il
the vegetable or the animal kingdom
beauty and goodness are rarely found IL
one member. 1t is moderately prOli6
and free from disease.
BroacRelPs Eureka is a potato tina
will please the producer, the salesman
the cook and the eater. 1t is enormous
ly prolific, white in skin and fesl
smooth surface, and having fine, dr.
and delicious flesh. The agriculture
press will TEEN with testimonials Of tn
potato within the next two years. M
Brownell sent me one pound late la
spring, which. planted June 18th, yiel
ed l75 pounds on rather poor soil
few hills on rich ground evinced signs
promise as yielder.
Early Nonesuch (BrOwnell's) is go
table variety, with white skin and Aes
q few days later than the Early RO'
but possessing no Characteristic to ma
it a valuable acquisition to the pOta
list.
BrolonelFs Beauty is SO generally d
seminated that it is known as q gre
yielder. and will long be retained al
market variety, unless the dry rot, N
affecting some Of my last years CT
debars it from being generally cultivat
Its quality is inferior to all the variet
previously described.
Extra Early Vermont, with me &
my neighbOrs, is not so early or prol
as the Early Rose, but, in other respe,
is not dishnguishable from that v
known and popular variety.
The S'lOefake ! have never rails
but my opinion, as obtained from re
bic sources, is that for quality it il
No. l, but only No. 2 for prOductiven,
with a tendency to produce too m
small tubers, and, when cultivated un
unpropitious circumstances it has
dency TO rot.
Brooks Seeding is prolific, secc
rate table potato, having tendency
rot.
Breese's Peerless and Prolific and
Excelsior have proved with me to b
fair quality, quite prolific, and not S
GENTLY dissimilar to repay the cos
cultivating each separately. The
will rot when raised under unfavor
circumstances the second is the !
prolific, and in fact too much so in
small potato item. but is the most d
able Of the three.
77.0rbsrA's Late Rose is equal tC
Early Rose in quality, superior IN
gard to quantity, and not unlike
general appearance.-Ge II. Drak
Country Gentleman.
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