The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-04

same callings These men spare no pains and
expense +" advance their interest. and do you
think they would pay more TO seed potatoes
year alter year than was necessary, or pay an
extra price for hali-grown potatoes that were un-
suited for the purpose when the right kind nf
large potatoes could have been ha for half the
money? Mr. Clay must answer certainly
not Nlr Ed. Thompson, in his letter to Col
bowman, says he has had six years experience
in planting second crop tubers; that year before
aSt he raised POO barrels of Such potatoes him-
sell, bui that last year owing to untavorahIt
weather, he raised only twenty barrels and tha,
III order 10 get enough such tuberss to plant his
entlre crop, and noi being able to get home
grown second crop he sent to Mobile and got :.
car load oi 20 barrels. for which he paid seven
tv-tive cents more per barrel than he coull have.
pai-ha~"i iar-r Northern potatoes for Mr.
Thompson is 4 wealthy man, and he made his
wealth bY gardening tur profit and no man knows
thc value II athing he has handled for six wears bet,
ter ;hii! hc does Now. is ii reasonable To sun
lo~" li'ai such man will throw his money
'.wav or embark in = losing enterprise with his
EYES openz We mnst say, w Now. if Mr.
Clay AZ any one else is Stlll in doubt. let them
Arte 10 Mr. g. W Cram, Mr. Ed. Thompson
t'nv. d. Neriwejhcr, Ncs>r>. jos. THOMPSON &
Go" all OF Louisville, or let them test HE matter
tar 'rcm~elve~. aud that will settle it,
iHIInS the potato rot in Europe it was discov
ritd that potatoes dug before they wer, r,pe and
u~ed ior seed, escaped the blish' ,n4s. We are
hp' r'-f''.lu trI-i III ,r. us what tnit.r-
ehce 70 "'tk". But the germ Of The disease was
c'arf ia the potato, and did not develop itself
R1iil ''ir i'"ia'" was matnred, or in the ground
80. thr atmosphere, aud i; the iqlter ;hc imma-
''f'' pot j"r> proiucod vines and tubclS with
-" much vitality aud yigOr to hc overcome hy
iNt disease, amt III either case tA. >ll.rinrily
"i jI' immature tuhcrS is established
y tore "l".ia@ would ssy 'hrr- are iva
Statements IN Mr. Cay'> letter that are contrary
a. tnV cNpe rirncc, and 10 the laws governing
such things A. understood by me; and | refer 10
them aod state the reasons nt my di>hrcl hop
i'!% +" cI the attention: Of Others To the ,ni,itCi
.N4 il'Y" la" matter cieared up He saws his
!"ta'""~ "r'' Il mixture oi the Ne>haun,mk and
tt'y Rose ana ihov are better lhan at thc begin
Py'3t,p> ,n not mix according to my .&n,ri-
"'.:A nor does species improve uu,lrr cnlturc
rNcrIH ~ iityar lmpYnYcmcnt--lh i, vigor.
n'l'iiile~S, and pfodpcivcncs>- made hy tn.
ir".'uGlon "i NV species. New species are had
y III nting 0r >c"A HAT grow in The balls thai
trc '"rni "ll tn" top pol Tie win TIE ,pc,.ic-
], IT. - h'~t IN yig"r and vitality WHEN it tir~r
CONES. Tie ntturd tnd inevitable ndency of
~i"vi'> = ceencralon and decay rs II is pl0,s.-
gate, ~ lianjlng III" tlb,r Sometimes. nm
d''f lG'''''i~ mrua-rmvn;, genial climate iavni-
t"l, SOILS. .ni inc selection "i the rsh kind o!
i"",'>. thc lite ii species j. greatly prolonyrd
.,a 'ircat and failure "l Vitality aie nevjiAbl.
Now v" Il im lhrt "" have discovered III hv
lsth IN IA Il grown potatoes, grown from i'm !
manure 'Ni'er- ihal have not been oar al ground
"'ti '"'h ut'i.;h- ii 'al>cI here, and tina; have
h"' been on Of the ground over two months il
RAJ ~ in III" vicinity OF Mobile We gct rI nf one
e.d-e't 't'"friaion AID los o; vi atty. ald
uih "yeiN Haaiily t!c species j. caplb vt IS
t#lit "rv ioI.G and brought out
Nr tity ~.,y> hi, po,afoc- have lu- NE io,,
c..'; 'F' had n fi>' Al Elril R"-e potatoes