New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
MAMMOTH POTATOES AND @G1ANT'
WHEAT.
AN ACRE OF POTATOES YIELDS oi7 BUSHELS IN
UTAH-AN ACRE OF WHEAT IN WASHINGTON
YIELDS 1O1 BUSHELS II PoUNDS-sEC-
RETARY RUSK HAS SAMPLES
,sr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TKIBUNE.1

,sr TELEGRAPH TIE TKIBUNE1
Washington, March 21.-An extraordinary Sieo OF
winter wheat and big potatoes, and good many III
a HILL were the themes of discussion IN the once Ok
the Secretary of Agriculture this afternoon In
roupb box in front of the unused fireplace were
dozen potatoes taken from barrelful received from
salt Lake County Utah. The average weight OF these
poatoss must have been at least three pounds each
They are of the "mammoth pearl" variety, ana came
from a prize acre. the farm OF H. NJ tarlAle' oi
Mill Creek Precinct, in the county named AccofulnE
to aidavits which accompanied the Shipment inc SIea
of thi, prize acre. which was carefully measured Deioe
tbe seed was planted was 047 bushels. The potatoes
are white and smooth and secretary Rusk, VINO caused
q connie az them to be cooked, says that thcy are
sopnd and Of excellent flavor. The farmer VINO
raised the crop seems have been under the lpfes
sion that the Department of Agriculture h',d oheNu "a
prize of the biggest yield OF potatoes Ho"i
single
viii, tho notafo oncstOn was under discussion AS
estant secretary WilletS entered the room with a
sample Of winter wheat In an envelope ana package
Of letters and said Your potatoes are all very well
but look at this The sample o. wheat was Oh INC
variety known where it was raised as the Nor'hou''
Giant: the berry is plump and heavy ana oi hSht
amber color. 1t sent TO President HARRISON w
mail on March :, from Pullman, Whitman County
wash by E. J. Northcutt, accompanied by the follow
ing letter ,..-.,.... r,o,,
send YOU lncosed a sample of the NSrthent giant
wheat from the prize acre entered III te OF N,oh
Industrial Exposition at spokane fais III o''o ,r
ESQ Yield oI bushels ii pounds per acre e., The
land on which this wheat grew was not III ,d
was sowed thelst Of october, loe'' "hu "" '''''"
You are the first President Of the Sted SIa,eS
that ever received present like this ana WnsneCIh
The first state in the Union and perhaps III tc "OiIu
70 raise that amount Of wheat on one acre
The letter was referred with the sample 10 tne
secretary Of Agriculture and by nm 10
r. Allen. United states senator from tho
state Of Washington asking TO the trnStworthheSs
etc., of Mr. Nor1hcut. and Senator Allen replies do
| follows 60.
Washington, u. C., March 70 Iooi'
| tn Tho Hon / NJ Rusk secretary Of Agriculture ,
bear Sir am receipt of your letter Of 19e IAN
inst inclosng small package Of wheat win p aG
nmngyng letter from f. j. NOrthcutt, esq., OF Pull
man Whitman County. Wash: You eau ny attcIuo om
to tho fact that this letter Claims o inI hp@hris and
IL pounds. and desire TO know What eai S lin
the reliability Of Mr.. Northcqtt ana the
n0 In 1 Trply wi win say that visited Pullman, whitman
Go~pTS anr@s the Of A he pot re- sSe the
stat who assured Of their own knos ledge tat Ie
representation made by Mr Sor1h co one 81 Tie
most responsible farmers Of the community W. aa1 W.
statements were verified by many OF ms I Hegpclf
at spokane Falls, DAY or two later I'a t ne y yneS
tins acre on eYiGn c eGc@mno Il y the s Pr
sentauon. You can rely upon tue r, a,chFS I
a1 T gc Mr 4 Sq Wtmsh COUNTY last year when By
thc way is one Of the largest counties III the 9ta>
WAS perhaps the greatest Of any equal area III sno
history M wheat culture I'm the United states. fIe
0ueu Yields Of farms ranging from 100 To lVop acIcs
,scrc FORTY forty Ave fifty and In some instance,
siytv bushels per acre an a gentleman well informed
upo1 the subject tell, number OF FARMS luri'o
! a larger average than have mentioned ,,
Ipon none OF these lands IRRIGATION empl9yed'
nor have they been a. yet In any manner ieruhhSi;
Thus FAR the heavy yield has occasioned no aPPae'.
dininunu Of the prnductvencss OF the soil, when Is
| largely Of a volcanic formation undcrlad with "a sub
| oil that shows remarkable tcnacty III retaining
| nnCniis,nre for the supply Of the growing crops.
trust the information AFFORDED eaod. N de pcSiaT
coii,pG me- attention 0f the Agricultural Department
TO The wheat growing capacity of Eastern washington
| Very truly, JUN d. HL'i'