Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-16

One-fourth IN hi made il appear
tnat ns gave I69 Ito bushels, 81 10
per cent being desirable.
ODe-eIgntn "a hill gave evidence tnAt
he caused los 7-l0 basnels 10 DC dug
from one acre, IS s-l9 per cent being
unlmpeaehable.
Une-slxteenth IN hill admitted that
he was responsible for only lSo z1o
bushels on dis acre; put boAsted tnAt
50 i-iU Der cent surpassed al TIE ota-
ers n goodness and grace.
oue-baf n hills sixteen lncnes apart
claimed 1877 $40 bushels per acre, 80
per cent being constitutional.
Judge scales charged the jury as
follows
"GESTLEaES-You are called upon
TO decide most monentous questions,
questions which involve the full or
empty pocket and stomach OF half OF
the human race-snd part OF the pigs
For two centuries people of every color
and creed and of Ali nationalltles have
wrangled over the question OF the re-
production OF solanum, tuber0sums
and should you. IN viewing the evil
dence here before you, succeed IN
settling one vexIns point IN tue potato
controversy, you will have contributed
much 10 the peace and fullness Of man.
kind. Your finding is not 10 be infiu-
eneed by the loss of your grand slres.
who killed their hogs IN the new OF the
moon. that their pork might swell IN
the pot while boiling. and planted their
potatoes IN the old of the moon that
there might be few small ones At Dig
ging. Nor yet are you to be biased by
your reading IN ancient mythology OF
those senl-barbaric tribes, who tied
horse shoe to the churn to cause the
butter to come quickly. or hung one
over the door TO bring good luck.
The Verdict
The verdict of the jury is. since that
which is good Is only desirable, we
have eliminated the bad aud find
First, that two whole ones 10 each
hill gave la bushels per acre, one
whole one gave l63 bushels. one-eighth
potato in each hill gave l59 bushels,
one-fourth gave l55 bushels; one-half,
fiat down, gave $50 and six-tenths; one
half, fiat up. gave l49 and sx-tenths;
one-sixteenth IN NIL gave l29 and nine
tenths bushels.
Second, that with halves planted fiat
down or flat up there is not difference
enough 20 pay for bending the back
once To turn il over.
Third, that while two whole ones in
q hill gave eleven bushels more than
one did, two halves IN hill gave
eighteen bushels less than one-haf IN
3 hill gave.
Fourth, that one whole one or one
half one IN q hill gave per cent of
poor potatoes, while two whole ones
gave II per cent, and two halves gave
IS per cent, quarters gave per cent.
eighths gave per cent and sixteenths
gave per cent Of poor onos.
Fifth, that in distance halveS "a
inches apart gave $50 bushels per acre
OF good ones with per cent of poor,
while halves Is inches apart gave only
l42 bushels Of good ones with Is per
cent Of poor.
Sixth, that shape 10 of little conse-
quence, as o row planted with all oval
potatoes gave per cent of dumb bell
shape, while . row planted with all OF
the last shape gave only s per cent of
the same.
Seventh, that the moro the potatoes
are cut in planting the less the ratio of
o4AAoh OhCSp SAA shO 6hCos~s Wiz >sAV VA
ill-shaped, knobby ones; as whole ones
gave IL per cent, halves gave % per
cent, quarters gave 20 per cent, eighths
gave AZ per cent, and slxteenths gave
SO per cent of hump.
A Plea for Good Roads.
S. g. Bailey read . paper in which
be attributed the victory Of the demo-
cratic party to the fact that tho party
placed plank in the platform favor
ing the Improvement OF roads. He said
500, 900 was raised in Kent county to
improve the roads, but everyone knows
the money was,nor judlciously expend-
ed. Not more than $500, 900 would be
needed to build first class roads IN the
county from the city to tho points
named below: To Alpine, Englishville,
Sparta, Kent City and Casnovia, Indian
Creek, Pleasant, Lisbon, Belmont,
Childs' Mills, Rockford, Edgerton.
Cedar Springs, Lockwood, Sand Lake,
branches to Plainfield, Cannonsburg,
Grattan, CORTLAND, Oaktield Center,
Spencer Mills, Ada, Lowell, Fallass-
burg, Alta, Bovine. Cascade, Whitney
vile, McCords, East Paris, Dutton,
Caledonia, Alaska, Fisher, Corinth,
Paris town hall, Gaines Center, Egypt,
Chase Lake and branch from Ada to
Cascade Springs. This would make
$50 miles Of road in the county. Better
roads could be made for $500 per
mile than most of the toll roads. IL the
county were bonded for $4O0, 900 the
yearly interest would be but $50 900,
only two-fifths of what is now raised
for roads. Where toll roads exist he
would buy them. He hoped to have a
little taste OF good roads before he was
called to the place where all the streets
ara nayed with gold.