Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-15
TI-BER CULTURE.


..,o,dence Of the DrsrHLr Nh"s'l
.voerlment Of poialo.raising anu
'c,n, new kinds has been a lsoor
inuv ',, ..,d,men for long time some
anOu 's',eceeIed in raising and present
hn ' "a lbe public some iubers OF sres'
lus Us both for earliness ana eNce'
w.. of ilavor, but considerable Time
hp.s .aui,ed and careful testing anu
,',nr n tubers before we can be iui-
,..,tI,iied Of their qualities
TO years ago this spring got
rolato from Mfr. Frank Finch oil
~ York state. In his catalogue, ne
,,,sd tina, this new potato, when ne
nod "snow Ball." was a cross "e-
ian the snow flake anu his frank
r.eh,A "Early Perlection"--two
,,,be hest kind OF tubors he could
rpk Of both for earliness aud quality
u, .ueceeded In raising what he now
.,n.. the "Snowball." Mr.. Finch
an, to me his catalogue, aud l con.
sluIed to send for his new potato, TOT
vbIch I paid 81 per pound. ] receiv-
.A,.y,n potatoes, and from the seven
,o,ato,s cut seveniy.two very small
-. one eye to a set, and planted
hem. ] dug two bushels OF very line
'.,,toes la the fall. We lost several
an b, gophers and other causes, the
Sisld amounting to two bushels aud
sne pcck, n we had been fortunate
,noush to got them all.
TINS nsnowh ball" 10 a white skinned
,oiato, eyes almost level with the sur
hre. It's flavor II probably unequallcd
he that OF any potato In the market.
h IA a good yiclder, solid to the centre,
and have not seen any signs OF rot
init.
Thu tubers are good, regular size
aud form, We planted the one pound
NAV 9Th, 1890, aud they were fully
III. early IN the fall. We put the two
bushels carefully away for winter pres
,fyation, for future seed for the spring
If ninety one.
The "5now Ball" has very healthy,
.ifpng-growing viue, spreading It's
siiare and almost covering the hills,
~ that II In very diflicult for weeds 10
mai. any growth among the potatoes,
s.viug much labor In wedding, u very
Important item In potato culture.
fhe ComptOn's Surprise has been n
iayoritu with many, but tie "Snov
Balli' supefsedes the Compton In the
ewes not being sunken; therefore there
h,ipg no waste about u. The keeping
oualItius of the "Snow Ball" are very
1ooi. A sample OF the "Snow Ball" 1
tfr.ented 10 Mr.. John Gillespie, OF
Iooele CITY, and lac says they are good
l,epers, aud OF very satisfactory rich
favor.
have tried many kinds Of palatoes
,som the different se,dsmVn. som.
have been little Inclined TO rot, and
have therefore been abandoned. Not
one symptUm OF rot has yet been die.
coyef,d Ia the "Snow Ball" There
ar, p,orrr Of different kinds Oi potatoes.
aud all persons may be- pleased by tx.
uetlmenting until satisfied.
For SOME time | was at "a loss where
10 nnd the most improved earliest
tubefs. possessing all the deyirahle
qualities Of good table potato. had
used the Early Rose aud the Snow
Flake, James j. GfcgOry's Early Ohio.
Which are all very good. The potato
convention IN the states gave the Snow
Flake the preference over j. J. Greg.
ory,s Ohio. Thus one potato supersedes
another, and potsto.raising l. progref.
tiye, rs all other branches OF business.
Two years this spring l got tue
Thuruhnru- Extra Early Rose, AMI
have prugen II &c be- the earliest Of all
toe poiatoea ever had. II l. flavor Is
excellent; the Wines are OF rampant
growth, almost covering the whole hill.
They are Thrifty ami OF good attractive
color, aud popular size.
believe this potato may he raised
to good advantage by careful cultiva.
ton on nny farm or garden. This
potato was tested two years ago by MT.
rwelyss, Of Provo. II was tested and
contested, but the rhurnburn's took
the premium. / have been testing this
potato for two year. II IL uuequaled
In the market for earlines- aud quality.
II ,Ncels all the potatoes have tried.
There Ii n potato IN tue State VI
Massachusetts, called n six weeks pOta.
10. Ii ripcns la about ten or twelve
weeks under good cultivation.
The cultivation Of potatoes VIII vary
one.halfb being cultivated different
ly. The soll affects the potato; 20 do
the timr OF planting, the amount OF
manure. the Bind OF manure, the time
Of irrlgatiny and the method Of irrisat-
ing, anu very important considcra.
ton IL the howing aud wedding.
JAMRs |. STEEL.