The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10

his word, the potato editor of this
great family journal was sent out to
Investigate. He did so, and found
several barrels of new potatoes OF the
Early Rose variety, with every appear
ance OF being fresh from their native
soil. That they we're as youthful as
they looked was soon demonstrated.
and the assurance of the commission
man that the visitor could have all the
new Murphies he might want at the
rate OF S. per bushel rather staggered
the potato editor. who has long been
accustomed to meeting, interviewing
and writing up freaks in tie potato
family.
There they we're, large supply Of
fresh young, potatoes, tender and new
in every sense, on the last day of the
year, when "old" potatoes are usually
found to be somewhat decrepit and
insipld from age and the general wear
since potato. digging time in the fall.
Those who had partaken of the novelty
potatoes pronounce them just as de-
licious as any July product.
Inquiry brought out the fact that
these new potatoes are now being pro-
duced by means, it is said, of some
secret process, by Frank Dalzell, an
extensive potato grower at Genesee,
Wis, where he has farm: of 16O acres.
On the farm is a large building which
no one but Dslzell himself enters. and
here, it is said, he is producing the
early summer potato in all it's glory.
He has made the Milwaukee commits
sion firm of Thomas & Shaus his agents
for Wisconsin, and they positively
state that they are daily in receipt Of
sufficient quantity of these new pota.
toes to supply an average market for
such vegetable novelty in midwinter.
They are also assured by the grower,
Mr.. Dalzell, that by another winter
he expects to be able to supply the en-
tire Milwaukee market with the winter
grown article, his intention being to
put genuine new potatoes on the mar
ket here months before the Southern
growers can have any of their very
earliest potatoes ready for the North,
which is during the latter part of Feb.
ruary or in March. First, he guaran-
tees to furnish fresh, new potatoes
during any and every winter month,
and to have them in sufficient quanti-
ties for all by another seaeon.
It has been suggested that this new
potato wonder is the result Of the dis
covery of some process for preserving
new potatoes from early summer until
midwinter, in such amanner as to keep
them absolutely fresh, plump and
NEW" in every sense. But this is de-
clared 10 be an erroneous idea, and, on
the contrary. Mr.. Dalzelps most inti-
mate friends insist that he produces in
the natural way, without hothouse aid
or other artificial means, except that
the secret process, discovered BY him.
self, is used in their growth and pro-
lection from frost: ltis claimed, also,
thst he can grow now potatoes in large
quantities with the ground covered
with snow and things frozen up gen.
orally, just as easily as at the present
time, when the weather has been much
milder than the season calls for. What,
ever is the secret of this new move, it
is' quite certain that "new" or ''early"
potatoes are now on the market in
Milwaukee, and that they are delicious
and i'll every way as edible as those
taken from the average garden when
the robins and the early summer
zephyrs are singing carols to contented
nature. .-Milwauke Wisconsin.