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In reference to its productiveness, it stands very well indeed, 

 althoug-h this season, particularly in our part of the State, has not 

 been a good one to test a late variety, from the fact that we had a 

 very severe drought at the time the potato was setting, and the 

 rains did not come on early enough to give the growth that we 

 obtained from the early varieties. I think there is no doubt but 

 what it will be a very productive potato, but I fear that, notwith- 

 standing it is a large sort, there will be many small ones. 



Question. Did yours blossom ? 



Mr. Gilbert. They did, but not very fully. In fact, that was 

 the case this year with most kinds of potatoes. 



Mr. — . My " Oronos " were white for three weeks. 



Sec. GooDALE. I know of no potato that is making more stir 

 than the " Early Rose." It is generally admitted to be produc- 

 tive and of good quality. I have heard, only occasionally, with 

 regard to its freedom from, or liability to rot. If there are any 

 here who can give us information upon that point, I would be 

 glad to hear it. 



Mr. CoMiNS. I will state my experience. At the time of dig- 

 ging, I found but one rotten potato. They were put in a dry 

 cellar, with good ventilation. After they had been there two 

 weeks, I found they were going to decay fast. I picked out three 

 very large potatoes decayed from a basket, and I formed the opinion 

 that if I had a hundred bushels in the bin, and they had com- 

 menced to rot in the manner that this basket had, they would 

 very soon all rot. 



The president of our agricultural society brought a few to the 

 county show, and told me that from three potatoes he obtained 

 about 120 pounds, "but," said he, "I had to pick over nearly all 

 to get these samples," which were about a peck. 



Mr. King. A neighbor procured one pound of " Early Rose " 

 last spring. I saw them growing, and saw them dug. He said 

 he obtained 204 pounds, the greatest yield I ever heard of. There 

 were some rotten at digging time. He dug quite early, intending 

 to carry a portion of them to the State Fair ; but before Fair time 

 arrived, the rot had got into them so that he was discouraged from 

 taking them. 



Mr. Norton, of Franklin. I procured an "Early Rose" potato 

 last fall, and planted it this spring, without any dressing, on land 

 that had not been dressed for three years. From that potato I 

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