198 POTATO CULTURE. 



for table use. My wife says, by all means get a variety with- 

 out deep eyes that have to be dug out and thus consume the 

 valuable time of the good woman of the house. 



During the session of the institute, friend Terry devoted 

 one whole evening to his most excellent essay, entitled 

 " Wife Culture." He- spoke particularly to the men in re- 

 gard to making our homes convenient and pleasant, and 

 especially in lessening the labors of the " queen of our 

 homes. 7 - This latter expression was originated, I believe, 

 by our good friend Prof. Cook, of the Michigan Agricultural 

 College. 



A word more in regard to the care of potatoes in the cellar. 

 Friend Terry mentioned that he once drew a load of pota- 

 toes to a college professor ; and this professor was one of the 

 kind who think that, because a man is a professor in some 

 special branch, he knows all about everything else. This man 

 had his own ideas in regard to storing potatoes, and so he direct- 

 ed friend Terry to put them on the bottom of the cellar, right 

 on the ground, and spread them out " one deep," while the light 

 of day shown in freely from several windows. Friend Terry 

 remonstrated, but the professor would not listen. Of course, 

 he never bought another potato of friend Terry. I presume 

 he is ready to testify that Terry's system doesn't produce 

 good potatoes. Friend T. said he supposed he had been all 

 his life trying to find somebody who could raise potatoes 

 that would stay good. No doubt he grows sadder as he grows 

 older and meditates on the degeneration of farmers, and 

 especially potato-growers. 



If we want to raise nice potatoes, we must plant nice ones. 

 The same rules that we all know work so surely in regard to 

 saving the seed of tomatoes seem to work w r ith potatoes. If 

 you want nice potatoes for the queen of your home, you 

 must select nice round smooth ones for seed. Whatsoever a 

 man soweth, that shall he also dig. 



I think it will not be out of place to mention here, that, if 

 you are interested in this book, and would like to know any 



