Proceedings of the Farmers' Club. 483 



September 21, 1869. 



Prof. Samuel D. Tillman in the chair. 

 Potatoes. 



Mrs. D. "W. Caldwell, of Blairstown, Iowa, wrote to say tliat she 

 did not see any good reason why she should not speak a good word 

 for the Early Goodrich potatoes while others are lauding the Early 

 Rose. "Two years ago," she continues, "my father sent us from 

 Cleveland, Ohio, three small potatoes of this variety, from which we 

 raised last season three pecks, which we planted last spring, putting 

 two eyes in a hill. The 25th of June we had potatoes larger than 

 a hen's eg^. We sold two bushels for two dollars per bushel, only 

 grappling the hills, which we continued to do up to the time of dig- 

 ging, eating all, a family of six with harvest hands, etc., desired, and, 

 wdien dug the last of August, there were ten bushels left. Most of 

 them were very large, and as mealy and pleasant flavored as any I 

 ever tasted. My husband measured one, by no means the largest, 

 which was ten inches by twelve. We think that is doing pretty well. 



Mr. J. B. Lyman called attention to the contents of a box for- 

 warded by Mr. M. C. Emery, of East Wallingford, Yt., and he read 

 a letter from this gentleman, stating that the samples of potatoes 

 sent were of the " Green Mountain " variety, originated from a ball 

 of the "Carter" and considered by judges to excel all other sorts 

 known in these United States of America. The potatoes were dis- 

 tributed to the mem])ers of the Club, who will commit them to their 

 garden beds, and in due time report issue. A couple of communi- 

 cations confirmatory were also presented, one from J. Fletcher, pas- 

 tor of the First Baptist Church in East Wallingford, and one from 

 William Kent of the same town ; the first saying he had " tried 

 these Green Mountain potatoes, found them of excellent quality, 

 and, as an early variety, likely to take the lead of any within mj 

 knowledge." The other saying, " It excels the Eose, and must 

 become foremost as soon as its qualities are known." 



Mr. L. W. Hamlin, Ilollisterville, Pa,, wrote briefly that a neigh- 

 bor of his is anxious to learn whether or not a larger yield of pota- 

 toes than his of this season has been reported to the Club. From a 

 planting made May 2i, and dug August 28, he has returns as fol- 

 lows : One pound Early Rose produced 196 pounds ; one pound 

 Breese's prolific produced 116 pounds; one pound Climax produced 

 136 pounds. 



