Proceedings of the Farmers' Club. 501 



clay subsoil, if naturally or artificially drained, is favorable ground 

 for potatoes. 



Mr. J. B. Mordoff, of Mo. — There may be a variety of potatoes 

 adapted to most climates and soils in the United States ; and, if so, it 

 is an important matter to agriculturists. Having been raised in the 

 lake shore region, I, of course, know a good potato. .Early in life, 

 I turned up in Kentucky, midway between Cincinnati and Louisville. 

 For years and years I tried to raise a potato having the flavor and 

 richness of the lake shore production. Procured seed from my 

 father. They would do tolerably well for one season. I tried every 

 new variety I saw advertised, but all failed to procure anything but 

 a poor watery tuber. Finally, like other Kentucky farmers, I quit 

 raising any for early use, and ceased to wonder whyKentuckians didn't 

 like potatoes. About seven years ago, a neighbor received from a 

 friend in Indiana a few large potatoes, with the request that he give 

 them a trial. He called them the Mammoth something, but they 

 resembled what some call the Irish Cup. In three years he was 

 unable to supply the neighborhood demand at two dollars and a half 

 per bushel. They grew fully equal in every respect to the very best 

 grown on the lake shore. The yield was large, and the quality unsur- 

 passed ; they are about six days later than the Earl y Rose, and equally 

 good for early and winter use. Two years ago I moved to Missouri, 

 and, of course, brought that potato along. Would have paid one dol- 

 lar per pound freight rather than come without it. So far the variety 

 proves fully equal to my highest expectations. These potatoes are not 

 on the market as anything extra, and I have none to sell. 



Dr. F. M. Hexamer — ]STo variety of potatoes succeeds equally well 

 on all soils and in all climates. From this description it is not pos- 

 sible to give the name of the potato mentioned. It. may be the 

 Dyright, Shaker, Fancy, Shaker Russet, Prairie Seedling, Hinman, 

 all synonyms of the same kind which is also wrongly called Monitor, 

 This variety succeeds well at the west, where it grows handsome, 

 uniformly large and of good quality, while here it soon degenerates, 

 loses character and becomes more diseased than any other variety. 

 As it is not extensively grown at the east, and but little known, it 

 offers a fine chance to some unscrupulous persons to bring it occasion- 

 ally before the public under a new name, and sell it at high prices, 

 A few years ago, when the Monitor, a seedling raised by Mr. Bulkeley. 

 was in much demand, this variety was extensively sold under the 

 name of Monitor, and has caused much confusion in potato nomen- 

 clature. I would like to see a tuber of the variety in question. 



