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which may just be peepin."" through the ground, will escape and produce in advance- 

 of the first planted. A fair crop of potatoes can be raised here if planted in August ; 

 if the autumn is not too dry, they will bring nice tubers by the end of November. 

 They should not be cut if planted at this time of the year, but planted whole. 

 They should be put in a moist place before plantincr, so they may sprout. The 

 early varieties are preferable for this time of planting. 



I have been handling several thousand barrels of x^otatoes every season for 

 planting, and make Seed Potatoes a specialty. The potatoes I sell are Eastern 

 grown, which, as every one interested in potato culture knows, are superior and 

 preferable to Western grown. 



I have tried and introduced all new kinds here ; but of late so many have come 

 out that it is almost impossible to keep up with them. New varieties of potatoes 

 come out with fancy prices, but these prices for new potatoes do not pay here, as 

 we can keep none over for seed, and any person raising for the market would not 

 realize a cent more for a new fancy variety per barrel, than for a barrel of good Peer- 

 less or Early Kose. Earliness is no consideration, as we plant from December to 

 end of March. Somebody may plant Early Eose in December and another in Feb- 

 ruary, and those planted in February come to the market first ; it depends entirely 

 upon the season. If late frosts set in, early planted potatoes will be cut down, and 

 those just coming out of the ground will not be hurt. 



Up to now the Peerless is the standard variety. Among the new kinds I have 

 tried, I find the White Elephant to be a fine potato. It is a very strong grower, 

 tubers oblong, very productive, good quality and flavor. It is late, and will come 

 in at the end of the season, if planted with the earlier varieties. The Extra Early 

 Vermont, Beauty of Hebron, Snowflake and Early Eose for early, and Peerless and 

 White Elephant for late, are as good varieties as exist, and it is not likely tiiat we 

 will have anything better by new introductions. The Eural Blush, which I intro- 

 duced some 3'ears ago, may be added to the late varieties ; it is of excellent quality, 

 strong grower and yields heavily. Most people are not careful enough in selecting 

 their seed. Some of the potatoes sold in this market for seed are not fit for planting. 



For the description of some new varieties of potatoes, tried the past season, see 

 ''Novelties.'' Give them a trial. 



