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Goodrich's Seedling Potatoes. 



Garnet Chili. Round to longish, large, light red, smooth, flesli 

 white; matures September 1st to 15th, yield large, keeps well, this 

 year, planted very early, near Philadelphia, it matured about June 

 15th. of good size and quality, resembling the Bermuda. Handsome 

 and good. 



Pink eye Rustycoat. Longish, large, brown rusty coat, a little 

 pink eyed, flesh white, matures September 15th to 30th, yield 250 to 

 300 bushels per acre. An excellent keeper. Regarded by Mr. Goodrich 

 as his best potato. 



Cuzco. Large, long, white skin and flesh, deep eyes. Matures about 

 September 15th. Yield very large, 300 to 400 bushels per acre. Keeps 

 well. Very profitable for market and stock- 



Andes. Quite large, white, with splashes of purple, round and very 

 beautiful, flesh white and fine grained. Very productive. Matures 

 about October 1st. A good keeper. 



The above valuable new vai'ieties were raised by the late Rev. Chaun- 

 cey E. Goodrich, Chaplain to the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, New 

 York. They were the result of 15 years of careful experiments and 

 were selected from more than 16,000 seedlings raised by him for their 

 productiveness, hardiness, good table qualities, and exemption from 

 disease. They are all very free growers and require ample space and 

 generous culture. 



CULTIYATIO:^. 



Select strong sod ground (clover prefered) or a strong dry loam that 

 has been well manured the previous year. Plough deeply and subsoil. 



If in sod plant the sets three feet apart in furrows thee feet distant 

 (3 by 3 ft.) turning the sod upon them. If in fallow ground, harrow 

 well after plowing, then open the furrows three feet apart and plant as 

 before stated. The best depth is six inclies. Use only good sound tubes 

 of large size, and it cut, in sets of not less than four ounces, dropping 

 only one to a hill. If^ obtainable apply to each a good handful of 

 wood ashes, plaster and bone dust, mixed with a little salt. Tanbark 

 and greensand marl are also good. By no means use fresh stable 

 manure ; it increases the crop but is apt to engender disease. Whole 

 tubers are to be preferred to cut ones. Mr. Goodrich says "In the use 

 of a single moderate sized uncut tuber for seed I have often grown 

 15 pounds to the hill.^' 



Cultivate and subsoil often till the vines are in blossom, but do not 

 hill up. Then keep all weeds down by hand. Gathsr in dry weather 

 and dry the potatoes well, under cover, before storing, which should be 

 done in a cool airy, rather dark cellar or iu pits in the open^ ground, 

 heavily banked up with earth. 



