| Show experiments with FOt potatoes nto KANYON KA ryon tooele thoele eCo co i j decerb Dece nece december mb er editor neus news asmie aa tho the cultivation odthe potato Is part bf our agricultural pu pursuit t I 1 thought it might be I 1 interesting and profitable to write a short t article on the success we have had with the comptons comptois Com Surprise surprised 1 po tato the behave experimented with the comptons comptois Com surprise and the no shannock shan noc the latter potato is con by a numerous i po portion of this thib community the S stapie staple aple apie potato of the territory we selected elected the two tw kinds for exper experiment lmont to sti ati est their theli qualities and hence replanted we planted both kinds asi aside da of each otheron other on the same quality of soil and flowing both bolh kind alike exactly and abd the results are as follows the surprise has no hollow in id it its originator made the statement that ji t nasr solid solidad centre I 1 have tried I 1 many and have notTo und a hollow one yet the in ia this part of the territory 14 1 very often exceedingly hollow therefore the Neshan noe noc in this particular is in iti fenior tap tp th ohp p comptois comptons Com surprise the second point of superiority of the Stir 11 ll in surprise prise t comparison with is ac according to oura honest and unbiased judgment and taste and also anany man that the comptons comptois Com K b a superior flavored I 1 p eatoe ff in 60 connection h w with ith its nosy dosy snowy dovy whiteness n ess and floury UP ap pea ran when emperly properly 1 prepared for the khe theta he table tabie ta entitling en etling it i to be classified in the first estimation of who are partial to an excellent tuber appearing fanciful to well as good to taste the third superior proper property ty of the Com comptons Comp tons tous isu surprise oprise over the le As Is the extraordinary j yield of the former we tested the ther two kinds in the following order lorder wo we ekit rne one eye to a set of 0 the sur Bur and planted one set to alfill we cuu cut two eyes to a set bet of the and planted two adt to h a hill the aleid yield of df the r comptons comptois Com surprise ilse lise wa about thirty bushel sr inott m ore oro thau thab that on the p samme barne amount id if Y ath had til tho the same sama amount of aeed eed who can fell feli the difference the eom Gom Com is a very nub nine shaped tuber its it shape is oval 10 oblong blong it is a seedling of ohp tho prince n luer iber er fertilized with the poll pollen efi of tha the log pinke pinkeye e and was originated in ink 1870 by hir mr J X isrl isri lawie tawie aeh reh 11 wo we llad liaa ninety pounds oud dud n i 4 ofa of eed seed of af Surprise 7 vh when ea the prag opened from which amount we r raised ali ed bg Is bushels of very nino ninn abers the lo 10 cultivation on was wag niost niest 0 pdt pai na i r V both wit ight It hite ht a and ad the comp compton to nys Surp burp surprise ls the experiment ba having lE been 0 desired s to ascertain which which 12 of the two kinds lias leas was to be pre preferred furred we prefer th the Compto 0 m ton surprised lr because its y yield T ad is a abort about 0 o t twice thiam the amount 0 ua of the iq hesh lesh eshan a n noo pud and for foz ot other h e r deac il A above gyo gye named q i the compton ls surprise this year yea rp as in in yeara past has hns I 1 lib 1611 fully sustained kits lits reputation and an id it reflect honor upon B K bliss ss sons of the state of 0 diew nit xit KIT yo york r L who sent them anto thou twenty t e eight i gh states of ef the union I 1 s I 1 we vvo are of opinion ahat that the Comp compton toji surprise Suj prise Is capable dlf yielding bushela tp to thie the acie acre in the year 1873 we rai ral sedat tb the 1193 nive tiye po ands to theatre the acre 1 1 i the 7 awarding comm mee 1 hexamer P T quin and the edl edi tor ter odthe new york tribune stated that thal t abednego dobinson Ko binson rii of lof at market buckingham county new H did raise at the rate of pounds from froin one bf bushel ishel isbel being aill ale aie pounds from one pound see new dew new york tribune Une noe nov 12 1873 an article articie published tin the DES DF ERE 71 a short time dimengo agol stated that over 1500 pounds had bad been beell raised from seven pounds ands of breezes breezed early 1 I raised at the ra rate teof of 2400 pounds from seven pounds of the comptons comptois Com sur J LA fc Abednego bednego robinson Bo binson as aa stated got the for pounds from one the great trouble with us as agri culturists 19 we do not experiment eno enough tibb futrall but fall into the comin common practice t too 00 much of what is termed slipshod farming we rought iti lla utah as well as in the various states of odthe the union to have our agricultural college to experiment and test all processes of cultivation both Ifil root and grains also in fruits gib vib almost Ali all the states have agricultural colleges college chy otta iab inh have abne one that thid the terri gerbl territory tai might be hoe beneal benefited ted by the greshl results ts of its 16 experiments peni penh ments T N no moot toot root crops I 1 should be planted near hear the shade cloys Is of large larte tree trees s bebau because ey their thein roots yoot 3 will absorb the pabulum of the soil and also niso deprive the the suwa influence which aich is mery very ve ry e essential s to a healthy growth cfall of all ali roof root crops all roots planted abed in the thoi shader of free NV will allgene generally rally raily be bb dwarfish and more or less ll nna fla vered therefore 1 e the experimental planting I 1 be bid dorie dorle I 1 in an open spaced e jhb b ripens at the edimo same time as the N both being planted a at thib the sar sat i date and iland it will kee keep about one month longer than the Neshan noc wore gore sprouting what ahat shall I 1 say mord more of this wonderful pe wonderful for fri fla znowy snowy anomy w whiteness its i ts solidity its long lorig keeping qualities its fine flavor dur surpassing passin all dil the tubers yet introduced ed into his this lo 10 Terri territory fry try if any farmer hasa has hns a better tuber will he please let us dow know k dougli thron ali ail the NEWS and 1 I will send ta 6 hm ham for some i JAMES J STEEL |
