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POTATOES AND THE POTATO DISEASE

... POTATOES AND THE POTATO DISEASE. (From the Gardeners Chronicle.) t In proceeding to discuss the bearing of the evidence now colletet'd concerning the potato disease, it is desirable to pass by for the present all speculative opinions, and to confine ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1849
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 954 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE POTATO

... THE POTATO The potato has become an all-important article in the produce of the farm, drawing large sums to the industrious and skilful cultivator. Whether sold in quantities, or producing pork, it enables him to discharge his rent, with comparatively ...

Published: Saturday 11 February 1837
Newspaper: Carlisle Journal
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1443 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE POTATO

... n of the potato throughout the kingdom to guard against a famine, is appeal wag not made in vain. A committee was ap- pointed to enquire into its merits; and all those Fellows of the Society why had lands adapted tor the growth of the potato, were entreated ...

Published: Saturday 25 October 1845
Newspaper: Carlisle Journal
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1776 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POTATOES

... wheat —** A busbel of flour at Botley, costs 10s. weight ; a bushel of potatoes, 2s. Gd. weight 60!. dirt and all; allow 4lb. for dirt, and the weights are equal ; 10lbs. of potatoes which sell at 1d. per ib, 1y London, would cost 10d. and Sib. of flour ...

Published: Friday 08 December 1815
Newspaper: Chester Chronicle
County: Cheshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1112 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ON THE POTATO

... ON THE POTATO. Great complaints have of late been made of the crops of potatoes in many parts of the kingdom, and it is said by many the crops are not generally so good as they used to be. This in many cases is not surprising : if the growers of this ...

Published: Saturday 08 April 1837
Newspaper: Kendal Mercury
County: Westmorland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1142 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SEED POTATOES,

... SEED POTATOES, Our stock Of Which II E - 17711;;;;CIS TIMM. EARLY LATE OR CATTLE ' RINDS. Trite Ash leav'd Kidney Frenchmen,. Ivry large Second Early Ditto great croppers Mange! Wurzel, %Du ' Dickson's Early Frame— Prince Rhuan, ditto will force Large ...

POTATOES

... oatmeal, from less than 8 pounds of peas or beans; and at about 6 potatoes of middliog-aite go to pound, an Irishman will aat daily po’atoes. and family of seven, 536 poiatoea. Before potatoes were known, tho food of the poorest English peasantry and of soldiers ...

POTATOES

... state of matters described above, believe, has been discovered. Farmers would do well to examine their potatoe stacks, and remove whatever unanund potatoes they may discover, otherwise the whole stack will very aoon Ixj utterly valueless. A Pak.mrk, Gosforth ...

POTATOES

... POTATOES. The estimate may be exaggerated, but it is calculated that from eight to ten million tons of potatoes will be grown in Ireland this year. Should this expectation be realised, not only will there be sufficient food, without imports, but a large ...

Published: Saturday 01 July 1848
Newspaper: Manchester Examiner
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: 6 | Tags: none