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Domestic News
July 29, 1851
The New Hampshire Gazette And Republican Union
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A New Jersey farmer reported successful experiments using pulverized charcoal to prevent potato rot, while marl and plaster of Paris failed; he uses the charcoal-grown potatoes for family and seed this season.
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The Potato Rot.—The correspondent of the Trenton State Gazette says he was informed by a respectable farmer of New Jersey, that last year he made several experiments in the culture of the potato—one with marl, another with plaster of Paris, and a third with pulverized charcoal.—Where the charcoal was used, an entire preservation of the crop was the result. All other remedies used proved totally ineffectual. The potatoes raised by the use of charcoal are the only potatoes he has for family use, and for seed this season.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Potato Rot
New Jersey Farmer
Agricultural Experiment
Pulverized Charcoal
Where did it happen?
New Jersey
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New Jersey
Event Date
Last Year
Outcome
pulverized charcoal preserved the entire crop; marl and plaster of paris were ineffectual. charcoal-grown potatoes used for family and seed this season.
Event Details
A respectable New Jersey farmer conducted experiments last year on potato culture using marl, plaster of Paris, and pulverized charcoal. Only charcoal resulted in complete crop preservation.