Local Items: Large Potatoes (1849)
Title
Local Items: Large Potatoes (1849)
Description
The Villanova farm grew potatoes in 1849. The Philadelphia Inquirer described them as "superior potatoes."
Source
America's Historical Newspapers —Philadelphia Inquirer
Date
1849 -09-24
Rights
America's Historical Newspapers
Format
Newspaper
Language
English
Text
“We recently saw several … specimens of real Mercer Potatoes, weighing about a pound each. Several hundred bushels of these superior potatoes were raised at Villa Nova, in Delaware County.”
Collection
Citation
“Local Items: Large Potatoes (1849),” The Rooted Project , accessed April 26, 2024, https://rootedproject.org/items/show/40.