Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1895 — A MAMMOTH POTATO. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A MAMMOTH POTATO.

It Was Grown in Colorado and Weighs Eighty-six Pounds. Here Is a copy of a Loveland, Col., photograph, showing Farmer J. B. Swan and his prize potato. The pota-

to is 28 inches long and weighs 80 pounds, 10 ounces. On one acre of land in Larimer County last year Mr. Swan produced 25,816 pounds or 430 bushels and 16 pounds of potatoes.

FARMER SWAN AND HIS POTATO.