This week in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, the prompt is “Harvest”.
Casper Born, my husband’s 2x great grandfather, lived in Dahlgren, Carver County, Minnesota. He was born in 1844 and died in 1901.
While searching newspapers I came across the following article in the Weekly Valley Herald, dated 13 October 1898.
Casper Born left in our office last week a few potatoes which he raised for the first time this summer. They are called “New Salzer’s Champion of the World Potato,” said to be the greatest yielder in the world. They are a large handsome potato, and of superior cooking and keeping qualities. He will raise them for seed next summer.
