The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
POTATO GROWERS.
Shawnee Claims to Have Shipped Out
First Load.

Shawnee, o. T.. June 27.-The potato
growers Of Asher, this county. claim the
distinction of loading the first car of the
potato crop OF 1893. The car was shipped
20 Kansas City, and as the potatoes are
of excellent quality top price is eX-
pected. Within a week potato digging
viii be in progress all over the potato
district, and already buyers are on the
ground making contracts for this year 5
output. The yield in car loads will be
nearly up to the number Of last year.
Dealers figure that 100 cars will go out
of Potawotamie county. regardless sof the
fact that frost and wet weather have re-
tarded the growth of the potato.
Early this spring the growing vines
were cut to the ground by severe frost
and some fears were entertained that the
crop would be ruined. The vines came
on Immediately. however and no appar-
ent difference has been discovered. If
anything. in some localities the potatoes
are larger than they were last year. Fol
lowing the frost came the unprecedented
rains, which caused lowlands TO be flooded
Many acres of potatoes We're destroyed.
but the increased acreage viii make the
output nearly as large as in 1862.
Potato growers are figuring on securing
better than SI00 per bushel for their
crop. This section etaoinvgkqjnjffinjfij
crop. This Is on account OF the foods
in the Kaw valley district which prac-
tIcaIIy leaves the Pottawatomie district
the only one in the west to be depended
upon for early potatoes. Some growers
are confident that they VIII receive $L20
for jhcir potatoes. while others VIII be
satisfied L they can secure 81 per busheL
At tins price the farmer who has many
potatoes viii make money when a COM
parison is made between corn. cotton.
wheat or other crops.
Last year the Cb0ctaw road handled the
potato output from this county. This
year the Santa Fe VIII make m effort TO
take care Of lsrs ePorti0n OF the bUsi-
ness. An agent was placed here this week
and Santa Re men have been out over
The district talking 70 thhe farmers. Ow-
inr 10 the treatment received last year
az the hands ot the Choctaw compeuy the
farmers are feeling very friendly 70 the
santa Fe- The Santa Fe officials state
that they vil start the cars 20 Cush-
Ing over the ncN line ar1 from Cushing
N Guthrie vhcre they VIII be sent cut
over the main line OK the santa Fe This
VII make a longer route ard possibly
more tine viii be required 80 account q
The new track from SHAWNEE 10 Cushing.
bit ne santa - Is DESTROYS of securing
a portion OF the Pottavato7nie cocufy
business and believes IN going after e
regardless Of the fact tat the new ire
is recently IN 0peration
TIE potato Yield iu ard around Asher
VII probably be SHIPPED CIT ever IRE
~foctaw. Il has oniy been 4 short tine
since the Asker farmers beran raising Do
tatoes but Til, VS. on account - ths
fact that ther had 70 railroad fs-s.t.ss-
with an ext tension y the Choctaw res~h-
ing that rairt iazd o. that portic- =
the county Is bcirE zsed for potatoes.
potato LAID Is selling readily ani re
prices are not loser than vas the Csc
last vea- Men have made money 81 this
county growing "spnds- and fo- tbs
reason demand God prtce fsr izzd When
it Is placed upoa TIE market Even when
re alleged high prices are pad tAs nan
wao purchases re lard has zmgis op-
-,o--r,rl.v Pr ruskin- raouFy
Pr4r4r1tio-s are besrE made - ths
re~7-s crop an ever srrs - iz-s $3.50
gor Tie a-z- crop All - r~-lsase6 T7soes
farmers who suffered from tizh zzse-
VII reseet thes- lad - rogztoes zrd
VII secure a crop regardless q ztsfor-
tune, early = TIE sszson