The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-02-15

grim dmuSemenL spread over the
countenance of the servant, but the
characteristic loyalty asserted itself.
" Ma, ma, my lady, said he L
drove you to the kirk to be baptized,
I drove you to your marriage, and
I'll stay to drive you to your
funeral "-Harper's Weekly.
POTATOES IN THE SOUTH.
Greater Activity in the Movement Of Tri-
umphs In Texas.
Potato dealers in Kansas City re-
port that there has been a material
increase the past week or ten days in
the inquiry for seed potatoes from the
south, but there appears to be very
little basis for estimating the Texas
acreage compared with a year ago.
Representative of Kansas City houses
in the Lone Star state appear to be as
much at sea regarding what the acre
age will finally prove to be as people
who have not been there this season.
They report that it is the general
statement of growers nearly every
where in the state that not nearly so
many potatoes as last year are going
to be planted. The fact, however,
that a good many growers who as
serted month ago that they we're
not going to plant any potatoes this
year are now actively at work in get
ting a crop into the ground, adds to
the uncertainty of the probable acre
age. Dealers figure if these growers
have finally decided to plant that
there will be many more follow suit.
Most all of the trading centers in
Texas report considerable activity in
the seed potato movement. Several
houses here have done a rather large
business the past week in filling Or
ders.
One thing that has encouraged in
creased planting of late has been the
drop in prices of seed stock.
Triumphs can now be purchased at
most Texas points for around 81 per
bushel, compared with 1925 to $l.40
earlier in the season. A year ago
Texas growers had to pay 1925 to
$3.50 per bushel for Triumph seed
stock. The lower prices for Triumph
seed now and the higher prices for
which table stock is selling, dealers
take it. combine to make a more at
tractive proposition to growers than
the case has heretofore appeared to
them. Then, too, dealers and indus
trial agents of the leading railroads
have talked much more in favor of
planting this season than last, which
is having some, effect.
The recent drop in the prices of
potatoes: both seed and table stock,
has increased the movement some
what. Throughout Kansas and Okla
homa the inquiry has been little bet
ter the past week than for some time
previously; Including some orders for
seed stock. There have also been
several carsco seed stock placed in
the Kaw valley this week. Some deal
ers here estimate that the Kaw valley
acreage this year will be increased
one-third over that of year ago.
The growers in, the Kaw valley did
reasonably we'll with their crop last
year, and the fact that the south is
talking reduced acreage this spring
encourages planting in the Kaw
valley.
The holders as rule, particularly
regular dealers, appear to be selling
freely nearly everywhere in the coun-
try now. The absence of very cold
weather up to this time has discour-
aged some who had hoped for sharp
advance the latter part of the winter,
and they are turning loose their
potatoes whenever they think they are
getting current market values. Col
orado has been moving it's crop pretty
freely lately. Dealers in that state
appear to accept the situation and are
making sales on basis of present
values, but some of the growers are
still hnllishly inclined and are hold
ing back to some extent.
The local demand ]. for table stock
for some time past has been rather
more az active than usual. The fact
that nearby stock has been pretty
we'll exhausted is largely accountable
for this. 81. s 81 Fl
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