The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-07
|RNMENT FINDS
|lNY NEW POTATOES
| Barley of 0. S. L. Re-
les Letter About EaIu-
able Experiments.

.xoiatocs are not q. crank idea OF
.,fern railroad man, but are re-
Inc closest attention on huge
|-ou, the United States govern
I'm the Intention of developing
. supply OF this country, Is proven
n & being done not only in Wash
M the federal men. but all over
La South America. the native
a the Irish apple" is being
a pg experts for now varieties.
- turn are crossed by the hum
-r1 cach kind, new and old. is
"a out all over the United
.cr a number OF widely differ
hons. so as TO secure the best
ach locality. In time the po-
"a America, like the egg crop.
b be OF more value than
.n OF meat.
6arley, general passenger agent
)rsgon Short Line. is conduct
+1iafo campaign and is sending
z and letters everywhere that he
4 can get aid OF any kind for
lern grower. one OF the letters
rceived from l.. G. Corbett. gov
horticulturist in Washington,
|sads as follows:
shIngton. ID. c.. April 1. 1910.
/ II. Giubb. a mutual friend, has
h visiting the Arlington farm
and is very anxious that | tell
cthing of what we are doing at
In the way of assisting the po-
,wers especially. Just at the
limc We are, ot course. planting
de- crop, which consists OF about
HES OF European and American
lbers. together with 80 varieties
ere Imported from Chile some
, ago.
dltion TO this. we have a large
uf Chilean seedlings which were
ST year. probably loo or l50 diff
pcs. and as a further addition
oiato enterprise We have grow
II believe 10 be the first true
Dtatoes.
Professor Stuart last summer
arly 500 crosses with different
American and Chilean types
es. He Was very successful in
and VIC have some forty thou
illlEs INV ~ wv lllS W - 81
tied aud handled tho same as
TO plants. and these are 10 be
D the field about the middle or
om these We expect 10 get
I promising new varieties which
true acquisition to different
,f the United States.
1pe. II this work turns out as
IL will. TO place a large num-
lesc seedlings with the various
erlment stations and parties in
In the development of potatoes
particular region and in that
y greatly add 10 the potato
Enterprise of the country.
Tess extended way We are al
10 solve some OF the problems
with the growing OF cabbage.
er. lettuce and spinach. all of
Ing very important truck crops
ktlantlc seaboard.
, this work which we are con-
al Washington and at other
the cast. we arc attempting TO
e problem Of where the best
aioes for each or the important
truck growing fields can be oh
md TO this end We have brought
: he standard varieties which
! tsing grown in various places
{ bsing these grown IN Maine.
h. New York. Ohio. Michigan,
m and Minnesota, as well as in
q with the hope that we may
fsrion especially adapted 10 the
NJ Of potatoes for the different
|oEing localities.
al present. Professor Stuart.
ny assistants. is in California
afler the dlsinfeCtion OF the seed
which are being handled by Mr..
she Japanese potato king OF
who last year grew 1000
4 potatoes. There are about
ushcls OF seed which Will come
VI Inspection in Mr.. Shima's en-
This year.
Elll give YOU 4 little insight into
? are attempting 10 do for The
ndustry OF the country. and |
d the length OF this letter will
Dgragc you. Trusting that there
something of interest in H. for
pic, ! am. yours very truly
9. C0RBETT, IIorticulturlst.'