The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-01-28

out of every six, these two state
could supply the nation with pots
toes indefinitely, and draw into the
} own Golfers the money that is mo-
going abroad for them and much q
what is going into these other state,
Idaho lands alone If planted on thi
rotation plan would yield 800 millio
bushels, which is as much as tn
total yield of the United States a
present, and Idaho excels the worl
in the quality of her potatoes.
1T is part of our mission O.
this trip to interest the farmers an
those who may become farmers Il
the grand possibilities of our sol
and climate in this particular crop
We want the farmers to start right
and to carry on the work in a sys
tematic and determined manner
raising commercial potatoes on a bus
mess basis, rising from the station O.
mere desultory farmers to the dig
nifty OF a world factor in their line
and, as | said before, Mr.. Burley Is
so thoroughly imbued with this idea
that he is doing everything he car
to bring the facts and prospects to
the attention of Idaho farmers expect.
Ing OF course, as he can devotion
good business for the farmers to de-
velop business for the lines he repre-
sents.
Since we started out on this trip
ne telegraphed me that he would per
sonally give $500 to be made up into
prizes for the best potatoes raised this
year, the prizes and conditions of
the competition to be apportioned
and conditioned by myself, which |
will announce later.
i hope that fair associations and
comemrcial clubs throughout these
states will manifest as much interest
and that there may be many more
prizes offered, allowing wide range
OF competition, SO that if ANYBODY.
anywhere can beat us raising potatoes
they can have credit, and if we can
beat the world as We think we can.
we shall have the glory and our farm
ers receive the material benefits of
such reputation.
Every age of the world is ripe
with opportunity, and | know of
nothing that holds out greater op-
portunities to young men at this time
than the study of agriculture and
plant life. The boy who studies and
tries this year to win a potato prize,
mas no chance of losing anything,
for even though he try Tor a prize
and receive none, he has his pota-
toes, and the more nearly he comes
TO receiving the prize, the more wal
liable will be his crop. He will also
learn those principles of farming by
which he can do better next year.
IND each succeeding year he can draw
more heavily upon the storehouse of
nature and bestow more goods upon
he hungry, waiting world that is FL
ways ready to give up its gold for
God. ,y&
And now | want to say a word of |
to the press. We can
20 through this state and talk to a
handful Of men here and there, and
We feel that we are sowing seed that
hey will spread among others and it
VIII do much for them individually
nd for the country at large. bat
while we speak to an hundred, YOU
peak to five thousand. The press in
Is quiet way, performs service to
ne public of great magnitude se--
Ice that is great, or greater, accord
ne TO the character of the men be-
IND the pen, as the editors of the
tate meet the measure of their OBJ
ortunity in heralding good works.
nd maintaing their personal honor
galnst the wrong, they have won an
onored station among their fellow
len.' ,. ~
More About Markets
We next asked Mr.. Stauffaker for
'methlng more on markets than he
al given in the short lecture and he
'sponded with the following.
AS proof OF the profits of produc-
g only the superior article for the
'tato market | want to tell you that
r. E. H. Grubb whom you have
tened to, has sold the potatoes from
e North Side Twin Falls tract at
ON $l.5O to $3.50 per hundred
unds in the face of Unpopular price
ABOUT fifty cents per hundred that
ur farmers were receiving last fall.
q the difference is in the way they
e prepared and offered to the mar
is. You may have potatoes lust as
cd, but they are not uniformly as
od, and they are not offered in the
ge quantities and guaranteed to be
same all the way through. car
d after car load.
'Mr. Grub went after the hotel ,
dining car market and got it, and
results are so satisfactory to both =
ties that he knows where the crop
1910 is going and the pay is sure +,
l good. +
There are other markets that can (
captured, and l am going after 4
ne OF them. There is Alaska +
nt1ng potatoes, and | shall 90 out :
re to find out just what they want a
now they want them put up. y
xico, Cuba, Porto R co and the
llpplnes are in need of similar
ltment, and we expect to develop Z
markets in all of them. I
Idaho is getting fine reputation =
potatoes, but she is also getting ~
lack eye here and there on ac-
MT OF somebody sending out in
or potatoes or badly graded pota-
J, and your producers ought to
re 1t their business to see that
e OF that kind goes out. Greeley
ltoes have had great name and
? yet, but your Idaho farmers arc