American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-11-19
IDAHO POTATOES
1 BEST ON MARKET
Southern Markets Demanding
! Product Of This State.
"A Shortage in the Potato Crop of
the South Opens Big Market
For the Idaho Crop Which
Demands High Price.

M Inc SIdltLuSuL Ad0 Juot
been taken from the Boise States
4 man, which gives a fair indication
q of the situation and prospects for
the future of the superior Gem State
product:
Idaho potatoes are being imported
into the most productive belts OF
Colorado, and are being sold there
as Colorado spuds, according to loca
business men.
Many Boise wholesalers have ship
ped cars to Greeley, Colo, within tn
past six months, and the potatoes,
it is said, are billed from. hat point
to southern markets as Greeley pota
toes.
So far as can be learned no east
/ ern potatoes are being shipped into
Idaho and then rebilled out OF here
as a product of this state.
The dry spell in Nebraska, Kan
sas and Colorado during the season
just passed has made the potato
1 crop in many sections go as low as
SO per cent of a perfect crop. In
consequence an importation of the
Idhao potatoes was necessary, and
was made despite vigorous protests
on the part of eastern farmers.
1 According to a letter received by
I a Boise merchant from a large Kan
sas City commission company, Idaho
A potatoes are considered OF first
quality and are being demanded in
Texas and other parts of the nation
in preference to the product coming
Z from any place in the world.
Kaufman White, who has been
handling potatoes in Texas for the
1 past year, has returned to Boise, and
in speaking of the reputation which
Boise product is obtaining in south
ern markets, he said. Idaho is
running far ahead OF any section of
the country. The demands which
are made on Idaho produce are in
~creasing and the standing which
spuds from other sections OF the
country had is being taken by the
Idaho produce.
MANY merchants are using Idaho
potatoes exclusively, where three
years ago the Idaho potatoe had
small standing in the state.
81 understand that the same
j condition is true in other southern
states. With the increased acreage
which every successive year in this
state is seeing, there a be no
doubt but tina Idaho is destined to
4 establish a worldwide reputation TO
her produce.
"The dry wheat is likewise gettin!
a good market in the south. While
Idaho wheat is not yet in the same
class as the Idaho spuds so far as
reputation is concerned, it is gener-
ally recognized to De on a par with
Illinois and Iowa quality, though OF
course not yet in the quantity which
is produced.
"The reputation which the pro
duce from this state is getting from
the southern market is having the +
suit not only of adding to the agri-
cultural reputation of Idaho. but Xix
wise serves as a drawing card to the
farmers in various parts of the
country.
"While Idaho as a state had no
exhibit at the Pittsburg land show
which recently came to a close many
individual farmers sent their exhib-
it's from this state, with the very
best of results to Idaho.
"The farmer of the far east hears
stories about the goldn isle of the
west, but few of them can be pre-
England farms and come out simply
on a glowing account in a magazine
or newspaper.
when examples of the crop whic
can be grown here are put under
their noses they are convinced that
the country is a good one"