The Greeley tribune., 1912-06-13
CULTIVATE
BEST Id
YOUR S1
fHoF. FITCH, roTArol
GIVES NEW IDEAS I'D
T'oN THAT MAY HEJ
YOUR spUD CROP ri

ToN THAT MAY HE
YOUR sPUD CROP IT
The temperature of
is to some extent under
of the potato grower 81
G. l.. Fitch of the AgrIcr
lege, who is spending M
time at present in the n,
of Weld county studyirr
tion OF the Temperatures
water. in their relation to
ium disease Of potatoes
tion to the observation m.
by the potato specialist,
being made twice week
farms of John A. Hicks
Oscar Hurich at Eaton
Bliss of Pleasant Valley.
1t is found that at
temperature of the soil h
furrow slice in potato 4
Weld county Is about
while at the seed piece hi
OF the day the tempera
about so degrees; while
loose dirt often reaches
on sunny days Of modera
peratures. Yesterday
from the Poudre bitches
cooler than in the canal.
Platte. as the Poudre vi
a heavy head direct frou
and most Of the water in
was seepage or water ir
tributaries. For instance
on canal was taking watel
river at Fort Collins at
and the Union canal at its
LaSalle at 60 degrees. n
day was cloudy, temporal
not rising very much as j.
went down the bitches. Al
of Eaton laterals were
80 degrees and at Hard
lower end Of the I.athaml
Ga degrees In warm wd
rise in water temperatur(
marked as the water goes|
longer canals and smaller
On May %, two weeks asd
had some OF the highest
lures OF the season. n
canal was taking water 4
Poudre at a temperature
grees, ana tue sdme day1
'Ouui that a tlrm laiert
Eaton extension near Gill
ming at so degrees.
He believes that on I'D
July such water when run
tato rows a half mile Ion
found to register more tha
grees. and says that not
the cool nights and the kl
Providence 70 Colorado
makes II possible TO raise
toes at such temperatures
first irrieations We're done
days or after midnight, wi
air and water, and the su
are cooler, he believes
water at the lower ends
would be found to be al LEI
grees cooler.
The effects Of cultivati
Temperature Is quite mark
in the Greeley district we II
potatoes relatively late IN
son in order TO keep tn
healthy and uurlpe to ma
main growth after the
weather is over, For thl
we have high soil heat to
at planting time and ai"'
Now the air and particular
rect rays of the sun are II
OF heat and the deeper ea'
source of GOODNESS for the
and the young sprouts. !
of deem cultivation and hls
is to lay a thick cooling
over the whole field. Gro
the horse tracks and in
or planked field Is found
preciably warmer thah
cultivated field
Differences in the prese
ate weather OF s degrees
noted at the seed piece
of Is or 20 degre
pected when extreme DAYS
deep cultivation
ridging is best for tel
moisture. drainage In case
-ains, and for prepara,,,l.o.' ,,..
.uber bed. Theoreticall!,
our practice could he :.
ye had a special tool 70 Il
.ultivator that would na
he surface and hill up 81
han we do and leave tne
lown to a seed piece deP'
,r five inches to be don
harrow at leasl i.,
ater. Theoretically, also.
'emperature practice Wou
liant. roll with a heavy =.
cultivate all the same g''
Conditions over Nel"
,verage. MIR Fitch s1ls, a.
or several years There !. :.
hortage of alfalfa acreas'
Gems likely TO be Iy'''S, u,
ear and the yields Of :. u, u,
creage we have is the ps' !, !.
raj years. Conditions 7,,,e a
.ood over the state, ~ -,
alley is now puttll5l l,,g ~
rop of alfalfa aen9l"'"7
.Iinn of Rocky Fof0E
Tennis at Bi1sSs"''
Briggsdale, June cor