The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-02-28
POTATO VS.. POTATO,

When we wrote the account OF
Mr.. &. o. Pharr's experience III
marketing his potatoes we had
but one object in view-that OF
making clear the methods employ
ed by bin and their resultant sue
cesses. Els saIrs were made on
the merits of the samples that ne
scot forward They were gwen
40 iaucy name, bar we're called
jps sweet potatoes they mao
10 stand or fall by thell o@n qaal
lty merit. The grower was firm
III the faith that they would win
laurels for him in any contest
where quality was the prime con
sIderatlon. He felt confident that
anyone who would test their quail
ity under proper conditions would
remember that quality long after
the price was forgotteD-wlth our
apologies to a certain candy
maker.
We also tried to make clear the
point that the eater is, 10 the last
ANALYSIS, he final al hiter who
prooounces judgment upon the
merits Of the article offered upon
the market Ii that article Is
neritorious and pleasrs the eater
hen the eater becomes the real
patron, Of first consideration to
he grower. The grower wants to
cultivate that preference for his
products by as wide a radius as
,ossibIe, and it behooves him TO
yer keep in mind that one great
factor, equality" at planting
lime, during the cultivatIDg and
growing period, at harvest and
handling time, at storing and al
,hipping times The delighted
consumer is the soul of his imme
hate and future successes.
We wish 20 assure Mr.. w q.
Jhevis, manager of the Southwest
Louisiana Development Bureau,
whose criticism of Onr original
,rtlcle appears in another column
inder the caption, "PumpklD
Yam Potatoes,") that the purpose
# our article was in no sense H.
ended TO discriminate unfairly
,galnst the established merits OF
,uy known variety of the potato
family. We, however, hold that all
,weet potatoes are not of equal
quality merit. The Pumpkin
Yam may have Thoroughly estao
,shed Its right TO the claim OF
.. ar lest malnring" and greatest
,aocharine contpni,' and there IL
10 disposition Oh our part TO ques :
81, n the claim. but the Pharr pc
tsiO has sold on the market in
N etilior, perhaps, with OTHER
| ri.iies and las brought the Ie-
drrs on its own merits, without
the ben, tit OF analysis or herald
ing.
To day, IN communication by
phone with Mr. Pharr, he assures
us that our article Of last week
was correct in all essential parts,
aud that he is very doubtful that
he could repeat The experleuc.
with any Of the varieties mention
ed In our article This indicates
his thorough confidence in the
merits Of the variety be ia ship
ping. This confidence is fortified
as he advises us to day,
Dy the encouraging tact that he IL
IN receipt of a relegraphic ,iders
"foT another car load like car load
shipment of last week" He is
getting very fair price for his
20 satoes--a price above the quot
atoms for other varieties. We
have refrained from mentioning
that price in Difference to MI.
Phsrr's interest, without ques.
tl0niDg his reasons.
Mr. Pharr also advises us that
his experience prompts the belief
that his particular variety of pc.
tato attains superior excellence
in the soil of his locality and that
the same variety might prove dis
appointing if planted IN a differ.
eDt soil. The merits Of this view
we are not competent TO defend.
The Iberjan disclaims any de
sire to minimize the efforts of the
Bureau in its seeking the co.opera-
ton Of The farmers Of this dis
lIlct in planting and marketing
my particular variety of potato
On the contrary, We are boosters
We ale ready 10 maintain by Out
very power that the soil of the
Attakapas is peculiarly adapted
TO producing the best PnmpiD
Vans that the world knows-and
why motif Il produces the finest OF
everything else it is seeded TO.