Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-12
CONVENTION AND EXHIBIT
WISCONSIN POTATO
GROWERS ASSOCIATION

oNUWENS HSSUGlA iUN
The Convention and the potato ex-
hibits will be the largest and most
represent of any ever held in
the United States. The Merchants &
Manufac turers Association of Grand
Rapis and all leading potato grow
ing interests and commercial inter
ests in the Northwest are co-operat-
ing with the Wisconsin Potato Grow
ers Association.
Over 500 bushels of potatoes have
been entered for the exhibit About
twenty counties and communities will
equip booth exhibits. There will be
over 500 Individual entries.
5000 in cash has been offered by
the State Association. This includes
contributions from potato shipping
interests of Chicago and Kansas City;
also contributions from the Wiscon--
sin Bankers Association and the
Wisconsin Advancement Association
In addition to the above a large
amount of merchandise premiums, siI-
yer cups, and cash prizes have been
offered by different counties for
competition among local growers only
Feature Exhibits.
The Wisconsin College of Agricul--
ture will equip a complete booth,
showing potato diseases in their nat
ural condition. A large collection OF
charts, photographs and descriptive
material will be shown illustrating Pc
tato-disease-control measures. This
will be lin charge Of the Plant Patho-
logy Department of the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture.
One of the leading exhibit fea--
lures will be the equipment of a
booth by one of the leading Indian
Reservation of Wisconsin, showing
potato development conditions ON
the Reservation. The Indians will be
in attendance.
Program.
The program will be representative
of the entire industry of the North
west, and will include representa-
tives from the following interests;
Potato growers from every section Of
Wisconsin; a delegation from the
leading commercial sections of the
Northwest; agricultural colleges of
the Northwest; railroad officials;
potato buying and shipping interests
commercial houses potato machin.
cry, fertilizers, etc.; a large delega-
ton from the agricultural and gen
eral press; all organized agricultural
and development societies in Wiscon-
sin, including the Wisconsin Bank
ers Association; the Wisconsin Ad-
vancement Association and the Amer
lean Society of Equity.
Some of the representative men on
the program are: Professors Rich
ard Wellington and A. w. Brown, of
Minnesota; Professor G. A Waldo
Michigan; DIR. H. E. Horton Of Chi
cago; sMr. Henry G. Bell, Chicago;
Mr. L. Stark, of the L. Starhs Com
pany, Chicago; Mr.. T. A. Hover
stad, of the 800" Line; Mr.. H. C.
Cheyney, of the North Western line;
C. P. Call of the Green Bay & West
ern Railroad, and Mr.. Ford Allen of
the North Western Line.
MIR W. d. Campbell, OF the Wis
consin Advancement Association B.
G. Packer, of the Wisconsin State
Board of immigration; Mr. George
d. Bartlett, Secretary of the Wiscon-
sin Bankers Association; E. j.
DeiWiche, Superintendent of the Nor
thern Sub Station. of Ashland, and
County Agricultural Representatives.
From the Wisconsin Agricultural
College: Dean Russell, Professor J.
G. Moore, L. R. Jones, Richard Waugh
an, G. P. Norgord, Superintendent
of Farm Institutes; Andrew Hop
kns, Agricultural Editor, and F. H.
Scribner, Field Dairy Agent.
The important social features of
the convention will be venison
barbecue and potato bake, held on
Thursday evening, Nov 10 in coop
GRAFTON with the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association of Grand Rap
ids. Northern Wisconsin coun ties will |
furnish the Vension and the banquet |
will be quite largely a Wisconsin pro
duct affair.