The chronicle=news., 1914-04-16
Ssjsctioa q Rotato
ttt~H SEED -iaepertaat


the season OF the year when In.
farmer should pay particular sitsn-
ton TO seed potatoes. cautions the
department o: agriculture. and the
nss of high Grade potato ssed would
increase the returns from the potato
crop Of the e0untry by many millions
u dollars. A conservative estimate
of the increase might IN, expected
frca the use Of high grade s~sd Is
cer,aialy not ie.s than 10 psr cent
ssleh IN iserssss hAs~d On the aver
age psuduetian af the asst five S-ars
~oaid smouat 10 over $4,000. 90" bu-
shels. hsviag IN approximate value
Of e.i .ooo. 900. OF the many ssus-s
which o.s@rat~ tn rrssiu~- ioA a.-
~ssRe potato yield In this rouh'ry.
pur~ seed IL an Important one, The
Ar,-siesn i-oisi" grower Rays ton lit
tie attention tn his s~~.i i.olsio~s.
The Eusoi'~sn growers. especially
those ef Gr-si isriiain and Germany
nay very strict attention Ia the quail
iy ani quantity of s@e.i they as--
This hss led Ia the differentiation of
The I-ssnia iada.ts, ihio s--d AMI
erop st,-eiaii.is- The s~sd Specialist
mske. . husin~sa of producing high
araisty s-~d. while III. crop special
ist pvcduS@~ . hikh Grade ,ahi- In
sass No .ash differentiation. ai
least To the same -sisn'. ercnf. In
this rSan,fs While Il is true that
IN certain s-.iioas there is . we'll
iss~ior~si se.i isssai" sfo~inE ihsaus'
~. hat ssarsssiis~iy I-~ ss"s-ss
in these - riisn. as- pssias saff'
eisni psi-sitnr 4. III. ellis isL''on "f
ds.~ss~A asa unrsu-ia.sis- ssrsins. ns
Ia ks-rtnx the variety Era-n fr-~
fsp.a s.isisrO With other varieties.
~ far the simplest and fna.s' i.sosn-
i.ias means af d-r.iarink h.sh srs.i-
.sed tnssia-rs is that "f ih~ iai--r-
.hIt and hiii selection m-ih"'ss The
fos,a.s consist. is.~i~-iins f,.., 'h-
seed lin s-..fas. risnsisx time ron
siderable nanis-s at the most is~r'
f~stiy .hafsd lab~ss ot fr"m sis Z"
-ssh, ss.ns~. In s-ixhi. When Plant
-,l shss -, sa'.-ss as- auas'nsed ~
ssor,-~ss. iaia four ss nearly -ansi
r.r. as rnasibi-s This IA 'ah- Us
.rtissins tho Laa eye cluster In -ssf
.:issetirn from Sod 'a stem 81. 81
yas-~s The fsas ps-srs of .a.h 'a'
tsr arc dsupr-.i esnstrusiSsif :" 'h'
snv Al . di.iansr at fs"ta ten u
twelve inches srAr IN the tus'"-
All sat,~sS showing aisrui"'s's,s ~
the flesh ~ other ~sid.a." .s dis
-ss~ .hnsst, is- srt~sisd,
isy siia~iss ar saa''.asi space ''~
.Ss<~ es~a s~t al fnass. sh~ s"n'
.tssss from ~arh sni,-f arr definitely
tssisssd fspm aai.inias oars. ana the
sse~.e ean .. ssiii, a''s~s,- sns 'sH
ssioa is sirns ami uniformity h~'
ss~-~ ske aniss planted THIS meth
~ sisc enable. hin, Tn ds'''s ahT
mtssusrs thsi may oreur In tho var.
s~sys
A. dixsiss iirse the r-nf-e' 81
each uaN is separately harvested
pea . further selection made fsun
the r.sssed aniss of sil lhns~ ShFh
,~o.s nearly approach the s'sr. sAaI~
and s~.ans ha~s> desired. The s~i~s'~"
,u,,~s. .ho,,is ,.- sum'-~s~si With '-"'h
ss~ia asd uatt num''~s. sad separate
iy PLACED In sn,sii sa'ks. tf"n zach
II the aniis retained. irn os the
h~ss tuhess shoald ~ selected Tor the
nrst seasoA's planting. u IL d~s'r-
sh,~ to maiaiaia the ssuAy of ~ssh
ssisessoa on tho snb~r uaii hasss the
following s~seoa b~raus~ u permits
q more accurate rompsvisoa NJ ~"
behavior ri zach.
Tho hill, selection method consists
NJ nasL,Ag the most promising "'
tho rIsn,. during the growing "a.
.-,. A. harvesting time SAT- "n''
those which sivc ees,es' rrumi'~
Keep the psoRrny OF each hill sop
,ras~. and take the samc data as out
lined foe the iuhcs unit. Plant or
the tui,~r unit bash tho f"'l"~ins
..s.,o. Tor sake at uniformity. s|
4. finite number of tus'rrs Nv" :"
more .hoaid bc planted from caci
hill selection. From ,his y cin' ~"
the method. given In the '"''-r unit
work should he followed.
Thc oaly r~Sair~WcWts for IN"
.,,c-cSstu, practice of the ~" meth
.,,ss cf secs, selections arc sraso"-
able degree of rainssstag effort u"
the part Of the .ro~cr. somc twelve
inch garden isbcis. = ANAL rair o'
bsiancrs. q sufficient number of su"
able small sacks and = safe plsc" In