Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-17
POTATO SPECIALISTS.
Party in Charge OF Mr.. Stuart, from
the Department OF Agriculture
Visits This Section.

Last week party OF specialist. on
the diseases of potatoes visited Je
rome for the purpose Of investigating
the condition of the potato fields in
this section as regards the prevalence
OF diseases
The members OF the party OF spe-
cialists are Geheimat DR.. Otto Appel.
pathologist Of the Imperial Biologi-
cal station. Berlin, Dr.. w. A Orton.
chief of truck crop diseases United
States Department OF Agriculture;
DR.. w. J. Morse, pathologist of the
Maine experiment station at Orono.
Maine; Dr. Z. c. Stakeman. patholo
gist OF the Minnesota experiment sta
tion at St. Anthony Park. Minnesota:
Professor T. c. Johnson, director OF
the Virginia truck experiment station
at Norfolk, Virginia; and Professor
William Stuart. secretary of the
American Potato Growers associa-
tion and potato specialist of the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture
They report that the future of the
potato crop OF the United States is
grave and unless something is done
il will be but few years before the
United States will be known as a
non-potato producing country. The
Investigations they are making are
by far the most important OF any
which have been held in the United
States.
Their investigation in Utah has re-
suited in their estimate that the po-
tato growers in Utah will lose 81, :
900, 900 in the year 1914 from pota
to diseases.
The visit to this section by these
gentlemen was brought abou
through the efforts of the Southern
Idaho Producers Association. anC
cannot help but result in much gooC
to the tract. Their investigation o
some OF the fields here showed th'
prevalence of diseases in variou
forms. but not far enough advance'
to cause serious alarm.
The government is now taking
deep interest in the potato industr
of the United States. but the wrok @
the department will prove fruitles
4 unless the growers will listen to tn
advice given them and act on tn
I a Il
Here at Jerome is located a govern
: ment experiment station especial
> adapted to the study of the propog;
ton of potatoes, but how many of I'll
> growers on the tract have even take
e occasion to visit this station. tn;
y they may learn something to the
advantage in growing potatoes?
this section is to continue GROWN
" the superior quality of spuds whiC
are now produced here. more atte
tion must be given to the selectiC
OF seed. 1t is too common a practi
~ to select the good spuds for mark
- and save the culls for seed. That tn
~ practice is detrimental to the or,
10 has been demonstrated by experien
Il on this tract, as several fields are II
producing half a crop this year
The growing of potatoes is as mu
y a scientific proposition as the raisii
= of stock. and the sooner the grove
" come to realize this the better
them. The government station he
O. has been established for your bene
OF and you can learn much by visit
he the same and getting the advice
ne the experts in charge. Being N
se potato producing section, which u
ne der careful study is destined 10
lie come one of importance, it is Ell
" nently proper that we take advanta
OF the experience OF the older s.