The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-29
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Canning Factory Not Used.


I'm the last few years, Idaho has
made wonderful progress in agricul-
ture, and most of the prosperity of the
farmers can be attributed to the in
crease in farm animals, which are the
most practical and profitable concen-
traitors of feed Obtainable.
1.-THE increasing number of silos is
another evidence of the progress made
in economy and good farming methods,
and the building of more of them will
be a great help in the present situa-
ton, for they make possible the feed
ing of more animals from less acres.
Cheese factories, creameries, sugar
factories mills, meat packing plants
and cold storage houses are institu
| lions that have contributed very much
to the prosperity of Idaho. In several
places including Twin Falls canning
factories are operated successfully
and more are needed.
There are many products of great
food value that cannot profitably be
preserved except by what is called the
"desiccating process" or, in plain Eng
lish, drying"
Should Dry Potatoes.
"In the vegetable line, like to call
your attention to the potato. Four
years ago nobody wanted her, but to-
day she is a queen almost out of reach
for most common folks. But it is no
body's fault but our own, that we
haven't a sufficient amount of dried
potato products on hand to tide us
over a period of scarcity without such
a great amount of excitement and
worry. 1t is only our well-known
wastefulness and improvidence, that
causes the present shortage of food
and it is our duty to prevent a recur-
renee of such waste if it is within our
power to do so.
at has been estimated by conserva-
tive and well-posted people that at
least 20 per cent of the potatoes grown
are unmarketable owing to small size
and other defects. OF these, some are
fed to hogs and some are used locally
for the table, but the great bulk OF
them is wasted.
ITO save as much as possible of the
value contained in such waste, which
in this state amounts to more than
1000 carloads of potatoes, it is to my
mind more important than to plant
more acres and raise more bushels, fol
' not only is the expense of drying {
hundred pounds of potatoes much less
than the expense of producing same
but also is it an indisputable fact tina
. installations for desiccation of pota
i toes. will mean more acres and NOR,
i bushels per acre. More acres becaus
D. farmers will be more willing to plan
liberal acreage of potatoes when
Is factory is within reach that at leas
protects him to the amount of cost o
production and hauling. On such
basis. a farmer can afford to TAX
chances, but not when he cannot sci
at all, as was the condition four year
ago.
+ Plants Are Successful.
= More bushels per acre will be tn
n result, because desiccating plants, al
If bound to be a great help in the figf
n against potato diseases, for the fac
tories cook great quantities of disease
n potatoes, which, unless destroyed, al
1t liable to be planted and spread the dis
l. eases to fields that have not been a
e fected
e "The warnings given by the Unite
y States department of agriculture mus
e. not be taken too lightly, or the 'goos
that laid the golden egg will be kille
10 81 am afraid, that this year, OWN
re to the scarcity of good seed, muC
Is poor stuff will be planted without pr
le vious treatment of the seed, and mar
e. poor and diseased potatoes Will be Il
I'd result.
S, "The product of potato drying plan
o. such as predominant in great nun
Ill bers and are most successful, is Gale
De potato flakes, which are made fro
steam cooked potatoes, rolled into
US thin veil over large superheated re
10 lers. These flakes, when made fro
~ raw material that is fit for hums
en- food, are milled into potato flou
s. which in food value compares favo
lie ably with cornstarch.
er "Potato flakes made from inferi
he raw material, are an excellent feed +
ed fattening livestock, and pound f
Is, pound about equal to cornmeal. T