The Monte Vista journal., 1917-04-28
EMERGENCY CALL

no war conditions make it essen
that our growers do their ut
TO provide the nation with
1esome food at reasonable cost.
,efore a normal acreage of pota-
should be grown in 1917 and
should be taken in the handling
he crop in order that a full nor
Weld may be produced, thus re-
ng the high cost of living, as po-
rs are one of the best articles of
and usually one of the cheap
ptato growing should be at
pted only by those who have
nd suited to the production of
toes and who are willing to give
crop the care and attention in
bling that is absolutely essential
nsure good yield.
h soils where potatoes have not
&tofore been grown it would
bly, be advisable to experiment
J potatoes this year, unless the
seems to be particularly favora-
or successful crops have been
ed on adjoining land of the same
because of the high price of
stock, which will make it much
e costly than normally to grow a
Ito crop this year.
he farmer who has good potato
and is growing potato crop reg
Ply in his rotation should keep
bhe acreage provided for by the
3tion he has adopted.
Disease-Free Seed.
ecause Of the high cost those
are purchasing seed stock
lld be careful to see that the
they buy is free from fusarium
very little affected with the scab
fhizoctonia. The fusarium can be
fcted by cutting off small piece
Inc stem end-the end opposite
Pre- the numerous small eyes are
|nd noting if there is a dark spot
fing inside the potato. If there
Ho not use that potato for seed,
II any considerable proportion
he potatoes show such spots re-
the entire lot as unfit for seed.
Pont use anything but good seed
take the utmost care in handling
crop. You can not afford to do
erwise this year.
! IL seed potatoes should be treat
with corrosive sublimate before
Fihg and using for seed purposes.
treatment is as follows: Dissolve
\ ounces of the corrosive in a
fh quantity of warm water, and
u ADD to thirty gallons of water
3 large wooden barrel or wooden
'k' Soak the first sack of pota-
IN the solution for one and one
| hours, the second sack for one
three-quarters hours, and the
sack Tor two hours; then pour
'ne solution where it can do no
'm' as it is a deadly poison. and
ne up a fresh solution and treat
Oelore, repeating this until all of
seeu potatoes have been in the
u''on the proper time. Set the
Ms IN clean place and allow the
"'oes 10 dry off before cutting and
hg for seed.
: Growers Short Of Seed.
He conditions this year in the
ato industry have been and are
= very abnormal all over the
'H'ry' Because of the very short
P'''es nave been extremely
)" 'or market stock, and now the
'p'y OF seed stock is found to be
'u' because many of the farmers
~ " Soiu themselves short. This
"se' together with the fact that
Wy ot the growers in the large
n and northern districts had
ideally !, crop failures last year,
,ne present high cost of COM
,a' fertilizers, which must be
~ ~ !" many potato-growing sec
49, 49, 'S likely to result in a consid-
T. Increase in acreage planted
n, ear' as we'll as in smaller
,, a'' "A reliable report from Maine
, a'eu that it will cost the grow.
20 "o,n Sl5O to $175 to produce an
q VI potatoes this year. and that
NJ. "ormal production cost of 81
' per barrel Of 1855 pounds will,