Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-08-31
STORE THE POTATO
ARRANGEMENTS FOR coNsERv.
ING THE couNTRY's SUPPLY.
Government officials Tell Of the "a.
sllltles That Have Been Provided
Complete Plan OF Action
Has Been Mapped Out.

washington.-Menns Of conserving
the nations potato supply In the most
effective manner have been worked
out 10y food administration officials.
They have issued the following state
ment:
Unusual facilities for financing stor.
age are offered American potato grow.
ers as n result OF war conditions. The
federal reserve system IL at their dis
posal, and farmers who store their 1917
potnto crop In approved local ware
houses, may obtain, upon their storage
receipts, 00-day loans from member
banks Of the reserve system nt a rate
not to exceed o per cent. Mr.. Lou ID.
Sweet, potato expert with the food nd
mlnistrntlon, was instrumental In
bringing this matter to the reserve
bonrd's attention.
New England growers have started
a movement to take advantage of this
ruling TO help them solve their market.
Ing problem. The prospect which the
growers OF this group Of states face
Is that OF handling 10000 900 bushels
OF potntOes-one-tenth OF the entire
United Stntes c~rop-without causing
nm overstockcd market and the result.
Ing loss Of all profit on the crop.
The growers communicated with To-
cal authorities In their respective
sthtes, who In turn hid the situation
before the food administration. A con.
ference between the growers, local nu-
thorlties and experts from the food
administration was held recently at
Boston, Mass. A plan Of action was
mapped out at this meeting which in
cludes the following;
/. Marketing OF only %one-thlrd Of the
crop at harvest time; another third In
90 days, or placing In storage and later
distributed MS demand affords oppor-
tunlty; the remaining third to be
stored by the grower and marketed
throughout the year.
2. All potatoes to be graded with
care, taking out culls, cuts, cracks and
any that are bruised. II wns recon-.
mended that n wire screen grader be
used-one and seven-eighths-inch mesh
for oblong tubers and two-inch mesh
for round ones. Graded stock then to
be placed In good two-bushel sacks-
one hundred and fifteen pounds to the
sack-and the sacks sewed tightly 80
as TO prevent shucklng and brulslng.
8. increasing the load In each rail-
road car from the normal 10000
pounds. That these cars can be un.
loaded within "a to 80 hours OF their
arrival at destination.
A. That municipalities and other
bodies provide storage Tor ms large
quantities ns possible at the peak OF
the harvest.
"A storage house." said Lou n.
Sweet, who attended this meeting,
"such as win conform to the require
ments laid down by the Federal Reserve
bonrd, does not call for n specially con-
structed house. There are lnnumer'
able buildings, which, II properly
cleaned, ventilation provided, and man
aged so ms TO maintain n temperature
Of about 10 degrees, will answer ad'
mlrably for this purpose.
"Thls year the United States planted
It's potato crop from the poorest quail
ity OF seed that ever went into the
ground. and naturally the harvest will
be potatoes Of poor quality. STRIFE
grading, careful packing, common
sense storage, and careful shipping are
necessary to insure Just returns TO the
growers who have responded TO the
presidents call for increased produc
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