New Britain herald., 1917-05-16
POLICE TO GUARD
 ! 'Cl7Y'S POTATO SEED 3
SeVeral Hundred Bushels Taken
 to Stanley Quarter

That tho city may be amply protect- ed against theft of valuable potatoes to be used as seed on the municipal farm on the Travy estate in Stanley Quarter. Mayor Quigley this morning made arrangements with Chief Rawl- ings to have 8 special policeman de- tailed to this farm to stand guard over the potatoes. Anyone approaching these valuable seedlings will do so at their own risk. Several hundred bushels of potatoes were moved from the tracks to the farm today and they will be guarded until planted.
 Farming Expert Hero.
 : Actual work on this nifty acre mu- nicipal farm began this morning when one three. blade tractor blow arrived. F.NW. Duffee, instructor in agricul- tural engineering at the Connecticut Agricultural college. was in New Brit ain today and with the mayor and Fl. 8. Tallard went over the Tracy farm thoroughly. He expressed himself as pleased with the outlook. The land, which has not been cultivated in sew eral years. is in excellent condition and with proper treatment with fer tilizer should yield record crop of potatoes, the weather man co-operat- ing at all, the agricultural expert stated. MT. Dutfee, with w. l.. Slate Jr., another farming expert from the Connecticut college, will continue to take an interest in the New Britain farm and as the season progresses they will return to give their aid and advice.
 MT. Durfee stated that there is every reason for New Britain people to feel sure of success on their Stanley Quar- ter farm. His suggestion Is to use about 1900 pounds of fertilizer. known as formula 4-10, per acre and then plant potatoes Quoting only what he termed conservative estimates, Dr. Duffee said that 1t will take about fourteen bushels of potatoes to plant an acre and the acreage yield from the fifty acres would be about 200 bushels per acre, or a total of 10000 bushels. Most of the early work will be done by machinery and the first actual work that will have to be done by the volunteer farmers will be to cut the seed potatoes. The blowing will all be done by tractor blows. one of which was put into operation today. Each blow iss capable, MT. Duffee ex- plains, of blowing two rand one-half 1 acres per day with each blade, and blows such as Are to be used by the [ ,ity each have three blades. thus as- 1 surfing about seven acrass of land plowed daily. The farming expArt ad- | rocates engaging one man to operate 4 he tractor blows during the blowing | ,ine because. he states, the4ess ma- .hinSs aF1 almostaas tielicate As an aSa- .omobile and to have different men | with different methods of >drivink | Ihem might result disastruasly. Ma :hinery will even he .used Tor planting he potatoes and two pieces 6f appar- ltus, to bS.worke4 bystWo men each, will arrive in timeff Tor planting. Each can ~plant six acres oS land ,er day. once the seed is properly cut. Before the potatoes are cut for seed- ings they will be Thoroughly treated with preparation of bi-chloride to Fill any germs or skin diseases, thus assuring healthy crop. Later in the eason 1t may be necessary to secure he use of couple of automobile praying machines.
 Both Mir. Duffee and MT. Slate, who re recognixed as among the foremost Igriculturist experts in the state. have nspected the Stanley Quarter project :afefully and think 1t feasible from n agricnltural standpoint
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