The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-11
A WORTHWHILE BOY.

A WORTH WHILE BOY.
Here you ffteen-year-old boys of Utah, sit up and
take notice of what is possible for you to accomplish
What of your age can do, YOU Paste this in
your hats for next seasons work In fact this fall is the
time to begin
The achievements of this lad told by d. E. Robinson
of the Agricultural college, and broadcast all the
country by the Sunset magazine in which the article to-
gether with the boys picture appeared much to the credit
of the extension and publicity departments of the college,
the honor of the state and the glory of Max Marshall is
In part reproduced here for your encouragement
81. Max Marshall of Tooee Utah, is fifteen years DID,
He slight in build and has alert and thoughtful bear
ing that his work does not belize Last year this wide
awake lad planted and fourfifths of land to
potatoes After paying all raising costs he found by the
end of the that his summers labor had Melted him
Just $9O050"
The project of this boy is remarkable from several
viewpoints: first it remarkable financial success
the profit being five hundred dollars an acre. and
one must remember, Max suggests that "to grow
large patch OF potatoes not like growing Onefourth of
an and then multiplying it by four to get the yield
second the good yield due in part to careful seec
ton of seed potatoes which the boy himself has been
ryng for three years, always choosing the Smooth
round medium-szed, diseasefree potatoes third, the
given to the crop showed knowledge of scientific
agriculture possessed by few experienced farmers The
boys account of how he grew his potatoes might
a manual Here it is:
"Early in the fall selected plot of sandy loan soil
on which alfalfa had for many years. On this old
a
manure and plowed about eight inches deep. With this
preparation the ground left through the winter
On May 10th began cutting my selected Seed Be-
fore cutting dipped the potatoes in solution of
rOsve submae to kill any possible Rhizoctona Spores
Then, in cutting the sets to plant had the stem end
Of each potato cut off and inspected to be of
Fsarum wilt Each set had at least eye and not
than two. always leave all the meat possible with the
eye to insure plenty of food for the young plant.
after having plowed the land once in April, began
planting my potatoes May Goth. Having potato
planter dropped them in the bottom of 6-inch plow
furrow planted the sets about nine ten inches apart
to leave room for each plant to develop Cutting about
twelve inches each time with the plow planted in every
other furrOw did not allow my cut sets to stand over
night, because drying out retards termination. l went
over the ground well with leveer. Then narrowed it
thoroughly making dry mulch to the moisture
when the young plants began to peep through the
surface of the SOIL narrowed again to promote
ton, and to kill any weeds that were growing.
1.-THE plants thrived well until they were about eight
inches high when they began to wither slightly showing
the lack of water June % gave them their first
irrigation. l furrowed them with the cutivator being
careful not to make the furrow too Deep and turned
good sized stream into each furrow.
The next irrigation came two weeks later and was
practically the the first. The third time how
ever gave them fair soaking, leaving enough water
in every furrow to through nicely. From then
two weeks each plant received six hours of water
On September 10Th, after the sixth irrigation they
eeived their last water because wanted them to begin
rpening
after each irrigation, as soon as the land was dry
enough, the cultivator through it to loosen the
ground and to prevent evaporation and baking. hoed
the patch twice and kept my ground loose. This is what
made my crop.
"On October 10 l began to harvest. Being without 8
6gger had to pillow them out. After going over the
patch with harrow, repowed them to get the one:
mat had been missed From the piles in the field select