The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-24
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b. fnade hy the federal authorities 10
ssS.nin cSncartsd actinn Ia, sAe effort
70 eonserse the eoaEtrys supply u
potatoes In this cenhsctian the fal-
lowing statement has been issued.
Unusual facilities Ter ssaaaeiag ssssF-
aer are offered American potato grove
ers ~ q result al war conditions. The
federal reserve system IL nt their dis
rsssal, and farmers Who store their ipiT
potato crop In approved local ware
houses, may ohtala, upon their storage
receipts. Wdsy leans srMa usvsnl~sr
banks Of the reserve system at rata
not to excecd q per cent, Mr., L.a y.
Sweet, potato expert with the food asi.
inintssration, was instrumental In
bringing this matter 10 the reserve
ecari's attention.
New England growers have started
q movement to take advantage af this
ruling To help them saiye their market
Ing problem. The prospect which tho
growers Of this group az states face
In that III handling 100000 bushels
81 potatoes ens-tenth Of the entire
United States crnp--wlthout cmasin6
an everstocked market and the result
Ing loss Of all profit on the crop.
The growers communicated with la
cal authorities In their respective
states. who In turn laid the situation
before the food administration. A rom
ference between the growers, local au-
thorities and experts FROM the foosl
administration WAS held recently at
Boston, Mass. A plan III action was
mapped out at this meeting which In
eludes the following,
!. Marketing Of only one,thlrd Of tho
srs M 1asrs t.sfsliFsse. a,itsi,sa ,tss1f.f N
~ days, or placing 10 storage aud later
distributed as demand affords orpar-
tunity; the remaining third % ha
stored by the grower aud marketed
throughout the year.
.. All POTATOES to be- graded with
care, taking out cults, cuts, cracks aud
any that are bruised, II was recon-
mended that wire screen grader ba
used---oBe and sesen-e ighths-inch mesh
for ohioag tubers and two-inch mesh
for round ones Graded stock then 10
be placed In good two-husheI sacks
one hundred aad fifteen pounds to ihs
sack-=and the sacks sewed tightly 10
rs to prevent shucking and braising.
& Increasing the load In each rail-
road car from the normal 5000
pounds, That these cars can be- un-
loaded within "a to 10 hours Of their
arrival al destination.
4. That municipalities and other
bodies provide storage for as large
quantities as possible ut the peak Of
the harvest.
"A storage house, said Lou n
Sweet, who attended this meeting.
such NJ viii conform to the require
mems laid down by the Federal Reserve
board. does not call for u specially con-
strncted house There are innumer-
able buildings which, II properly
cleaned. ventilation provided, aud man
aged 40 as to maintain u temperature
Of about as degrees, will answer ad-
mirably for this purpose,
''rhis year the United stntss' piant~d
It's potato crop from the poorest quail
ity OF seed that ever went into the
ground. and naturally the harvest viii
be potatoes Of poor quality. strict
grading. careful packing. common
sense storage, and careful shipping arc
necessary to insure just returns to thu
growers who have responded to the
presidents call for increased prcducr
tioh Of potatoes"