Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01

POTATO FLAX
Has capacity q thirty thousand pss
and 10 propesed Z
money ON low-priced products. affair
the freight has been deducted. Tho
STUFF only; concentrate the products.
before you ship!
CANNING FACTORY NOT UeED.
I'm the last few years. Idaho has
made wonderful progress in Agriculture,
and most Of the prosperity Of the
farmers can be attributed to the fu-f
crease In farm animals, which are tho
most practical and profitable ooncen-
traitors Of feed obtainable.
1.-THE increasing number Of silos 10
another evidence Of the progress made
in economy and good farming methods.
and the building Of more Of them win
be q great help in tho present situation.
for they make possible the feeding Of
more animals from less acres.
Cheese factories. creamerios, sugar
factories. mills. meat packing plants
and cold storage houses are institu-
lions that have contributed very much
to the prosperity Of daho. In several
places canning factories are operated
successfully and more are needed.
II am sorry to say that here in
Boise we have a canning factory. equip
ped with modern machinery, that has
been standing idle for several years.
This plant should be put to use and
placed on business basis, SO that 1t
will serve its purpose and be benefit
to the community for every year here
oi.ol.
There are many products of great
food value that cannot prositably be
PIT served except by what L. called the
"desiccating process" or, in plain Eng
fish, "a; ying."
Nothing Of greater help to the prune
industry Of the Boise valley has ever
been announced than the proposed
erection by responsible parties Of a
large prune drier at Meridian, for 1t
meanssa protection against adverse
market conditions, which can best be
appreciated by the growers, but means
much to the whole population. This is
certainly q big step in the right direc-
ton, but in our efforts to conserve
and make use Of tho products Of the
soil, 1t is our duty to so further and
also dry other products, which expert
ence has proven can be dried success
fully and without great expense.
SHOULD DRY POTATOES.
Tn the vegetable line, like to call
your attention to the potato. -Four
years ago nobody wanted her, but to-
day she Is a queen almost out of reach
for most common folks. But 1t is no.
body's fault but our own, that we
haven't . sufficient amount Of dried
potato products on hand to tide US
over period Of scarcity without such
a great amount Of excitement and
worry. 1t Is only our well-known
wastefulness and improvidence, that
causes the present shortage Of food
and 1t Is our duty to prevent a recur-
renee of such waste II 1t Is within our
power to do so.
1T has been estimated by conserva-
tive and well-posted people that at
least % per cent Of the potatoes grown
are unmarketable owing to small size
and other defects. OF these, some are
fed to hogs and some are used locally
for the table, but the great bulk of
them is wasted.
value contained in such waste, which
in this state amounts to more than
1000 carloads OF potatoes, 1t is to my
mind more important than to plant
more acres and raise more bushels, for
not only is the expense Of drying a
hundred pounds of potatoes much loss
than the expense Of producing same,
but also is 1t an indisputable fact that
cfa 1ol i4re 20. A-tn
will mean more acres and more BUSH
els per acre. More acres because farm
ers will be more willing to plant q
liberal acreage Of potatoes when a
factory ID within reach that at least
protects him to the amount OF cost Of
production and hauling. On such q
basis, a farmer can afford to take
chances. but not when he cannot sell at
ell. as was the condition four years
ago.
PLANTS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
more bushels per acre will be the
result, because desiccating plants, are
bound to be a great help In the fight
against potato diseases. for tho fuc-
tories cook great quantities Of diseased
potatoes, which, unless destroyed, are
liable to be planted and spread tho dis
eases to fields that have not been az
fected.
Tho warnings given by the United
States department Of agriculture must
not be taken too lightly, or the goose
that laid the golden egg will be killed.
Il am afraid. that this year. owing
to the scarcity Of good seed. much poor
stuff will be planted without previous
treatment Of the seed. and many poor
and diseased potatoes viii be the re-
suit.
THE product Of potato drying plants,
such as predominant In great numbers
and are most successful. IL called DO
tato flakes, which are made from
steam cooked potatoes, rolled into q
thin veil over large superheated iron