The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-06-14
WATCH IRISH
POTATO MARKET
Harvest at The Risht Time and Handle
Your Crop Carefully.

! considerably above the average This
beIng the case and knowing that there
are still large quantities of the North
efn grown crop still in storage, il be-
comes evident that if we expect 20
market our crop with profit We must
exercise the greatest care III the har-
Nesting, grading and shipping OF our
crop.
Care Necessary at Time of Harvest.
Watch the market and do not dig
the potatoes until mature unless the
demand is good and the prices high.
Remember. digging must be done is
soon as the crop is mature, but that
mature potatoes if handled right viii
Keep longer ana, therefore, can be
marketed slowly ana with more profit
than II they had TO be put on poor
market because they were dug too
soon and would not keep, Exercise
the greatest care In the handling of
! the crop at time OF harvest and II il
can be avoided do not dig the crop
when the soil Is wet because this
causes the soil TO adhere to the tub
ers and increases the chance of
! bruises and, consequently, rotting. II
you can afford 10 90 so, use a potato
digger for harvesting the crop. These
are made in such a way that when
the soil is in proper condition they
will leave almost all of the potatoe.
! in sight. Do not dig the potatoes AMI
leave them exposed TO the sun any
longer than ii can be helped. employ
ing, if possible, enough help to keep
dug
Grade the Potatoes Properly.
II We expect TO receive a remunera-
tive price for our potatoes this year
1t is absolutely necessary that we
have them properly graded. The Blu
reau of Markets of the e. S Depart
ment of Agriculture urges the adop-
ton Of the following grades:
U. S. Grade No. I.
This grade shall consist of sound
potatoes Of similar yarietal character
istics which are practically free from
dirt, or other foreign matter. frost IN
jury, sun burn, second growth. GUS.
scab, blight, dry rot and damage eaus-
ed By insect, disease or mechanical
means. The minimum diameter OF Pc
tatoes Of round varieties shah be l Is
inches and Of potatoes OF long yarie-
ties / 80 inches. In order 10 allow
for variations incident 10 commercial
grading and handling, five per eentum
by weight of any lot may be under
the prescribed size and, in addition,
three pefeentum by weight of any
such LOT play be below the remaining
requirements of this grade
U. S. Grade Nc 2
This grade shall consist of pota-
toes of similar yarietal characteris-
tics which are practically free from
frost, injury and decay. and which are
free from serious damage caused by
dirt or other foreign matter sunburn.
second growth. cuts, seab. blight, dry
rot, or other disease, insects or me-
: chanical means The minimum diam
eter shall be / 10 inches. In order
! to allow for variations incident TO
commercial grading and handling, five
per centum by weight of any lot may
be under the size mentioned and, in
addition, five per centum by weight
of any such lots may be below the
remaining requirements OF this
grade"
The above grades point out clearly
+ to US Just what is TO be expected Of
our growers this season and unless we
measure up 10 the requirements prices
! may be unusually low.
Sack Potatoes Properly-Looks Mean
Great Deal.
Finally, after tho potatoes have
been graded they must be put in a
neat. clean sack. All sacks should be
practically new and of the same size.
Potatoes from Arkansas are often car
! ried to the cars for shipping in any
and every kind of sack that can be
picked up and as a result they make
| a bad appearance on the market. Do
not make this mistake, for II the pc.
tatoes have been graded properly and
are placed in clean bags of the same
| size the appearance will be far better
and, consequently, a better price will
j
reminded of a certain buyer in the
Fort Smith section last season who
bought carload OF potatoes at s125
a bushel He had the potatoes plac.
ed in new bags of equal size and then
resold them right on the yard for %
cents a bushel more than ne paid for
! them. The few extra cents that may
come from proper grading and pack
ing or sacking may mean the differ.
ence between profit and loss
Arkansas has big crop OF potatoes.
Let us try TO put them up in such 4
wav as to secure the best price for
them. Talk this over with the mer.
bers Of your association and write ,e
the Bureau Of Markets, Old State
house. Little Rock. Ark, for sugges
lions and help in marketing your crop
PRODUCE lNFERTlLE EGGS ANC
PRESERVE IN WATER GLASS.
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