Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
INDUSTRY BROUGHT BY WAR
WILL REMAIN WITH PEACE
rotnto Flour Proves to tie Nnlunhlc.
Many Mills Going Up tu
Manufacture Ii.

During The past week II State potato
exposition was held IN milwaukee,.
WIS. and the ;elcgraphic reports say
II WAS "a success IN every respect. one
ding that attracted Scncral attention
therc. and Wh!cn should interest the
potato growers IL Virginia and Other
southern States, wHS the discuss ION
aud illustration OF ;hc now indus .ry
II potato -four MISUNDERSTANDING. The
totNtu NSSoGlal con OF America, whivn
is backed By The United states gov
crnment IN The DEVELOPMENT Of this
new Industry. held a convention during
ne Mi.WIUNce snow At whi~h Lou ~.
Sweet president of the association and
. leading nEGrc III tAc United states
GOD administrator, and Major S. &.
vision Bureau OF Chemistry, Depart
mcnt Of Agriculture. tod IN addresses
S potsSo oHr " M S.aio T rssco,t is
quoted ~ saying lis destined 10 be-
come one OF ;he staple food products
Gt me 5Gnnt ~ Il Mil open ,, new mar
housewives All over the nation are
rapidly becoming familiar with its
me poss!oi.i;ieS OF is manufacture. l
tNpect 10 see in Il few years potato
hour mills in every big potato growing
district III the United states WHAT
wheat uour mills now ere to wheat
growers, ! believe potato Hour mills
WI! h@ TO potato GroWers in very
lS@s /" rcNolution'ze the nations agri-
cultural situation"
The manufacture OF potato -four in
the United States is war-created in
duStrH, ana doubtless one that is go
ing 10 stick 10 the good Of country III
general and perhaps Virginia and some
~ particular. Only eight mills. so far
are IN operation. ana three OF them
I Ear Il ys 9e S fSa me others in ie
Falls. Idaho The United States gov
eminent is nov operating its own
sweet potato Hour mill ut Greeuvillc
:. C. II IS said that a number OF com
rAticS have been recently organized
70 build more mills.
The a,.nual potato crop OF the United
states is around 4vo.o0o.000 bushels.
Government statistics show that of
this. ~ least 75,o0o.o0o bushels ore
lost. This wastage is due 20 the cu!ls,
r0,'inG aud freezing of potatoes in
SHIPMENT and The lack OF nearby mar
k"ts. ,ALiWons Of bushels OF potatoes
year in many parts Of the country be
cause no margin OF profit would have
,oe'f LEI; I" The farmer after paying
the expense OF long shipments. Idaho
farmers los; heavily las: year. bu; this
wear TING new potato flour mill at Idaho
Fails changed the whole potato s,tua-
ton of the state by opening up Il profit
able home market. Virginia wants
several potato hour mills, ana wants
!hem in operation by next potato mar
aud cNp"rincntcr say. lends itself to
many new ana attractive recipes for
the home table. and the value Of tn.
addition OF rotate Hour 10 what Hour
for making bread is bcconlinE recog-
niTod, no, only by housewives. bur
bakers. II gives the bread greater
No .Stgr" ana prevents it from hard
"ning uuiciJiy. 1t improves the flavor.
Five per cent added 20 wheat lou" in
crcaE"s Tie break making capacity OF
whoot lcur. In one hundred pounds
of tiou". Ibis Increase amour'S -r
twen'y-Hve or thirty loavcs. Indeed
this new Industry hHs come 10 stay.