Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-23

| Grand Sweepstake Of the show won
by Carl Madsen Of Askov, with his
Green Mountains.
Seed Plot Work Exhibited BY:
John Goff. Hinckley.
| A. G. Christiansnn. Hinckiey.
s. n. Millhouse. Hinckley.
John Bjorke, Hinckley.
| This was one OF the educational
features. each man showing sepa-
rately the product OF S potatoes in
each mans exhibit. Some yielded
five times as much as other equally
good looking tuhers all grown on the
same soil by the same man.
| The afternoon program was called
to order by President MosbRk. who
outlined the Farm Bureau work and
the organization OF the executive
committee. He then called on Mr.
Hull Of Brook Park. who is chair
man of the potato Improvement work
to take charge of the program.
| IdIt vi nun ISIldi "FIC
as follows: The potato crop is the
point OF vital interest to you today.
The Farm Bureau Is organized to
help farmers OF Minnesota. The Pine
County Farm Bureau was organized
to help the Farm Bureau members Of
Pine County, and all Of the people Of
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depend on the farmer. They depend
on him for their success. II the far
mer does not make success. other
industries will fail. The farmer is
a necessity. The things the farmer
produces are the things the people
must have. Potatoes are one Of the
potatoes or without flour. but they
90 together.
! Today we can see a little of what
we have accomplished in Pine coun-
| ty the Improvement of the potato
crop. Improvement of the potato
crop means better prices for our pro-
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they want. and it does not make so
much difference what the price is
If they can get just what they want.
| II the product Is satisfactory they
are going to pay premium on it II
they can get 1t. That is what we are
trying to do in Pine county-create
a demand for our potatoes. and when
we get a demand for our product.
then we can name our own price
until then we have to take what we
can get
The show here demonstrates the
Improvement over last year Great
| Improvement is seen in uniform va
riety and type These command the
price. Cooperation Is the only way
TO get what Is coming to the farmer.
At this point Mr.. Hull called Mr.,
Hugh J. Hughes Of the new State
Department of Agriculture to dis
cuss the marketing problem. Mr..
Hughes remarks run as follows:
Improve Marketing Methods.
Shortly after the department Of
agriculture was created last spring,
I took a trip through the country to
study potato and livestock marketing
came back with several definite
ideas on marketing potatoes. The
trst was that potato marketing Is not
n local affair but n national problem.
saw potatoes from all parts OF the
country When in Chicago, Kansas
City and other points | asked. What
do YOU think of Minnesota potatoesr''
There was one universal answer:
You send US the poorest potatoes in
the United States" II one man told
that I would not believe II. but was
told the same everywhere in Chicago
and Kansas City where YOU can sell
anything Of any quality. 1t was not
a pleasan, thing to hear. but IL was
true. Minnesota potatoes do not have
q rood reputation
Minnesota produces the best pot a =
toes in the United states but the
dealers of Chicago and St Louis
judge us by what we are shippins
out. mixed varieties jumbled toge,h-
or. not we'll graded and uneven,y
sacked
The point ! want 10 drive home is
that We have to sack our potatoes in