Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-31
Farm Bureau N|Ot q /!

Se1ecIl0g CQe e&6ompl0sS 1O9 sG00 SEDee4e0 s
In selecting show sample ef pota.
toes it is necessary sto handl several
bushels in order to select q UNI lot.
Four things must be considered
ing up the sample, type, dua1lt ondI-l
tion, appearance. as
Every variety Of potato hass Nm:
ite type or shape. as we call s5es
necessary for the xhibitor to haS0s
type firmly fixed in mind and tken
choose what seems 60 him 20 bss kes
ideal potato. The rest S0ff The
is made up Of potatoes eloee
sembling the first ORDEAL
Quality refers to. the genefal mn ke;dp#
of the potato. Coarse spotat0es and
scabby or diseased potatoes are s1ackine
in quality and are discarded. fssS!
Condition. The SKIN OF The potatea
should never be- brok Ter. They should
be sound and not wilted. Knobs or IL
regular surfaces are Oh ectionablc
Appearaneesis the appea thesi
Judges eyes. enla t5lla
quail ity an
withzcert mel
weight, number aIn he
medium sized apotat0 j ounsf III
the favorite for shUW purposes: falch
potato should weigh Ellel
same. The numb5e. will. depend np6n
the requirements placed by the show
mana cement. The show At Dulut
November 1914 calls for SO spota toes
The Midwest show at SDes Moines, Ia.,sS: ~
November 1l-14 calls for 225 pounds
Small samples require mere carefnls prs.
paration than large sample plessas it's seas-
ier for the ju1ge to look over each ~
tato separately. Announcemant viii 5ba
made as to the reqHrementssfo for tk6s
State Show at Moorhead, NovenberSt5ss.,
Show potatoes should never. Be sllSs
ed. In cleaning them allow them tol
become perfectly dry and cleal hem
with a soft brush. Wrap each potato
separately in soft paper and pack WITH
plenty Of packing mat ii as box lofs
shipment. When placing the sampl6sE
in the show room be sure TINT tSSs
in the proper place and 81 attrsetiiVe
form. Clean white paper undeT the pos
tatoes makes them show np nicsl
range them side by side Of ii psysSlamllads
shape on shelves rim shal alloWs boxes
SummaI sSSsss
Select potatoes trueSto type, NeigkS
8 to 10 ounces, free from bruises, gdiS-
ease and knobs Cleaned with 6 bruslk
Wrapped in paper and packed IN
Boys and Girls Potato Sh0y
Boys and girls in the Spota alto coutests
are urged to send q sample Of their spc-
tatoes to the annual show ats Dplnt
November l2-14. Thiirty Of he beSe
potatoes should be selected and sent sf0sa
A. B. Hostetter, Court House, Dulnf,
not later than Novembef JIG
Storing Seed Corn.
The year of l919 will be remembers
as one Of the greatest corn years ins hii.
tory. Minnesota produced sone Of the
largest crops on record and the northeSx
two thirds Of the state was: sresponsible.
The southern third Efells L below ioImS Z @
Practically all of the corn ns SfoWn
would make good seed il Spy0pefl lYa<Srs
ed for It is not enDuGh hoN NeyefstJ
pick even the ripests corn III fheE AN
and expect it to show 9crmjInat 81 9s
power in the spring wiithnut iyiinQ ff.
special attention. Corn stored ~ sc1ibs'
or bin, or in oats III aa u fS d0os
not have the vitality inst tie 81 Il th1t
corn dried in aswArm founis al
Now is the time tO appl "a aI til = e
heat. Freezing Weat thes issa 81 lli iIlsl
:: Corn should he stored unit
Der 1. in a warm n sDoJiiss ;S
or some room whelesaY iincisSl /.
be applied. The corn isiIS
ed so that freezing Cd aof n
that 5is sdrv.
corn carefully drie tsfs