The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-11-18
FOR GOOD POTATO SEED
Pee Dee Truckers Form Connection
With Maine Growers

Florence, Nov. 1.-The Pee Dee
Truckers Association has effected a
connection in Maine whereby it will
be able to supply farmers in this sec
tion with treble inspected and State
guaranteed Irish Cobbler potato seed
direct from the growers at the addi-
tional cost only of freight. c. M.
White Of Auusta, Maine, agent in
marketing, United States Department
of Agriculture, is representing the
association in the producing field,
while the association here will repre-
sent the farmers who may wish to
procure any of the seed. No charge
will be made at either end, nor will
there be any profit between the seller
in Maine and the buyer in South
Carolina.
Potato seed buyers, through the
association, are assured honest and
straight goods by the State of Maize,
if they procure the certified stock.
This opportunity is expected to be
great boon to potato planters in this
section who desire the best stock
but are not able to be personally on
the ground and select it. Also, it
will tend to give the Pee Dee section
a uniform variety and crop in its
Irish potato production.
Anyone wishing to procure seed
should indicate their interest by writ
ing Walter ]. Johnson, secretary Of
the Pee Dee Truckers Association,
care of the 'Chambersof Commerce,
Florence, S. c., or seeing t;.eir local
representative of the association
The Williamsburg county representa-
tive is j. L. Thomas of Cadcs. Prices
are not available yet, but persons who
are interested enough to inquire now
will be notified Immediately upon re-
ceipt of this information. They will
then have the opportunity Of taking
what they want or of not coming in
on an order. If the orders are tsken
together, they will be Jumped and
handled as a carload purchase and
shipment.
Mr.. White has written to Mr.. John.
son as follows regarding the Mains
grown potato seed:
1.-TWO inspections are made, one at:
the time of blosoming and one be-
fore the vines begin to ripen. The
third inspection is made when the po-,
tatoes are sacked, and no potatoes ars'
true certified seeu unless they bear the
blue tag issued by the Maine Depart
ment of Agriculture, which is en-
closed. The field inspectors do not
merely give a casual looking over: OF
the piece of potatoes, bat they person
ally rogue out the disease and weak
hills under the following require
ments:
"If at the first inspection there are
more than 500 weak or diseased hills.
or 80 of blackleg, or 250 mixed hills
the field will be disqualified. On the
second inspection more than 26o weak
hills, 80 mixed bills and 16 bfackleS'
hills will disqualify.
.:That this system Of inspection has.
proven highly successful is demon
strated by the test the past season
by Professor N. C. Pence Of Delaware,
in which Maine certified Irish Cob
blers yielded: at the rate of 522 bush
els per acre. as against the best SEED
from other. sources which yielded at
the rate of 371 bushels.
eve are prepared to place your as
sociation in direct touch with growers
of this grade Of seed, or If you Wish
a more moderate priced commodity
we can recommend reliable growers
whose stock is of exceptional quail
ity, bat not certified"