Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-12
FARMERS TALK
ORGANIZATION
VISITORS FROM BONNER COUNTY
CONFER WITH LOCAL FARM
ERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTEREST in POTATO GROWING
Bonner County Farmers Have Effected
Successful Organization.

Harry Schedler, president of the
Bonner County Potato Growers Asso-
citation, Grant Pritchard of the state
Farm Bureau organization, and Mr.
Fortner. county agent for Bonner
county. motored here Tuesday from
Standpoint to meet and talk with local
farmers over the matter of securing
picric acid for stumping purposes
forming a potato growers association
in this county and securing a county
agent. Although the meeting was not
advertised a large crowd of represen-
tative farmers were present and the
keenest interest was displayed in the
topics under discussion. G. w. II.
Heideman presided the forepart of the
meeting and after the visitors had
spoken the meeting was turned over
to George Irving, president of the
Boundary County Farm Bureau.
Mr.. Fortner read number of letters
from the extension department and
from government officials in Washing
ton, ID. c., relative to the distribution
of picric acid for stumping and road
building purposes Nothing definite
could be learned as to when the picric
acid will be ready for distribution or
as to what it will cost. Mr.. FOrtner
advised against the farmers delaying
any proposed stumping work to wait
for the picric acid distribution. He
said he could not secure any informa-
ton as to what the cost of the acid
would be. The government plans to
charge only for the cartridging and
handling of the acid but the freight
charges on the acid will be high and
it may be that the freight expense will
be prohibtative. He said that Bonner
county had applied for 10000 pounds
of the acid and he advised Boundary
county to apply for similar amount
A total of 100000 pounds will be dis
Itributed in Idaho in the eight northern
counties. B. f. Sheehan, of the state
seed department, will have charge of
the distribution.
Mr.. Schedler, who is a potato ex-
pert, gave a most interesting talk in
which he told of the organization OF a
potato growers association in Bonner
county, OF what has been accomplished
and of plans for the future. Some 80
farmers have signed a contract to plant
certain amount of acreage for three
years in potatoes. Only the best grades
of potatoes are planted, it being Mr.
Schedler's plan to dispose of the potato
crops of Bonner county as pedigreed
vegetables, and reliable records will
be kept of all acreage planted. showing
the quality of the seed used and all
data regarding treatments, inspections
etc.
Mr.. Schedler states that in Bonner
M frOt 1la in
ldisposing of potatoes and that the de-
imand this year was so great that he
could have sold at least IL more car.
loads. The average price was $3.50 pei
hundred pounds. He states that The
success of the Bonner county organi
7ation depends solely on grading anC
Standardization and to take care o
these several warehouses are to b'
constructed in the county. A charg'
of about 25 cents per sack will D'
made and it is figured that this charg
VIII take care of all expense Of stor
ing, handling inspections. etc, AM
pay for the construction Of the ware
, h1uses in three years time
Mr.. Schneider stated that the BonnC
county producers are being very care
full in the selection and treating Of al
seed planted in order to avoid Gull
when the crops are harvested. II
says that inspection of seed potatoe
) is not necessary but advised loca
farmers to have an official inspection
: made during the blossoming time.
Mr. Schedler is a practical farme
and business man and understand
thoroughly the farming end as we'll a
the marketing end of the game and h