The Ward County independent., 1921-11-24
WlNNERSIN C0RN-P0TATO SHOW
ANNOUNCED; SPLENDID EXHIBITS

This year there were not as many
good potato exhibits as there would
have been had not most of the potatoes
been put away for the winter. Last
year the show was held at about the
time the crop was being harvested.
We can produce as good potatoes as
any place in the United States, he
he said, 81 would rather grow poto-
toes on large scale right here than
any other place know Of" he de-
clared. "Our potatoes are far su-
perior in taste and we have won-
derful future. We should try to
find some way to show the public we
have better variety than any other
locality" he said He suggests that
four or five counties of Northwestern
North Dakota organize an association.
He predicts that next year 100000
bushels Of choice potatoes will be
grown in Northwestern North Dakota
and says that an association could set
aside cents bushel for advertising.
A hundred thousand dollars could thus
be raised and the money could be ex-
pended in selected territory This
would enable us to sell our potatoes at
premium of 25 cents bushel. We
raise too many varieties. Keep away
from the late stuff, he says. The
Green Mountains are the best yield
ers but they usually do not mature
well and are hard to market adven-
tageously.
Prof. H. L. Bolley of the Agricul-
tural College gave valuable address
on potato diseases, illustrating with
potatoes picked out Of the exhibits.
He said the farmers could not do all
the things they would like to do, un-
til they can get their noses off the
grind stone, and growing potatoes in
telligently will help them to do this.
Not enough potatoes are grown in the
United States to feed the people, he
said. He paid his respects to the
buyer who sits back and sets the price
for the farmers potatoes and warned
them to learn how to market their
product. He told the farmers what is
meant by certified seed. 1t is seed
that is reasonably free from disease,
SO much so that experts put their o.
X. on them. They must be up to a
certain standard. North Dakota po-
tatoes are in demand in the south for
seed in the spring, because they are
mice and solid, whereas the southern
potatoes after going through the win.
ter are soft and shrivelled. In Min
nesota the growers have about given
up the Early Triumphs on account Of
their low production
In North Dakota the average yield
for this variety is Is bushels, as COM
pared to 14O bushels for Early Ohios
and 130 bushels for Green Mountains.
RI The Early Triumphs are beautiful
type and Mr.. Bolley said he never saw
finer ones than those exhibited at this
show. Keep the land and seed clean.
You have raised $50 bushels Of Early
Ohios per acre in Ward County, he
said. The Green Mountains are too
easily skinned by the digger or shovel
to be very good up here, he said,
You must. ship in car lots and quite.
few cars too, to convince buyers that
the Ward County potatoes are all
right.
| Coffee and waters were served free
to the crowds at booth over which
charming young ladies presided.
The Ryder community exhibits
which won second place were very at
tractive and the exhibits were numer-
Gus. There was splendid assort-
ment Of pop corn, mangle beets, cit
rons, winter radishes, corn, potatoes,
pumpkins, parsnips, rutabagas, beets,
squashes, and many other vegetables
in the Ryder booth
Douglas won the first prize with Il
fine display of corn, flax, pumpkins,
wheat, citrons, sunfowers, potatoes,
onions, sweet clover, and variety of
other farm products. August john
sons King potatoes We're the largest
to be seen in the show.
The speakers Friday afternoon were
Governor R. A. Nestos, N. D. German,
assistant state leader, Of county agents,
John Lee Coulter, president Of the
North Dakota Agricultural College,
and l.. R. Waldron, plant breeder.
The farmers who were able to attend
these sessions were well repaid for
their trouble.