The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-28
POTATOES FOR
B0TT|NEAU COUNTY

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In last weeks papers the Potato
Booster disapproves of allowing good
certified potatoes being shipped out
OF Bottineau and wonders why a Po-
tato Association was not organized
here as we'll as other places in the
county.
There are several reasons for this
which need not be taken up in detail
at this time. Suffice to say that no
warehousing associations have been
formed yet at those points and won't
be until midsummer when a survey
can be taken of the actual acreage
planted in those vicinities. If suffi-
cient acreage is planted around Botti-
neau there is no reason why this can
not be done here too.
Finance is mighty important fact
or at the present time and in case it
becomes necessary to put up a ware
house at any point in the County it
must be done with as small an outlay
of capital as possible.
The plan which has been suggested
and which will possibly be put into
effect is the following: Assuming that
warehouse can be put up for $500.
Preferred stock to the extent of $25O0.
will be sold to business men or any
one wanting to buy it. $4,000. worth of
common stock will be sold to bone
fide growers only. In case that the
buyer cannot pay cash for his shares,
his note, secured by the Potato crop,
will be- taken and this used for collat-
eral on which to borrow money or to
purchase cement and lumber. During
the erection of the building, the work
can be done mostly by the growers
themselves and the amounts deducted
from their notes. The preferred stock
can be retired at any time thus event.
ually leaving the ownership of the
warehouse in the actual growers
hands. At the present time this would
seem like the very best plan to use
in order to get a start as cheaply as
possible.
If sufficient acreage cannot be
planted around Bottineau this year to
warrant warehouse why not plant
a couple Of acres Of Certified seed
have these again certified and be
ready to put in large acreage next
year. In that way the good seed here
in Bottineau will stay in the Commun-
ity and the growers will be provided
with good, home grown Certified seed
for next year. BY growing good certi-
fled or selected seed you not only in
crease the yield thru cutting down
disease to the minimum but also pro-
duce a potato of better quality and
better type. In other words producing
the greatest possible amount per acre
of quality of product that the buyers
demand.
1. Kind of Land.
Early fall plowing on summer fall
lowing is the best land on which to
plant potatoes. The previous crop
should have been nlanured and pota-
toes should not have been grown on
this land for at least four years. Plant
from the 1st to the 18th of May.
The best variety to plant is the one
in greatest demand. This is possibly
the Early Ohio. The potatoes from
the Seed Plot should be hill selected as
this has been known to increase the
yield over 200 per cent.
All seed should be treated with cor
rosive sublimate and all tuber show
ing dark discoloration in stem end
should be discarded as seed. Seed
treatment greatly increases the yield
Dissolve or. Corrosive Sublimate
in 1 gal. of warm water and add 20
gallons more Of water. This can be
used for patches soaking IL hours,
1 3-4 hours, 2 hours to 2h hours. Use
wooden containers as this mixture
corrodes metal. ,,.
The seed should be cut in pieces Of
about 1k ounces and planted about
81 inches deep except in very heavy
soil. Blind cultivate and harrow before
potatoes are up to kill weeds.
As soon as bugs appear spray with
one of the following: ~
lb. Paris Green, lb. air slaked
lime to 80 gal. water.
IN lbs. to lbs. Lead Arsenate to
so gal. water.
lb. Lead Arsenate paste to 80
gal. water.
For blight spray with Bordeaux
Mixture which can either be applied
separately or with the Paris Green or
Lead Arsenate.
Dissolve 5 lb. bluestone in Is gal.
water.
Dissolve 5 lb: unslaked lime In d
gal. water.
Mix each separately, strain and then