Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

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Wykof. Minnesota. In the three years
that these pigs have been on the De-
roster farm they have drawn 1876 rib
bons at the various shows at which
they have been exhibited. and prizes
amounting to more t~han~$500. Here
again it is evident that, it pays to buy
the best. and yet his neighbo:s
thought rernnent Derosier lust a bit
Of a fool when he put $3.50 into the
purchase OF a pig.
Certified Seed Potatoes.
Red Lake county is gaining fame as,
a certified potato seed country. The
work of certification has been urged
by the county agent L. NJ. Bond, how
wisely may be Judged from the story
OF one potato grower alone.
The Tuberland Farm.
Edmond j.. Porter moved into the
county five years ago, and attracted
by the adaptability OF the soil to po-
tato raising, he made that his main
business. He located on a so acre
farm about one mile from the busi-
ness section Of Red Lake Tails which
land Farm. The first year he planted
seven acres of what he thought to be.
good early Ohio potatoes and he
figured at that time that he had a
large acreage. His yield was about
IS bushels pcr acre. He was not salts
fled. so he Immediately got in touch
with the county agent and with MIR.
Brown, potato specialist from the
State University Farm, ST. Paul.
his own seed, hand aelectcd stock
I'd be used for.a a, seed plat 81 one acre.
This yea he planted 13 acreg with
common seed and one acre with the
lland-aclccted stock. His field run
on the thirteen acros averaged only
as bushels; while the one acre OF Sc
f1ected seed:save a return OF over $50
Mr.. Porter's succcss.
since tssAst time Mr.. Porter has
specfa1izedNHAsbn certified seed potato
, production. He has also increased his
potato acreage, until last year he had
prod uesds,; a yield Of Early Ohios of
ls2kV bushels to the acre. His fifty
acreAS OF Early Ohios and Green
Mountains produced nearly 1900.
During the fall OF 1921. Mr.. Porter
cold potatoes to the amount Of $4,000
and has still seven carloads OF certi-
fed potatoes left for sale. At the
time he was interviewed he was load
ing a car Tor shipment to Nebraska.
i tNlfNh NA@Sib'hA sSSt ~ "a lt1S SlJttlu
benefit other raiscrs in The Rcd River
Valley.
other certified seed potato raisars
in Rec. Lake county ara: Waifa'
brothers Plummcr, Early Ohius.
acreage ~. and yield per. acre EGO
bushels: Joseph Mcrcil. BROOKS, Creell
/ Mountains, acreage 4. yield per acre
255 bushels: w. a. Shredder and JGha
| Hanley. Brooks. Eamlv Oh;os. liyc
aNsNE q S&~n zoe.
Porter, Rcd Lake Fails. Early Ohins,
IL ACRES, Yield pe.' acre $50 hush
els: M'aldal BROTHERS, plummec, eight
acres $50 bushels per AGRA; CjNde
(.'h;!hs. Erooks. Green Mountains.
(. eight ACES. l%3 bushels per acre;
George Pcter:on, Brooks, Green
! Noun ais. :odr ,acres. $50 bushels
.l,er acre; August Burke, Brooks,
Grccn Mountains. 10 acres, 200 bush
els per acre.; Joseph Pigeon. Brooks,
Green MountainS, 4 acres $50 bush
Eedf Lake Falls. Early Ohios, 30
acres, 500 bushels per acre on 90 IL
acres, and 265 bushels per acre on
IL acres riye September Goth,
1021.
Potatoes and Clover.
County Agent Bond states that the
potato acreage of Red Lake county
Will be increased 1905 this year.
Early Oh!9s are found to be the best
all-round potatoes tor this territory.
About 20 carloads Of potatoes have
been shipped out Of the county this
year. The farmeru of Red Lake coun-
ty are going into diveraiaed forming
before they have been foreved to.
Sweet clover has a large place in
the agricultural achame Of the county
also. 1t makes wonderful pasture for
young stock, and Deroaier Brothers
and others who r in the purebred
business are devotng part of their
acraase to this, There II no difficulty
putting it in with = nuree-crop such
as oats practically assures it's growth.
There is plenty of moisture for it also.
About seven hundred acres Of sweet
clover were growing in the county last
fall. and thia year there will be eight