The Devils Lake world., 1922-08-30
Market Wants
Good Potatoes
(Farm Bureau News)

" 0AAA OuASeAN ANS"o(
1t the present time the outlook
TO the potato grower is none too
bright, however, the United States
co. isumes annually about 400,OOO,0O0
buthels of potatoes. The last gov
veSnment estimate placed the pro-
1aA,tion this year about 5O,O0O,O0O
lQ3hels above that amount which
vthld indicate that the price of po-
hies will be low this fall. In a
xi1le of over production competition
6efomes exceedingly keen and the
4u3lity of the product plays the most
IMPORTANT part in successful market
fnd. This will be true this fall in
tht case Of potatoes and the farmer
VII 70 neglects to pay particular at
te4ion to the quality of the potatoes
Shit he ships is very apt to be great
y disappointed when he receives his
rel lurn.
MOT. many people, potatoes are pota-
to,E, but to the person who has mark
stN potatoes year after year or to
xhr housewife, this is not the case.
Gssd potatoes or those which will
Pr for, The cost of production this
yenr are smooth, sound and free from
diIsases. It is the producers bust
nets to see that he allows none other
h1n such to be placed on the market.
f one stops to consider the ef-
1etF of placing poor quality potatoes
urfn the market he can readily see
wEere it would be much better to
3e.fe them on the farm to be fed to
LIVESTOCK. In the first place the de-
nat I'D will be very poor, and if sold
ut Jail, poor potatoes will not return
. profit. If diseased potatoes are
ant wed to be shipped they are very
apN to cause great damage due to rot,
wl$ch will necessitate sorting and
ka,dling which is always very ex-
pessive Before potatoes reach the
eoa,sumer they must be but in shape
Fiji for the table which, in the case
Of poor quality means that they must
Bel sorted and the worthless ones
th1P away. The producer must
PAL for'the work of sorting and for
thd freight on the worthless product
to the market. If community or
stase is to successfully raise and mar
ke. .sny product it must have the con-
4idEnce Of the consumer of that pro-
duct. Confidence can only be had by
p4ating upon the market, product
ef good quality. There is nothing
fhas will bring about more difficulty in
the marketing of potatoes than the
reputation of producing and market
ing; a product Of poor quality. On the
sthfr hand, if the buyer knows that
fhe3 product from a community or
state is always up to standard he will
odffr special induncement to get that
prdfuct. In view of the fact that
Moth Dakota is just starting to pro-
duee large amounts of potatoes for
The market, it is especially important
that the reputation of the state as a
potato producing section be protected
and that the grower allows nothing
bat IA first class product to pass onto
the| market. It is easier to establish
good reputation than to live down
had one.
q North Dakota Potato Growers
Ef fhange has recently been organic
ed.I The purpose of such an exchange
b primarily to secure the best market
possible for North Dakota potatoes.
The work of the exchange this year
VIZ. be to induce the grower to mar
ke4 nothing but the best kind of
potatoes, to establish an inspection
department. and to select Lrand or
kaads for good potatoes so that the
buyer mey readily recognize the pro-
duct when it comes to the market.
1hf exchange will put the grower in
to,f fh with buyers who are responsible
an4 honest. Such an organization
wiz no doubt be of the greatest bene-
fittto every grower who becomes as
ISOLATED with it.
Z ust proceeding the digging season
. campaign will be carried on in RAM
sey County urging potato growers to
grade their potatoes before they at
tempt to sell them. Arrangements
viii probably be made to hold several
demonstrations as to the methods of
grading and preparing potatoes for
tho market. Growers who are in
tertsted in this work should get in
touch with the County Agent and ar
range to attend such demonstrations.
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Team Of work mares, weight about
1900, 5>years old, for sale or will
trahe for milch cows. See ]. W. Budd
On S. B. Barr farm, one Lakewood
1sAd. 32-tf.