The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-08
HOLD SPUD SHOW
Entries Made From Every Sec
ton of United States.
Show Will Continue at Audi
tOrium Thursday and Friday.

Spuds. spuds everywhere.
mat is what one sees when going
TO the city auditorium this week The
occasion is the second annual state
potato show. and entries of potatoes
from all over the United states are
on display Kansas is well repre-
scented in the showing.
In the display are Irish and sweet
potatoes of nearly every kind. They
range from Irish cobbleFs to yellow
Nancemonds of the sweet variety.
Besides the numerous entries from
producers in Colorado. Oklahoma,
Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
and Canada, are offering the products
of their fields in competition
In the Irish varieties are such kinds
as Ohios, Cobblers, Burbanks- Green
Mountains, Pearls. Rural New York ers,
Dooleys, and a new species. Garnet
ChiliS- Sweet potatoes of these names
are shown: Nancy Hall, yellow Jer-
seys, Porto Ricos. Red Bermudas, Red
Jerseys, California Goldens. Southern
Queens. Black Spanish, Bronze Pride
of Kansas. Yellow Nancemonds, and
a new variety. called MuIky Goldens-
15e Entries in Show.
Progress of the show is best shown
by the entries which are on display.
The number this year is $50. This is
several times larger than il was last
year
Besides the potatoes. there are dis
plays OF potato machinery. spray ma
terial -inoculatiOn material. displays
Of potato diseases, of potatoes ana
methods of control seeds of different
kinds and many other things closely
correlated with the potato industry.
The show will continue tomorrow and
At the program opening the show Mt 1
o'clock this afternoon, Mayor Herbert ).
COrwine gave the address of welcome; w;
p. Stuart Of the office OF horticultural
pathological Investigations SPOKE At inc
aAt.fhooh SESSION on 'll',l - - Nr,Hss;.,II,s
rotato King of CoIorsfoN told OF some of
the experiences in growing potatoes In
Y, Nj HuIpieu. of Dodge City. Kan,
spoke on the growing Of Irish potatoes In
Ford county under Irrigation. The other
speaker Of the afternoon was a g. Ielass'
Paul MINI.
4 film will be shown at the meeting
tonight showing some of the methods OF
raising potatoes in other sections Of the
country The evening program VIII start
G. q Gignous. assistant supervisor of |
agriculture Of the~TniOn Pacific railroad. /
Of Omaha. Neb, will speak az the session
which starts 1T o'clock THURSDAY morn 1Ia- |
ing. on shipping Of Kansas potatoes HIS
address will be followed by talks by Jess
Hanley- Of Topeka, on potato set ~ .p Los,
meets for 1928 CLOSER Operation Between i
the Grower and the Dealer will be the /
theme of the address by & e Mlcnael'
president OF Michael SwansOn-B Brady Pro
,luce Co. Of Kansas city, Mo. = e. RODO
af the bureau Of markets. Washington, ID /
T. will talk on bureau OF markets inspee. /
tom service The morning session VIII Il
close with the reading Of some correspon- L
sleu,-p on what other markets have to say |
abouF kaw Valley potatoes
SearIa VIII Speak
Ralph Searle or the shawnee county |
farm bureau. will speak the Shawnee
sounty farm bureau aud potato work
Judging OF the exhibits will be the first
order Of business in the afternoon seed
Potato Inspection in Wisconsin VIII be the ]
subject OF a talk by J. w Rrann, OF the /
slepartmeuf Of agriculture. Of the Jnlver- 1
sitv Of Wisconsin David Sour, a potato !
grower ~ Hayti. South Dakota. will talk /
an potato seed production in his state.
..C'nmmerriaI Production Of Seed Pota-
toes will be the subject Of the address OF /
" Il Vcattie. extension hOrticulturiSt. of Il
the bureau Of plant industry OF the United 1
uuet and program viii be given at the !
chamber Of Commerce in the evening /