The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-02-17
BETTER Than ANY OIL
WELL EVER<'2ROUGHTN IN
IS P0TAT0><% PROSPECT
H. M. LOUIS, POTATO EXPERT, SAYS BONANZA|
AWAITS FARMERS OF MILK RIVER VALLEY
WHO WILL TAKE INTEREST IN RAISING|
TUBER CROP-BLISS EARLY TRIUMPH PROP
Err SEED FOR VALLEY LANDS-WILL CON-
TRACT FOR 100000 BUSHELS

The people who attended the pota- /
to meetings were very much surprised
by the facts presented to them and
the future of the Milk River Valley for
Potato Production. "Better than any
oil we'll ever brought in,' is the way
Mr. H. M. Louis, president and sales
manager of the Northwestern Potato
Exchange puts it.
The meetings scheduled for the dis
cussion of the potato industry were
greatly interferred with by the wealth
er man, but with all the bad weather
the meetings were we'll attended and
results satisfactory. Professor Har
rington, Horticulturist from the State
College at Bozeman dwelt to some ex-
tent on the treatment of potatoes and
their diseases and method of seed Sc
lection. Professor Harrington stated
we had a soil practically free from
disease and every caution should be
followed in order to keep out disease.
Disease can be kept out by treatment,
careful seed selection and proper ro-
tation o. crops. Tube unit hill method
of seed selection was strongly recon-
mended and six thoroughly reliable
men will be selected to work with the
State college and farm bureau in the
production of high class seed for the
valley. This means higher yield of
potatoes as we'll as more disease re-
sistance. Then too, every potato
raiser is urged to have one fourth or
one eighth Of an acre where similar
methods are used to produce and i'm
prove his sede.
The irrigation of potatoes, the
planting and cropping was efficiently
given at the meeting by Blaine Fer
guson, state irrigation specialist.
Following these two speakers, Mr..
H. M. Louis, who was much surprised
at the quality and quantity Of pota-
toes produced here, spoke. He came
here with the idea in mind of having
the people grow Melted Gems or he
would not have thing to do with the
potatoes produced here. After see
ing the Bliss Early Triumph grown
here and finding out how we'll it pro-
duced he changed his mind and now he
wants everyone to produce the Tri-
umphs and no one to grow the Melted
Gems. The reason for this is that
the Triumph is potato that is very
select in it's locality of producing we'll.
At present it is confined to parts of
Minnesota and Nebraska and these
sections do not produce the quantity
or quality Of the Milk River Valley.
He went on to state that the Triumph
is used for seed altogether in Texas,
Louisiana and Florida. Potatoes are
seeded there in December and the
north buys them back in June at seven
and eight cents per pound. The Milk
River Valley will supply that seed
trade, and Mr.. Louis wants 100000
bushels or more for that trade.
He states that where car of Melted
Gems or other potatoes would sell for
four hundred dollars a car of Bliss
Early Triumphs will sell for six hun
dred dollars easy.
Mr.. Louis absolutely guaranteed a
good live market for all the Bliss Tri-
umphs that could be produced. The
association he represents furnishes a
potato expert who advises in seed bed
preparation, planting and cutting and
treating Of seed, cultivation, digging,
grading, sacking and loading. The
association sells the potatoes on a ten
per cent commission. No member
ship fee is charged.
100000 bushels of Bliss Early Tri-
umphs will turn loose approximately
$200,000.00 in the Milk River Valley.
Will not that help to bring back and
develop our country and make our val
ley what it ought to be?
To do this it will be necessary for
every farmer and business man and
banker to lend each other full moral
support and cooperation. In this way
the Milk River Valley brand of Bliss
Triumphs will have nation wide rep
utation.
At Hinsdale with. a meeting of
forty-seven, 164 acres were contracted
and the business men and farmers said
they would Ssee their neighbors and
get five hundred acres more. At Glas-
gov, 263 acres We're contracted for
and 700 more are needed. Nashua
growers could not attend on account of
the railroad wreck. Dates for meet
ings at Nashua and Hinsdale and 9TH
er points will be announced later.
Contracts can be signed at the Farm
Bureau office and detailed informa-
tion obtained. This project is of vital
Importance to all as it means a 1OO,-
600. bushel warehouse, it means that
potato can be grown here that can
not be profitabiy grown any other
place in the U. S., it means a cash
crop, it means quick return, it means
the development of our valley that we
have right to be proud of.
Let's start slow with finances and
gradually increase it, and let's all