Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-30
Many Attended First Session
Today To Discuss lnspec-
ton Law And Ways And
Means or. Operation;
Growers And Dealers Are
Urged To Attend Thurs
day Meeting.

County agents, prospective potato
inspectors, growers, dealers and gov
eminent men today launched the new
potato inspection system in North
Dakota. at a potato grading school
conducted by the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural college. The sessions. which
will continue Thursday, are being
held in the new bonded warehouse.
corner of Ninth street and University
avenue. They mark the first step in
the movement to raise the standard
Of spuds shipped out Of this state and
to protect both buyers and shippers
in case of litigation in regard to quail
ity of potatoes shipped.
The sessions today were conducted
primarily for county agents n pros
pective inspectors. but Thursday the
meetings will be more general in ma
ture and officials in charge are anx-
ious h a growers and dealers attend
in large numbers to get the benefit
Of the information in regard to in
spection.
State and Federal.
The inspection system to be used
in this state for the first time this fall
is a coordination of state and federal
facilities and funds, and for this rea-
son the service rendered to the grow
1 Al NC uOuDAy VdludUlc DIS d SOiIl.
bined federal and state certificate will
be issued to the shipper following in
spection. the former being recognized
as prima facie evidence in all courts
and accepted as final decision by all
potato dealers. according to r. M.
Peterson, Of the U. s. Department of
Agriculture who will supervise the
inspection in this state.
THE advantage Of the inspection"
Mr.. Peterson said, Lies principally in
esta blishing at the shipping point the
actual grade of the potatoes, and thus
the shipper doe not need to depend
on IN arbitrary grading by the buyer
at the terminal. The other prime
benefit will be the raising of the stand
ard of the product, as shippers will
find that only the better grades of
spuds will be in demand, and hence
will be discouraged in sending any
thing else.
Expert From Washington.
The principal speaker of this morn
ing's session. which was devoted to
explaining the inspection law and
regulations, was Wells A. Sherman,
of Washington, D. c., in charge of
field work of the bureau of markets
of the Department of Agriculture. He
explained the inspection system in de-
tail. A round table discussion follow
ed his talk.
r. c. Butner, Of Chicago, supervis-
or of inspection in the Central states
also spoke, illustrating the various
grades. using potatoes on hand for
examples. He also took up the various
technical terms used and explained
their meaning and purpose.
Worth Covey of the North Dakota
A Ur}r111t1lval COLLAGE told hnuy n0fofo
diseases effected the grading of the
product.
Discussed Marketing.
This afternoon Geo. P. Wolf, OF
Fargo, assistant county agent leader,
discussed the construction Of potato
warehouses, pits, feeding Of culls to
stock and the marketing problem in
general.
Following Mr.. VOLTS talk. the aft
ernoon session was devoted to the ac-
tual grading Of potatoes by county
agents and others. to give them the
necessary to do this with experts on
hand to guide their efforts. These
agents will later conduct similar
ties for the benefit Of growers and
dealers.
On Thursday morning o. B. Ldnd
of the state railway commission will
be the principal speaker. He will tell
of the part the state plays in the work
of inspection. 1t is understood hat the
state is divided into three districts in
each Of which a supervising inspec-
tor will be placed.
At the present time seventeen states
have Joined with the federal inspec-
ton bureau to conduct the work
Jointly, but to date the state of Min
nesota has not affiliated it's work with
that of the government, and hence
federal inspectors are not placed in
that state, according to Mr.. Peterson,
although there have been many re-
quests for this service by individual
growers.
M. A.. Russell Of Minneapolis, rep.
%resenting the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. is also scheduled
to speak Thursday. ~,
Mr.. Wolf, in charge Of the school,
was very urgent in his desire to have
as many growers and dealers at this
session as possible, as it is seldom
that such an array of experts on POI
tatoes are gathered in this state, and
he expressed confidence that there
efforts will be an impetus to potato
growing in this state.
Mrs. Sanshof Dying;