The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-07-21
SALMON, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JULY 2l, 1922
LAST YEARS SALES
OF POTATOES TABOO
AGRICULTURAL AGENT OF n. p.
COMES TO ADVISE WITH LEM
HI GROWERS OF THIS CROP.

Agricultural Agent Benz of the
Northern Pacific was with US Friday
and Saturday, July 14th and 18TH
Friday evening he spoke at the Farm
Bureau to goodly number of farmers
and others who were interested in Sci
entlfic potato production and market
ing Of potatoes and stressed the fol-
lowing points:
He admonished the farmers not to
sell the potatoes on commission under
amy %condition, as selling perishable
commodities on commission is known
all over to be inviting disaster If the
shippers and dealers in potatoes have
not enough Interest in buying for cash
they generally prove to be men who
do business on another mans capital,
aad II anything goes wrong in the
least they always creep out.
lie emphasizea grading of the pota-
toes, stating that 4 first class article
is demande14bS the market, whereas
second or thsld class stuff trying to
be put otf pn the market always
proves rslinous. Whether the people
Of Lerlhi valley market Individually
or collectively, they should see to it
That by their high grade stuff they
guild reputation for themselves in
the market so as to find an ever en-
tagging demand for their products at
the best prevailing prices at the mar
kkts.
Number one potatoes should never
be placed in anything but a number
one package, that is to say il should
be placed in new sacks, we'll filed, and
caased up by proper sewing. Many a
rood carload of potatoes have been
turned down and have been sold at
lower price than they deserved be-
cause of improper packing and in Sec
ond-class sacks.
The loading of first class potatoes
should be taken care of SO that it is
properly done, so that the car will ar
rive at the terminal points in good
shape, for when a ear is badly loaded
the tiers of sacks fall into the door
way. The people who look at such
stuff generally do not hesitate to slash
sacks left and right, and many a ear
has been ruined by such procedure.
The final point on marketing, Mr.
Benz stressed, should be absolute hon
esty, both by the producer as we'll as
the shipper, then they can expect hon
tN dealing by the receiver. No bet
ter slogan in business can be had than
that given by the Lord Jesus Christ,
when he said, 'Do unto others as you
wish to be done by"
Saturday forenoon was spent with
the County Agent, and several farm
ers, visiting and inspecting potatoes in
the field. In a few of the fields many
diseased plants were discovered, and
advice was given how to proceed to
get rid of such plants by careful load
ing ami determination of those that
have been gathered.
Several fields presented a mixture
of varieties and presented self-eyident
facts of big mistake in having such
not ripen at the same time nor can
they very we'll be marketed without
being separated, thus causing extra
in field, as the several varieties do
work without giving extra remunera-
tion. Several fields were found to be
A number one potatoes and promise
to produce first class see1 stock. The
people in the valley should recognize
that fact and should buy their supply
from parties who have good certified,
clean stock
Mr.. Benz expressed satisfaction
with the way he finds things in gener-
al in the valley, trusting that in not
too distant a time the farm community
around Salmon will produce high
class potato, not only on few of the
farms, bat on all Of them. The farm
ers evidently have benefited BY the
work Of the county agent. the exten-
sion workers as we'll as the informa-
ton given by Mr.. Benz himself rel
ative to potato production.