The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-09-11
Montana Growers Afforded
Ready Market I'm Louisiana
For Certified Seed Potatoes

DeluS quite generally USED nrOugn
out these states, despite the fac
that such seed produced so per cen
less than northern certified seed. /
will be but a question of a shor
time before the farmers of thes,
states awaken to the value of the
northern product and that will NEAR
a very rapid increase in demand. The
potential market there is difficult tt
estimate but, according to the Louis
lana professor, it will be enormous
Explaining the method used in his
state, to bring about a more general
use of certified seed, Professor Tie
bout stated that growers from GER
titled seed producing states were in
duced to send samples of free seed
to Louisiana for trial. Seed so re-
ceived was divided into eight pound
lots and given to Louisiana potato
club boys and girls to be grown I'M
der the supervision and direction of
experienced club leaders. Each boy
or girl on the first year of his or her
entry in the work received an eight
pound sack of certified potatoes,
each sack containing the name and
address of the grower and the GER
ClllSdtlOh Log VI LILO dSSOCldtlOu "
which the grower belonged. A care
full record of the growing of the po-
tatoes and their outcome was re-
CURED of each club member. In this
manner the potatoes received a wide
distribution throughout the state,
they were grown under as careful
supervision as possible, an accurate
record was kept of results, worth
while comparisons were possible and
certified seed growers were given the
best possible publicity. AS a result
of this method of extension work,
fathers and neighbors of the boys and
girls growing certified stock were
convinced of the superiority of such
seed and this brought on a general
demand the following season. Pro-
lessor TiebOut recited an instance
which occurred In a community with
which he was well acquainted. A
carload of certified seed was distrib-
uted amongboys and girls club mem
bers the first ear. The following
year 35 carloads were used and the
prospects for next year are that from
rs to 100 carloads of certified seed
potatoes will be used in this one Sec
ton alone.
A part of the effort of Professor
Tiebout during his trip to the north
ern states was to familiarize growers,
workers and railroads with
their plan of operation and to en-
more general use of this ex-
system of advertising. North
ern railroads will be asked to parti-
in this work in the same way
the railroads Of the south have
out. There the railroads car
ry seed potatoes which were to be
used in club work, free of charge.
Professor Harrington states that
Montana will continue sending seed
potatoes to Louisiana for testing pur-
poses, and that an effort will be made
his year to send a carload, and per-
haps two to be used by the louisiana
Service in it's club work,
.hus bringing the Montana produc-
srs more directly into the view of
he Louisiana growers. The testing
work carried on in previous years
been very valuable because
these tests it has been pos
'ible to bring about a direct COM
,arison between Montana potatoes
md those from other states, and Mon
ana has not suffered by the COM
,arison. During the past year this
work vas financed by the Montanal
Development Association, and by fees
collected in the work of inspecting
certified potatoes.