Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-19
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Montana Development Association Gives $500 70 Com
tnue Promotion Of States Certified Seed Potatoes
Aim to Interest Southern Growers.

Whether II be manufacturing, agfi.
culture, or any other line OF production
the problem Of primary Importance IL
the creation and maIntainance Of a
consistent demand for the output 81
prices which will show fair profit.
Capacity production nuy be main
tanned and costs kept at minimum,
hut the results viii be unsatisfactory
unless markets can be found for the
merchandise on basis which viii
yield n reasonable return.
Many Montana farmers can testify
to the fact thHt volume production
does not necessarily mean profit.
From actual experience they have
found that the going price often does
not equal the cost Of production. even
though this was kept as low AK pos
slble. Especially is this true In regard
TO wheat and many letters have heen
received AT the office OF the MOnfdna
Development Association OF Bililnesl
asking why the Association aid not
do something to make possible mar
ket ut .live and let live" prices. In
stead of continually urging greater pro
ductlon. The reply has been that
worldwide conditions govern the price
Of every bushel Of wheat void In the
United States and that this organIza-
ton Is pOwerless TO alter this state
OF affairs. II was pointed out, how
ever that Increased production per
acre, Through summer tillage and crop
rotation will help to solve this prob
lem. for with considerably lowered
costs per huShel. fair return Is pos
sible even at minimum prices.
Must Secure New Markets
The Association does clearly recog-
nixe. however. that new markets must
be secured for the output of Montana
farms and no stone has been left I'M
turned in trying to locate and develop
such markets In this connection It
has been discovered that the Southern
states have been Obliged since 1920 10
secure large quantity Of certified
seed potatoes each year from the
North. due 70 the fact that mosaic
and other potato diseases had brpughtf
a condition there whereby they had
almost given up the growing Of early
potatoes, at least the Bliss Triumph,
and had swung very strongly to the
White Cobbler. The appearance OF
seed has caused q return 10
he Bliss Triumph. however. aud now
he Cobbler, In the extreme South az
east. Is practically being replaced BY
he Bliss Triumph
The State Of Louisiana. IN co-opera-
ion with the United States Depart y
nent OF Agriculture. began making
ests OF different strains ~ Bliss -
potatoes about five years ago. u
Is a result Of these tests. they have n
hown concluslyely the value OF GER :.
ain lots Of seed from different states, =.
md have 70 a great extent been recon- n
nendlng and buying on the basis of h
hese tests As result, they are very a
trong for the seed from certain stocks 4
nd will not recommend that from
Tiers. a
Montana submitted samples for the 4.
Irst time IN 1923 ana the results 81 n
hose rests showed Montana MS being =,
j the lead BY over 20 bushels ~
Realizing the Importance OF this :
howluR and determined that Montana -
Fo5ncers should reap me fun henefit =.
+ the puhlh'lty attending the results
I these tests, Ia 1894 $500 was given 3,
r. r. NJ Harrington, HoFfIculturist Of a
ae state College to enable him to prn- -.
agate Montana certified seed lni -,
onl8iana. Twenfy-four lots were subj -.
tilted and although the exact figures. y.
auprinR cnnnnri<0ns with other sfafoo Y.
n not available. 4 h understood that ns.
ontana stock maintained IT'S previous
M,
Publicity obtained from these tests 49,
ss been Widespread and letters AK / 80,
* ahpzt stock have come IN from ~
'acticalss all sectlons Of lhe country. g
rery pound a BLISS Triumph seed H.
ock available for seed porposes This rs
lNli fall was snld .cnrload lnfs ~ ~,