Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-15
MANY CHANGES
MAKE POTATO
TOUR AN EVENT
Every Potato Grower In Eastern
Shore OF Virginia Should
Attend The Event
DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE
OF SPECIAL INTEREST

A good many changes and develop
ments have occurred during the last
year in the Potato Industry, as well
as in agriculture in general. There
fore every effort possible has been
made to make the Virginia potato
event interesting and up-to-date.
Many of the most outstanding fea-
lures connected with the potato in
dustry will be demonstrated, display
ed and discussed. For this reason
every potato grower on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia should attend.
Since Insect Control, especially
Flea Beetle, is becoming so important,
a very intensive series of expert
ments are being conducted by L. d.
Anderson, Assistant Entomologist of
the Virginia Truck Experiment Sta
ton on the Paradee and Miles farms
near Mona. At this point the Tour
will assemble at $3.50 A. M.
DR.. Harry G. Walker, Entomologist
of the Virginia Truck Experiment
Station will discuss the work under
way.
The second stop will be at the f.
r. Phillips farm to observe the po-
tatoes planted in twin rows, a sys-
TEN which is becoming quite popular
with some of the larger northern po-
tato growers.
The third stop will be at r. Finney
Mason's farm, one mile south of
Mappsville, to observe source of seed
and strains of potatoes in which are
included some of the new strains of
early potatoes being developed by the
U. S. d. A. Bureau of Plant Industry.
The fourth stop will be at Perry
Bloxom's farm just south of Pastoral
to observe series Of fertilizer plats
in which various percentages of or
ganic and inorganic sources of fer
rogen are used, also fertilizer with
and without magnesium, as well as
acid and neutral reacting fertilizers.
The Tour plans to arrive at the
Eastern Shore Branch of the Virgin
ia Truck Experiment Station, one mile
south of Onley, in time for luncheon,
which will be served by the ladies of
the Onley Community League. After
lunch, DR.. H. H. Zimmerley, Director
of the Virginia Truck Experiment
Station will give the address of well
come and explain some of the work
being conducted by this Institution.
AS Farm Credit is receiving so much
attention by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture and so many
of the farmers of the Eastern Shore
of Virginia have taken advantage of
various types, such as they obtained
through the Federal Land Bank, Bank
for Cooperatives and local Product
ion Credit Association, Captain c. R.
Arnold Of the Farm Credit Admins
tration will be chief speaker.
j. H. Quisenberry, of the Virginia
Extension Service will discuss some of
the important phases of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act as it pertains
to the Eastern Shore.
The plats of the Eastern Shore EX-
pertinent Station will be inspected and
various phases of the work will be ex-
planned by representatives of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture and Vir-
ginia Truck Experiment Station.
Since so many people have eXper-
fenced trouble in getting good stand
of potatoes especially during the past
year, every potato grower should OBJ
serve the fertilizer application eX-
pertinent. Mr.. G. A. Cummings of the
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
will be with us to explain this work.
Proper method of placing fertilizer
is as important as proper kind.
A larger, than usual machinery ex-
hibit will be on display. There will
also be many other interesting fea-
lures which will be of interest and
benefit to those in attendance.
Many of the discussions, exhibits
and demonstrations will be of spec
ial iterest to the ladies. Therefore,
every farmer should be sure to bring
his wife.