Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-30

WASHINGTON. @rp' 20 la
Tar. az - TIA. lue ma,:e inlG.
and al such di>:ods unpleasant
things >tem.ng ~ 9e -ON4 a!On-
aQcosd.n- % p,a& >oF 'urn yut"
head tor a minute 70 ~ef what else
is happening IL tMc world and
there stands d. r + Murply Of
the DeparmcG. vi Agriculture.
whose ute. ..r me immediate pas
p~eser. M .u,.re a .ea t. i be
lng dedicated 70 We -%e", potato.
/: you a. Inclined % scott II TIE
idea OF tae -oTerMn.eat paving 4
scientist ]u.. 10 %o!I. about >V'ee.
potatoes in these ,.mes hold yoa.
raucous laughter II. Nal nave
aeard ali. And none q .pug .1baid
cracHs either. aoout ti.e aIsIoya.tN
ot a man named Munhr Worrying
about wee. potato. - lie "TalQ-
son OF I..sa potat5e.. q. AIs.JI, $
Held OF rese&rc: has b9th raaietles
10 bug and hoe and promote.
It's all par. Of ~ Department q
Agriculture, broad program OF
finding new uses Tor surplus agrt-
cultural crops. While vCu Weren't
looking. while YOU had yOU eye
on the bathroom scales and the
measurement OF your hips or waist
line as .nt sex may be. While Tou
We're watching voUr die TOO closely
and cutting OF, staycnes, the con-
I'll. !, Il
off % pcr cent tycm what I WaS
40 rea~s azo. That meant that a
little MO"e Than one acre out OF
eyeys four that used to be ded.-
Gated TO the GROWING o; potatoes
had % be planted II something
else c. jJst 2lloWea 70 - % weeds.
COTTON CHOPPED
A.,o II lie x: . yeas. the
co,'o4 acreage Of tHo co'Mns has
dropped from 44G million acres to
% million acres-nossl. halt- be
c..se o. the Cccl.Na ii In" world
mari;e' for cotton. l. ". TO nnd
n"H cop. Tor these idic potato a.
c0,'pa and C'.ar aaauC0nGC,scd
crrD acres % e.o& .na. 'Gn Depart
NO. Il A-lic..'9s" >n' g:-s. and
tha, !. where - wee potato
cone INTO IL 0VN a. f.r newest
glamour rir. Of thc Y,-e'aD!e 4.na-
com
L IS the sobcr CONVICTION II Dr.
murphy and A.s cnaes- .oa ,od.t
That tlc loa.'" - ..,..'y la -
tcntia,it.cs tor de@a.cals.' o. 'aa
corn Of The sou.s tAd = eau %
things for tho aefIe."aa ,conou"
Of the No and ne Pacific coast
s'atcs TOO. I 4 t9et iced for
cairy nero. and tot .atsenmg live
stock for masEr,. I Offer a definite
solution ;og lhc problem ot .yy-
p.Y!ng the cOVn;fTa Gcm"Ld t..
s'archcs Of al EAd-
A. a STOCK feed tuc sHcrt potato
isn't the equal ot com By roluIn"
o. weight / about 'hr equivalent
pt barley. Fec ra%. II take about
tour o. five bI5Lcla 20 10 the pOod
If one Dushcl Of corn. b'' the yields
Of sweet potatoes per acre have
row been stcpp.d ap q fhat instead
Of gc,'inp q mere 90 DusAci. 10 thc
acre. soIl chemists h.gc ucrea.td
tHc y.eld 10 - iIeh 3. 30 ba@.ris.
Also .stccfmcn Enro found tnat
by feeding sweet pG,1loc- VII ~
lalta, ne rate II aan II ta'tcnin3
animal for markcf . .. Hga as
81 per cent faster thoh wien tn,
usual corn Diet Is god e%rI,a4Yrly.
For beef and ma'tDn. III" po'a'prs
are fer raT For hog and poaltrs
Iota,oca n&yc ~ b. coGErd
where Tie alIIaauraI cconomi.ts
figure tio pg'a'D 'DcE - coIans =.
LauGs a. Oh daIr9
tanas CLr nj ,ac principal co..
rclI. III Lu,...laI.t. .aG'.no lie
na.oral huaaA health ua. been
thc uAdrr-rons assumption y. dalry
rroGucts H. tar sOan To pet pcO-
pie IN Lar rural ucaa Of the south
- GrinE more mix and est moro
Juttcr ahU cn"r-c. H. = necessary
10 20 lIgh) 10 the beginning and
.lgur" ont something for the COW"
- eat. ~ tAc}jl RIgr milk Cotton
5ecc T. p0od s'Ock feed. Dtlt WITH thr
reduction III cptton acreage, tn"
.uppl" Of cotton seed has also been
.educed The sweet potato j. one
answer to that problem.
Use Uf thc sweet potato and tae /