TTOMF AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
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Growing Some Good
Potatoes
in
the
Pacific
Northwest
Ideas on the Homely "Spud” by Men Who Know Whereof They Write.
“ S c a b ," “ D ry R o t," and “ Black
L e g ." In some regions of the irrigated
sections of the state “ Dry R o t" and
“ Black L e g " are reported as doing as
much as forty per cent dam age to the
crop.
This disease is more prevalent west of
the Cascade M ountains, where the
clim ate is favorable for its develop­
m ent, than in the eastern p art of the
state. The disease appears on any part
of the leaf, but usually the spots show
first near the tip or margin. This may
be due to the fact th at the surface wa
ter does not evaporate so rapidly from
these points. These diseased areas soon
die and turn brown and if the w eather
conditions are favorable finally become
black. This discoloration is often ac
companied by the crum pling of the
leaves. The diseased leaves finally un­
dergo a total decay, which often has an
offensive and characteristic odor.
Tubers Infection Source.
Upon the lower side of the leaves the
spots are seen to be covered with a very
delicate whitish gray downy coat,
Oarl Stanley, Manager
caused by the fungus (Phytophthera in-
festans (M ont. DeBv). From this
O. Klrke Drury, Aset. Mgr.
downy coat are produced the spores
FIR E and elem ent proof
which, under favorable circumstance«,
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cause new spots upon the potato leaves.
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Besides the leaves the disease also
ment. Central location. Two
attacks the stems, causing them to de­
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cay. The disease causes sunken, dark-
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colored areas upon the surface of the
no higher than those in in
tubers them selves (Fig. 2), while the*
ferior establishm ents. A u t o
normal w hite of the inside becomes a
busses meet all trains. Send
dirty brown. The disease in dry weath
f o r beautifully illustrated
er causes a dry rot of the tuber and in
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wet w eather a w et rot. This disease
continues to live in the tubers in stor­
age, producing a rot and so causes a
PORTLAND, OREGON.
large loss. The signs given above are
the usual ones to attract attention in
the first place, but the disease really
commences as soon as the sprouts start
from infected seed. Such shoots do not
develop norm ally, but remain dwarfed,
take on a brownish color, and when suit­
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able w eather conditions prevail fur
nish the spores that cause a general
epidemic of the disease.
The New York Experim ent Station We have frequent calls for trained help
at Geneva has conducted experim ents, of this kind. We PRODUCE experts. We
the results of which go to prove the
statem ents th at the tubers are the main, do Aot have time to train you to be any­
if not the only, source of early infer thing els« than an expert. Personal instruc­
ion of the plants in the field.
tion is given in shorthand, typew riting and
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one or two good potatoes and a large
num ber of small ones. The use of small
This is the second of a series of <s> potatoes th at are sorted out as culls has
& articles discussing potato grow- • the same objection and generally pro­
ing.
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<S> ber of small potatoes.
Some of the m ost successful large
in the Rocky M ountain states
Ey O. M. MORRIS, Horticulturist; J. Q. growers
select their seed very carefully and
HALL, Plant Pathologist, and M. A. plant
special seed patches. In these
YOTHERS, Asst. Entomologist.
patches the rows are about 3t> inches
and the hills about six to eight
HERE are few agricultural crops apart
inches apart in the row. JMauted this
grown that are capable of greater close
the plants do not produce large
increase in the average yields than
but a great many. The small
the potato. The plant is grown as an potatoes,
to medium sized ones are used as seed
annual, but is reproduced from a cut­ and
are planted whole.
ting of the tuber, which is an under­
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ground stem.
a variety becomes less vigor­
The young plants draw their nourish­ ous, When
less productive, or the potatoes be­
m ent from the piece of jw tato used as
of less desirable form, we say th at
seed and are strong or weak in proper come
the variety has “ run o u t."
tion to the nourishment obtained.
This change of character is nearly a l­
Small seed pieces produce small ways
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due to some less favorable soil, or
plants. Small potatoes used whole as clim
atic
conditions,
or
to
poor
selection
seed have only a small amount of food of seed.
A u t o m o b ile T r ip s !
E L IT E PR IV A TE BUSINESS
fo r the young plants.
H are yen ever Htooped to think how you
In
some
loc^ities
it
is
chra|>er
to
im
COLLEGE
The general characteristics of the en­ port seed from other districts than to will carry your cloth«** and provisions on
your machine, or how you will krep the
tire plant are more definitely repro give the extra care and attention neces perishable
food cool on a hot da> f If not—
M snde X. Decker, A. M.. Principal.
duced in propagation than the special sttry in cultivation and seed selection to
W rite or See SM ITH He Makes the
character of the small piece of the plant m aintain the standard of the variety.
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used as the means of reproduction.
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These
localities
are
exceptional
and
the
Most Desirable Plant.
G uaranteed to keep things cool.
in most regions should endeavor
The plant that produces a large num growers
nything Else ou Need for
improve their crops rather than let And He Makes A the
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her of small potatoes is not suitable for to
Trip.
“ run o u t" and constantly ship in
Smith M akes and Repairs T runks.
the general crop and should not be them
fresh
seed.
Sample
Cases
and
Grips
propagated from. The most desirable
W rite Ua for Price
V arieties.
plant is the one that produces a fair
num ber of good, well developed, med­ In the S tate of W ashington the local E D W . L. S M I T H
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ium to large potatoes of uniform size. conditions vary so greatly th at best
Portland. Oregon.
The general characteristics of this de­ varieties for any region can be dc
sirable plant will be reproduced in the term ined only by actual trial. A little
plants grown from its potatoes, if they inquiry among the local growers will
are grown under sim ilar soil, and cli­ enable the planter to decide on the best
W h e n In S e a t t le
variety for his use. The Burbank is
m atic conditions.
This fundam ental principle is the planted more widely in this state than
basis of the fse t that the best results any other variety. It is the leading
are obtained in growing potatoes if the variety in the irrigated regions, the up
hill is used as the unit of selection in lands east of the Cascade M ountains
stead of the single potato. The selection and is the main crop variety in several
of seed potatoes from the bin, pile or localities in W estern W ashington.
sack is not satisfactory because the O f the diseases of the potato th at oc
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good individual potatoes selected may cor in this country five are known to
be from a hill th a t produeed very few cause dam age in this state. These five
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potatoes or from one that produced only are “ L ate B lig h t," “ R bizocetonia,"
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