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12 HOME 'AND FAEM MAGAZINE SECTION Potatoes For California THAT OREGON and Washington supply ono potato producing dis trict of California approximately 700 cars of seed potatoes in a year, comes as quite a surprising announce ment. The authority for this state ment is no less a personage than W. E. Shear, Assistant Horticulturist of the Unitod States Department of Agricul ture, who is now in charge of the Ex perimental Station in the Delta Sec tion of the San Joaquin and Sacramen to Rivers. Mr. Shear has been making an in-' vestigating trip throughout Oregon to study the conditions surrounding the raising of potatoes. The section from which Mr. Shear comes furnishes Cali fornia with about two-thirds of her en tire potato crop. Potatoes from Ore gon and Washington boiug later than those below, come at a time which makes them valuable for seed. It has been stated that a great many pota toes received from the Northwestern states are inoculated with fungus trou ble. Bhrizoctonia, commonly called "Bhizoc" for short, is not the least of these troubles. It is a form of fungus which, in the potato, shows in small black spots. When these potatoes are used as seed, it is transformed to the plant, which it attacks below ground. Attacking Disease. "The eradication of these difficulties are what I am investigating at this time," said Mr. Shear. "The grower cannot be too particular in his work. A simple means of treatment for pota toes affected in this way is before seeding. By a sohition of eorrosiv sub limate disolved in hot water, S ounces to 30 gallons of water, a preventative is supplied. In this mixture seed pota toes should ba soaked for two hours. "Seed potatoes ore not as well se lected as they should be. If chosen from a hill in the field, a much better result will be achioved. Nothing should be selected which is not known by name and true to type. Professor Baker has said that the grower in three years of careful seeding and planting can double his crop. "The grower of potatoes can woD hope to get 50 cents a sack more from the planter for seed purposes if he will use better judgment in growing and selecting same. This means a better profit to the grower and not a very great increase in cost to the planter, in planting 9 or 10 sacks to the acre. Storage of potatoes for seed should be at a temperature of about 33 to 38 de grees. A potato convention was held at Moorland, California, September 25th and 26th. It was called by the Cali fornia State Horticulturist Commission ers and was dedicated to the discus sion of potato improvement. Represen tatives from the neighboring states were invited to attend and their co operation asked. E. C. Roberts, president of the Ore gon State Board of Horticulture, has been made familiar with Mr. Shears' visit to the Northwest and its purposo, and heartily endorses the movement for the betterment of potato growing. stances. Heavy forest fires In the Cas cades and in Washington obscured the sun so much of tho time that it was comparatively cool At times, he says, the pall of smoke was so dens tnat It would be accessary ti have lamp lit during the noonday meaL The drouth this year was of 73 days' duration, which would seem a short period as compared with the 168 days without rain in 18S3, if Mr. Snyder is correct in his recollection, and it seems likely that he is, as Rev, Joseph Ho- berg, of MeMinnviHa, and Hon. Thoa, Brunk, of Eola, bear him out In his assertion. "Anyway, ws are glad it rained this week, even if it did cause soma ineoi venionee to hop pickers." Professor H. T. French, stata leader of county field work, has spent con siderable time recently in making aa investigation of the work of tha Agri cultural College farm advisors. ADVOCATING IRRIGATION Secretary Lane Proposes Commission. & ECRETARY LANE of the Depart 4fc ment of the Interior has proposed! an Interstate Irrigation Commis sion to convene in Helena, Mont., on October 1. Prom there a train load of delegates and visitors will go to Cal gary, Alberta, to attend the first inter national Irrigation Congress, Oct. 5-9. Indications point to an excellent at tendance and ono of the best agricul tural and horticultural exhibitions. The official call went out the early part of August and certificates of ap pointment issued at tho fame time have been heartily responded to both in the United States and Canada. The pro gram promises many interesting and valuable discussions of an international character, subjects having a bearing on the climatic and development questions relative io both the United States and Canada, and these subjects will be j handled by men who have had consid-1 erable experience in the problems of irrigation, aijong them Hfn. A. A. Jones, assistant secretary of the De partment of the Interior of the United States, who has taken a leading part in the satisfactory adjustment of the many serious problems confronting the settlers on irrigated lands in the West ern states. Many of the leading irriga tionists of Canada will also have a place on the program. Members of Congress, of Parliament, of chambers of commerce, of boards of trade and other institutions have inti mated their intention of being present from all parts of both countries. Presi dents of agricultural and irrigation as sociations welcome the opportunity to discuss tho problems relative to both irrigation ard dry farming. The need of correct solutions of farming prob lems is more than ever emphasized on account of the agricultural products in Europe. It is predicted 'that America must prepare now to demonstrate the truth of her claim that she "feeds the world." Irrigation and intensive farm' ing are to be encouraged as never be fore. Those attending the Calgary Con gress will be given an opportunity to inspeet the largest single irrigation pro ject in America, as they will find them selves practically on the sito of the Canadian Pacific irrigation block. Here nearly a million acres have been brought under ditch, and the total length of canals and ditches of this vast undertaking exceeds 5,100 miles. The Citv of Caleary is preparing a royal welcome for the visitors and dele gates, and the railways are arranging a number of interesting side trips. The one of most interest to irrigationists will be over the Baasano irrigation pro ject which was completed last April. Another attractive trip will be to Bamff, some eighty miles from Cal gary, where mountain drives and climb ing, nshing, boating ana Datning are strong inducements to the pleasure seeker. To those making a longer stay a trip across the Rocky Mountains will appeal. Drought of 1883 Still Holds Good EATHER RECORDS are disputed by the Polk County Itemiser, A. V. R. Snyder, whose memory of what has transpired in these parts is about as clear as any of the early day settlers, disagrees with the Oregonian's statomont that the dry spell of 1914, which has just been broken, is the long est in the historv of Oreeon. 1883, Mr. Snyder says, n rain fell in this part j of the Willamette Valloy from April 15th till October 1st. The ground got so dry, he said, that in places it cracked open wide enough to admit a man's foot. 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