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TTOAfR ANT) FARM MAGAZTNE SECTION
Growing Good Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest
Some Ideas on the Homely "Spud” by Men Who Know Whereof They Write.
“ S c a b ,” “ D ry R o t,” and “ B lack
L e g .” In some regions of th e irrig ated
sections of th e sta te “ D ry R o t” and
“ B lack L e g ” are rep o rted as doing as
much as fo rty per cen t dam age to the
crop.
This disease is more p revalent w est of
the Cascade M ountains, w here
the
clim ate is fav o rab le for its develop­
m ent, th an in the eastern p a rt of the
state. The disease appears on any p art
of the leaf, but usually tbe spots show
first near the tip or m argin. T his may
be due to th e fact th a t th e surface wa
te r does not evu|>orate so rapidly from
these points. These diseased areas soon
die and tu rn brown and if the w eather
conditions are fav o rab le tin a lly become
black. This discoloration is o ften ac­
com panied by the crum pling of the
leaves. The diseased leaves fin ally un
dergo a to ta l decay, which often has an
o ffensive ami ch aracteristic odor.
Tubers In fec tio n Source.
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Upon the lower side of the leaves the
spots are « c n to be covered w ith a very
d elicate w hitish g ray dow ny cout,
Carl S tan ley, M anager
caused by th e fungus (P h y to p h th e ra in
festan s (M ont. D eB y).
From this
Q. K lrk e Drury, A set. Mgr.
downy coat are produced th e spores
which, under fav o rab le circum stances,
F IR E and elem ont proof
cause new spots upon the p o tato leaves.
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Besides the leaves th e disease also
convenience a n d equip­
a tta c k s the steins, causing them to de
m ent. C entral location. Two
cav. The disease causes sunken, dark
b eau tifu l dining rooma. New
colored areas upon th e surface of the
b u ffe t. Sample rooms. R ates
tu b ers them selves (F ig. 2), while the
no higher th a n those in in ­
normal w hite J«f th e inside becomes a
ferior establishm ents. A u t o
d irty brown. The disease in dry weutli
busses m eet all train s. Send
er cause» a dry rot o f th e tu b er and in j
fo r
b eau tifu lly
illu strated
wet w eath er a w et rot. T his disease '
booklet.
continues to live iti the tiibi rs in stor
age, producing a rot and so causes a
P O R TLA N D , OREGON.
large loss. The signs given above are
the usual ones to a ttra c t a tte n tio n in
th e first plane, but the disease really
commences as soon us, th e sprouts s ta rt
from in fected seed. Buch shoots do not
develop norm ally, b u t rem ain dw arfed, WANTED—AN ASSISTANT
tak e 011 a brow nish color, and when suit
At $ 1 0 0 a month
able w eath er conditions prevail fu r
uisli th e spores th a t cause a general
epidem ic of th e disease.
W e have frequent calls for trained help
The New York E xperim ent S tatio n
at-JG eucva has conducted rx|>erim ents. of th is kind. We PRODUCE experts. W s
th e resu lts of which go to prove the
statem en ts th a t th e tu b ers are tlx main, do aot have time to train you to be any*
if not th e only, source of early infer ('.«ing else than an expert. Personal instrue*
ion of th e p lan ts iu th e field.
(ion Is given in shorthand, typ ew ritin g and
A
Rack vsod by Colorado growers for cu ttin g seed potatoes.
<s- This is th e second o f a series of •
*■ articles discussing p o tato grow- v
ing.
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E y O. M. M ORRIS, H o rtic u ltu rist; J. Q.
H A LL. P la n t P ath o lo g ist, and M. A.
Y O T ilE R ij, A sfi. E ntom ologist.
H ER E are few ag ricu ltu ral crops
grow n th a t ore capable of g reater
increase in (he average yields th an
th e potato. The p lan t is grown as an
annual, b u t is reproduced from a c u t­
tin g of the tu b er, which is an under
ground FtWm.
The young p la n ts draw th eir n o u rish ­
m ent from the piece of p otato used as
seed and are stro n g or w eak in propor
tio n to the nourishm ent obtained.
Sm ail seed pieces produce small
pbrtits. Small p otatoes used whole as
seed have only a sm all am ount of food
fo r the young plants.
The general c h aracteristics of th e en
tire p lant are inorp d efin itely repro
duced In propagation th an th e special
c h aracter of th e sm all piece of th e p lan t
used as the m eans o f reproduction.
T
one or two good p otatoes and a large
num ber of sm all oues. The use o f sm all
p otatoes th a t are sorted out as culls has
th e sam e objection and generally pro
duces p lan ts th a t produce a large num
ber of sm all potatoes.
Some of the most successful large
grow ers in the Rocky M ountain states
select th e ir seed very carefu lly and
p lan t special seed patches.
In these
patches the rows are about 36 inches
a p a rt uud the lulls ab o u t six to eight
inches a p a rt in tile row. P lan ted tins
close th e p lan ts do not produce large
potatoes, but a g reat many. The sm all
to medium sized oues are used as seed
and are planted whole.
R unning Out.
When a v ariety becomes less vigor
ous, less productive, or th e |>otatoes be­
come o f Jess desirable form, we say th a t
the v ariety has “ run o u t.’ ’
T his change o f ch aracter is n early a l­
w ays due to some less lav o rab le soil, or
clim atic conditions, or to poo selection
of seed.
In some localities it is ch eap er to im
|>ort awed from o th er d istricts th an to
give th e e x tra care and a tte n tio n neces
sary in cu ltiv atio n and seed selection to
m aintain tbe stan d ard of th e v ariety .
These localities are exceptional and the
M o st D e sir a b le P la n t.
The p la n t th a t produces a large num grow ers in m ost regions should endeavor
ber of sm all po tato es is not su ita b le for to im prove th eir crops ra th e r th a n let
th e general crop and should not be them “ run o u t’ ’ and con stan tly ship in
p ropagated from . The most desirable fresh seed.
V arieties.
p la n t is the one th a t produces a fa ir
In th e S tate of W ashington th e local
num ber of good, well-developed, med
inin to large p otatoes of uniform size. conditions vary so g reatly th a t best
The general ch aracteristics o f th is de­ varieties fo r any region can be de
sirab le p lan t will be reproduced in th e term ined only by actual trial. A little
p la n ts grow n from its [«otatoes. if they inquiry am ong the local grow ers will
are grown under sim ilar soil and cli enable the p lan ter to decide on th e best
v a rie ty fo r his use. Tbe B urbank is
m atic conditions.
This fund am en tal principle is the p lan ted more widely in th is s ta te th en
basis o f the fa c t th a t the best re m its any o th er v ariety . I t is tbe leading
a re obtained in grow ing po tato es if the v ariety in th e irrig ated regions, th e up
bill is used as tbe un it of selection in lands east o f th e C ascade M ountains
stead of the single potato. The selection and is th e m ain em p v ariety in several
o f seed potatoes from the bin. [«ije or localities in W estern W ashington.
O f th e diseases o f th e p o tato th a t oe
sack is not sa tisfa c to ry because the
good individu al p otatoes selected may cur in th is country fiv e are known to
be from a bill th a t produced very few cause dam age in this state. These five
potato es or from one th a t produced only are “ L ate B lig h t,’ ’ * * B h iso ceto n ia,'
book keeping.
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