'April
,.1941
News and Herald Farm Pago
PAGE THIRTEEN
'Certified Potato
Seed Production of
Major Importance
A
H-,By C. A. HENDEHBOlf I
( ' County Agent
,:i i the productlqn of certified
' K-r6 putatoes li of outstanding
1 importance In maintaining high
limlity seed stock. It also uas en
Oliver purpose, Inasmuch It
MKmilatea interest In. hotter pro
illiotlmi prartlcos end provides
i Unified iwd growers with ao
riirale Information on potato
diseases, Improved practices and
other matteri of educational na
ture. 1 .'Certification does not prevent
j)j,ilbllity of disease infectlnl
twtifled seed but doea act a an
';. excellent brake In this direction,
u It eliminates, aa far a la
liumanly possible, all potatoes
:- Hint are affected with certain
. rartous potato diseases. Ivan
; w!U certification, grower! Inter
I csted In purchasing and growing
:S cr si if led seed should use every
' precaution. Occasionally seed is
' brought in from several hundred
J mile and found to be of poorer
; quality than seed grown locally.
The1 old saying of "Distance
lends enchantment" or "The
: paxojre looks greener on the
oilier side of the fence" applies
in the purchase of seed potatoes.
i Serri potatoes should always be
thoroughly Investigated before
i buying.
I Potato seed certification In
Oregon Is administered under
Oregon laws providing a board
of certification, supervised by
i V I extension service of the
:. "'on State college. Profossor
, (j. B. liyslop. head of Uie farm
crops department. Is In charge
, of the actual field Inspection
' work, as well as the seed testing
laboratory at Corvallis. In the
, respective counties of the state,
' certification Is carried out under
i direct supervision of the county
extension agent. All applies
tions and all eollectlon of fees
are made through the local
county office.
Any grower who pays estab
lished faea and agrees to abide
by rules as established for certl
ficatlon la eligible In any county
where there Is a reasonable are
age entered for certification. The
grower may be an Individual,
firm, or a corporation.
In case of non-compliance, the
oollega reiervei the right to re
turn fees or cancel application!.
Growers desiring to certify
must file their applications with
the county agent's office on or
before July 13th. Checks and
money orders should be made
payable to the Oregon State col
lege. At least two field inspections
and one inspection after digging
will be made. Additional field,
or tuber Inspections may be
made at the discretion of the in
spector. In addition, a laboratory!
inspection (or bacterial ring rot
will be made on all lota passing j
previous Inspections. Tags will
be Issued when paid for, for lota
properly sorted to meet the re
quirements for certified seed. All
of these Inspections are primar
ily to Insure that certified seed
will be aa free from disease aa
possible.
In order to Insure proper grad
ing, representatives In charge of
certification may ask for federal
state shipping point Inspection
for grade, aa provided In the
potato grading law, the regular
fee for this Inspection being
charged.
No potatoes may pas as cer
tified when they are growing
within J00 feet of potatoes too
diseased to pas except when In
the Judgment of the Inspector
there 1 sufficient natural bar
rier or other protective measure
to prevent the spread of disease.
Different varieties grown In the
samo field should be distinctly
separated aa by road, strip of
other crop, or some barrier nec
essary to avoid danger of mixing.
Mixing should be guarded
against In storage In the bins.
Fields should not be passed U
they are In such condition that
proper Inspection cannot be
made or there 1 any question
as to variety, purity, or samples
grown at central testing plot are
not satisfactory, rogulng has not
been dune, or percentage of dis
eases and pests is above adopted
itandards.
Limits of disease allowed are:
Mild mosaic or similar diseases.
3 per cent: witches broom
rugosu mosaic, leafroll or similar
diseases, 1 per cent; wilts or ab
normul conditions, 2 per cent;
ring rot in any amount; black'
leg, 2 per cent; heavy rhlroc
tonla infection; any serious
amount of late blight; or over 5
per cent of virus or similar dis
ease. Tuber diseases will dis
qualify at bin Inspection for any
amount of rlngrot, 10 per cent
vascular internal discoloration,
any wart, eelworm or larvae of
the potato tuber moth; serious In
fection of rhizoctonla or common
scab; or out of condition due to
heat, cold, excessive sprouting,
lack of ventilation or other fac
tors. Special yellow tags are is
sued, If desired, where trace of
ring rot Is found. This 1 a new
ruling and so far has not been
used In Klamath county.
Seed having passed all field
and bin Inspections next must
undergo a laboratory test made
at Corvallis. Sample are taken
and sent In from all aeed lot In
the county for this purpose. If
potatoes successfully pass this,
they are eligible for sealing and
tagging, but should either ring
rot or nematode show up at any
time in any quantity potatoes are
immediately rejected for either
blue or red tag.
The highest grade Is blue tag,
which must conform to all stand
ards for U, 8. No. 1 potatoes ex
cept for lze and shall be of good
varietal type. No certified pota
toes may exceed 12 ounces in
weight, except, that such large
potatoes, by special agreement
with the buyer, may be tagged
as large certified aeed with the
words "over 12 ounces" written
or printed across the face of the
tag. Potatoes smaller than U. S.
No. 1 may be sold as certified
seed providing the words "single
drop" are printed or written
across the tag. Single drop seed
Is well shaped eed that may be
planted whole and conforms to
U. S. No. 1 alia B, or to the grade
Oregon Single Drop. In addition
to conforming to the require
ments of U. S. No. 1, blue tag
seed must not contain potatoes
distinctly off type.
Red tag seed was added at the
request of growers who nave de
veloped markets for their field
run seed Including single drops
and the better No. 2s. The red
tag seed must pass the same re
quirements for disease as the
blue tag. Differences In sort are
allowed, as follows: Up to 23 per
cent of V. S. No. 2 potatoes are
allowed; and large potatoes over
12 ounces are permissable, as
well as single drops. Sunburned
potatoes are allowed if in good
condition. Culls, spindly, badly
pointed, or very rough tubers,
and those with unhealed cut or
bruises must be removed. It
should be remembered that red
tag must meet same disease re
quirements as blue, the differ
ence being entirely in grade.
The first field inspection on
potatoes entered for certification
Is generally made between the
13th and 23th of July, depending
upon the season. Growers, how
ever, should not wait for this In
spection but should immediately
rogue out diseased plant as they
appear. Rogulng is the term used
for pulling out undesirable
plants. Sometimes these are not
diseased plants but are plant
that are weak for other reasons.
Plants, seed pieces and new
tubers from diseased hill should
be taken out, carefully placed In
a sack or other container to avoid
scattering any aphlds that may
be present, and removed from
the field. Rogulng should be
done early In the season and
whenever necessary. Most suc
cessful seed grower begin their
rogulng early and continue late
Some of them rogue as often as
six or eight time during the
season. The person doing the
roguing should be with the in
spector during all field Inspec
tions and should not hesitate to
ask any questions relating to
plant diseases and seed certification.
The second Inspection Is made
about 30 days after the first, and
Is timed to remove current
son spreads of early infection,
as well as late season develop
ment of other diseases. Other in
spections may be made at option
of the inspector. Fields may be
rejected at any inspection it they
do not meet requirements.
A further Inspection of tubers
1 usually made at digging tune
and again after they are stored
In cellars, samples being taken
j for laboratory tests. Tagging is
i done under the supervision of
the county agent's office, certifi
cation tags being attached and
sealed with the seal of .the State!
of Oregon. '
Each year approximately BOO
acres of potatoes, both Whit
Rose and Russet, are entered for
certification in Klamath county.
Usually from one-half to two-
third of the potatoes entered
meet requirement and are sold
aa certified seed in Klamath
county and to outside buyers.
During the month of March,
1041, a total of 73 cars of certi
fied seed was shipped to outside
growers.
Orowlng certified seed and the
production of small seed plot
and tuber units of selected
strains are essential and neces
sary if maximum amount of
high quality potatoes are to con
tinue in Klamath county. It is
Interesting to note that In the
last 13 years, potato yields on the
Klamath project have increased
approximately 400 per cent.
Good seed has been responsible
for a considerable part of this
increase.
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