Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-29 | Page 2 | Potato Crop is Close to Normal

potato Potato Crop Is Close Clos to Normal IDAHO FALLS Ida Oct 29 AP Damage AP-Damage Damage to the potato crop the upper Snake river v Ealley lh y has been light Digging Is practically finished and estimates Ion on loss from frost indicate not more Ithan than 5 to 10 per percent cent with much of that loss falling on the farmer who failed tailed to get his rows wide apart and nd keep them well hilled up Eastern East- East I em ern ern buyers are on the market here paying as high as as' 3 for spuds in Ithe yesterday dealers are up in arms against the commercial grade es established es- es by lY the commissioner of agriculture This Thi grade allows a larger percentage of low quality potatoes than then the United States No 1 which is the grade established for selected All potatoes carrying the United States No 1 1 brand are double doubles s sorted to remove all frosted spuds Potatoes dug prior to the first firs freeze two weeks ago bring a 25 per p r cent premium