Show ALMOST Losi LOST BIG DISCOVERY Predatory Bird Carried Off Pod Pod Con Con- taming Precious Seed That Produced Produced Produced Pro Pro- Burbank Potatoes S Luther Burbank recently told Colorado Cob Colo rado 10 potato men a n stor story o of Ills discovery discovery ery ry of the world famous Burbank potato potato potato po po- po- po tato which has hus only recently come corne to light While Burbank was meriting with potatoes about twenty years ago he lie noticed In lId patch on one plant which held on one particularly promising pod of seeds To his practiced practiced eye eje these seeds and the plant which bore them would contain the germ of a n new and excellent potato I If he had thought It necess necessary r he be would have haye put a watchman over this one small see seed ball As It de developed eloped I later ter the lie money that would have been required for tor a n watchman would Mould have been but a n minute dr dro drop p of silver sliver In Inthe Inthe inthe the ocean of gold which this one CIne pod pd as vas destined to produce Every er morning Burbank would ou d go o oto to toulie the patch ch to see how the pod faring ami I often during each day he would woul look 1001 at the plant jdant to discover the tI time e when the pod could be picked One morning li he went vent Into the patch patch- and tho the pod was gone With the help of workmen h he sear searched hed for It ft Finally Finally Final Final- ly hunting for tor hours 20 feet a OY from the plant In the midst of other plants the pod was as found j I think a bird must have lut e picked It oft olt and tried trIM to c carry rr It awa away Mr lIr S Burbank tolt the tile Colorado potato l men tl LoW there It lay and I picked ed it up and planted th the seo sods seeds s. s an and that's how we ue have potatoes today today toda to to- da day I 5 |