| Show q UI POTATOES JUT JilT nr NESt XE DISEASE SE 01 MB M. M 3 n. n Linford of the Utah tah Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural tural college and of ot the the theU U U. S. S department department de de- nt of or agriculture while In the basin recently investigating plant disease found that n a new disease has infested this section almost overnight The Time same s me disease ha has caused practically practically a a tot total l failure o 0 or orthe the early potato crop rop in tl tho o he heaviest potato-growing potato sections of Utah and Idaho Entire fieh s in hi the Ashley va valley ey will not HOt yield even the see seed which which h has s been been planted The rhe leaves curl url up and land turn yellow ant and sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- some some- times purple while the tubers slOW show second growth the smaller potatoes pota- pota ota ota- toes oes es growing gloving like buttons on the first potato stunting the their r growth and rendering them thorn absolutely un un- marketable Uintah County Agent B E. E Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son who accompanied Mr 11 Linford on his Ills Inspection states stales that In several sever sever- al potato fields visited in Ashley va- va ley this new disease has bas made its appearance with very damaging r re- re suits Other diseases were found by Mr 11 Linford In Jim beans c carrots and anda m mn n a alfalfa falfa as s in many of ot th the apple trees |
