Garfield County News | 1934-03-02 | Page 1 | Inspectors Find County Potatoes Are Disease Free

inspectors FIND COUNTY POTATOES ARE DISEASE FREE at a meeting of the potato growers of this 11 district hold held in pan baltch last weeta it was found by clinton J kjar district crop inspector that the potatoes in this district are froe from the dreaded tuber moth the inspectors asked for the cooperation oper aaion of the merchants mer chanta and civic organizations not to purchase inny kind of vegetables shipped in 0 old id sacks or op boxes from california or arizona as both states aro are affer affected led by the tuber moth the real danger Is not to the potato growers said mhd inspector but being quarantined against selling into other states to is the vital point nevada ne ta da has already put up a quarantine against utah vege t ables no d Is e as ed pota itow were found in tills this district the crop inspectors spec tora tors reported and stat cl the host best way to keep out this tuber moth aloth Is to retrain refrain from buying new potatoes that were not inspected spec ted which are shipped in and may contain tuber motil moth 11