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Show II UTAH PRODUCING OVEfl I THREE MILLION BUSHELS OF POTATOES ANNUALLY. I For tho past 5 years Utah has I produced a yearly average ofl, 3, 3G9.400 bushels of potatoes I "" on 20.G00 acrqs at a value of $2,G32,000 according to a circular cir-cular Just issued by tho Exh periment Station of tho Utali Agricultural College. Prof-Geergo Prof-Geergo Stewart, author of tha circular, states that Utah ranks seoond in tho United States In average yield per aero with 1G' bushels,, Malno being tho only state with a heavier acre-yield Tho average farm price received receiv-ed for potatoes in Utah during tho last ten years Is seventy eight cents a bushel. According to Prof. Stewart potatoes do best in a cool cli- mate with a fairly long growi mg-BenBon". Morgan County has the highest acre-yiold Ir Utah with 198 bushels. Tho warmer countries fall much be low this, the average acre-t yield in Washington Country be i t.r ... ' ing only 127 bushels whilo thcU other warm countries are mucK I 1 below this. Potatoes are showi toMnako most of their growt'i I late In tho season, growth con tlnuing until over 90 per cent of tho follago is dead. In an experiment cited tho production produc-tion of marketable potatoes was shown to Increaso over seven bushels a day from August 7 to August 30, the makctablo yield being twenty times at great as tho last day of August as it was on the first day. On August 30, in this experimenl growth was considered' com plcte as 99 per cent of tho vinei were found to be dead. fTho size of the potato sot, Beed' selection, sel-ection, and Irrigation have almost al-most equal influences on tho total production of marketable potatoes. In substantiation of this statement Prof. Stewart has cited conclusive experiment data from various experiment stations stat-ions showing the best practice 'to follaw in each case. Prof. Stewart, who says that estimates placo tho loss from discaso in tho State at about $300,000 yearly of which two-thirds two-thirds is duo to Rhlzoctonia and Fusarium wilt, and tho remainder remain-der to miscellaneous diseases, has given a thoro discussion of the control measure which have boon found most successful Tho circular which is well illustrated ill-ustrated contains 64 pages which aro largely devoted to a discussion of numerous other vital factors in potato produc-ion, produc-ion, among which aro such subjects sub-jects as climate and soil, seed selection, methods of cultivation, cultiva-tion, diseases and their control harvesting, storage, and marketing. market-ing. Professor Stewart states that free copies of this circular will bo ready for distribution within the next day or two and may bo obtained from tho Utah Experiment Station, Logan, Ut |
