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Show KOGENSON HOME FROMW SOUTH Prof J. C. HogenBon of tho Utah Agricultural College returned yesterday yester-day from a trip to Sevier and Sanpete counties, where ho went to Invoiitlgam reports to tho effect thnt tho fat'incra wero not able to grow food potato crops becauso of tho poor quality of seed potatpes on tho market. In the report (.oncoming his Investigations, which ho submitted to Prof. LewlH A. Morrill yesterday, Professor Hogonsoti said that none of tho seed potatoes offered of-fered tor Ealo In tho Snnpeto or So-vlor So-vlor valleys wns up to tho stnndnrd, but wore email nnd of poo. quality Mnny of them, ho said, wero badly isoased nnd fully half of tho tubers v.oro becoming browned nnd roughened rough-ened by scan. As a remedy f r the condition, hu suggested that tho potato pota-to growers select tho largest and boot if the crop next fall for use as seed .lotatoes next ivrlng. Tribune |