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Show EXPERT BOYLE TALKS OF SPUDS WHITE PEARL VARIETY SEEMS 1 TO BE THE FAVORITE. 1 There Is upp rent a well-detuu d movement on tho part of many formers form-ers of tho stato to lncroaso the ciltl-uUion ciltl-uUion of potak.es. In accordance with this movcnv:nc several thousand 'jushels of seed potatoes of the White Pearl variety grown successfully In I ho Greeley, colo., potato country hnvo been shipped Into Utah and have been bought up by tho farmer.). Louis V, Uoyl), who Is In chargo of tbo Intcrmountaln Industrial nsso-'cjntlon, nsso-'cjntlon, and wbu will Introduco improved im-proved farming methods on over 11 luir.dred farms In Utah, has had tto distribution of the seed potatoes among tbo fnrmcrs. Mr. noylo's. work is bolng accepted and thoro Is a demand de-mand for his services in tho way o introducing tho crop rotation systom, teed selection and accounting syutrr among tho farmers of tbo stato. In reference re-ference to tho movement to securo a bettor grado of potatoes and tho mat-jJkl mat-jJkl tor of selecting seed, Mr. Uoylo says; "Tho results of this good seed potato po-tato movomont has far exceeded ray expectations. I had beon warned that tho matter would bo a dismal failure; that tho farmers would not take tho trouble of gottlng good seed. In splto of this dismal outlook I took up tho matter and uroto letters to most of tho farmers whom I am assisting Tho confldrnco I had In them was justified. justi-fied. Within ton days every potato I eont for had been purchased by tho farmers, and I liavo hod to return orders or-ders unfilled for thousands of pounds. The men on our land today aro beginning begin-ning to realize that in order for them to succeed they must raise more of one variety In order that there may bo a largo quantity from each community com-munity to soil. Tho railroads are In-torcstod In-torcstod in this potato movement and I believe that they will give all assistance as-sistance possible in tho furthering of this industry that will moan so much to tbo farmers of this state." Salt Lako Tribune. |