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Show POTATO GROWERS SHOULD BE CARFUL IN SELECTING SEED If Utah potato growers are going H to put themselves on tho- potato mar- kct they must stop producing some forty odd varieties of tho tuber anil - H confine themselves to n few provml prduueers, In t'h'o opinion' of' Wf. 'ill ftH Greene,-of tlfo rixk'dmW,DlVls!orftor ' H '.ho Utah Agricultural' (JollegcV Fed- ' M eral field .agent in Marketing. "Utah growers must produco sin- H glo varieties In carload lotn If they M aro-to bo considered by tho b!g buy- -BH ors," says Mr. Greene. "Only tliat section which Is producing a largo quantity or one variety In order that carload shipments can be made, In H considered by dealers. With the ex- H ceptlon of one or two local areas, , H Utah has not yet learned the valuo H of limiting tho varieties of potatoes B to tho best. BBBBbI "After a careful survey of local . H conditions and market requirements. 'H the following six vnrlctles hnvo been B recommended for Utah farmers: HH Knrly Harly Ohio and Illlss Trl- H Medium Karly Knrly Kureka nnd HH Irish Cobbler. HH I.atn Russett Iliirbank (Netted HH (loin) and Rural. HB "Utah has an cxcollanl opportune 'HH Ity to market potatoes. Our early HB mnrkat Is ono o fpromlslng develop- HB meat. Last year some Utah growers iHH netted $000 per aero from their po- HHJ tato crop. ifcVfll "Tho problem ot securing seed po- 'BbbI tatocs when large sections hnvo do- lLVJ tcrmlned to grow but n few varieties HH Is nlways Important. Knowing ithat, 'HH unless specially fortunate, enough of ''HHJ tho abovo six varieties to supply tho HJ State could not be secured, the Col- HBl lego had an Investigation mado of HH tho seed market. They have located HJ levon hundred cars of choice socd 'HJ potatoes which can bo had for from HJ $1.50 to $3 a hundred pounds, In HJ "This opportunity to secure seod M potatoes will not likely occur again. H so Utah producers arc urged to got fl In communication with the College M Immediately in order to got Inform- H atlon concerning the purchasing ot .iLLfl |