| Show o BYRON YUON TOX SHEL GIVES GOOD ADVICE AJ TO 10 I POTATO GROWERS ns Byron Dyron T. T Shelton of Hayden Harden and andis his is father Ezekiel Shelton are among mong the earliest pioneers in th the raising r ising of produce in Routt county for or man many years the garden of the hatter later latter lat hat ter er having been conceded to be the best hest est in this part of the state Since the lie arrival of the railroad making it possible to ship crops to distant points B. B B T. T Shelton has Interested himself himsel quite heavily in potatoes having been one of the very first to demonstrate demonstrate that the Routt county produce reduce was seas of a superior quality ty and capable of commanding cor the top price on n the market both In Denver and further urther east cast He has not only been highly successful in raising potatoes himself himself upon an extensive scale but but during the past two or three years has las done considerable in buying potatoes and shipping them in carload lots The experience gained by Mr Shelton helton has therefore put him in a position to give valuable advice to tois his is neighbors as to the most desirable methods in raising and marketing spuds That all might have the benefit bene bene- fit t of this advice Mr Shelton has contributed the following article to tole the le Routt Republican Republic n says the le Steamboat Sentinel The season being short here It would be he well for potato raisers to plant lant at least half halt of ot their crop to early arly varieties such as the Early Ohio hio Rose Seedling P Pearl arl or Rural I The lie Red Reel McClure Peach i Blow it IS is s commonly called here and the Bur the Bur Bur- banks anks are a later variety and do doell dowell dowell well ell when the season allows them theta to mature lature The Tle Burbanks seem seem to rough ough in this country and unless sorted well cannot compete on the market with the Idaho Burbanks which are smooth and seem to run run runn in n a more uniform size The Tho Red McClures for spring marcet maret market mar- mar ket et and for keeping g qualities ca cannot can cannot can can- not be beaten Their lateness In I i I i maturing is the only drawback to them theta For largo large production and early early early ear ear- ly potatoes wo like the Rose Seedling Seedling Seedling Seed Seed- ling the best The Pearl is a good producer and sells fells well veil on the eastern market but the w western stern market seems to discriminate discriminate dis criminate against thorn them The seed being the foundation of the crop it cannot be he given too much I attention Like produces like and arid if you rou expect good saleable tubers at digging diggin time you ou must be careful to plant only the best beat e t sto k Plant as a rule not more than two varieties on one ran ranch h and keep the varieties clean At digging time use uso only wire baskets to pick the potatoes potato up in so all dirt can sift through and n. n not t be put into the sacks as people will not bu buy dirt dirL irL If you OU are raising ten acres or r more of spuds it will l pay ay to lIu buy the l latest test Improved potato m machinery orr to handle them withOld with with- I Old potato raise j advise shipping curl early in the thel fall if the tho price Is at all I attractive owing to the tho danger of at freezing both in the cellars and in I transportation Hundreds of at cars I were damaged by hr frost front duff during g th the I Vast past winter and we wo hoard heard of many I collars cellars where frost crept In and I damaged a part If it not lot all nIl of the stored stored stored stor stor- ed spuds s. s I This cO country being now new In th the marketing marketing mar mar- of ot potatoes we must must- all work I t to get us a good reputation I as spud raisers The main thing is not to ship any thing out of here except ex er- first class goods well sorted and well sacked Use new sacks If it possible possible pos pos- sible and get the two bushel sack Do not use the large three bushel sack for no one likes to handle them as they are too heavy Do not mix varieties of potatoes when sacking sacking- and fill sacks full and andS S sew w well with strong twine e. e This will be one of or the greatest potato do raising sections of ot tho the state In a short time If It we Just use good sound business methods both in the raising and the marketing of ot this I product |
