Milford News | 1928-08-17 | Page 4 | Local News

CAREFUL handling of potatoes, particularly where they are to be held for storage, will largely prevent loss from Fusarium rot. This disease is responsible for the loss of from 5 to 10 percent of the annual crop, and in some cases individual growers have last 50 per cent of their crop. Mechanical Mechan-ical injuries such as cuts, bruises and skin abrasions, caused by improper handling, are the chief sources of Fusarium Fus-arium rot Even minute skin abrasions may become the seat of fungous infection. in-fection. Moving a liberal quantity of soil with the tubers and protecting them from the sharp edges of the forks, shakers, etc, of the diggers by rubber or burlap will reduce mechanical mechani-cal injury.