| Show SPUDS BRING 2500 TO LOCALITY four car loads ot of U S no I 1 potatoes containing pounds in all left fillmore depot the fore part of the week the net returns to the farmers from tile the shipment amounted to approximately 2500 one disappointing fea feature ture of this initial attempt at the commer commercial olal po datoo raising industry in this section is that the price received is consider abley less than was expected the farmers fully expected to get two cents or more for their potatoes whereas after they had been placed on oil the cars the best figure they could get netted the conly per hundred or a little less than 90 cents per bushel Ano liter rather disheartening feature resulted from the facts that our farmers knew practically nothing about grading potatoes and a great artio amount of 0 lost motion and needless work was the result the common tailing failing was tar far too careful selection oil as to size and in some cases not sufficient care as to shape As a matter of tact fact oversize potatoes have more difficulty in passing as number ones than a great percentage I 1 of the smaller potatoes the greatest loss however was sustained as a result of heavy frost before the potatoes were dug the raising of potatoes rather had a setback set back as an infant industry in this locality by the experience that the growers have just gone through but year in and year out the growing of spuds offers an opportunity to make a little ready cash tor for the meeting of autumn expenses and there is no reason why farmers should not continue the undertaking the freight rate of potatoes is less than a halt half a cent a pound from here to los angeles and after wo we become accustomed acus tomed to properly handling the crop they can call nearly always be shipped at a profit we can grow them as good as anyone lets not give up |
