Show avoid injury in in harvesting seed most potato growers do not appreciate importance of proper handling prepared by tha unite I 1 states departs Depart min nt t of 0 agriculture the average sled seed potato grower does not fully appreciate the importance of using every eiery means to prevent injury to the tubers from rough handling during the process process of harvesting ban eating and storing says the united states depart ment nt of A agi g culture mechanical in juries to a tuber me are sources for the entrance of infection which spreads to other tubers which corne come in contact with the injured one it if tile crop Is grown on land wiles contains contil ps ilot many small st ones tile the it 8 tire me ill most certain to he be more so severely orel in lured than iben grown in it sandy loam soil hand digging Is nut not ill al ways feasible hut but it Is believed belied that where small stones abound in ili tile soll it hlll 1 I 1 1 lie be desirable to linro lenrist lin rist st the hie it ne home 0 I 1 seed s e e dalot pint b by liend utica ani li i injun will all be avoided if tile the seed de cie signed for foi planting the lie field plat pint for the ensuing year Is picked directly into crates in which fildi it Is to remain throughout lie storage period proper storage storage conditions necessary to in sure jure vigorous md seed tit nt planting glinc tire more provided piol ded in the north than in III tile the south iriti ii iti in tin die former re le glun glon a well cellar pit or cave serves reasonably renson ably well tile lle main thing lq 19 to keep the loom tem leni pern ture sufficiently low to lo retard the ideal seid seed tuber Is Is one which lias has not wasted bui any 0 of it its stored up energy hi by ec essle loss lois through sp outing it should bt be firm film the first sprouts just showing such stich tubers con can be depended upon lf 1 suitable conditions brevall pr eMill evall to stint start quickly when planted and to make a vigorous growth plans plana for seed the general practice pi net ice among southern em growers of securing seed froin the north involves in the lie absence or suit able storage conditions one of to tiro things either getting the seed potatoes late in the full fail and holding li them over ever in dugout 14 pits piti or 01 cellars with alti consequent sprouting before planting pi intang or the rs rik ri K of liming having alif seed ceeil chilled frozen or while in transit in midwinter in the opinion of de apartment part ment authorities the greatest prent pst need of the large southern Sou thein grower at present Is alint ol oc suitable tor age facilities tor for handling fall fail ship merits ments of seed potatoes this would do imay away iv itil the risks of midwinter shipment and enable them to bay bai seed in the lie fall when the price 1 Is lusu ally ruuth nue it below that of later shipments |