Show POTATO GROWING DECLARED RL IMPORTANT IMPORT ri ANT TO PRICE irrigation DISTRICT DT FARMERS ne that the growing 0 of potatoes pota toc will rank along with sugar beet beets its a the most staple cash crops in this section anil and that the production of ahm crop will be increased ten fold here within the next few years is the opinion expressed 1 experts who have investigated the possibilities the commercial prodie tion of potatoes is rapidly attaining a position of prominence la carbon coun ty agriculture an almost lim itlen market for all farm products produced locally can be found right here in carbon county where person persons engaged pally la in mining and other industries create a considerable demand for food products A large input of potatoes can be absorbed last year peter jones of Sunny sunnyside side the pierce brother brothers of price and other enterprising farmers raised excellent potatoes on a large ecale scale and for the first time local mer met chants used carbon county potatoes in carload iota lots after their experiment they have aser asserted ted they will never sell any other as long as this high quality product can be obtained at home with the completion this summer ot of horsley dam and the immense supply s I 1 of storage water aval available table greater diver 11 erid fi i cation of crop crops will come about as a natural consequence and a more perfect rotation of crops will be attained po tato growing tie ties in admirably with this plan assuring a crop rotation that will not deplete but cad bu build up the soil the heavy clay loam in this locality ie is well suited tor for the purpose achuck A check of the larger fields of the county last rear year showed an average reduction of buech bul of potatoes F 0 1 the acre mr jones at bunn 9 id ea hd a some fields that averaged 11 better W it or than LOO bushels to the acre anese ese figures compare favorably with idaho production and show exceedingly well against the average of 80 bushels per acre for the country suntry er as a whole in the past this crop has been grosc only on email small areas in this county due largely to the failure of merchants here to purchase the potatoes produced local ly the merchant merchants in turn have been handicapped by the uncertain and ua us systematic method of marketing and have hipped shipped in potatoes from idaho and section sections in preference to baying buying them here because they could not de pend pond upon the quality of the product which the farmers brought in last year 46 car cars of spuds were ere unloaded here from central utah and idaho coun tie tic and ni a few law from colorado while willa at the same time carbon county farmer old sold 32 carloads tar load loads on eastern markets A solution to thi this problem is now be ing systematically worked out by a corn com kodity association of potato growers working g under the carbon county farm bureau with the purpose in view of getting all commercial producers produce ra in both carbon and emery councle coun tic I 1 to as their potatoes pota in the fall of the year for market and have them graded radd according to united states aan 1 I 1 darde ards the growers will then be in a post tion to establish satisfactory relations fill tho merchant merchants and from the amount of interest already manifested loth both business bunness men and farmers will be only too willing for this time to come one ue of the alms of 0 the will be je to deliver the pot aties in a uniform I 1 pack and by cooper iffie selling steer lear clear of the peddler method of market ing ng 0 the association Is i headed bv E 0 pierce of price with kenneth wilson ai as secretary the next meeting will be 10 held the evening of july 2 when a board at of governor governors will be elected and a let set of rule I 1 and regulation regulations adopted under which the association will function these rules and regulations will con form orm as closely as possible to the U S standards in the event there ever is i a surplus of potatoes raised in carbon county t they hey wi will it always find eager rs r in I 1 n other othe r place places ai as the quality of the carbon product Is i already firm firmly ly einab dished on a small basis potatoes potatoe I i ur or chased ly by the fruita e colo olo mereada a tile HN COMP compan a n and the denver potato company last beir were vere equal to the best grades of idaho r pota ta toes the white varieties the uni uniform r M ity of the potatoes eota toes was declared the t he best that had bad come in from any section during the season with fewer feer culls calls than an other |