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Show DRYING POTATOES A NEWJNDUSTRY An almost revolutionary project for the feeding of stock and the using of a valuable crop which has gone 10 waste latelv in the northwest Is coming com-ing to the attention of 8 W McClure. secretary of tho National Woolgrow-ers Woolgrow-ers association, and may assume palpable pal-pable form In the near future. This matter came up through the l report of an American consul to Ger-I Ger-I many who aa that the Germans, with an immense potato crop going to waste concocted a plan for the drying of the edible tubers and feeding the new species of Saraioga chips to horses, cattle and sheep The pot:i toes are first sliced, then dried Thnt Is all there Is to It. The innovation is said to work so well that now 2o1 factories arc being operated in Gor many for the drying of potatoes Raw tubers create intestinal troubles it used to any extent. "Why not try it here"" Bays Mr McClure 'For several years I understand, un-derstand, thousands of bushels hav rotted in r ' t . h Wyoming ,flaho because there was no market available avail-able The whole northwest has had trouble with its potato crop. " appears ap-pears that the establishment of a few simple drying factories may change the whole affair, give the farmer an outlet for his crop and c:ve the stock and wool grower 8 new source of food supply ' |