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Show TOO MAN? VARIETIES OF POTATOES ARE - Gil II UTAH If Utah potato growors aro going to put themselves on the potato market they must stop producing -some forty odd varieties of tho tuber and confino thomsolves to a few proved producers, in the opinion of M. H. Greene, of the extension division of tho Utah Agricultural Agricul-tural college, federal field agent in marketing. "Utah growers must produce pro-duce single varieties in carload lots if they aro to bo considered by the big buyers," says Mrs. Greene. "Only that seotlon which is producing a largo nilflTlMtv nf nno vnrlo) in nrrlnr tlinf carlot shipments can be made, Is considered con-sidered by dealers. With the exception excep-tion of one or two local areas, Utah has not yet learned the value of limiting limit-ing the varieties of potatoes to tho best "After a careful survey of local conditions con-ditions and market requirements, the following six varieties have been recommended rec-ommended for Utah farmers: Early, Early Ohio and Bliss Triumph; medium med-ium oarly, Early Eureka and Irish Cobbler; Cob-bler; late, Russott Burbank (Netted Gem) and Rural. "Utah has an excellent opportunity to market potatoes. Our early market is one of promising development Last year some Utah growers netted $600 per acre from their potato crop. "The problem of securing seed potatoes pota-toes when large sections have determined deter-mined to grow but a few varieties is always important. Knowing that, unless un-less specially fortunate, enough of the abovo six varieties to supply the state could not be secured, the college had an investigation made of the seed market mar-ket Thoy have located seven hundred cars of choice seed potatoes which can be had for from $1.50 to $3 a hundred hun-dred pounds, sacked. This opportunity to secure seed potatoes will not likely like-ly occur again, so Utah producers are urged to get in communication with the college immediately in order to get information concerning the purchasing of seed." 00 |