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Show Farmers Warned Not To Neglect Treating Their Seed Potatoes The Weber County Farm bureau Its advocating that tanners of the countv treat their potato seed before planting. plant-ing. According to statements made at the farm bureau, experiments carried car-ried on throughout the stale' and In Weber county during the past two years have proved thai the average yield per acre in potato' s has been materially increased It has been reported re-ported to tho bureau thai farmers, having met with success during the past two years by treating their seed, are going to take a chance this yeai on not treating their seed. The farm burenu has prepared and 'Issued the following statement of the B( rease In the potato crop th pi I year where tho seed was treated; Average increase per acre, 1'iS bushels. Increased value per acre at 70 cents per bushel, ?7. Bxnerjjnenls were carried out last year on the farms of c. J'. Hues, m. h. Child, B. A Bowman and James Eth-ington. Eth-ington. nn |