Show COLORADO A few hints for utah Fa banners and produce dealers tho the territorial enquirer publishes the f following lowing ol communication from mr reed smoot superintendent of the provo coop which is of undoubted interest to the farmers and produce dealers of this ry I 1 potatoes the potato trade of colorado is in a poor condition just now on account 0 of f utah merchants making consign ments ants to commission merchants of denver denyer and all they are trying to do is to pet get freight and their commission coni mission out of them I 1 think we can oell bell all the potatoes from frow provo hut but the they must be well assorted both in size and kinds the kinds of potatoes that are used in colorado are the white k goodrich and brownelle Brow nells beauty the peerless they do not want thera there is a great demand for earl early potatoes and th the 0 o farmer should pay more attention to raising r them as tie atey always demand a good price tho thu colorado people say they will be able to raise all the potatoes the they will consume in two years ars from now but even if they do utah utah potatoes will always have alie th preference and tl is ia is the year for our farmers to establish their reputation t for good produce pro luce in shipping p potatoes ota toes this year I 1 would rather pay ay for the email small ones and dirt and have E bave the farmer leave them out than to ship some potatoes I 1 have seen come from utah and how much more particular the farmer should bo be about it for it di adne ty concerns them and this is the vone for provo to es cablish a reputation in colorado aa as the leading town for good produce Far banners Fan ners I 1 if you ou do it we will be the winners winners in the the lon long run there is Ls a great outlet for utah honey but our honey raisers must put it up in a diffie different rent shape As is is our custom bestrain we strain all our honey and by so doing we e lose about fifty per cent of its val value tie all bee raisers of utah county should get the patent be bee hives for the trays in them arc are just the size to ship and they theare less trouble to handle for the raiser rais er shipper buyer and customer if the bi e ral flers want them I 1 will be happy to get some hives for them some one should get the right for the territory to make them ONIONS there is an endless of onions used in colorado and as a general thing the they demand a good price but we ive must be able to ship in carload lots we cannot ship in small lots aa as tho the freights come so high the kinds that are wanted are the lie below the red yellow danvers preferable oun OUR EARLY OREEN PRODUCE next year we should enter into the above line of business more extensively and there is a good outlet for all we can raise if it we take care of it and put it up tip in a proper shape lettuce re dishes early onions onions strawberries red currents raspberries rasp berries a etc tcp we can ship in any quantity OATS if it we intend to ship oata oats into colorado they must be white for there ia is all of 25 23 cents per hundred difference between white and black GREEK GREEN arrles there is more money in green apples than any other fruit we raise but we have become neligene nel igent tit in looking after them and the way they arc are now full of worms and the way we leather at er them it is impassive to get them to market they should bis be handpicked hand picked and put into barrels the beat place to raise apples is in an open field I 1 understand that parties hero here have accused me of depreciating produce in colorado I 1 wish here to bay say it ia is false as everywhere I 1 went salt lake city had quotations at bame same prices I 1 offered and as they get the same rates aa as we do I 1 could not get any more than they the fault is in parties sending potatoes to be sold on commission |