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Show I IDAHO POTATO CROP SHOWS BIG INCREASE It is expected that the early potato crop of southwestern Idaho and eastern eas-tern Oregon this season will tolnl between be-tween -1000 and 500o cars as against 137 cars of five years ago. according to a bulletin just issued by the ( n.t-d n.t-d States department of ngrirultun-The ngrirultun-The number of cars, however, that actually will be shipped will depend on the market conditions Tin prai liCal elimination of f o. b. orders brought about by the railroad conditions, condi-tions, and the high freight rates have discouraged manv farmers who anticipate antici-pate leaving their potatoes lindUg, or harvest them for food for their Img only Oonslgnmeni shipping Is being be-ing resorted to b some farmers in the district; but they are doing so With much reluctance There Is also nun li competition th:s season from the heavy crop of potatoes pota-toes in the Kearney section of Nebraska Ne-braska and in southern Minnesota, as well as the Kaw valley of Kansas and the early section of Colorado. Quality this Bea&on Is generally reported re-ported as vary good and shipments are well matured, bi Ing graded U. S No. 1. Practically thl entire crop is going forward under refrigeration, because be-cause of the perishable nature of linearly lin-early stock |