Show 2 MORE QUALITY POTATOES PER ACRE THEME OF SPECIAL POTATO TRAIN bringing the latest and best information on potatoes direct to growers the union pacific rail load will operate a ten car potato exhibit and demonstration train through the principal producing areas of utah between february 19 23 after having successfully exhibited in idaho oregon COI colorado nebraska wyoming and kans kansas is since january 22 more quality potatoes per acre will be the educational theme of this spud special ial described as a college of agriculture by leaders of the state agricultural college extension service and experiment station the state department ment of agriculture U S department of agriculture and other organizations in utah who are cooperating era ting growers shippers dealers consumers sur ners county agricultural agents state commissioners of agriculture experiment ex peri ment station leaders and college heads are cooperating in in whit what they regard as the most important potato improvement pro gram in 20 years said earle G reed supervisor of agriculture and industrial development for the union pacific who is in charge of the train operation of this train for its educational value in promoting quality potato production as conceived by president william M jeffers of the union pacific for the betterment of the potato prodoc ing areas served by the railroad is a part of the extension service program of the state agricultural college and state experiment station mr reed heed continued in each community to be visited the exhibit demonstration train is a part of the county agricultural agents program as well as to the interest and benefit of local civic organizations the theme and program of this thia potato train is not more acres of potatoes but more quality potatoes per acre better cultural practices improved handling storage shipping and marketing methods are to be demonstrated and encouraged cou raged particular stress is to be placed on the use of better dis ease free seed potatoes disease and insect control and elimination of mechanical injuries to potatoes this potato improvement program is is that of the producers shippers and dealers of the areas served by the union pacific the union pacific is merely furnishing the vehicle figuratively and literally through which the latest and best information on potatoes is to be made available by state agricultural colleges experiment stations and departments of agrical agri cul ture the trains itinerary in utah follows smithfield monday feb 19 a in to 1200 noon Brig brigham harn city monday feb 19 p in to p m american fork tuesday feb 20 a m to 1200 noon spanish fork tuesday feb 20 p m to p in fillmore wednesday feb 21 a in to 1200 noon milford wednesday re feb b 2 21 1 p m to 1000 p in cedar city thursday feb 22 a m to p in layton friday feb 23 a ITI in to 1200 noon ogden friday feb 23 p m to p in morgan friday feb 23 p to 1000 p m |