M. D. SNODGRASS
'—■■■ .REAL ESTATE''
Acreage Farms
List your propert for sale no-.
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GARDEN SEEDS
FERTILIZER
GET YOURS NOW
A CARLOAD
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5 ATI ii\ DA Y
\ GRANGE SIN GO -
The Grange Bingo Party which vras postponed
because of the conflict v/ith tho Cordova
games has not; boon set for Saturday evening,
April 2, in the Grange Hall at Q:GO p;ma
everyone is asked to conic dressed in over
hauls or gingham dresses or at least in work
clothes. Do not dress up.
Prizes listed for the evening include pro-'
ducts frr„ t.io fa-"”.- such a- chickens, hams*
potatoes;, *" pctao-los, r*g't ;• Acorn the farm
kitchens, collars and fields,
Lunch will also be sold during the evening '
and vd.ll include Hot Dog sandwiches, Coffee,
pic, or doughi.jts.
POTATO ET IN ALASKA
The varieties of potatoes best adapted to
Vlaska include, Bed: Bliss Triumph, larly '
Ohio, Gariy rose, and -Jhito: Arctic Seedling,
; Irish Cobbler, American 1 fonder, c.nd Lhito
| Cold.
For marketing they must be good for baking,
f-r;-ing, boiling, mashing, chins and shoe
string, They must also be so nearly alike
in quality that customers vri.ll repeat their
orders* othew/iso trade ic.ll bo lost,
Heavy soils are not suitable for the best
. potato land. Coarse sandy loan or medium
sandy; lo< m is the best tamo. The. a nal must
have humus to out it in good tilth, A s'uth
or southwest slope is best. The soil must
have good drainage, either from slooc of
land or from texture of soil, thus tx;mat
ting water to drain awry into the subsoil,
Potatoes should not be rlanted cn tho
soil tiro -cars in succession. Five j-er.rs
should elapse between ootato crons on the
same soil.
For your seed you should choose type which
is true to variety* plump tubers, free from
external evidence of disease; healthy, vig
or ous -a upea.ring eyes; tubers with as fur
eyes as possible on flattened side* medium
sized tubers, not largo ones* tubers which
are square or bluntly rounded at both ends;
and tubers tapering to the bud end arc run
ning out and should not be used,
DISIIIPPCTAHTS FOR ST£ED PCTATCKS
Acid-mercury dip* Dissolvo 6 ounces of mer
curic chloride in 1 quart commercial hydro
chloric acid, Ada this solution to 25 gailor
of water, Dip potatoes for 5 minutes. The
above solution will treat 40 bushels.
Cold fojrmaldeirdq dip: lax 1 pint of form- .
aldehyde (commercial' strength) with 30 gd.
Ions of water*' din potatoes for 5 minuses,
(After 40 bushels has been dipped' in either -
of the above tho solution should be discar -
ded, )■ , ' ,
Somesan Boll treatment: Use 1 I'd, of semes"n
boll to 7lTgalions of a/at or and dip tub - ..
for 1 minute. If scab is" prosent treat uu
bors for 15 minutes. It is best to treat
potatoes before snrouting to avoid bur.vir:a
and injuring tho tender sprouts by handling.