February, 19 lo 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



45 



The Potato Situation 



Wm. B. Leaveni, Chisholm, Ont. 



The potato, at the present time, is the 

 only cheap article of food in general use 

 which, from the grower's standpoint, is very- 

 unsatisfactory. The 1909 crop was certain- 

 ly a bumper one, and the price today is be- 

 low that of profitable production ; so it 

 seems a very good time to stop and con- 

 sider what is to be done about it. 



Those who watch the market quotations 

 at all closely have noted that potatoes are 

 brought in large quantities from the Mari- 

 time Provinces and sold in Ontario markets 

 at higher prices than our own will bring. 

 There must be a reason for this and one 

 well worth finding. I am credibly in- 



formed that in the average carload of On- 

 tario's one may find samples of half the 

 types grown, early and late, rovmd and ob- 

 long, red and white, smooth and rough, 

 while it is possible in the east to get a 

 whole train-load of potatoes of a uniform 

 standard which certainly are worth more in 

 any market. It would seem advisable un- 

 der the circumstances to feed all the small 

 over-large and ill-formed potatoes to the 

 stock and only olfer for sale such as the 

 market will readily absorb at a price which 

 yields a profit. The abundance of the crop 

 affords growers an opportunity of setting 

 a supply of new seed of splendid quality at 

 a price not often reached. 



It would be an excellent plan for our 

 farmers' institutes to take an hour in the 



discussion of potato-growing with particu- 

 lar reference to the growing of only such 

 varieties as will conform in shape, size and 

 quality to the demands of our larger mar- 

 kets. 



A Serious* Potato Disease 



A bulletin entitled, "A Serious Potato 

 Disease Occurring in Newfoundland," has 

 been issued by the Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa. It was prepared by H. T. 

 Giissow, the botanist. The substance of 

 the bulletin is given in the following 

 summary : 



"1. The disease known as 'Potato Cank- 

 er,' 'Black Scab,' 'Warty Disease', and 

 'Cauliflower Disease of Potatoes,' due to 



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