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markets. For instance, on the PaeiiSc coast the 

 demand is for a long, white potato; Denver and 

 Colorado Springs pay a premium for red potatoes; 

 in England, kidney shaped varieties are in highest 

 favor, and nowhere are blue-skinned varieties pop- 

 ular except in Spain. As a matter of fact, any 

 good potato is good food; there is no more reason 

 for these discriminating prejudices than for white 

 eggs to sell higher in San Francisco than brown, 

 and vice versa in Boston. 



"That potatoes grown on irrigated land" are not 

 of good quality and flavor is sometimes believed. 



Moisture is one of the essentials in the produc- 

 tion of the potato crop, and with irrigation the 

 supply of moisture can be kept even and sufficient 

 to grow a product of the greatest possible uni- 

 formity and quality. It depends entirely on the 

 grower. A potato grown from start to maturity 

 without a check is produced under the most ideal 

 conditions. 



