380 THE POTATO 



tato known when grown in this manner, often 

 keeping until the middle of August. It is an ideal 

 potato for the early spring and summer market, 

 being in prime condition. 



That a cool, porous soil is largely responsible 

 for the best quality in potato growing was evi- 

 denced at the Aspen Fair this year, when the first 

 prize potatoes in a most wonderful exhibition were 

 found to come from an altitude of 8,100 feet above 

 the sea. 



Probably the most important item in securing 

 a high quality potato is seed selection. Carbon- 

 dale growers are now exercising the greatest care. 

 We are trying to secure fixed characteristics, and 

 the seed potatoes from this district will do well 

 in most any potato section where proper conditions 

 can be had, and the crop will be found to possess 

 the uniformity as to size and quality that is so 

 necessary to success. 



The proof of the pudding is in the eating. So is 

 the proof of a high quality potato to be found at 

 the table. It must be properly cooked and served, 

 and thus the Carbondale potato will be found one 

 of the delicacies of the world. 



Few people know that a potato has a season of 

 best eating quality, the same as an apple or peach. 

 The Perfect Peachblow is best after the first of 

 January. The Dalmeny Beauty is best from the 

 first of November until April. The Challenge is 

 best from September to January. 



No part of the world is better fitted by nature 

 for growing potatoes than the mountain districts 

 of Colorado. Those sections where the soil is 

 largely composed of ground granite and sandstone 

 are of course best adapted. The Roaring Fork 

 and Crystal River Valley section of Colorado is as 



