CHAPTER XXXIV 



THE NORTHWEST 



IN THIS classification we have arbitrarily 

 grouped the states of Washington, Oregon, 

 and Utah. Idaho, Colorado, and California 

 are considered separately. Conditions in Wyom- 

 ing and Montana are very similar to those in 

 Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. 



There are great possibilities for enlargement of 

 the industry in districts in the states covered in 

 this chapter. 



UTAH 



Utah has a comparatively large acreage that is 

 admirably adapted to the growing of potatoes. 

 Both soil and climate are suited to the crop. 

 Prof. L. A. Merrill, agronomist in charge of arid 

 farms for the Experiment Station of the Utah 

 Agricultural College, and Director of Agricultural 

 Extension Work, furnishes the following infor- 

 mation: 



"The average date of planting potatoes in this 

 state varies from May 1st to 15th, and the average 

 date of harvesting is from September 5th to Oc- 

 tober 1st, making the length of the growing season 

 about four and one half months. 



"Potatoes require for their proper development 

 a deep, rich, sandy loam. We have found that 

 they do not thrive on a heavy clay or lumpy soil, 



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