12 POTATO DEVELOPMENT WORK IN WISCONSIN. 



lander exhibit, long before spring opened began to taste of the 

 first fruits of success, in orders of one hundred bushel and car 

 load lots of seed stock far beyond their capacity to supply. 



To enumerate some of the details to be undertaken. One of 

 the banks has agreed to provide the seed for the boys' and girls' 

 potato growing contests. The County Fair Association will ap- 

 propriate $75 in prizes for these contests including two scholar- 

 ships to the Boys and Girls Short Course at the College of Ag- 

 riculture. 



Prizes of $5, $4, $3 and $2 for a first, second, third and 

 fourth prize respectively on leading varieties have been pro- 

 vided by the County Fair officers instead of the usual small pre- 

 miums for a host of varieties. 



Seed inspection and certification is called for in the constitu- 

 tion of the newly organized potato growers' association. Pro- 

 visions for better marketing of the crop are also included." 



At a recent meeting at Augusta in Eau Claire County a confer- 

 ence was held in the interests of uniting upon uniform commercial 

 standards in Eau Claire County. Decisive action was taken by 

 growers, buyers and other interests in uniting upon pure round 

 white stock. Mr. Ingalls' statement indicates the plan of work 

 adopted. 



"With reference to local conditions governing the potato in- 

 dustry in Eau Claire County, I beg to state, that there is quite a 

 general movement right in line with the sub- 

 ject of the Rhinelaiidcr convention, "Pure 

 Seed of Standard Market Varieties For All 

 Commercial Purposes." Rural New Yorker 

 is being given precedence. The probabilities 

 are that there is a large amount of pure seed 

 now on hand among our various growers, 

 but because we are not absolutely sure in 

 every case, plans are now in the making for 

 MR "TNQALLS ne ^ inspection this coming season, 

 county Agricultural A large number of growers co-operating 

 E^ITcTairf county* ' with local Buyers have ordered from one to 

 fifty bushels of seed known to be pure. 

 Also through the co-operation of the county superintendent of 

 schools and the teachers of the rural schools, some 240 boys and 

 girls from different parts of the county have accepted a peck 

 of pure seed on the condition that it is to be given proper cul- 



