POTATO DEVELOPMENT WORK IN WISCONSIN. 



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tant, and in these efforts to increase production, you may well 

 give most careful attention to the problems of marketing and dis- 

 tribution, for without proper compensation and adequate de- 

 mand, the grower will not be in position to profit permanently 

 by increase in yields. 



THE RELATION OF THE HORTICULTURAL 



DEPARTMENT TO POTATO SEED 



IMPROVEMENT. 



By J. G. Moore, Professor of Horticulture, University of 



Wisconsin. 



Since the organization of the Horticultural department more 

 or less work has been carried on as regards potato problems. 

 This work might well be grouped under three divisions. During 

 its earlier history the depart- 

 ment was concerned with such 

 problems of culture as the 

 depth of planting, variety 

 trials to determine the best 

 varieties for Wisconsin condi- 

 tions, and the size of the part 

 of the tuber to be used in 

 planting. During this time 

 about the only question as 

 related to the improvement of 

 seed was a long-time experi- 

 ment to determine the relative 

 value of large and small tu- 

 bers in crop production. 



The second period, cover- 

 ing a period of five to six 

 years, was devoted largely to 

 the matter of potato spraying 

 for the control of blight. J - <* MOORE. 



There were carried on inci- P^fossor rttotou* University 



