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Klamath Project. W. W. Patch, project engineer, 

 Klamath Falls, Oreg-., Wm. Sargent, engineer; C. C. Hogue, 

 chief clerk and fiscal agents; W. H. Heileman, engineer, oper- 

 ation and maintenance. 



NORTHERN DIVISION 

 Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming-. 



H. N. SAVAGE, supervising engineer, Helena, Mont.; 

 R. O. Hayt and E. A. Moritz, engineers; W. J. Egleston, ex- 

 aminer. 



Blackfeet Project. R. M. Snell, project examiner, Helena, 

 Mont.; C. E. Prisbee, chief clerk; H. W. Bruen, fiscal agent. 



Plathead Project.^E. F. Tabor, project engineer, St. 

 Ignatius, Mont.; C. J. Moody, engineer; C. W. Donnally, chief 

 clerk; W. H. Meglesson and R. M. Reid, fiscal agents. 



Huntley Project. C. D. Howe, acting project engineer, 

 Huntley. Mont.; E. B. Leclaire, chief clerk and fiscal agent. 



Port Feck Project. Ralph M. Conner, project engineer, 

 Ronan, Mont.; Frank Nivens, chief clerk and fiscal agent, 

 Fort Shaw, Mont. 



Milk River Project. G. O. Sanford, project engineer, 

 Malta, Mont.; E. E. Sands, engineer; E. G. Lee, chief clerk. 



Bt. Mary Storage Unit. Geo. E. Stratton, engineer. 

 Babb, Mont. 



Sun River Project. Judson B. Bond, engineer, Fort 

 Shaw, Mont.; Frank Nivens, chief clerk and fiscal agent. 



Missouri River Pumping Project. R. H. Fifield, acting 

 project engineer, Malta, Mont.; W. S. Arthur, chief clerk and 

 fiscal agent, Glendive, Mont. 



Lower Yellowstone Project. Lester H. Mitchell, acting 

 project engineer, Glendive, Mont.; F. J. Israel, chief clerk and 

 fiscal agent; Joseph Wright, engineer, Intake, Mont. 



Slioshone Project. C. P. Williams, project engineer, 

 Powell, Wyo. ; C. M. Jump, superintendent of Irrigation; C. A. 

 Peavy, chief clerk; T. W. Hause, fiscal agent. 



Slioshone Dam. V. W. Russell, assistant engineer, Cody, 

 Wyo. 



CENTRAT. DIVISION 



Colorado, Kansas. Oklahoma, South Dakota, Nebraska, 

 Wyoming 1 



R. F. WALTER, supervising engineer, 519 Commonwealth 

 Building, Denver, Colo.; A. R. Honnold, examiner; J. A. Dol- 

 phin, chief clerk and fiscal agent. 



Grand Valley Project. J. H. Miner, project engineer, 

 Grand Junction, Colo. 



Uncompahgre Valley Project. C. T. Pease, project en- 

 gineer, Montrose, Colo.; J. R. Alexander, examiner, J. M. 

 Luney, chief clerk; E. R. Furstenfeld, fiscal agent. 



North Platte Project. Andrew Weiss, project engineer, 

 Mitchell, Nebr.; O. T. Reedy, engineer; Fred D. Pyle, irriga- 

 tion manager; O. P. Burrows, chief clerk; Mike T. Murray, J. 

 R. Ummel, fiscal agents. 



Pathfinder Dam. H. D. Comstock, assistant engineer, 

 Pathfinder, Wyoming 1 . 



Belle Ponrche Project. F. C. Magruder, project engineer, 

 Belle Fourche, S. Dak.; E. R. Mills, chief clerk; T. E. Jones, 

 fiscal agent. 



IDAHO DIVISION 

 Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming 



F. E. WEYMOUTH, supervising engineer, Boise, Idaho; 

 B. E. Stoutemeyer, examiner; F. L. Cavis, chief clerk; S. E. 

 Hedden and R. R. Clawson, fiscal agents. 



Boise Project. F. W. Hanna, project engineer, Boise. 

 Idaho; G. H. Bliss, engineer, operation and maintenance. 



Boise Blver Storage Unit. C. H. Paul, engineer, Boise, 

 Idaho; F. T. Crowe, engineer; James Munn, superintendent of 

 construction; 



Minidoka Project. P. M. Fogg, project engineer, Rupert, 

 Idaho; C. A. Lyman, chief clerk; N. K. Jensen, fiscal agent. 

 WASHINGTON DIVISION 

 Washington 



C. H. SWIGART, supervising engineer, North Yakima, 

 Wash.; A. H. Gullickson, chief clerk and fiscal agent; E. W. 

 Burr, examiner; N. K. Buck, examiner. 



Okanogan Project. Ferdinand Bonstedt, project engineer, 

 Okanogan. Wash.; H. A. Yates, chief clerk and fiscal agent. 



Yakima Project. C. H. Swigart, supervising engineer. 

 North Yakima, Wash.; T. E. Brick, assistant chief clerk; J. C. 

 Gawler, fiscal agent. 



Storage Unit. E. H. Baldwin, project engineer, Ellens- 

 burg, Wash. 



Tieton Unit. C. E. Crownover, project engineer, Naches, 

 Wash.; G. E. Ross, chief clerk. 



VARIETIES OF POTATOES AND HOW TO 

 HANDLE THEM.* 



BY MR. EDGERTON. 



The potato question is something of vital importance. 



A good potato soil will produce any of the varieties 

 grown in the world. You can grow anything in the potato 

 line that the market demands. 



The "Netted Gem" is one of the best varieties in Col- 

 orado. We can start picking the last week in August. 



"Peachblow" will do to pick within two weeks after the 

 "Netted Gem" if planted at the same time. 



The "Burbank" potato requires more care in cultivation, 

 irrigation, etc., than any other variety. 



Conservation of moisture is worth everything in the 

 world. It means a profit, or without it it means a loss, for 

 you cannot supply it as well after it is gone. 



Potatoes will not grow large if you practice close planting. 



If the soil is thin and you plant a long variety you will 

 get a long, slim potato, which will not look natural and won't 

 be salable, but the round potato will make a good growth 

 if it is short of water. 



The "Bliss Triumph" is one of the best potatoes for 

 quality, and it will mature early. It is a good yielder under 

 favorable conditions. 



We haven't anything that will respond to treatment like 

 potatoes. 



Cultivation produces an even growth of potatoes. 



For varieties I would select the "Pearl," "Netted Gem" 

 and "Peachblow." 



The "Idaho Rural" is the potato for Idaho. 



You have got more land and more irrigation in Idaho 

 than any other dozen states in the Union. 



Put potatoes in the very best sack you can get in ship- 

 ping. Use new sacks. New sacks cost about a half cent 

 more than the others, and when they get into the car they 

 will all look alike. 



Put good potatoes in new sacks. 



Buyers will tell you what kind of potatoes are liked in 

 their respective communities. The white potato seems to 

 sell the best out here. 



Handle potatoes as cheaply and economically as possible. 



I believe that within three or four miles of a siding you 

 can grow potatoes under a system of irrigation mighty cheap. 



When you grow potatoes go right at it just like the 

 merchant goes about his business, because of competition. 



It is important that potatoes be taken care of at dig- 

 ging time in the quickest possible manner. 



.1 have seen potatoes sacked that were slopped all around. 

 Get sacks plumb full of potatoes so that they will not slop 

 around. 



If potato vine is green and vigorous until time for frost, 

 that is an indication of potatoes being free from disease. 



Do not depend on hand work in growing potatoes for 

 the market. 



You will have to put potatoes on the car at 25 or 30 

 cents a hundred if you expect to make money. 



The storing of potatoes is a mighty important thing. 

 Store seed in a cold place. 



Sunshine is almost a sure cure for rot. Give potatoes 

 a sunning before planting, about a week before cutting and 

 planting. 



Three men should keep a planter going. 



Build cellars with currents of air in order to give com- 

 plete circulation. 



In building cellars arrange them to drive through. 



A cellar is a splendid thing to keep a planter in. so 

 make it good and large. 



The Robbins planter is the best machine to use for 

 planting. 



The Douden digger is a very strong machine and will 

 stand lots of abuse. 



For a 20-acre field my idea is to get acreage the same 

 and keep it the same year after year, then I don't waste a 

 lot of storage room one year. 



Make cellar about 70 to 100 feet long and 32 to 36 feet 

 wide. Use timbers instead of planking. 



Go in ground about 4 feet and out of ground up to 

 eaves 3 feet. Use willows on roof if it is possible to get 

 them. 



(Continued on page 228.) 



From Bulletin No. 1, Movable Schools of Agriculture, Univer- 

 sity of Idaho, issued by the Hub City Irrigationist, Wendell, Idaho. 



