THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN-POST

July 29, 1915

 

THE POTATO EXPERIMENT FIELD

 

Two Acres on Farm of C.C. Boyce Are Looking Fine

 

           

            Through some arrangement of the federal Department of Agriculture and the Wisconsin Experiment Station, a two-acre plat of ground was rented from Mr. C.C. Boyce and a Mr. Robert D. Rands has had charge of planting and making observations of the potatoes planted in this field.

            Every hill is marked and a detailed account of each hill is kept for purposes of gathering information.  Similar seed was selected and planted on a similar tract in the potato belt of Colorado.  A federal inspector, Dr. Edison, has been here the past week and he reported that the Wisconsin patch is much more promising than the Colorado potato patch.

            While much may be said of the excellent prospect for a fine crop of potatoes throughout this section, we should be mindful of the danger of losing the entire crop by blight when the vines have an almost perfect appearance.  The rains of the past week are considered by many to be very likely to produce conditions that will result in potato blight of serious nature.