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THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1922.
EXPLAINS RULES
FOR CERTIFYING
! SEED POTATOES
TL O. Wfrnfr, aspoclate horticultur
ist of the University of Nebraska col
led of agriculture, anl president of
th Nebraska potato Improvement aa
tioriation, has, in the following letter,
answered the questions of several Hox
Sotte county potato grrowers, whose
brows were somewhat wrinkled over a
UUment published recently in the
Kansas City Tafker by the United
fXataa department of agriculture. The
federal department officials made it
plain that there were no federal grades
for seed potatoes, sayinjr, among other
things, that spuds miftht be (rood No. 1
U. S. frrade, and yet be worthless for
feed uses.
The Ilox Butte jrrowers were put
tied over this statement, because the
certified perd potatoes have been
graded No. 1 and No. 2, and they have
been under the impression that federal
"tandards rovemed the (Trading. The
statement by the frovernment authori
ties caused some little consternation,
for, in the light of present practices, it
seemed to Indicate thut the federal bu
reau was attempting to cause trouble
for the growers of certified seed. The
Box Dutte men decided that the thing
'o do was to put the problem up to
Mr. Werner, who haa been prominent
n seed potato certification work in the
tate.
Mr. Werner's reply answers all the
luestions that have arisen in the minds
f the Box Dutte growers. He says
"I can easily understand how there
may be some confusion in the minds of
the potato growers as a result of the
clipping which you sent me, which you
slate comes from the Kansas City
Packer. I am very glad to give the
following information concerning this
matter.
Slates Act Independently.
"All certification work clone in the
United States at the present time is
done independently by the various
states. The Federal Department of
Agriculture has not issued any regula
tions or rules concerning the certifica
tion of seed potatoes. A number of
the states, especially middle western
and western states, that are producing
wed potatoes have all agreed upon
standards of certification which are
very similar, In many cases identical.
"We agree with - the clipping sent
that, 'potatoes may be good U. S. No.
1 grade and be absolutely worthies.
for seed. No one can Judge the quality
of seed stork by an examination of
the tubers.' The regulations covering
the seed certification work in Nebras
ka requires that all certified seed when
'hipped be up to the standard of the
Nebraska seed potato grade which at
the present time is practically the
same as the U. S. No. 1 grade, except
that there are no size requirements in
the reed potato grade. This is a special
rrade which has been established by
the state secretary of agricu'ture to
permit more small rotatoes to go on
the market as a good grade than would
Se permitted if the size requirements
of Grade 1 had to be complied with.
"In most states the seed potato in
spection and certification consists o
two field inspections and one bin in
spection. There is some need of an in
spection after the bin inspection, sa
the potatoes are generally sold o
shipped several months after the bir
insir.prt.ion has been made. The In
spection by the state car inspector at
western Nebraska points is tnus in
reality a fourth inspection of the cer
tified potatoes. This inspection report
guarantees to the buyer that the pota
toes are in good nrarket conditions at
the time they are shipped.
Federal Regulation Desirable.
"The United: States department of
agriculture is investigating the sys
tems of certification in force in the
various states and it is possible that
it fome future date it may assist in
the certification work. It is very de
sirable that seed potato certification
mnrV should be on a federal basis to
some extent. At the present time it is
not always possible to properly regu
ate certified seed when it gets outside
if the state in which it was produced.
"At thin Hm I wish to emphasize
hat it is absolutely necessary to see ft
kid of potatoes in order to determine
whether the potatoes produced in
such a field are good seed potatoes or
not It is absolutely impossible to de
termine the presence of several dis
eases (which do considerable damages
at any time except during the growing:
season. Good type potatoes are not
always the best seed potatoes Some
times type is influenced by local con
ditions and potatoes which may not be
especially good from the standpoint of
type may be from a very vigorous field
that was free from diseases and con
sequently, they will prove to be very
desirable seed potatoes. All these
things are taken into consideration in
the seed potato certification work.
"H. O. WERNER,
"Associate Horticulturist.'"
Talk about rules of civilized war
fare is highly interesting, but "civi
lized warfare" continues to be a con
tradiction in terms. , .
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