Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1925, Page 34

p2AGE EIGHT Che Casper Daily Cribune “AWWATER UDIGATIO I IN PROGRESS| *"{n-State Situation Is iz Reviewed by State Commissioner ! f | | ' By 8. G, HOPKINS RIGHTS TO BE SAVED FOF ee caa Ncars ~ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1925 YOMING INDUSTRY Proof That the con Like Wyoming th Platte y of wa whirh it cou en the stream al and above Casper con tached e first unit. The lands about | tatoes slow Dou number w that fourth ur n ming Disappointed, 1 2 to the state for water | fail n s for the various units w of the intertor | c that for the particularly tte Vall con: ly by Colorado a to enab'e the inte st and the through an interstate river 1, to reach an ent form compact, {f possible, that would settle the troublesome problem and define the rights of each stat to {ts proportionate share of the waters of the stream. Commission Function! A commission was appointed fron each of the states of Colorado, Wyo- | and Nebraska, and on repre 1g the federal government. Ses-'| t were held the commissions ‘n Washington, D. C, and in braska, Wyoming and Colorado and many conferences have been held | c the | Nor sen the commissioncrs ¢ the purpose of supplytr ‘ertified Seed “Spud: New ¢ srowing Industry: Crop Profitable Her By ROY 0. WESTLEY. and the fact that th which will be to very great extent e and control the the commissioner s the reat} ing, and th | vided with ome, to of the people has cities. The popula- tion of industrial centers is increas people must be pro-|costs are not over the amount a stuffs. Phere must] given, Second, 101 bushels is a nd it will be soon, arn people will |seeking far should been towards the “back les of sme into the great west AGRE IN WYO Postbilities Always Great Regardless of Price, Claim ROY 0. WESTLEY, | Extension Specialist in Crops and Soils, University of Wyoming. | “Spuds,” the homely Irish potato, are the most profitable crops per acre in Wyoming. True, we have competition and priges have not been high in recent years, but no crop offers tho possibilities that exist in the production of potatoes. Consider cost of production brief- harrowing, four ocultivations, two sprayings, weeding, roguing, har- vesting, sorting and hauling at average prices, the machinery, seed, sacks, twine, interest and taxes will total, at most, between $67 and $63. That ‘includes everything on the dry farm and our average farmer pro- duces spuds for less than half this cost, The yield in Wyoming for the past three years has been 101 bushels, and the average price dur- Ing that time is about 77 cents, which gives a return of $77 to $78 per acre. This leaves a net profit per acre of $10, but again we ask you to look at the possibilities in growing potatoes) First, the cost of production {s usually materially educed, in some cases, to less than half the above figures. Even un- der irrigation usuaily production very average yield for a good potato grower; many farmers get over 200 bushels. Every bushel increase in | prepared to receive | yield ts clear profit for production }and provide those homes for the in- flux of homeseekers wh (b) That water rights for lands be- | come costs are the same. ‘Third, the farmer who produces a/marketable ® inspector has been given each during the past two seasons {culturist the thr was 6 tions 1 ureau divided | there stem {n-| irrigated and ary d Spuds Certified. ical con | tified, e of fifty cent The} per acre for Our rules permit £ r{tatoes grown at 1 nd only dry land grown po-| year. titude of 6,000 other with corrosive sublix this year 1 al bin inspect ow the Pathfinder reservol ing, should have the same priority the reservoir, as the lands un y the Interstate Canal certified seed s the best grov potato game oming is small, Adjudication In Making. sion is’ making prog tion of the problems | 1 which will 1 he commissione tates themselves. It requires the ex else of patience ond . spurred on {n my efforts by the t the approval ady for Stacking 8 for trrigati prevent further developm: 1gh of despond here «. ewhere,| Re ne | on many forefront encourage juventt Service Clubs of Casper All Busy In Civic Welfare Service club activity has reached a high state of perfection in Casper. Supplementing Casper Chamber which handles projects, are the civic and welfare ance of the work to be|Prosrams of the Rotary, Kiwanis, The waters of the state are its of the Commerce, major | Licns and all of which permagent programs. Professional club also is represented and carries Cosmopolatin clubs, interested and Women's ary has ‘kept boys work tn.the stretches of lar ed in that regic and Ne close Acres Under Water, under frrigatic Whalen in the in the flow of th ed that all the irrigation por ove Pathfinder effect on the So the commis: ‘or Wyoming contends 4 be allotted t Look to the Future Success is on the horizon to the man or woman who is ably prepared to grasp every opportunity for promotion that comes along. 5 rounded out business training in this thoroughly efficient College of Business Instruction is the way to qualify yourself. é; Casper Business College 44 E. Yellowstone A completely Phone 1325 product gets considerably more than 77 cents per bushel, every cent Lions have carried on active work in behalf of the tuberculosis recuper- ation camp, and boys’ work, and the Cosmopolitan club has joined in all movements affecting public welfare. On many projects the clubs act as a unit, the best of the city’s business, industrial and professional men be- ing numbered among thelr members. ly, the man and horse labor for| plowing, preparing ‘soil, planting, | means “velvet” or loss. So it may be seen that {t {s possible to in- crease the above stated profit many times and in more than one way. Other Money Crops. We also stated that potatoes were the most profitable crop in Wyoming. Corp and small grains cost much less to produce, and may be grown gs “money crops,” and are not “perishable products,” but there are fewer possibilities of in- creasing the profits and in every way -are the profits much smaller than with spuds. Our acreage of potatoes is de- creasing, this makes the price bet- ter. When prices are good more farmers wish to plant potatoes, our production increases and the pric slumps. What can we do about i First, every farmer cannot produc potatoes successfully, especially un-| der {rrigation; second, a quality product will bring a proper price on the right niarket. To the whole- POTATOES RANK ASMOST PROFITABLE GROPPER MING BUT OTHERS PAY ONIDENDS Acreage Shows Falling Off; Quality Pro- duction Urged may not be good seed; examine the seed you plant, for type, disex and condition. Learn to know good seed. Treating seed before cutting pays—it 1s insurance against dis eases. Proper cultivation and irri: gation are essential. Pull weeds and diseased and off-type plants— grow spuds not weeds, grew good spuds not sick spuds, field selection is easier than bin selection. The sorting and grading machine {s ‘ood but not as good as your eye; small and bad spuds in the bottom of the sack.are your loss for the buyer won't come back; use old stove pipe to ventilate your potato 08 sale dealer, the retail merchant and| Centar, not for filling the center of the consumer, “let your demands] vour sacks. In brief, grow and sell be known"; to the producer, “learn | }a marketable product. Quality the market demands and supply a quality product"; and third, in crease the production per acre in- stead of the number of acres. Specializing Urged. Industrially and agriculturally this last means of controlling tho potato market is interesting. It means “specialize in spuds,” {t means “know your crop,” and it means “do your stuff.” Many growers of commercial potatoes do not secure good seed, cheap seed is not always good seed, irrigated seed may be good s dry land seed 248 S. Center St. CIGARS, TOBACCOS, SODA FOUNTAIN MEET ME AT THE SMOKEHOUSE counte. . Growers of certified Wyoming seed potatoes know good seed and do all they can to produce it. Field and bin inspections help them to keep our Wyoming grown seed uni- form. More Wyoming potato grow- ers should use certified seed—more should grow certified seed—it pays. Specialize in spuds—know more about them, !f you have no other interest than to eat potatoes, learn which variety from what locality eat the best—we repeat, specialize in spuds. Phone 1283 SMOKERS’ SUPPLIES, NALA RNIN RAN P LPP PMN Ni yma NPRPALROA N77 (AAA NNW PATE NNNRIANNY St —~ for every occasion from Wyoming’s Largest Exclusive Flower Shop (Exclusive—but moderate in price) WEDDINGS FUNERALS ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAYS HOLIDAYS PARTIES Flowers delivered to any part of the United States or Canada Through our telegraph Service “Say It With Flowers” Casper Floral Co. Phone 872 ’. W. KEEFE, Prop. Sep oF? ’ — = a ED Leet Hi , 153 S. Wolcott St. Midwest Building im S ameene ROTA | Rt wh Seni LL. 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