York 4-H 9 ers to size up potatoes at Farm Shaw YORK - You're not sut uring with Swine flu, Asian flu or Russian flu? But what about Hollow Heart, Pitted Scab, Bhizoctonia, Shrivelling or Greening? jf you’re afflicted from any of those symptoms, chances are that you’ll never make it as a US Grade No. 1 potato. Four York County have been studying' potato diseases and grading standards in preparation for team judging competition at the Farm Show. Members of the team are Beckie JBrenneman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oaleßfenneman, Glen Rock R 2; Linda Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Stanley (Brown, Loganville; Joanne Haskins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Haskins, Common defects of white potatoes are discussed by judging team members, from left, Beckie Brenneman, Linda Brown, and Lisa Thompson, and coach, York Extension Agent Tim Markovits. AGON'S SPREADER HAS WINNING FORM DOWN THE MIDDLE OR ON THE LINE. Vicon is the spreadei seeder with the versatility an Olympic swimmer. On simple adjustment lets yoi spread fertilizer just ove* the root zone of a row skipping the middles. Then with a change time of less than three min utes, you can do conven tional broadcast spread ing or seeding with win ning results. It’s also grea' for applying chemicals o lime. vicon farm machinery m.(\/iiwn) 3741 Cook Blvd Chesapeake Virginia 23323-804/485-1600^^ Spring Grove R 3 and Lisa Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, Shrewsbury. A two-part competition, the 4-H Club Potato Iden tification and Grading Contest will be held on Thursday morning, beginning at 9 a.m., in Room E on the second floor of the main exhibition room of the Harrisburg complex. Team members will examine 100 individual potatoes during the first part of the judging, deciding if each qualified for the US No. 1 graded In the second portion of the contest, a defect on each of 40-potatoes will be circled and the 4-H judges must identify the defect by name. Cash awards will be presented to the top five teams, with ribbons going to The Vicon spreader/ eeder has few moving parts, 'on-corrosive polyester or eavy duty stainless steel iarts resist corrosion and last onger. Hopper capacities •ange from 600 pounds to 6 ons. See the Vicon spreader champ in action at your dealer right away. You’ll understand why challeng ers don’t have a chance. HOW FIELDS THE WHMEIIS. CONTACT: BOYD MOODY 3741 Cook Blvd. Chesapeake, VA 23323 all teams placing in the top ten. Twenty different common defects affect grading. Some that judges will be looking for include: Blight - brown colored decayed areas that form irregular sunken patches in storage; bruises, cuts and dirt - handling damage is usually caused by droppage during harvest and storage. Some cuts are permitted, according to size. Dirty potatoes do not quality for Grade No. 1. Some defects are graded according to tha-amount of waste they cause or how the potato appearance is af fected. Dry rot is usually found on the stem end of a potato and may be a whitish mold that is dry and. brittle. Rodent injury is identified by holes made by gnawing (Turn to Page 54) Lancaster Farmli Saturdf lanw
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