a as THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. 1928 © Certified Seed Inspectors Work Very Important The certifieation of sced potatoes A has been carried on for a number. of MA: years. It has become an established mee ind very necessary fuetor in the ever]: gee! increasing internal and external trade ome ini Chis commodity, which has develop- a ei in recent years. Scei potatoe cert- B ification ix important both from the Be purchaser's, 8 well ag trom the grew- crs sizndpoint. One docs. not lave to ee took far back to the time when almost — day potatoe Wiis merly tuken at its a face vielue and planted more on its ee epesarance tin ‘for any inherent Me potuioe today in order to be: classed as such must almost have a: pedigree | ° f Certification is a means to that end. aenreh of the muny diseases affecting MAA the potatoe ix yolnminous.. The - best B looking seed potutoe might he heavily F atrected with serious disenses to. such wn extent Chat the erop produced there |. fram world he senrcely: worth harrest- a ing. Hence the need for some guarantee Boureterably tacked by government of- |. fic standards dnd inspection, “on which the purchaser of seed potatoes can depend. and which assures’ hin ta erent mensure “at lenst, that the stock he purchases will, under normal nnd iInaxintiem ¢rep. © SO eomdlitious, produce =f satisfactory he work preformed. by the: Inspec- Bee service is two-fold, First of nail, a each inspector acts as, 2n extension man, He must be prepared: to cary mm informafion obtained through experi- a mental work to the grower. This in- . formation includes not only a know- |: | ledge of the disease affecting the crop F lat also the most up-to-date methods ° of disense control, to say nothing of * soil types, cultivation, fertilizers, mM machinery, and mary aother phrases | yelating not only to the growing of the potatoe crop but also to other farm- ing activities. This personal contact M with the individual grower las been m of inesteemable value.. : Secondly, the inspector has to act mous medium through which the crop’ ME’ is certified. The official tag is given B. to the grower only after bis crop. has | pased at least two field inspections _ and two or more tuber. inspections, standard set for that purpose. Certified seed potatoes are to-day yeeognized as being superior in every respect to other stock. They: are prac- tictlly free fronf serious disease which affect the yield, ave more true to type showid have no admixture to other varieties, and are of higher yielding quality, and are better svaded, When purchasing seed potatoes ask for Cert- ified”, and be sure the official tag is attached. Joe, Cook returned from Prince Ru- pert on Saturday. sO Otty Von Hess! ‘+ alanday for Ste- future Mrs. W. TI. Watt's henith is much improved and she is spending a few days here. with Ler mother, Mrs. TI: L. Funk. WELCOME -‘TO..DR, TOLMIE — ‘A large evowd. gathered at the de- pot on Saturdity evening to greet Hon. Dr, Lolmie, the new leader of the Con- servative party, who passed” through enroute to ~ EIazelton, - While’ there was only a few minutes to spare, Dr. ‘Tolmie mounted the rear.end. of oO Conservative policles ‘regarding | min- ine and agriculture. He talked: fast and until the train muck stieeceded: in: ge er in a remarkabl lender was given ais and made many