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September 23, 1930
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Fred Lamasrhe, a potato grower on a vacant lot at Fifth and Gold Streets, regrets the cloudy, wet summer weather that reduced his crop to a third, despite good soil and no pests. The potatoes are nice but small, ideal for boiling.
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POTATO
GROWER
REGRETS CLOUDS
Tuber Patch at Fifth and
Gold Has Some Nice
Vegetables, Though
"I wish we had experienced more
of this kind of weather this summer,"
said Fred Lamasrhe as he
dug potatoes under cloudless skies
and brilliant sunshine today. He
has cultivated a patch of tubers
on a vacant lot at Fifth and Gold
Streets.
"I have fine soil here for potatoes,"
he explained, "and the plants
have not been bothered with insect
pests. But the growing season was
cloudy, wet and comparatively cold.
I have only a third of a crop."
Nevertheless, they are nice appearing
potatoes; smooth and thin
skinned. They are not so large
as their cultivator would have them.
They are not big enough to bake;
just the size the housewife likes
to boil.
GROWER
REGRETS CLOUDS
Tuber Patch at Fifth and
Gold Has Some Nice
Vegetables, Though
"I wish we had experienced more
of this kind of weather this summer,"
said Fred Lamasrhe as he
dug potatoes under cloudless skies
and brilliant sunshine today. He
has cultivated a patch of tubers
on a vacant lot at Fifth and Gold
Streets.
"I have fine soil here for potatoes,"
he explained, "and the plants
have not been bothered with insect
pests. But the growing season was
cloudy, wet and comparatively cold.
I have only a third of a crop."
Nevertheless, they are nice appearing
potatoes; smooth and thin
skinned. They are not so large
as their cultivator would have them.
They are not big enough to bake;
just the size the housewife likes
to boil.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Potato Crop
Weather Impact
Farming Regret
Cloudy Summer
Small Potatoes
What entities or persons were involved?
Fred Lamasrhe
Where did it happen?
Fifth And Gold Streets
Story Details
Key Persons
Fred Lamasrhe
Location
Fifth And Gold Streets
Story Details
Potato grower Fred Lamasrhe laments the cloudy, wet summer that yielded only a third of a crop on his vacant lot patch, despite ideal soil and no pests; the resulting small potatoes are smooth and suitable for boiling.