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Hereford Potatoes Lead Deaf Smith County Harvest Boom
Hereford the site of a record potato crop boosting Deaf Smith County’s economy and changing farming patterns. The industry employs hundreds, with four processing plants using 2500 bag daily capacity and federal grading oversight. Cooperatives and firms like Craner & Gault and Stanger & Jones drive marketing as yields reach 150 to 200 bags per acre.
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Mason King
Hereford
Southwest
Deaf Smith County
Hereford Potato Growers Association
J. K. Baker
Craner & Gault
Stanger & Jones
French E Johnson