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The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
alton Of the laws of Mississippi, has

latlon OF the laws OF Mississippi, has
gained control OF congresses at
Vicksburg, Jackson, Newton, Merid-
ian two, Clarksdale two, Corinth,
Tupelo, New Albany, Greenyille,
West Point, Columbus and Port
Gibson.
The district attorney says in his
bill that he has voluntarily taken
the action for the state Of Mississip-
pi, and alleges that in conducting
their business in this state serious
and unlawful injury has resulted TO
the cotton interests. including the
planter and the merchant, and the
prices for handling have been ad-
yanoed, competition Of a legitimate
character has been menaced or de-
stroyed, and with other allegations,
no asks that in compliance with the
antitrust law, which prohibits one
corporation owning part in another,
that this so-called trust be broken
up and forced out Of the state.
"Mr Thames further states that
ne predicates the instance of Vicks-
burg IN claiming penalties and places
the case at 36j days, just one year
from September |, 1906, TO Septem-
Der l. 1907, during which time the
Gulf Compress Company has done
business here as charged, in viola
tlon OF the law, and in asking a
penalty Of $4,000 daily asks the ag-
gregate penalty from the Gulf Com
press Company Of Sl,sa5,000,
"Mr. Thames claims 10 have thor
'nghly studied up his suits and
'eels perfectly confident that be will |
yin them on every point in the law,
md says that the decisions which |
will effect the Yicksburg cases will
'f course operate in all the other
:ities mentioned as having presses
operated by the Gulf Compress
company"
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

For U. s. Senator
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
For Governor
EDMOND +. NOEL
For Northumberland
LUTHER MANSHIP
For Attorney-Genoral
II. V. FLETCHER
For Secretary of State
J. W. POWER
For Auditor
ELIAS j. SMITH
For Treasurer
GEO. II. EDWARDS, JR.
For Supt. Of Education
JoE ". fbN Eibo
For Insurance Commissioner
r. NJ. HENRY
For Revenue Agent
WRIT ADAMS
For Supreme Court Clerk
GEO. G. MYERS
For Commissioner Agriculture
II. Il. BLAkESLEE
For Penitentiary Trustee
LEROY T. TAYLOR
For Railroad Commissioner
W. Il. SCOTT
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
Long Distance Cumb. Phone No. sS.

Obituaries, Tributes OF Respect and
Cards of Thanks In this paper will be
charged for AZ the rate Of cents line.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
FOR Rent.

Lakeside Plantsssion, near Philip,
Miss, Switch on place, railroad running
through. Twenty-Five tenant housea
on same. Five hundred acres In culti-
walton. Apply TO
Old MoNTloY, sr., Agt.,
Grsonwpods Miss.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20

Secretary Hester Of the New Or.
leans Cotton Exchange puts the cot.
ton crop Of l906.07 at l3,5l0,9s2
bales, an increase Of 2,l64, ,99i
over that Of l905-06, a decrease Of
A,903 under that Of l9O4,05 and
Al increase Of 3,449,60s over that
0f l903-N.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
For District Attorney
II. G. MCBEE

For State Senator, Leflore and Talla
hatchie Counties.
R.v. POLLARD.
For Representative:
JOHN A. TYSON.
For Sheriff
&. q. PROPHET
For Chancery Clerk,
G. W. CROCKETT.
For Circuit Clerk
BARNES HUMPHREYS
For Treasurer,
W. T. CHAPMAN
For Superintendent Of Education,
W. M. PETEET.
For Tax Assessor.
LEE ARTERBURY.
For Supervisor.
H. A. JOINER, Beat i.
ELI ETHRIDGE Beat 2.
+. M. ALDRIDGE, Beat 8.
]. L, HALEY, Beat 4.
81. BROWN, Beat 8.
For Justices Of Peace.
G. N. Boswell aud b. Polewoda, Beat |.
W. n. Ethridge q L. II. Frederick, Bt. Q.
d. p. Montgomery 81 ]. u. Dennis, Bt, 3.
X. II. Love. Beat 4.
J. II. McMath and II. W. Hatch, Beat 8.
For Constable.
". s. JOINER, Beat 1.
]. W. PARISH, Beat ..
r. II. aoRDIN, Beat 4.
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
CLEAN OUT YAlOBUsnA RNte.

CLEAN OUT yAl0BUSHA RIVER.
Nothing would SO largely benefi
Grenada and its trade territory al
would the cleaning out Of the Yalo
busha river so that it would be navi
gable. 1t can be done. The money
can be obtained from the fedora
government Other streams, les,
important than this river, are The
objects Of governmental care and il
this river is not on the list, the fault
lies with the people who live con
| tiguous to il. II 1t we're In The
North, a corps Of engineers would
have been at work on ii years age
and a town Of the size Of Grenada
situated on its banks, would long
have been enjoying and reaping the
benefit Of competitive freight rates
Last winter 1t was navIgable from
October lst 10 May lst, this spring
| With the river nayigable, Grenada S
ideal situation would be completed
and there ia not town in the state
I
that would maks tho strides in de-
velopment that this ono would,
Outside Of the great reduction that
would come in reduced freight rates,
which would be shared in by every
| individual who purchased a dollars
worth here, the cleaning out Of the
stream would benefit every farm on
It's banks. Any observer can see
that the willow growth along tho
river is increasing very rapidly and
is also narrowing the channel Of the
stream and causing ii to fill up,
This, Of course, causes the river to
more quickly overflow and 10 no
little detriment TO adjacent lands,
How can this appropriation be
gotten? Through our congressman
and senator's. Let Grenada show
something Of her annual freight
bills, and recall the river transpor-
tation Of the past whep steamboats,
carrying 1000 bales Of cotton piled
the waters Of Yalobusha river and
we believe the matter will be favor
ably heard by Congress The time
is ripe for such move now. Presi-
dent Roosevelt starts in q few days
at st. Louis and will spend parhaps
thirty days on the Mississippi river
going as far as New Orleans, study |
ing conditions and with the view
of recommending an improvement
in the waterways Of the West. So
while the public thought is being
directed watefward, let Grenada see
that the Yalobusha river receives
the proper congressional attention
and gets on the eligible list"
The time is opportune. Our wor-
thy congressman, Hon. W, s. Hill,
stands ready to aid us in every pos
'ible way and we feel sure that Hon.
John Sharp Williams and other
OF the Mississippi delega-
ion will lend an active cooperation.
let Grenada get busy.--Grenada
Sentinel.
The Commonwealth reproduces
he above in order 10 give the sug-
,estions made therein our hearty
Endorsement. The Yalobusha river
hould be cleaned out and made
Iavigable by all means. 1t would
'eneht Greenwood, Grenada and a
plendid agricultural section Of
ountry between these two import /
Mt places. We are confident our I
istinguished congressman, Hon. B. l
!. Humphreys, will aid the propo-
tion by giving il his great inau- :
nee and most cordial support. d
The commonwealth., 1907-09-20
A GREAT COTTON GIN.

-o ~ ssAS &sC" IOih NDiu-
merclal there is a cotton gin in OPP
; Grafton in the city Of Memphis that
is destined to reyolutionize the cot
ton industry SO far as the ginning,
ballng, packing and compressing is
concerned. The seed cotton is
holsted into the hopper just as in
ordinary gins, but before it reaches
the other side of the establishment,
and without ever being touched or
handled again, it is compressed
bale and ready for export to the
furthest seaport on earth.
| The Commercial thus describes
this combined gin and compress:
/ A cotton compress, operated by a
hydraulic pump requiring about
three horse power, which is supplied
by the same means that run the
gins, IS a new machine, Of interest
IN the cotton industry. 1t is said
that the new machine requires only
three or four minutes to compress a
bale Of 800 pounds.
The compress will take the cotton
from any number of gins up to
eight. The cotton comes direct
from the battery of gins into the
packer box; when this is filled with
the 500 pounds the cotton is auto
matically transferred into the com
press and the pressure applied.
The starting Of the pressure sends
the headbl0Ok forward with a force
of 100000 pounds, compressing the
bale to density of 30 pounds to
the cubic foot TO a size Of 20 by &c
by 81 inches. The cotton passes
between rollers and is deposited in
laps and folds without iLIury to the
iloer, making perfectly square
bale. The hoop bands. same in
number as on the larger bale, are
then securely fastened and both
ends of the bagging sewed up. The
bale is then dropped from the com
press, completely hooped, sewed and |
ready for immediate sale, transpor-
tation to warehouse, to the spinner
or for export.
The compress being connected
with the battery Of gins, the cotton
Is never touched from the time the
seed cotton leaves the wagons or
bins until it is dropped out in
completed bale, and requires no re-
compressing Ginning, baling and
shipping can be done in the same
building at the same operation.
Both ends of the bale are open dur
ing the process, allowing the air to
be expelled, removing the danger of
bursting the hands while in transit
or in storage.
The gins do not stop at all, but
are running during the process of
compressing and tying out, and are
putting another lot of ginned cotton
into the packer box and before the
second lot the press has more than
double the amount ready to receive
it.
The compress is strongly con-
structed of forged steel and cast
iron. Its parts are interchangeable,
so that repairs can be easily effected
if damage results from ignorance or
careless operation.
The weight is about 10000
pounds, and the floor space required
S about 2l by ID feet. 1t will bale
my grade or kind of cotton, and
'amples can be taken from the bales
t required. The great density is a
protection from fire and should
ause reduced rates of insur-
nee. 80" The cotton can be pack
ID closely on sides or ends, as the
'ale is flat on all sides, with no
'ulging or breaking through the 3
'agging.
This design of compress has been
n use in Memphis for nearly four
ears.
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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30

What with the underground cleo
trio railway and the greatly increased
use of the motor bus. It 10 reported"
says The Western Electrician, that
the hansom-cab seems to be In Q fair
way to disappear from the streets Of
London. where for 90 years or moro Il
has been such . conspicuous feature Of
city life. From Birmingham comes the
news that . company which has been
engaged In the manufacture OF han
som-cabs has decided to 60 out Of
business because OF the great falling
Oh In the demand for these vehicles
The extension Of street.railway sys
TENS generally In Great Britain and
the great number OF automobiles In
use throughout the kingdom Are also
assigned - reasons for the marked d.
cline In the cab industry"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
MATCHING ~ ELtcra,c,rv.
The glsetrshsn Said to Have PROVED
q Success.

After several years Of experimental
work electric incubation has been DEM
onstrated to be practicable and eco
nomical. For attractive displays the
"Electrehen," unique and artistic
oval glass incubator, has been in
vented. 1t 10 operated by the heat Of
an incandescent lamp. controlled BY
= delicate and sensitive thermostat
which holds the temperature At 10s de-
grees Fahrenheit, without the varia-
ton Of more than . fraction Of . do
gree.
The "Electrehen" IL . novel glass
electric incubator. having metal
base. with nickel-plated oxidized cop
per or gun-metal finish, forming tho
hover or brooder for the newly hatch
ed chicks. A drawer 10 provided.
which is partially drawn from the base
and the electric chicks run about in
the fenced Enclosure. about three or
four feet square. making . most inter.
esting exhibit Of nature study In
schools and kindergartens.
This device Ii easily connected to
any electric lighting circuit, either al.
ternating or direct current, Of ITO
volts, by the usual flexible cord and
plug. says the Technical World Maya
zine. 1t IL only necessary to turn the
button and sumcient heat IL provided
for Matching and brooding the chicks.
while there IL nothing In the way Of
odors or escaping gases to prevent it,
Introduction into the Handsomely fur.
nished parlor or library Of the cleo.
trically equipped home or the once OF
the most fastidious professional or
business man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30

INTO q third stay chain put around the
front axletree Just outside Of front
hounds. The purpose Of the block II
to keep the tripletree away from the
tongue 20 that the horses can work
freely. The draft all comes on the
chain. The tendency OF the block 10
to push the tongue to the right; the
tendency Of the chain. to pull It to
the left. They balance each other and
the draft IL straight.
Our meadows were 70 soft this sum.
mer that most farmers used four
horses on their hay leaders. I used
three. with this hitch, and did the
work we'll, writes an Illinois CORE
spondent OF Wallace's Farmer. II can
b changed from one wagon to another
In lees than three minutes. To Do %
remove bolt from toagus and unlock
chains. h b 70 simple and cheap hat
any farmer can make one In Q few min.
utes.
have used such Q hitch on my land
roller for rs ysars. except that I have
. rod instead Of chain for the draft.
Any three-horss hitch fastened to the
tongue A. doubletree will crowd the
middle horse and make the team work
hard.
For driving the team put lines on
the outside horses. swapping checks to
the bit Of inside horse: fasten inside
bits Of outside horses to hame rings
a middle horse with hitch reius.
With such hitch ~ this In front and
behind there 10 % need OF Q fast horse
or . slow horse. OF urgiag one forward
or holding another back. The draft
II equal on each, and each horse 10
equally well guided or backed with
the lines.
I often wanted 70 take IN empty"
out or bring . loaded wagon In with
two horses. 70 10 %. put Q common
doubletree clsvis through The ring that
connects the tvo cjevis at The short
end Of triplstres. put clovis PIN
through hole II 1oublstrse strap. The
draft IL straight a1d hitch % short
that trtpletroo VII not rub Whsel.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30

the coil should not rise too high. says
the 0cisati1c Americas. Il % found
that the insulation will hold good. tos
low tensions 1t least. 1t . tempera,
turs below 40 degrees G. (e%3 degrees
- on the average. oontainiag - =.
grsos G. (S73 degrees ~ q The sur
face q he coil and coo degrees g.
u.il3 degrees ~ near tAs core. oucA
. coil will have N advantage over ~
usual coil n being Of q smaller elso,
and Tie base wire givss . bsttsr raAiA,
tioa Of heat. Owing 70 ~ hgAtse
wsagAt q ssoA COTS, tAav win b a
valus 10 tAe eass q rsvolviag parts,
whese tAey give Q DucA lower oentslf.
ueal toece.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
SCHOOL TGAcHGRs


Tor many years have uss1 co0oo
md reeuse1 70 b eoavi1ced a ID ~
eject upos ~ human system" writes
Q veteran school teacher.
Tea yeass 40 vas otaiee1 = g1vo
% NJ mech loved work II ~ pshlie
ocAoo,s after yeaes q eootinuous -
boz. hsA aevs,epe1 Q VEL 1soao1
ease a eAroele ee9se poasoaiag.
"TAe tsoubjeo veso eoostipaHSaa,
osttsriags q Tie hsart . tAsaeane
h tAe top q ny AesA aal vaslou0
parts q NJ body. twttcAiog q ~
hobs. sAakjas q ~ hsaA. aa1, q
tjoss sstss esestioa. . Gssssal -Deeer
feeling With Q topsr's desire 1oe W.T.
0troag coffee. ! Was Q nosvouo Vrook
IT, ysars.
"A short tiDs go ffisads cane -
visit - asd thsy brought . packa0o G
rostu0 With then. aaa ureeA - -
tsy T. ! was pesjudjeed becanse so0o
years 40 haA drunk . cup a voak.
tooeelsss stu1 ealbs1 Postum WA I
"a aoe Ute q III.
This tios. howevss. ~ fsSeol
made tAe eoots0 aeeeediae - 11soo.
Uoos % ~ paekaGs. cd 4 Woa -.
os66saly ! Sous1 aysek inpeoviae =
Q Dose 1sel1e1 faeh,oo.
The oloe q boiliag eo9eo - 49,
q te0pes ~. ~ % greatly ~.
ete1 b. Postum that 70 ] eoettsue -
Improve % ! a0 BOW. ri begla ~
thlak ! have foua1 tAe Houata1o 81
Perpetual YoutA. TITS 10 - faoey
letter ut skubboea fActs Wh1eA q
~ 70 0ake known."
Nene G1vea ~ Aeotu0 q. Do1l9o
Cseek MA. noo1 ~ boek, ~TAo Nool
OWeovll14" A0eoR ~11egUD . -
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
MAKES WORK EASY.
0svies for Pulling Arc Light Switch
Piues From . Distance.

In . certain place which was long
distance from the station switchboard
and where old iron telephone wire was
used to close the circuit. an arrange
ment ~ shown in the accompanying
sketch was made to draw the plugs on
m arc light switchboard.
The coils. c, which release the
springs. 8. on the plug drawing at
tachment are coils from an old arc
tight. These coils are operated through
. local circuit using an ordinary buzz
FER. B. for q relay. which releases q
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
ALUMINIUM ron ELECTRIC uses.
twirs insulated ~ Aassns o. oxl6s
csstins olvss Fairly DEED Rssuits.

Experiments have bssa made on
~ Continent With the use Of alumni.
aum wire for magnet coil for dynamos
aa1 similar purposes. but without any
special insulation upon the wire. II.
StaaA Of this . layer Of oxide 10 formed
apea the wire whirh Gives . fairly
Vool Insulation between the di1srent
lmrns. A. ~ usual Temperature. an
0lnun beeomss covered With oxide
0Aea placed n water or steam. and
AA3s o1ise y hydratsd. Commencing
- ~ dsg. G. (3e3 dsg. ~ he water
- 1rlvea 81. a1l he oxide
- quits aahydress q ~ degrees g.
.(O5S degrees ~. THIS gives . layer
- alunina which has . good resist.
saea A eell q aiumiaum wire u
Woan1 II ~ REQUIRED form aaA h
~ p,aeel n watse 70 receive tAs
A0oe e oaD1A The nsosseasy Asas
- drying ~. sall y sasa1y dvee n
nDa1n9 . erssea4 .tAseaGA n WAsa
- = psa1eA - eeaoeseeass .
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30

Irish eeidiss's Crest Idea When Cover
Was Badly Needed.

Tho following colloquy d said to
have actually occurred during one Of
the earlier battles In the Philippines:
A detachment Of American infantry,
under orders to support . section oe
Capt Reilly's battery. were halted for
quite . while on . perfectly aat MILL
tary road in full view and me raneo
a tie vIltplao trenches. OF course. b
lie Dat on the road Vas the only avail
able 'use Of cover"
Ia this detachment was IN lrishmaA
Who had served his time With the col.
ors IN the Bitish army before hs q.
nsted With Uncle Sam. A. . recruit
be had been very prone to tell how Tie
British soldiers did everything. A. Q
result be was incessantly piled with
questions ~ to his experiences. While
the bullets were ''plopping" down the
road and kicking up the gravel, .
young Yankee suddenly asked:
Say. Mike. what do the British col.
disrs do With their heads In . place
lik~ this!''
Quick - . fash came the retort:
"A British soldier has no hsaA
sorri"
After . full two-minuts pause, MIKE
continued:
However. b that ~ II may. wish
could pick up this d. road a.
staa' u on edge eesuinst mel"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
POINTS poa rme eAaaasa.

A tsaspooaful q two q cainsal Q
day may b TED 70 brssdiag swss. e.
pecially during ~ Water.
Oats may h so@e Instances b
probably used - . Anrss crop b.
sowing lees quantity Of tAe seed tAaa
10 usual and tAsa eseting ~ oats eoe
hay % sooa - b head.
While II = III right 10 have ~
milk cows b oool. thrifty eos1itjoa.
. COW that = giving . mess q rich
milk will hardly - fAA Il ut u
miich cows PIT feed cato thslr hacks
they are M psttias Il iato tAs pail.
The average naa y pretty hah,s %
forget all aSose bsias kinA b ~
COW whea - = compelled 70 milk
. kicking hs1ess - Q Aot Stable. 70
gsthsr with ~ 1tes aaA mosquitoes
hummins asoa1l Me swarm q boes
hunting for . p,aoe 70 "Aive." It's
good.by thoosy tAsa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
THREE HORSES ON a WAGON.
Sveeseeful Method Followed BY On
Farmer In Illinois.

Bolt one end Of a Ia oak block Is
inches long (A) on the upper side Of
the tongue in the hammer hole. put
ting IN iron brace ON under side OF
tongue and block. Put bolt through
middle hole of tripletree and end hole
OF block. Put that bolt through ring
in the end of common wagon stay
chain on upper side Of tripletree. also
through another chain on under side
OF block. Pass the two chains diagon-
ally ACROSS the tongue hounds. one
above. the other below, and hook them
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30

apart Tor the purpose Of developing
high.speed work In wireless tslsgra-
ply.
II these experiments the received
oscillations actuate . wireless rsceiv.
o.. which. In turn. acts On . syphoa
recorder. causing the Morse signals to
- written In continuous wavy line.
Ths accompanying illustration u -.
nails 1t . speed Of IS words . minute.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
Not caretaIser'e Favjt.

In answer to . complaint made by
the town council OF Camborne, Eng.
land. that the caretaker Of the recrea.
ton ground had allowed the grass to
grow to an inconvenient height, that
omcer replied that the donkey which
had formerly eaten the grass had died
OF lockjaw and he had been unable to
buy another one to take it, place
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30

Fed the aueks eoe MARKET Q liberal
amount Of cee1 y dive - ample sup.
ply q fat, ~ - noe maize ~ sat3oa
eatirsiy q oeen. Rep - ~ peAe.
lice Of giviag gsesa tssl tn tAsy ass
ready 70 ~ u tAsss b - a. ~.
tuee bed = ~ Gas1ea b WhAsA
there u q gseae leal q tat plaat
vhieA n ~ teaoA q blttee eoe ~
table, CT 3 l1oeoal a11saat q \ MO
~ Gaia ~, .0ue1D gsl1ah Il -
n y ~ ~ Nnooe ~ ~ 60
te g!ysa -
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-30
sELEcr,Mo SEED poTATols.
Importance Of securing Best Of Crop
for Next Years Planting.

That improvement Of plants and
animals may be accomplished BY ae-
lection Of the parent stock has become
generally accepted theory. Some
species Of the domestic animals have.
after several centuries Of selection.
been bred to almost perfect type.
Within the past few years . great
work has been done along the line Of
improvement Of plants BY selection.
especially corn and the other cereals.
Probably less work has been done to-
ward improving the potato than with
any Of our other great food plants.
Yet enough has been accomplished to
prove that no plant can be more
quickly improved both In quality and
yield than the potato.
It has been . common practice In
the eastern states. and to . certain
extent in the west, among those who
grow potatoes for family use. to plant
only the small potatoes and culls that
are left In the spring after the sup
ply for the house has been picked out.
This II, Of course. the worst posi-.
BILE kind Of selection. and always re-
suits in degeneration. or what 10
known ~ running out" Of the stock.
Because Of this. varieties Of one gen
GRAFTON are unknown in the next.
On the other hand. there are locat.
ties in Colorado where the same ".
riety Of potatoes has been grown for
the past Is years. and 10 better and
more productive now than when in.
troduced.
A potato tuber 10 not seed, but
part Of the plant from which It came.
consequently :he characteristics Of the
parent plan ARE more sure to be re-
produced in the new plant than In
plants that are grown from seed that
are the union of two parent plants.
A little observation In the field
when digging will show that there 10
= great variation In the different hills
OF potatoes on . given AREA. One
plant may have ten or twelve good
sized. smooth. marketable potatoes.
The next may have one good potato
with three or four small or inferior
potatoes. or possibly . hill may have
but two medium sized potatoes Of the
same type ~ the nrst hill.
Now. II the selection Is made In the
cellar. about ~ many Of the seed DO
tatoes will come from poor hills a.
from good. and the result will b to
produce more poor hills. and this car.
ried On from year to year tends to d.
crease the yield Of potatoes.
The best way to select 10 70 take
oa1y good potatoes Iron hills that
produce nothing but good potatoes and
. goodly number Of them. This work
may b done BY digging BY hand. but
20 many hills have to b. discarded
that It makes the work slow and az.
pensive. II the potatoes cling to the
vines. the selection can b made By
following the digger.
The system used at the Colorado
experiment station II to plow out the
rows with . common mold.board
plow. This leaves the potatoes o. the
vines with most Of the tubers exposed
on the surface Of the turned furrow.
Not more than ten per cent. Of the
hills will be suitable TO select from
the drst year. but these planted ought
to produce . much higher GRADE OF
potatoes from which to select the next
year.