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The Monett times., 1922-04-14
SOUTHWEST PURDY

There has not been much plowing
done the past two weeks on account
of SO much rain.
Jimmie and Bryan Higgs were
shopping in Butterfield Monday after
noon.
\ Misses Zelma and Neva Strother
visited Misses Goldia and Leona
Scooter Saturday afternoon.
t Mr.. and Mrs. Jim McCracken and
daughter Louise and Miss Pearl Long
visited in Purdy Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd attended Sunday
school at Mt. Pleasant Sunday.
Misses Frona Scooter and Jewett
Keeling and Messrs Jesse Ware and
Roy Sallee took a joy ride Sunday
afternoon and report nice time.
| Miss Neva Strother was the Sun
day evening guest of Miss Wineta-
Higgs
Mrs. Rosa Thomas and daughter
Iva visited Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Serb
ner Thursday night and Friday Of
last week.
Olan Higgs was the guest Of Bryan
Higgs and family Saturday night.
Quite few from this neighbor-
hood attended the play at Doss school
house Friday night.
General Scooter took load of wood
to Monett last Thursday.
Misses Mildred and Zelms Strother
Goldia Scooter and Pearl Mckee and
Messrs Ray Riggs, Lester Vineyard,
Ec Halabaugn and Jesse Higgs at
tended singing at New Hope Sunday
evening and also chulcn there that
night.
Miss Dema Calm has been elected
teacher again for the coming term of
school at Pleasant valley.
N, Miss Mildred Strother took dinner
with Miss Pearl Mckee Sunday.
Tilman Scooter is on rne sick list.
The Senior Sunday school class of
lit. Pleasant church will give-a May
day program the second Sunday in
lay. Everybody IS invited to come
and take a part in the program. We
need your help.
Emmet Goostree and family visited
John Higgs and family Sunday.
Misses Frona Scooter and Pearl
Long have been elected for teachers
at Doss school for the coming term
We wish them good success.
Rev. Ollie Ennis will preach at Mt.
Pleasant Saturday night Sunday and
Sunday night.
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spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pude Morlan and family.
There was no meeting at Marbut
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Jackson and
children visited Wednesday with M.
and Mrs. w. R. Henderson.
Arlie Inmon and Eloise Fly were
Purdy visitors Saturday evening.
Jim Smith visited East of Purdy
Saturday.
Pude Morlan took some hogs to
Monet Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Jackson went to
Purdy Thursday.
Those who visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Smith and family Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Jackson and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Jackson and
daughter Helen, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Jackson and granddaughter Mildred
and Oscar Terry.
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sToTTs CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Patton
visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stotts
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Willis left Sun
day for Muskogee Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Welch moved to
Carthage last week.
Mr.. Joplin had the misfortune to
lose his house Sunday by fire a very
few things were saved. Part of the
loss was covered by insurance.
Miss Myra Simmons has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Erma Baitchel, Nora Meyer, Irene
Neely and Thelma Novel; visited
Gertrude Simmons Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton of AURORA visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Bedford Sunday
and Monday.
j. B. Simmons and David Weaver
were Aurora visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Hazel Dickerson and son E.
M. are visiting relatives at Hume, Mo.
Mrs. T. r. Hood, Mrs. Sara Paris,
Mrs. Frank Pruitt and George Hood
were Mt. Vernon visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Weaver spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Edd NOVEL;
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ROCKY HILL ITEMS

| A wind storm struck this com.
munity Saturday and blew down trees
and damaged several buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hughey were
trading in Purdy Saturday.
Mrs. Reva Jackson and children
Vedas Conway and Norma Fern visit
ed Tuesday with Mrs. Myrtle Smith
and children.
Fred Smith visited Sunday with
his cousin Oscar Terry.
Miss Helen Jackson has been on
the sick list but is reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morlan and
daughter Oma Lorraine spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Hughey.
We understand that Oscar Jackson
will teach the Mt. Grove school next
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jackson spent
Thursday night with Mr. .and Mrs.
Felix Jackson and daughter Helen.
Health is very good in this neigh
borhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and
little granddaughter Mildred visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. jackson Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stout and family
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SHOAL CREEK

So much rain is delaying the farm
work.
Frank Coffey is preparing to move
his saw mill on z. E. Frazier's farm
soon.
School closed at Oklahoma last
Wednesday. At noon dinner was
spread, and in the afternoon a nice
program was rendered.
z. E. Frazier and sons, Marvin and
Floyd, had business in Ridgley Mon
day afternoon.
Grandma Laudell is critically i'll.
Zack Barnett's sister from Okla
homa was buried at Concord Friday.
2. E. Frazier called at the home OF
Oscar Laudell and family Sunday
afternoon.
George Buttrick and Jewell Wells
were quietly married Saturday night,
April 8, at the home Of justice of the
peace Joe Stamps, Mr. Stamps Off
ciating.
Owing to the rainy weather on Sat
urday April 8, the Poland China hog
sale Of 2. E, Frazier was postponed.
Quite number Of men was present,
but the weather was considered en- |
irely too disagreeable for the sale.
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SOUTH OF MoNETT

Sunday school was well attended al
Mt. Pisgah Sunday.
Mrs. Sanford Davis and children
spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs
Mary Lee.
Miss Edna Lantaret' visited Friday
with Miss Gladys Jeffries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bounous spent
Monday with Mrs. Bounous' sister,
Mrs. Pete Planchon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Nordin, Miss
Ola Niskern and Purl Niskem motor
ed to Mcdowell Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. John Banks spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. D. L.
Lautaret.
John Planchon visited Monday with
his son, Henry Planchon, and fanfly.
Mrs. Bert Eden and daughter Vera
spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
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STONES PRAIRIE

There were thirteen confirmed al
Freistatt Sunday April 8. Those at
sending from Stones Prairie were Mr..
and Mrs. Hartwig Geske and daugh-
Ter, Misses Minnie and Elsie Geske,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Enke and family
MRS. VIII Storck and family, r. Salo-
ga and children and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Hemmerling and children.
Those that visited at Mrs. Will
Storck's Sunday night were Mr.. and
MRS. David Shaw, Misses Minnie and
Elsie Geske, Minnie MARROW and
Gusta Mueller, Messrs. Charley
Schmeling, Elder Stellwagen, Edgar
Velton, Carl Enke, Arthur Schad,
Carl Mueller, Jr. and Carl Hemmer-
ling.
The program and the music was
very much enjoyed at Hope Dale
school Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Geske and daugh-
ter Ellenora and Misses Minnie and
Elsie Geske were shopping in Monet
and Peirce City Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schallert and
family were the guests at Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Velton's Sunday.
Mrs. Carl F. Geske, Jr., was shop
ping in Purdy Saturday.
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WEST LONE HILL

There was quite wind storm visit
ed this locality Saturday.
Cleamon Thomas attended Sunday
school at Mt. Pisgah.
Uncle Wesley Riddle attended
church at Bethel Sunday and visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilman Henderson,
Orris Erickson spent the week end
with his grand parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Thomas.
Mr.. Hoover has his saw mill on the
D. r. T. Thomas ranch.
Arthur Keeton is setting out two
acres of strawberries also one acre
each Of grapes and blackberries.,
Grandpa Riddle made business
trip to Purdy Friday. y
Mrs. O. A. Mccormack is visiting
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Hayse
Terrell of Corsicana this week.
! Mrs. Johnnie Marbut visited at A.
s. Thomas Thursday.
Strawberries are looking fine.
| Mrs. Del James and children OF MO-
nett visited with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Stephens two days last
week.
Mrs. Floyd Woliver has bought a
span of mules from Mr.. Thomas.
Uncle Wesley Riddle went to Jen-
kins Tuesday
Will Mccormick has his goat fence
almost completed.
Would be very glad if some one
would get interested in road in this
community which is badly needed.
There was good attendance at the
school meeting at Lone Hill Tuesday.
Mr.. Hoover intends to build dwell
ing house on the Thomas ranch as
soon as they get the lumber sawed.
The Tate boys, John and Marion
were down Tuesday fixing the fence
around the stock ranch. t
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PLEASANT DALE

Planting grapes and strawberries
has been suspended on account OF the
unfavorable weather conditions.
While the people are worrying
about the farm work to be done at a
later date, yet they have the refresh
ing enjoyment Of looking at the trees
In bloom, and the green petticoat that
covers Mother Earth, that also seems
TO make old "Beck" frisk in his stall
and wish to emigrate from his winter
habitation into Mother Earth's parlor
and there receive some Of her nour-
ishment.
Pleasant Dale school was a place
Of interest Friday, April Z. On that
date our school closed at the usual
hour. Near the noon hour a number
Of patrons, in fact, all with the excep-
ception Of small per cent, gathered
around the school and at the eating
hour big dinner was served to all,
AT o'clock, the entertainment began.
Mr.. Mccoy, with his students, had
prepared special program suited for
the occasion. Special credit is extend
ed to those who took part in the pro-
gram outside of the school. Logan
D. Mckee had decorations for the
school, which he furnished with a free
heart. A number of recitations, on
drill and two plays constituted the
program for the time of three hours.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the day and
left refreshed after eating such a
dinner and then assuming the pro-
gram. Mr.. Mccoy has taught one of
the best schools in Pleasant Dale dis
trict. We, the patrons, who have
children going to school are very sor-
Nv to learn that he will not be our
teacher for the coming year, but goes
to Kings Prairie, where higher
salary is paid. We feel, however,
that we may depend on our board to
elect good teacher. They have done
good work the last two years, especial
~ by digging the well.
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NEIGHBORING NEWS

Sunday school was well attended
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mullin and children Of
Madry visited at S. r. Riggs Satur-s
day night and Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. Henry Roller and
children Mildred and George visited
with Tim and Mary Roller Sunday.
Grover Loftin and wife have been
employed to teach the Arnhart school
the next term.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Roller and
daughter Rozella visited with w. F..
Bowen and family Sunday.
Those who called on Misses Elva
and Anna Riggs Sunday were Misses
Opal Shepherd, Ocie and Neoma Roll
Ter, Lottie Myers, Gladys Roller,
Mabel and Lena Marbut and Letha
Henson. Messrs. Otto Roller, Ira
Shepherd, Burt Bayless, Audry Smith
Manville and Elbern Terry, Carl and
Burton Dinkins and Charley Amos.
Miss Florence Henson left Wednes-
Nay for Galena, Kansas where she
will spend a month with her sister.
Daniel McPhail and wife visited
Friday with their daughter Mrs.
Henry Roller.
Mrs. Sarah Marbut and daughter
Myrtle, Mrs. Tennie Roller and chill
dren called at the Jim Roller home
Monday afternoon.
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LfRERT,H,

Sunday school and church was well
attended at this place Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. John Owens and daughter
Mildred returned to their home in St
Louis, after spending the week with
relatives and friends in this COM
rnunity.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Beckett were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Mulkey Sunday.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
George Mulkey last Thursday, with
eleven members and two visitors
present. They will meet this week
with Mrs. Dee Winton. All members
are requested to be present as they
will make plans for the bazaar and
also other business.
lir. Brown, of Eureka Springs, Ark
spent few days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. jenkins and family.
B. c. Wolfe is very poorly at this
writing and was unable to attend Sun
day school Sunday morning. He is
greatly missed by his class and they
all hope for his speedy recovery.
Those who spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse jenkins and family
were Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Matthews
and Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Jones, OF
Verona.
Grandma Mulkey, who has been on
the sick list, is is-improving nicely.
Brant Crumly spent Saturday and
Sunday with his cousin, Lynn jenkins
On account of the song convention
Saturday and Sunday we will have our
Easter program on Friday night the
18th.
Edna Feiker returned home few
days ago after spending several
months with her aunt, Mrs. Dawson,
Of Gordon, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Spilman and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wolfe
and sons spent Sunday with b. u
Wolfe and family.
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HOPE DALE

Mrs. Ernest Petlitzer returned from
Springfield Monday and is improving
fine.
Miss Augusta Mueller visited
Misses Hilda and Francie Storck
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George Enke, Sr., and daugh-
ter Augusta visited Mrs. Willie Schad
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Enke, Sr., and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Schad
and daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs.
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Sam Eden.
Dorm Reynaud spent Friday with
Eli and Guy Bounous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blakeslee, Mr.. /and
Mrs. Fred Walton, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Steele and daughter Mildred spent
Sunday with Miss Blanche Walton.
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lOc MATINEE TO MOTHERS
AT RIALTO FRIDAY

So that EVERY MOTHER may. see
VERA GORDON in "THE GREAT
EST LOVE-" her big vital glowing
drama, dedicated to the one to whom
we turn in joy or sorrow OUR
MOTHER, we will admit MOTHERS
to FRIDAY MATINEE for 1Oc. t2
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NOTICE

All knowing themselves indebted to
]. L. Jeffries for more than thirty
days, are requested to call and settle
at once. Bills will be placed for col
lection April Is. 38t5
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PASTURE FOR RENT

l have 100 acres of fine blue grass
and orchard grass, pasture to let.
Would make a fancy price for the
season for a herd. Fine running
spring water. Could take stock April
/. See me. c. l. Williams, $40
Fourth street. 20tf
The Monett times., 1922-04-14

Two year old pink and red rambler
rose bushes, so cents each at Trittons
Greenhouse. S3tf
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Private money to loan on Improved
Farms. JOHN E. GRoH, Freistatt,
No. 75tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-13
MARTIN DECLARES
r FOR PAY-AS-YOU-GO
Head of Vermont State Grange Opposed
to Highway BOnds-Against Cen
tralized Government.

BURLINGTON, Dec. 13.-Warning
against the danger of continued central
ization in state and national govern
ment, which tends to increase public
money and credit" Orlando L. Martin,
master of the Vermont State Grange
in his annual address at the opening of
the State Grange here yesterday, advo-
Gated fighting shy of heavy bond issues
for any purpose whatsoever and ia
vored the adoption of the ''pay-as-you-
go" policy, especially with regard TO road
Agriculture. good roads and education
were three topics to which Mr.. Martin
gave considerable attention in his ad-
dress. Expressing his belief that the
Grange would continue TO favor the
states policy of eradication of bovine
tuberculosis. Mr.. Martin expressed the
opinion that the area cleanup plan, re-
moving the danger of reinfection and
duplication of effort, should be adopted
in the state. 's @7t'f
In discussing the highway problem,
Mr. Martin said:
I'VE find ourselves being heavily
taxed to construct highways which are
to be used in competition with the rail
roads Railroad rates are now so high
that the demand grows ever more insist
ent for reduction. Transfer OF more
freight and passengers now being
handled by the railroads to common car
riers over the public roads will inev-
itably raise the rates rather than reduce
them"
Mr. Martin advocated that Vermont
maintain a "pay-as-you-go" policy, that
more attention be given to the farm-to
market road, that sufficient revenue be
derived from the users of the highways
to pay all of the maintenance and recon
struction charges, and that common car
riers using the public highways for
profit should be compelled to pay for
their use in proportion to the business
done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-13
WILL NOT d.
PROTECT MINORITY
Ismet Pasha Vigorously Fights Obliga-
ton to Protect Foreign Nationals
Allies DispIe2sed.

LAUSANNE. Dec Is ASSOCIATED
Press) The Angora delegates to the
Near East conference are vigorously
combating the plan of the powers to
write the question of minorities into the
treaty which it is hoped viii be drawn
up here.
Ismet Pasha and his associates, fear
full that international regulations will be
imposed upon Turkey which will oblige
her to protect foreign nationals living
within her borders, believe that such
conditions would be an infringement of
Turkish sovereignty and a slight to her
honor.
The determined Turkish stand on the
minority question is displeasing to the
allies. The powers would like to see
some definite understanding on this
troublesome question formulated at the
Lausanne conference so that, as Ambas
sadOr Childs said yesterday, the popula
tons and races which are now living in
fear may feel the presence of protective
guarantees for their future safety
Ismet Pasha has promised to give q
detailed reply TO the allied petition, pre-
scented by Lord Curzon, that Turkey find
a place of refuge for the minority popu-
lations.
Turkey refused at today's session of
the Near East conference to assign any
special part of Turkey as a national
home for the Armenians. Ismet Pasha
declared this would mean a new attempt
20 dismember Turkey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-13
BLISTER RUST IN
WINDHAM COUNTY
White Pine Affected in Every Town
Thousands of Small Trees VIII Die
Eradication Work.

s. V. Holden of the United States de
partment of agriculture and the Yer
mont forestry department, who has been
here since last spring engaged in the
eradication of the white pine blister rust
in Windham county, reports having
found many thousands of small trees af-
fected, especially in the Townshend and
Newfane section. which Will die. During
the season of 1922 the disease was found
in every town in this county. 1t will
spread rapidly if control methods are
not resorted to. and Mr.. Holden plans
to be here three years or 50 to help fight
the disease. Interested pine owners may
ret in touch with him by addressing him
at Brattleboro, postotiice box 463. or tel
aphone 273-J.
Most Of the eradication work the past
season was in Vernon. BrattlebOro,
Dummerston and Townshend. with
little in Guilford and Newfane Sixty
TWO private owners co-operated with
state and federal funds and had all wild
and cultivated currant and sOoseberry
bushes removed from their pine stands
and for a distance of 600 feet around
hem to protect the pine from the rust
These 81 individual jobs represented
over 5000 acres cleaned up at an aver
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-13

No Action Can Be Taken Before Janu-
airy 15-Refuses to Make Plan Public
PARLIAMENT and Press In More Com
pIacent Mood.
PARIS, Dec. 10 ASSOCIATED Press)
Premier Poincare, at the resumption
of the parliamentary debate on the
French foreign policy, will announce
that the government retains the right to
use free hand in seizing security for
the German debt. However, he will not
specify what this security will be, nor
will he give a detailed account of his
plans.
The premier made this clear to inter-
viewers last night, saying that he would
speak either spontaneously or in reply
to interpretations on "the fresh post
ponement of the occupation of the
Ruhr," of which Leon Daudet and others
have given notice. e. -...-
Il never said I thought of occupying
the Ruhr or taking such security" the
premier told his questioners. Il do not
know exactly what he would choose. If
we did we should be very careful not TO
cry it from the housetops.
This, however, is certain: Whatever
action we decide on Will not involve the
calling up of q single man. What is no
less certain is that the time for threats
without acts has passed. We have fully
resolved to act. even alone and even if
before January 3 the PREPARATIONS com
mission prOnOunces in favor of fresh
moratorium for Germany.
In any ease we cannot take any step
before Jan. 10. That is why it is wrong
to speak of postponement. We post
poned nothing and the fact that we are
adjourning continuation of our discus
siOns to the beginning of next month in
wolves no loss of time"
The atmosphere for the preliminary
Hobbies now appears less feverish and the
situation is viewed with greater com
placency by the press, which, like the
Petit Parisien, more or less supports the
government, pointing out that the pre-
mier did not come back from London
empty handed. Attention is also called
to the fact that France obtained from
her allies concessions which, while not
complete. are none the less most impor
tent; notably, Britain's new attitude
towards the inter-allied debts, which
could hardly have been hoped for after
her refusal even to consider the question
six months ago. The newspapers also
point out that Great Britain and Italy
are now willing TO take customs, mines
and forests as securities for the German
Preparations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-13
POTATO COUNCIL
TO HELP GROWERS
Department of Agriculture Hopes to Pre-
vent Waste and Loss in Produc-
ing This Crop.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Con

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Com
modify Council Plan is the name given
to a new method of handling certain Of
the big agricultural problems by the
United States department of agriculture
In the past, different phases of crop sit
uations had been handled separately by
various bureaus and offices. Under the
new plan which has resulted in success.
the various persons interested in the GER
tain problem gather in a small council
where each presents views and where :;
definite inclusive policy may be decided
upon.
Councils already have been called t.
discuss the cotton and potato crops ana
recommendations have been made for ac
ton that would be beneficial in view Of
present conditions. Specialists in the
culture of the crops, in soils, diseases
pests, grading and marketing contrib
uted to the final recommendations.
As result OF the potato council nue.
waste and loss in growing that crop is
expected TO be done away with follow
ing the approved recommendations. TIL
per capita consumption of potatoes in
this country is usually about 30 bush
els, it was said, but this year enough
potatoes were raised to supply each per
son with four bushels. Because of this
situation, which was discouraging e.
farmers, the department, through the
council, advised farmers to carefully
grade their crops and ship only the bes'-
1t was suggested to the farmers tina
If all the crop, including culls, Were
shipped, food would rot or spoil in mar
kets or in transit, markets would b.
glutted and the price forced down to Il
ruinous level Such marketing would re
suit in much waste all along the line
from field to market. 1t was also de-
clared that poorer potatoes and culls
should be kept on the farm for storing
for future markets, feeding to live stock
and. in certain localities, for selling to
starch and -four mills
Cleaning of fields of culls and diseased
tubers was another step important TO the
industry recommended, in order to pro
tect future crows from disease.