New Britain herald., 1927-06-18
 AND GOOD AT BOTH
Dr. Pitts Is Man of Greatly
 Diversified Pursuits

\ doctor by vocation. fa.' ... by avocation, D. Joseph II. Potts con- pines two pursuits generally con- sidered to be of wide disparity, and finds time to do both well.
 Before many of his professional brethren have drunk in their first breath of morning air, Dr. Potts has disposed of truck load of vegc- tables. fruit and garden truck and Ly the time he joins the other phy- siciars in the daily task of admin istering to the sick and the injured. they or their housekeepcrs have purchased the fruits of the soil pro- duced under Dr. Potts personal guidance, much of it by his own labor.
 Dr. Potts decision 10 be tiller Of the soil is purely personal choice. In the same manner as some other physicians turn to their golf clubs or an interesting book to relieve their minds and hands of the strain of ardnous professional toil, Dr. Potts turns to the hoe. the milk separator or the double hitch truck for his diversion.
 His farm. an extensive tract of land located near Newington center is an example of what may be ac- complished in the direction of maximum uses of land and maxi mum production by a carefully thought out and executed plan of scientific farming.
 The Potts farm is the scene of many enjoyable visits by friends of the physician. Members of the Liors club. whose roll includes the name of the surgeon. have been delighted on numerous occasions by the hospi- tality of the genial medico and have enjoyed in fullness the products of the farm at occasional dinners.
 Dr. Potts demonstrated his or iginality in q practical manner se'- eral years ago when the common trouble of farmlands. that of bur rowing rats, began to give him con- cern. In his chores about the farm. the doctor had been using an old and somewhat dllapidated flivver from whose exhaust pipe great puffs of choking gases were emitted as it plowed over the Newingt on highways. Dr. Potts conceived the idea of attaching rubber hose 10 the exhaust. and thrusting the nose of the tube into the burrows. Need less to say, very few gas attacks were required 10 drive out the TO- dents.
 Every morning a load Of fruit and vegetables leaves the Potts farm during the season in which a pro- duce market is maintained in this city. and usually the smiling phy- sician sits atop the load as it rum bles into the city He takes his place with the less glorified husbands of the land and disposes of his pro- ducts, bartering with peddlers. able to meet them and do them one bet ter in discussion of the merits oI farm produce and usually driving home a series of good bargains be- fore his load is turned over.
 Returning to his offices Dr. Potts then engages in the more serious business of the day. He is an eye. car. nose and throat specialist i'll addition 10 handling large general practice. The same hands that guide q heavy tractor. have extracted thousands of pairs of tonsils, and have completed hundreds of diff cult mastoid operations. two of the main tasks of his specialized work. Dr. Potts stands high in his profess sion, and high among the palmer folk of the farm. He has been hon. ored by many medical societies. while the farmers. not to bc out done. have heaped upon him the honors of their Grange.