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Show FARMERS WANT TO PAY WITH PRODUCE MADR!I. Feb. 19. Farmers have sent a petition to the government requesting re-questing permission to pay their in-t in-t ome tax in produce instead of money, which thy declare they lack. Liberal newspapers protest against Hijch an nrrancement. which, they say. would allow the farmers tn reckon wiie 1 1 at the prevailing high prices 'when paying their taxes, ut the same j time assisting them tn maintain on the public markets the extravagant wartime prices. |