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Show POTATOES GO OtTWAR PATH During tho closo of tho past week potatoes began to feel tho effect of tho war. Early In tho week they wero selling at CO conts por bushel nnd gradually climbed to $1.20 which price was being freely offered ln car load lots. Tho United States crop Is reported many millions of bushels less than last year. Tho eastern crop is bo. Ing sent to Europo and buyers nro in Utah nnd Idaho buying for tho east, dm market and hotel trade. It I not nn uncommon thing for farmers to get 400 bushels per aero. This spring most of tho fnrmcrs gavo tholr seed n special treatment, which has practically eradicated dlseaso and doubled their yield over the past two years locally. The Win. Roylnnco Co, has n man In tho field locally buying both po. tntoes, cabbages and onions. Ono grower this year produced 7,000 lbs of onions from n single ncio so it Is easy to sco why the farmers this year nre buying now nutomoblles. |