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MILK TO BE HIGHER
l*wi»ton Dairy inrn Will Increase Price
Sendee Flag Regulations
to Customer* Beginning Kept. 1.
Ice O ra m A d v in rn .
No Official Rule«, But Thu PUa H u the Approval of the Adjutant
General of the Army
L ew iston, Idaho. — A nnouncem ent
* m m ade h e re recen tly by p roprietor«
of drug sto rea and re fre sh m e n t p a r­
lors of an Increased p rice schedule on
soft d rin k s, ice cream and all m lie d
confectio n s, to be In e ffect on and
a fte r M onday. T h e advan ce la a ttr ib ­
uted to th e In crease In th e price of
sy ru p , s u g a r su b stitu te s, Ice cream
cones and w aves.
T h e w holesale and re ta il p rice of
m ilk and cre a m Is to be advanced
H eptem ber I, d airy m en saying th a t th e
In crease m u st be m ade o r else they
m ust d isco n tin u e business, because of
th e c o n sta n tly lucruaslnx co st of hay
and g rain and th e ad v an ce In wages.
U nder th e new sch ed u le milk will sell
a t 14 Vs ce n ts a q u art, ta b le cream a t
14V4 c e n ts a h alf p in t and w hipping
cream a t 25 c e n ts a h alf pint.
A rm y B u tter Dem and Big.
W ashington, I). C.—T h e A m erican
arm y Is using 1,260,000 pounds of b u t­
te r and 700,000 pounds of o leo m arg ar­
ine every m onth, A W ar d e p a rtm e n t
sta te m e n t F rid ay show s th a t so ld iers
sta tio n e d In th is co u n try have about
five tim es m ore b u tte r th an oleo m ar­
g arin e. w hile In F ran ce th e q u a n titie s
of b u tte r and o leo m arg arin e a re about
equal, ow ing to th e g re a te r d ifficulty
In o b tain in g high g rade b u tte r.
Rain B enefits O dessa Crop«.
O dessa. W ash.—A q u a rte r of an
Inch of rain fell h e re H aturday. A
little w in te r w h eat w as sow n several
w eeks ago and th is rain will be of
g re a t value to th e grain. M ore w in ter
w heat will be seeded now and If m orn
rain falls soon a large ac re a g e of w in­
te r grain will be seeded. O dessa needs
seed w heat, as little can be secu red
here.
G overnor Asked to Q u it
B urlington, Vt.—Q o v em o r H orace
G raham S a tu rd a y w as ask ed to resign
his office. In re io lu tlo n s ado p ted by
th e rep u b lican s ta le co m m ittee a t a
special ex ecu tiv e session. T h is week
d iscrep an cies am o u n tin g to $20,000
w ere said to have been found In th e
acco u n ts of th e g overnor w hen he w as
s ta te au d ito r.
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I NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
MSSSS MIIMIMIISDJIM» • .........................................
Whlbi th e re lire no oltlrlul rules or reg u latio n s covering the use of the
service Hug. because th e service Hug Itself Is unofficial, the following, prepared
In the judge advocate g en eral's d ep artm en t, has th e approval of the a d ju ta n t
general of the a rm y :
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“KntltleO to a S ta r—All officera and enlisted men of th e reg u lar arm y, the
reg u lar arm y reserve, the officers’ reserv e corps, and th e enlisted reserve
c o rp s ; of the N ational G uard and N ational G uard reserv e recognized by the
m ilitia bureau of th e w ar d e p a rtm e n t; of th e navy, the m arine corps, and the
coast g u a r d ; of the naval m ilitia, naval reserve force, m nrlu) corps reserve,
am i natlonul naval volunteers recognized by the navy d e p a rtm e n t; officers
only of the public h ealth service, d etailed by the sec re ta ry of the treasu ry for
duty e ith er w ith th e arm y o r w ith th e n a v y ; personnel of lighthouse service
and of coast geodetic survey tra n sfe rre d by the p resid en t to the service and
Jurisdiction of w ar or navy d e p a rtm e n t; m em bers of th e nurse corps, arm y
field clerks. Held clerks o f the q u a rte rm a s te r corps, civilian clerks and m ili­
ta ry em ployees on duty w ith m ilitary forces detailed fo r service abroad In
accordance w ith the provisions of existing la w ; m em bers of any o th e r body
who have hereto fo re or tnny h e re a fte r becom e a p a rt of th e m ilitary or naval
forces of the U nited S tates.
"The term ‘m ilitary service' as used In th is definition shall signify active
service In any branch of aervlce h ereto fo re m entioned or referred to, but
reserv es and persons on the retired* llat shall not be included In the term ‘p er­
sona In m ilitary service* until ordered to active aervlce.
“Men a tten d in g officers' train in g cam ps of the U nited S tates orm y o r
navy a t cantonm ents, cam ps or fo rts ore In th e active m ilitary aervlce. ^
“ W hile It Is not Intend)*! to m lulm lze the work done by persons con-
nected w ith, or of assista n c e to the m ilitary or naval service, but not a p a rt
of It, m em bers of the lied Cross, Y. M. C. A., K. C„ Jew ish w elfare board, and
like o rganizations a re not to be rep resen ted on th e service flag.
“No objection Is seen to extending th e service flag honor to those In the
service of our allies.
"M eaning o f th e star* — (a) A blue s ta r Is used to rep resen t each person,
m an or wom an, in the m ilitary o r naval service of th e Unite)] States.
“ (b) F o r those killed In action a gold s ta r will be su b stitu ted for th e blue
stur, o r superim posed on It, en tirely covering It.
" (c ) F o r those w ounded in action a sliver s ta r will be su b stitu ted for
th e blue sta r, or suiH-rlmposed on It, en tirely covering !t. Use of th is s ta r
would be lim ited to those e n titled to th e official wound chevron, which is
aw ard ed tM those receiving w ounds In action w ith the enem y or disabled by a
gas a tta c k , n ecessitatin g tre a tm e n t by a m edical officer.
"()f) F o r those who subsequently dte from such wounds or gas disable­
m ent, the gold s ta r will be superim posed on th e silver, leaving a m argin of
silv er nround th e gold.
“ (e) F o r those disabled o r Invalided hom e by In ju ry or disease Incurred
In line of duty, a silver s ta r will be superim posed on th e blue, leaving a m ar­
gin of blue uruim d th e sliver.
“ (f) F o r those who subsequently die a s a re su lt of such accident or
disease co n tracted In line of duty, u gold s ta r will be su b stitu ted fo r this
silv er sta r, o r superim posed on It, covering th e silv er s ta r entirely, but leav­
ing the m argin of blue.
‘‘(g) Men rep o rted m issing a re presum ed to have been taken prisoner
and should continue to be rep resen ted by th e blue star.
“ (h )
Men discharged, not fo r th e good of th e service o r on request or
resignation, but from w ounds o r physical Incapacity co n tracted In th e line of
duty, shall continue to be rep resen ted by th e silv er sta r. W hen discharged
fo r o th e r rnsises they would ap p ear to be th e re a fte r no m ore en titled to rep­
rese n ta tio n thun o th e rs not In th e m ilitary service."
be found In the statem en t of Dr.
C h arles J. H atfield, exeyutlve secre­
ta ry of the N atlonl A ssociation fo r the
Study ami P revention of Tubercnloela,
th u t “th e w ar wlit not Increase tu b er­
culosis, but li will disclose t t "
A dm ittedly, th o u san d s of men who
should never have been tak en from
civil life w ere passed by th e original
exam ining surgeons. T he process of
exam ination w as a necessarily busty
one. T he detection of Incipient tu b e r­
culosis Is not possible through such
m eans.
A thorough exam ination by an ex­
p e rt Is required. T his all th e men are
now receiving, and It Is not stran g e
th a t so m any tu b ercu lo sis sufferers
should be found. It should be under­
stood th a t the m ajo rity of these ex­
hibit no obvious sym ptom s, but a re ap ­
p aren tly hale and h earty.
Hut it Is realized th a t th e disease
m ight m ake rap id progress under the
hard sh ip s of life In th e trenches, and
It Is th e p a rt of wisdom to keep these
men a t home.
• |POULTRY CATECHISM!!
AND CRITICISM
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First Major League Player
to Reach the Century Mark
In Hits the Present Season
F ra n k R aker Is th e first p layer In
th e m ajo r leagues to reach th e cen­
tu ry m ark in hits th is season. T his ac­
com plishm ent has been g reatly In stru ­
m ental In helping the New York Y an­
kees tow ard the lead ersh ip In the
A m erican league.
B aker, w hen he left th e A thletics a
few y ears ago, was thought to have lost
F rank Baker.
his slugging uhllity, b u t he h as proved
conclusively In the p resen t race th a t
his eye has not lost Its sharpness. He
has ham m ered out a lot of e x tra base
h its In acquiring his to ta l of 100
hlngles.
New Y orkers have m ade him a
g re a te r Idol than he w as In Philadel­
phia, and If the team w ins the cham ­
pionship much of the cred it will go
to R ak er and his tru sty bludgeon.
Tuberculosis as Found in
Army Cantonments and the
Possibility in Trenches
W ithdraw al from the ra n k s a t Cam p
W heeler of 500 men suffering from tu ­
berculosis is ra th e r an alarm in g Indi­
cation, a t first glance, o f th e prevalence
of th e disease In the arm y. If th ere
a re so m any p a tien ts In a single camp,
w h a t m u st be the to tal am ong th e sol­
d iers? ask s a w riter In th e P ittsb u rg h
C hronicle Telegraph.
C ivilians also will ask w h eth er cam p
life ts n o t conducive to th e sp read of
th is serious ailm ent. One an sw er Is to
Especially Important That Farm ­
ers Adopt Effective Plan.
C areful M ethods T his Y sar W ill In­
clude Raking of Fields and S tack­
ing of G leanings—Covarad
S tcrag e Is F avorsd.
(P re p a re d by th e U nited S ta te s D e p a rt­
m e n t of A g ricu ltu re.)
High pricea and ti.e need of supply­
ing th e co untry and our E uropean p a rt­
ners In th e w ar w ith g rain m ake tt
especially Im portant th a t g ra in - farm-
ers study th e m ost effective m ethods
of h arv estin g w ithout w aste every acre
of grain. C areful h arv estin g m ethods
fo r th is y ear will Include the raking
of g rain fields and the carefu l sta c k ­
ing of gleanings In o rd er to save all
possible g rain th a t may be grown. In
connection w ith th is com es the careful
CHILD
AND
MOTHER
shocking and stacking of th e grain.
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Many a fa rm e r has raised a good crop
of choice w heat o r o ats only to have
0 M othar-m y-lovs, If jrou’ll glv* m s y o u r a crop of In ferior grain to m ark et be­
h and.
cause of poor shocking o r poor stack ­
A nd go w h ere I a sk you to w an d er,
1 w ill lead you a w a y to a b e a u tifu l lan d — ing and subsequent loss by p ro tracted
E verybody needs to be on
T h e D ream lan d t h a t 's w a itin g o u t yon­ rain fall.
der.
W e ll w alk In a sw eet posle g a rd e n out
th e re
W here th e m o o n lig h t a n d s t a r lig h t a re
s tre a m in g
A nd th e flow ers an d birds a re filling th e
a ir
W ith fr a g ra n c e a n d m usic of d re a m ing.
T h e re 'll be no little tire d -o u t boy to u n ­
d ress
No q u estio n s o r c a re s to p erp lex you;
T h e re 'll be no little b ru ises o r b um ps to
caress.
N or p a tc h e s of sto c k in g s to vex you.
F o r I'll rock you a w a y on a sliv er dew
etream .
A nd sing you asleep w hen y o u ’re w eary,
A nd no one s h a ll know of o u r b eau tifu l
d ream .
B u t you a n d y o u r ow n little dearie.
A nd w hen I ’m tire d I'll n e stle m y head
In th e bosom th a t 's so o th ed m e so
o ften
A nd th e w id e-aw ak e s ta r s s h a ll sin g In
my ste a d
A so n g w hich o u r d re a m in g sh a ll soften.
So M other-m y-love, le t m e ta k e y o u r W heat Well Shocked—Good Shocking
d e a r h and.
Is One W ay to P rev en t W aste of
A nd a w a y th ro u g h th e s ta r lig h t w e’ll
G rain.
w an d er—
A w ay th ro u g h th e m ist to th e b e a u tifu l
th e lookout th is y ear in o rd er to p re­
la n d —
T h e D ream lan d th a t 's w a itin g o u t y o n ­ vent any c f th e w astes o r losses th a t
der!
usually occur a fte r the grain h a s ac­
—E u g en e Field.
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i’o rtla n d .—W h e a t—G o v ern m en t ha
sis, $ 2.20 p e r bushel.
F lo u r—S tra ig h ts , $10.96011.IS per
b a rre l; w hole w heat. $10.30; grah am .
‘M i ' a Ift.Mj taurtoy flour. $11 .'¡0012.
rye flour, $12.50; corn m eal, $11,700
12 50; corn flour, $12.80; o a t flour, ) >
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$12012.25.
M lllfeed— Mill run. f o b m ill; Car-
Do you keep chickens?
lots. $29 65; m ixed c a rs. $30.15; less
If not why n o t?
th an carlo ts. $30.65; rolled barley, $65;
If so, a re they approved breeds?
rolled o ats, $69.
W hat kind of fowl ure kept In your
C orn—W hole, $76; crack ed , $76 p er
neighborhood?
ton.
A re they Just "chickens,” o r a re
H ay—B uying prices, f.o.b. P o rtla n d :
they real, w orking hens, e arn in g th e ir
K astern O regon tim othy, $31 p er to n ;
grub?
valley tim othy. $30; alfalfa, $28; v a l­
Can you nam e five o r six o f th e best
ley g rain hay. $ 2 6 0 2 8 ; clover, $28;
breeds of hens and describe th e o u t­
stra w . $ 9 010.
stan d in g q u alities of euch?
B u tte r—Cubes, e x tra s. 50tyc; p rin ts,
I hj turkeys, ducks o r geese possess
e x tra s, box lots, 63c; c a rto n s, box lots,
any ad v an tag es over hens?
i
h alf boxes. M e m o re; less th an
U nder w h at circu m stan ces m ight
h alf boxes. 1c m o re; b u tte rfa t. No. 1,
th is be so?
66c p er pound deliv ered P o rtlan d .
How long does It ta k e to hatch a
Eggs — R anch, candled, ro ts and
cra c k s out. 49c; selects, 62c p e r dozen. ben 's egg, a duck egg, a goose egg,
P o u ltry — H ens, 26c; sp rin g s, 26c;
a tu rk ey egg?«
ducks. 32c; geese and tu rk e y s, nom
Do you sell m ore eggs thun you
Inal.
e a t?
V eal—F ancy, 19V402Oc per pound.
How m any eggs did you sell last
P o rk — F ancy. 25% 0 2 6 c p e r pound.
y ear?
F ru its —C antalo u p es, $1.2503.25 per ' Did you calcu late th e averag e price?
c ra te ;
w aterm elo n s,
202% c
per
Do you know w h a t your hens cost
pound, peaches. $101 .5 0 ; apples, $1.50
to
feed ?
0 3 .2 5 per box; plum s, $1.25; pears,
W hich sells fo r th e m oat—a Ply­
$ 1 0 2 ; casah aa. 314c p er pound;
m outh Itock, a Leghorn, a B rahiun?
g rap es. $1.50 0 2 .2 5 p er crate.
V eg etab les—T om atoes, 80 0 90c per A goose, tu rk ey o r duck— p er pound?
c ra te ; cabbag e, 4 0 4 % c p er pound;
W hose fn u lt Is It If th e hens are
lettu ce, $2.60 p e r c ra te ; cucum bers,
not laying?
50 0 76c p e r box; pep p ers, 10c per
A re you calcu latin g on having lay­
pound; b ean s, 8c p er pound; celery,
ing
herth n ex t w in ter?
$1.25 p er d ozen; eg g p lan t, 10c p er
Do you know th a t hen s can be m ade
pound; corn, $2.60 p e r c r a te .'
P o ta to e s—O regona, $3.2603.50 p er to lay u n d er scientific conditions and
h u n d re d ; C allfo rn las, $3.7504 per
th a t "ch an ce” doesn’t m ak e p o u ltry ­
hund red .
keeping profitable?
O nions—W alla W alla, $2.75 sack.
H as th e hen as m uch rig h t to com­
H ops—N om inal.
plain of her housing, feeding o r m ed­
Wool — K astern O regon, 5 0 0 6 1 c ;
ical care as you have about not g et­
valley, 5 4 0 6 1 c p er pound.
tin g m ore eggs?
M ohair—O regon, 58 0 60c per pound.
R everse th is question. D oes th e hen
C ascara B a rk —New and old, 11c p er
feet cheap?
pound.
Seventy-four p e r cent of nn egg Is
G rain B ags—C arlo ts, 2614c.
W ater.
D o you expect eggs from
Aug. 27, 1918.
th irs ty hens? Nix.
C attle— P rim e s te e rs ........$12.50013.50
F ifte e n per cen t of an egg Is pro­
Good to choice s te e rs ........ 11.00 0 12.00 tein. P ro tein Is th e food th a t m akes
M edium to good s te e r s .... 9.75 011.00
F a ir to m edium s te e r s ..... 8.75 0 9.75 m uscle and lean m eat. H ens get pro­
Common to fa ir s te e r s ..... 5 .7 5 0 8.25 tein from worm s, hugs. Insects, g ra ss­
Choice cow s and h eifers . 8 .2 5 0 9.25 hoppers and m eat scraps. C an your
Med to good cow s and hf . 6.25© 7.75 hena get enough of th ese sum m er and
f a n n e r s ................................ 3.00 0 5.00 w in ter? You c a n 't have sau sag e If you
Bulls ...................................... 5 .0 0 0 7.00 have no m eat to grind up, eh?
C alves ................................... 9.00012.00
R abbits, squli rels, b u tterm ilk and
H ogs—P rim e m ixed .......... $19.50020.00 b a tc h e rs' offal m ake good egg-produo-
M edium m ixed .................... 19.00 0 19.50 Ing diet.
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Rough h eav ies .................... 17.50018.50
An egg Is ten p e r cen t fa t. F a t Is
P igs ....................................... 16.76018 00
Bulk .......................................
20.00 m ade from starch . G rain, especially
corn. Is rich In starch .
Sheep— L am bs .................... 14.00 015.00
An egg Is one p e r cen t m ineral m a t­
F a ir to m edium lam b s..... 11.00013.00
ter. m ostly lime.
T his form s shell.
Y eariings ............................... 10.00 011.75
Boe
th
a
t
the
hens
get
enough. C an 't
W eth ers ................................. 9.00010.50
E w es ...................................... 7 .0 0 0 9.00 aell soft shell egga, can you?
HARVEST GRAIN WITH
LITTLE OR NO WASTE
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Mother’s Cook Book
In life's u n iv e rsa l g ard en
W e h a v e e ach to hoe o u r row .
A nd to m ake life w orth th e living.
W e m u s t hoe, hoe. hoe.
—C aro lin e L. Sum ner.
tually been grow n and h arvested. Cov­
ered sto rag e is especially Im portant In
t> all hum id areas.
T hrash erm en should
see th a t th e ir m achines a re In order
for prom pt and clean th resh in g and
th a t the clenntng up a fte r th e th re sh ­
ing Is com plete.
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Seasonable Recipes.
A m ost delicious d essert very sim ple
and easy to p re p a re and one th a t Is ;
m ost a ttra c tiv e to look a t Is Junket,
served In sh erb et cups, topped w ith a
spoonful of rasp b erries or any s w e e t-;
ened fru it and over th is a spoonful of j
sw eetened w hipped cream .
To p rep are th e ju n k e t ta k e a Junket
ta b le t and dissolve It In a tablespoon­
ful of cold w ater. W arm a pint of
milk u n til Just luke w arm , like new
<illk, add the dissolved ta b le t and s tir
«>11 to mix It thoroughly through th e
.ilk, flavor and sw eeten to ta ste and
o u r into sh erb et cups. L e t stan d In
lie kitchen u n til th e Ju n k et Is firm,
hen set on Ice. F re sh b erries of any
rind w hen crushed and mixed w ith
Miaul m easures of su g ar will keep ln-
lefinltely when cnrefully sealed and
Sept In a cool place. J u n k e t tab lets
o in e In a sm all wooden box and will
keep w e lk 'tn tll used.
C anned’ fru it m ay be used fo r th is
lessert, b u t It Is not as good as the
fresh.
AREA OF PASTURE LAND
(P re p a re d by th e U nited S ta ta a De­
p a rtm e n t of A g ricu ltu re .)
Of th e to tal farm land In the
U nited S ta te s at th e tim e of the
last census—1910— w hich com­
prised about 879.000,000 acres,
som ew hat m ore th a n one-third
w as In crops, one-third In p astu re
and a little less th a n one-third
In all o th e r kinds of farm lands.
L and in Im proved p a stu re repre­
sen ts n early one-tenth of th e to­
ta l land In farm s, and Is doubt­
less used fo r crops from one-half
to th ree-fo u rth s of th e tim e, ac­
cording to th e crop ro tatio n th a t
Is p racticed. A large p a rt of the
p a stu re lan d is unim proved, about
99,000,000 ac re s being In “wood­
land p a stu re ,” and 108,000,000
acres “o th e r unim proved pas­
tu re.”
Best R ations to r Ducks.
D ucks m ay be fed on th e ratio n s
recom m ended fo r fowls and chickens,
B arley F lo u r Sponge Cake.
b u t b e tte r re su lts are usually secured
B eat th e yolks of five eggs very by feeding m ore green and vegetable
lig h t; g rad u ally b eat In one cupful of feeds and a la rg e r proportion o f mash.
g ra n u la te d su g ar, then th e g rated rind
and Juice of h a lf a lemon. Fold In one
cupful of sifted barley flour and the beans and som e of th e common weeds.
w h ites of th e eggs beaten very light. In th e c a te rp illa r sta te th is p est when
B ake in a tu b e pan 50 m inutes. Corn full grow n Is ab o u t one inch in length,
flour or p o ta to flour m ay be su b sti­ grayish In color, and covered w ith nu­
tute)! fo r th e barley, using h a lf as m erous sm all, round, dark-colored
specks.
P arsons discovering th e In­
m uch.
sect a re urged to com m unicate Immedi­
ately w ith the s ta te ag ric u ltu ra l col­
Rolled je lly Cake, P o tato Flour.
lege or the b u reau o f entomology.
B eat tw o eggs w ith o u t sep aratin g
U nited S ta te s d ep artm en t of agricul­
th e w h ites and y o lk s; gradually bent
tu re, W ashington. D. C.
In seven-eighths of a cupful of sugar,
Tide nest bores Into co rn stalk s a t
a h a lf teasp o o n fu l of lem on e x tra c t or
the Joints beneath th e leaf sh eath o r
a g ra tin g of lem on rind, tw o tab le­ Into th e bases of the ears. As m any
spoonfuls of b u tte r su b stitu te and one- a s tw o dozen c a te rp illa rs have been
h a lf cupful of hot w a te r; then add a found Inhabiting one dry stalk . T he
h a lf cupful of p o tato flour, a half te a ­ Insects pass th e w inter In the pupal
spoonful o f sa lt, one and one-half te a ­ or restin g stag e p rotected Inside the
spoonfuls o f bak in g pow der sifted w ith stalk s or steins of corn o r w eeds of
th e flour. R ake In a shallow pad 15 the previous yea* grow th. W hen they
m inutes. T u rn on a cloth w rung out a re found In such places In th e spring
of w arm w ater, trim the edtfes and or sum m er, th e dry vegetation should
sp read w ith fru it Jelly. Rolf, keeping be carefu lly gath ered and im m ediate­
th e dam p cloth betw een the hands and ly burned to destroy th e pest.
cake. R em ove th e cjoth as soon as
rolled. One cupful o f barley or one-
Save ' All Bags.
h a lf cupful of corp flour m ay be used
Save all th e bags In w hich fertilizer,
In place of th e p o ta to flour.
seeds and any o th er pro d u cts a re re­
ceived.
T h ere Is th reaten ed fam ine
of Jute bags.