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"The buyer or shipper owns or controls large 

 storehouses at the different shipping stations, and 

 the stock he purchases is promptly forwarded to 

 the different markets in full carloads or held in 

 storage, according also to his judgment and knowl- 

 edge of the markets, visible supply, and the law of 

 supply and demand, with the result that the im- 

 mense track storehouses are often completely 

 filled during harvesting, to be gradually emptied 

 according to demand later in the season, artificially 

 heated cars being used as weather conditions de- 

 mand. 



"The construction of these storehouses is such 

 that they are practically frost proof. In fact, some 

 of the more thoroughly built seldom, if ever, use 

 artificial heat. 



"Such varieties as are to be used for seed pur- 

 poses are carefully assorted and placed in large well 

 ventilated bins, the light excluded and tempera- 

 ture kept at as low a point as outside conditions 

 will admit of and be safe. 



"The seed shipments begin to move into more 

 southern territory with December, and continue 

 for six months or more, gradually working north 

 with the advance of the season, until the New 

 England States are supplied. In the meantime of 

 course the main crop, or table varieties, are being 

 moved out to the many different markets, this part 

 of the business beginning with harvesting, and 

 continuing for ten months or more. Indeed, ship- 

 % ments are generally made every month in the year, 

 though of course very light in July and August. 



"The future of potato growing in Aroostook 

 should be regarded as in no sense problematical. 

 With a large part of the county still undeveloped 

 agriculturally, a soil admittedly almost ideal for 



