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stagnant swamp of black, oozy muck which 

 was a menace to the public health. Today 

 this swamp, rated on the value of its output, 

 is the greatest celery field in the United 

 States, being surpassed only by the fields at 

 Kalamazoo, Mich., and is said to surpass that 

 well-known section in the quantity produced. 



"These celery lands extend a distance of 

 several miles along the valley between the 

 villages of Burns and Arkport and range 

 from a few rods to a mile or more in width. 

 It is estimated that this year's crop alone will 

 bring into this community over a half million 

 dollars, and this from land once declared a 

 'public nuisance/ 



"A striking feature of the business of the 

 Arkport-Burns region is that nearly half 

 the celery is shipped 'in the rough/ that is, 

 unwashed. Early celery brings, on the aver- 

 age, about 30 cents a dozen bunches and the 

 late celery about 25 cents a dozen at the 

 station. The early crop often yields as high 

 as 8,000 bunches an acre, and the late crop 

 3,000 bunches. The greater part is shipped 

 to Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and New York 

 markets. 



"The largest individual grower in this sec- 

 tion is C. G. Locke of Arkport. He is said 



