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W H A T IS J. G. MILWARD DOING FOR T H E WISCONSIN POTATO INDUSTRY

Briefly, he is cons tan t ly work i ng for the welfare of this indus t ry f rom harves t to harvest . If the edi tor should relate all it would fill a book. Therefore , at present I am going to confine wha t I m a y wri te to only one phase of the subject , but an impor t an t one, that of ge t t ing several of the g rowers to read the best and latest in format ion concerning the pota to industry.

In March of this year, Prof. Mi lward s tar ted a drive to increase the member sh ip in the Po ta to Associat ion of Amer ica in his state. He did it in a unique way. I t is needless to repor t tha t he has been successful. T o (late, 41 new m e m b e r s have a l ready been ob- tained through his efforts. These have been individual ly secured th rough an appeal ing circular let ter with an appl icat ion b lank at- tached. Prof. Milward has no secrets as to how to get new mem- hers and will be glad to give you the essential informat ion. W h a t he is doing in Wiscons in can be accompl ished in California, Maine, Minnesota, Pennsylvania , Virginia and other s t a t e s . ~ E d i t o r .

PROTECTING CERTIFIED SEED AGAINST FRAUD

This is a subject which has been much discussed and some pro- gress has been made in the way of s tandard iz ing certified seed and in fo rming ot)inions as to the best way to protec t seed aga ins t fraud. These opinions should be assembled in wr i t ten form and af ter a thorough s tudy the best of each should be fo rmula ted into a per- fected work ing plan. Such a plan can only be accompl ished th rough constant endeavors of those interested in the subject . T h e pro- tection of certified seed agains t fraud is so impor t an t tha t much though t should be given it.

The editor will be glad to receive the opinions of those in teres ted in the subject at their earl iest convenience. I t is needless to say that cont inued action tha t will work towards a definite goal is necessary. Fu r the rmore , it covers such a large field tha t united effort is essential for its success. Therefore , we need to think seriously about the subject of p ro tec t ing the name tha t certified seed has made th roughou t the count ry and not to be afraid to express our thoughts .

I f I)ossil.~le plan to a t tend the conference which is to be held at Freehold, N. J. on June 21 and 22, where the subject will be dis- cussed.

ILLUSTRATIONS N E E D E D

Confucius, who was born 551 )Tears before Christ and who be- came one of China 's g rea tes t leaders once s a i d , - - " O n e picture is wor th ten thousand words . " It is t rue tha t a good picture m a y convey an idea at a glance tha t cannot be as fully and so clearly expressed in words in a shor t time. Many have not the t ime in