sitting at each table. After supper the workers were driven home, while the men stayed to unload the bags of potatoes and store them in the basement of the house. When the storage space was almost full, the men had to lie on their backs to empty the bags. After the men left, Joe had to milk the cows before his day's work was over. The TV and radio went on hold for a few days, and the lights were out as soon as the floors were mopped up and made presentable for the morning. We were very thankful when the potatoes were all stored, but the work was only starting. Joe had to grade the potatoes on a hand screen, fill hundred pound bags, sew them, and then carry them up a set of stairs, and load them on the truck. They were then taken to Souris , or to a box car at the Railway Crossing. Joe found that growing potatoes was not profitable for all the work involved. He would have to increase his acreage and buy new and larger machinery, so he decided to increase his dairy herd instead. He did continue to grow a few acres of cobblers which were used as an allowance for the children. 83