LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all men by these presents, that I, Gary Smith, the undersigned, of 70 Back
Bay Road(address), City of Bowling Green, County of Wood, State of Ohio, hereby
make, constitute and appoint each of Richard R. George, Mary J. Schroeder and
Nicholas C. Conrad, each of The Andersons, Inc., 480 W. Dussel Drive, Maumee,
Ohio, 43537 my true and lawful limited attorney-in-fact for me and in my name,
place and stead, giving severally unto said Richard R. George, Mary J.
Schroeder, and Nicholas C. Conrad full power individually to (i)execute and to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as my limited
attorney-in-fact, any and all SEC Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 required to be filed
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as
amended, and (ii)execute and deliver any all exercise orders, certificates,
commitments and other agreements necessary or appropriate in connection with any
exercise of my stock options for shares in The Andersons, Inc., do any all other
acts to effectuate the foregoing, and execute and submit all SEC filings
necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, in connection with my
beneficial ownership of equity securities of The Andersons, Inc., or options for
such equity securities, for the calendar years 2008 and 2009.

        The rights, powers, and authority of each limited attorney-in-fact
herein granted shall commence and be in full force and effect as of the date
hereof; and such rights, powers, and authority shall remain in full force and
effect thereafter through and including January 7, 2010.


	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney
as of this __6th__ day of _December___, __2007__.


                                                __Gary Smith______
						Name



STATE OF Ohio   )
		) ss
COUNTY OF Lucas )

	On this __6th_ day of _December__, __2007__, before me a notary public in and
for said state, personally appeared _Gary L. Smith_, to me personally known, who
being duly sworn,acknowledged that he/she had executed the foregoing instrument
for purposes therein mentioned and set forth.


                                                __Wendy Pohlman__
						Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
__8/04/2010__