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UEARRT’S SUNDAY AMERICAN,
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READ FOR PROFIT-AMER.ICAN WANT ADS-USE FOR RESULTS
ATLANTA, 0A„ SUNDAY, AUGUST in, 1913.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
BEAUTIFUL HOMES
NORTH JACKSON ST, On lot 106x320, having oast
front, side drive and lawn of about 75 feet. Eight-
room modern house, having large sleeping porch,
furnace heat, handsome mantels and fixtures, and
is conveniently arranged in every respect. Large barn,
with servants’ rooms on second floor; garage, chick
en yard and garden in rear of house. This is an ideal
location for an apartment house. Convenient 1o two
ear lines and dost' in. Price and terms gladly fur
nished at our office. Think what you could build
on this size lot. We leave it to you.
124 GREENWICH STREET, West End. Beautiful
six-room bungalow, with furnace heat, hard
wood floors, built-in china closets, window scats,
large tiled bathroom, gas, water and sewerage con
nections. Lot elevated and covered with beautiful
oaks: size 48 1-2x200. Small loan, payable in month
ly notes. Brice, $4,500. Terms.
THE L. C. GREEN CO.
305 Third Nat I Bank Bldg. Phones, Ivy 2943, 4546.
LANE REALTY COMPANY
504 Gould Bldg., Phone M. 4454
WE SELL and exchange city property and farms
We buy, sell and exchange all kinds of real es
tate. If you have anything to swap, see us at 504
< lould Building.
WE HA YE 720 acres of land on Southern Railway,
85 miles from Atlanta, 040 acres original timber.
Will cut from three to four thousand feet lumber
per acre. Titles perfect. Would exchange for At
lanta property.
FINEST APPLE orchard in Georgia, 258 acres,
3,000 feet above level of sea, located near White
Path, Ga. 2 good houses, barn, etc- 1,200 good ap
ple trees, all in first-class condition, two miles hog
wire fence, fine mule and wagon, house furnished;
worth $15,000 spot cash, for $5,000. Be quick if you
want tins.
J. H LANE, Manager
FOR SALE BY OWNER
THREE six-room new houses in beautiful grove near Doug
lass street, South Kirkwood.
C. W. SEIGNIOUS
918 Austell Building. Phone M. 2243.
SACRIFICE.
485 feet fronting Angier avenue at $12.00 per foot.
Angler avenue is passed up for grading as soon as sewer Is completed.
Thin will then be easily worth $30.00 per foot.
Terms easy.
OTIS & HOLLIDAY.
1505-6 Fourth National.
Phone Main 175.
FOR SALE OR RENT
REAL ESTAT^ FOR SALE^ ^ ^
j^harp & J-Jovlston
ORMEWOOI) PARK
BUNGALOW.
BY FAR the cheapest home in
this beautiful suburban resi
dence section. This is a six-room
bungalow, stone front, with large
front and back porches, ori lot
70 by 220 feet, fronts on car line
and good chert street. House is
screened throughout with best
grade of wire. Owner has spent
about $500 on the lot in the way
of flowers, fruit and fowl houses.
If you are looking for a home
of this kind at a real bargain,
let 11s show you this one Monday.
Owner leaving city, and instruct
ed us to sell, as he will not rent
it. Price away under actual cost,
and terms very easy.
BEAUTIFUL SU B U R-
BAN HOME SACRI
FICED. THIS IS SIT
UATED IN BEAUTIFUL
OAK GROYE. HAS 9
ROOMS, AND MODERN
IN EYERY RESPECT.
THE LOT IS A CORNER
A BOUT 200x300. FRONTS
EAST. CLOSE TO CAR.
IF THERE EVER WAS A
BARGAIN, THIS IS ONE.
I*RICE $7,000. CALL US,
PLEASE.
GALLOWAY & SMITH,
Real Estate.
Empire Building.
Phone M. 140.
LANDS FOR SALE BY
Til OS. W. JAC'KSON.
Fourth Nat. Bank Bldg.
Bell Phone Main 5214.
60 ACRES.
8 MILES from the city on graded
road, 35 acres in cultivation, 8
acres in bottom, balance in pasture
and timber, 6-room house in beauti
ful oak grove. Will make a special
price on this if sold at once.
41 ACRES.
17 1-2 MILES from Atlanta, on good
road, 22 acres in cultivation, bal
ance In pasture and timber; large
creek, and good water i>ower; fine
spring; 5-room house, barn, smoke
house and other outbuildings; nice
orchard. This can be bought for
$1,500 cash.
106 ACRES.
18 MILES north of Atlanta. 1-4 of
a mile from railroad station; good
strong land; 7-room house, barn and
other outbuildings Price, $25 per
acre.
9 ACRES.
8 1-2 MILES out, nice oak grove,
splendid location for a chicken
farm. Will sell for $600 cash.
TITOS. W. JACKSON.
Ponce DeLeon Avenue Home
A STRICTLY high-class 12-room residence on Ponce DeLeon avenue,
near North Boulevard. White pressed brick, stone foundation,
slate roof, hardwood floors, tile front porch, steam heat and every
modern convenience. I.<ot 320 feet deep with cement driveway.
Price $15,000 if sold at once. For rent $100 per month. Immediate
possession. Call or phone.
ROBT. A. RYDER REALTY CO.
1013 EMPIRE BLDG. PHONE MAIN 2208.
PEAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
WILL SELL my house on South Side.
85 Pickert street, or exchange my
equity for vacant lot or house on North
Side Call Mr Cowles. Ivy 4772 84
East North avenut
LEASE OR SALE Artistic bungalow;
screened, tiled, furnace, garage. Ad
dress "Ansley Park.” care Georgian.
ON ACCOUNT business reasons, will
sacrifice my North Side home. This is
on good street with all conveniences,
5-minute schedule. 12-minute ride to
business; lot is 50 by 190, with good
garden, fenced; bouse*has 6 rooms and
bath, combination fixtures, beam ceil
ings. inside woodwork piano finished;
polished floors; 14-foot front porch; and,
last of all, will sell for $4,500 if taVen
at once. If you want a bargain, let
me show you. Mr. Nunn. Main 2854
FOR SALE— Two lots in Hollywood
Cemetery, $75 each, for a quick sale.
54 W. Baker St.
FOR SALE North Side 7-room bunga
low with sleeping porch; all screened;
furnace heated; bargain Ivy 5974.
FOR SALE BY OWNER Pretty new
home on the prettiest part of St
Charles avenue. 8 rooms and sleeping
porch; lot 52x200; all conveniences. Bar
gain, $6,000. Terms to suit Ivy 2564-J.
For SALE OR RENT 8-room house,
$79 Washington St., lot 40x200; prefer
to sell on easy terms. Apply to owner,
370 Washington St.
FOR SALE By owner, beautiful six-
room cottage, with lovely surround-
1 - No agent need call. Call Main
52 |-J
ON RIVER CAR LINE Four room
cement block house. $15 per month;
pe > ash payment. John Carey, No 2
Whitehall street.
LW. modem brick, ten-room home
in Druid Hills, below cost on account
of leaving city; terms. I* O. Box 447.
City
BEING a widow and uranle to manage
my farms properly, 1 am offering for
Fale one containing 522 Vv acres, one nine
from tht city limits of Sparta; another,
well improved, containing 461 acres, five
miles north of Warthen Ga. If Inter
ested in farm lands in this section of
the State, write at once. Mrs. W. T.
Harrison. Sparta. Ga. _
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
W75vf.tr you like to buy a beautiful lot
in Decatur for $800, terms $16 a
month, no interest? Has all improve
ments. If so, address Hamilton, Box
850, care Georgian 7-24-3
57 ACRE8, flve-rroom house, barn; mile
of d«] ■ - < nlj $300 real evel
land; pasture and water. Address Dairy,
u \ 663, care (Jeorgian
FOR SALE—By owner, 526 Crew St..
new six-room house; tile hearth, cabi
net mantels, electric lights, bath. In
stantaneous heater, sink and wash
basin. Call Ivy 585.
ON ONE of principal West End streets
I am offering an exceptional bargain
at $3,760; fine location; 6-room bun
galow: combination fixtures; all con
veniences and good lot: for quick salt*
only at above price, and will give easy
term*. If you are from Missouri. I am
from Texas. Mr. Tibbs, Main 2864.
OPPORTUNITY FOR
MERCHANT IN
GREENSBORO, GA.
BRICK STORE, with all fixtures com
plete. ready to do business. Best site
in town Was occupied by Rossman
iv Gardner for twenty-five years Lease
$25 a month. Address Mrs. Mary Ross
man, Greensboro, Ga
FOR SALE- Large beautiful corner lot;
well elevated: Peachtree Heights ad
dition; will sell my equity cheap. R. W
A Box 905. care Georgian
ATTRACTIVE five-room bungalow, nice
sleeping porch, bath and electricity;
lot 50x150, in South Kirkwood, $25 a
month or cash on terms. A bargain.
Rhone Main 3992.
OWNER will sell at sacrifice, fine resi
dence on popular North Side street;
corner lot; ten rooms, two baths, steam
heat: everything complete; no agents,
owner. P. O. Drawer 1686
.0 iRTH SIDE LOT, 65 by 192. to alley;
tile sidewalks, water and sewer mains,
curb, cherted streets, electric lights;
within two blocks of Peachtree car:
'50; easy payments Address Lot, Box
ml. care Georgian.
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Fourth Nat. Bank Bldg.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
ACCOUNT CHANGE in business
I will sell my home in Druid
Hill section at less than it cost
me. Location ideal, lot 185 deep,
fine garden, chicken runs and
hack yard. House has hardwood
floors in throe rooms, is screened
throughout, including hack
porch. Tile bathroom between
the bed rooms. Exposed beam
eeiliug, sliding doors, gas, elec
tric lights, hot and cold water.
Modern in every respect. If you
want up-to-date home at sacrifice
price and reasonable terms, see
me at once or call M. 2059. V.
II.. Box 49. cure Georgian.
FOR RENT OR SALE Residence in
best section. All conveniences Price
and term* reasonable. Apply owner, 708
Candler Building _
REAL ESTATE FOB SALE OR EX-
_ CHANGE.
HAVE about $2,000 equity in North Side
property, yielding monthly income,
will sell or trade for modern North Side
home Address A . Box 788. Atlanta.
Koi: BEAUTIFUL HOMES and build
ing lots in College Park, the most de
sirable suburb of Atlanta, see 1. C Me
et ory.
R E A LJE ST ATE FO R EXCH AN G E. J
PoRTY - ACRE farm near Atlanta to ex
change for Ford touring car. or will
sell on terms like rent ITice, $1,400
Fred, care Georgian
FARMS FOR^SALE.
m A 1 RES Stivk farm below Ocala;
enormous free range; timber uncut;
must sell quickly; need money Box
1400. Modello, Fla
OH HAP ACREAGE FOR SALE'
FORTY acres of land, with fair Im
provements. that's worth to-day $300
per acre; will sell it for $150 per acre;
over 3.000 feet on main roAd; close to
the railroad; will trade for city im
proved property. Apply to Room 201
Equitable Building.
FOR SALE—108 acres land, 10 miles
west of Fairburn; land gently rolling,
red clay subsoil, in good community,
good schools and churches; four room
house, good bam and fruit; has fine
crop on land Address C. H. M , Box
682. care Georgian.
CONTINUED IN NEXT COLUMN.
Total $6.27S
Can be bought for $8,000; one-half
cash.
THE OLD GRADY FARM, formerly
settled by II. W. Grady's grandfather,
5 miles from Ellijay, on Dalton road.
190 acres, all fenced for stock, 40 acres
of it cultivated. 65 apple trees in bear
ing; 8-room, 2-story residence barns,
stables, etc.; good garden, thickly set
tled community A pick-up. The lowest
valuation on this property would be $2,-
500. owner compelled to sell. $1,500 cash
takes it.
272 ACRES Six miles from Ellijay, <>n
turnpike road, 50 acres cultivated, 30
acres creek bottom, 2.000 young poplars,
75 black walnut, young growth hickory
oak and pine, good family orchard, alj
kinds of fruit. 6-room, 2-story dwell
ing log barn, etc.; seven fine springs,
good settled community. $2,000; one-
half cash, balance can be paid monthly
or annually.
FARMS FOR SALE.
W. M. SCOTT & CO.
210-212 GOULD BLDG.
AT WATERWORKS, facing on Hoke
street, we have a good honestly-
built 5-room house with hall; Just put
new roof on the house and on front
and back veranda; three lots—one on
Hoke street and extending back, two
lots facing Greene street; bouse cost
$1,650 to build; lots worth $1,300 We
will sell to an approved purchaser for
$2,750, payments extending for 15 years
6 per cent.
FLE AND CHICKEN
FARMS.
25,562,650 VOTES FOR PONIES.
+•* +•+ -i.*.;. +«+ +•+ +•+ *•-!• +•+ *«-I- •!-•* +•+
Astounding Mark Reached in Great Contest
294-ACRE farm 6 miles from Ellijay; 50
acres under cultivation. 75 acres under
fence, 25 acres bottom land, with nu
merous springs and creek; 220 acres fine
timber land for stock and pasture, oak.
pine, etc , rich, productive soil; 500
15-year-old apple trees, Rome Beauties.
Sterner Winesap and Improved Limber
Twig; 500 4-year-old Rome Beauties,
Arkansas Blacks and Foote’s Select. The
land rolling, but all can be cultivated.
Three-room dwelling and outbuilt^ngs,
large_ number of springs, one very large
one 50 yards from the house, by put
ting In a ram water could be forced
over the house. It is well shaded, good
garden, church and school within a half
mile, one mile from postoffice, one-
fourth mile to store; good neighborhood;
no negroes; only five or six in the coun
ty; one good apple cron would pay for It.
Land at $4.50 $1,323
500 full-bearing trees at $5.00.. 2.500
500 4-year-old trees at $2.50.... 1.250
Improvements. house and
fencing 1.200
Race, Thrillingly Close to the Last,
Showed Courage and Ability of
Boys and Girls.
Boys and girls in The Georgian and American Pony Contest
polled t lie astounding total of 25,562,650 votes.
Miss Robert Harbour, of District No. 2, won first honors with
647,175 votes. She had first choice of the
TISS ROBERT JESTER HARBOUR, 340 Ponce DeLeon
avenue, who polled largest number of votes in Georgian
and American’s great Pony Contest.
Winner of
first prize is
shown driving
“Queen Bess,”
the little
Shetland most
coveted in the
contest.
ADJOINING a farm we sold a Mr. Phil
lips, of Atlanta, last week, we have a
130-acre farm. 30 acres in cultivation,
well fenced, 65 apple trees, five acres
branch bottom, well timbered, oak. pine
anti poplar, several good springs, creek '
runs through the place small new log i
house, large new log barn, house well |
shaded, fine hunting and fishing. $650,
*Mf cash. Well settled community.
200 ACRES 160 and 40 adjoining, with
river frontage, fine water power, we
sold to two friends; three acres in ap
ple orchard, trees 8 years old, lVfc-story
dwelling with outbuildings, dwelling j
within 350 yards of Coosa watte River. 6
springs, one 20 steps of the house, 20 !
acres In cultivation. 100 000 feet mer- i
chantable timber on the place. One >
of the owners left Georgia, other owner
here In Atlanta, don’t want to sell. We
can sell undivided half interest for $350;
■100 cash and $10 per month, 7 per
cent Interest; owner living here would
prefer some one buy and take charge
of place—a pick-up—thickly settled sec
tion, no better locality could be found
for apple and chicken farm. 5 miles
from Ellijay on river road.
W. M. SCOTT & CO.
ATLANTA REAL ESTATE Is increas
ing In value daily. Many bargains are
offered in the Heal Estate columns of
the "Want Ad” section of The Georgian.
LAND FOR SALE—352 Vh acres, just
one mile from Milan, Ga., on public
road from Milan to Chauncey, Ga., in
Dodge, Ga., one six-room house, fin
ished through and through; one two-
story barn with ten stalls; good buggy
house; large farm house; good wash
house and three sets tenant houses
with good bands. All with plenty of
good water; 250 acres in right state of
cultivation. Partly stumpy. Most all
real pebble land; some rolling. Can
raise one bale of cotton per acre on
most any of the land. Good schools and
churches nearby. Will sell for $35 per
acre; one-half cash, balance on easy
terms. If wanted, write S. C. Jones.
Milan. Ga.
You are particular who you have in
your home The Want Ad Man will as
sist you In securing refined tenants.
Phone Main 8000 or Atlanta 8000.
FOR SALE—Two hundred and fifty
acres of good strong red land; plenty
timber; pasture with running water;
one-half mile of depot. Will divide
into small farms, or sell the whole at
a bargain Write for terms to Box 224,
Raymond, Ga. 43-27-7
BY OWNER" 5,000 acre! of cut-ove?
land, sixteen miles west of Jackson
ville. Fla.; every acre good farming land;
$8 per acre; or will sell 2,000 at $9: $1
per acre will handle these. A. E. Reid,
Ionia st.. Jacksonville, Fla
10-ACRE PECAN GROVE, three years
old. for sale; two miles from Albany;
200 standard budded trees; will sell this
at one-half its real value. Call or ail-
dress William DeForest. 549 Peachtree
St. Atlanta phone Ivy 3908-L.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU WANT it
will save you time and money if you
use Hearst’s Sunday American and At-
anta Georgian.
FARM BARGAIN 80 acres, 1% miles
from station, church and high school; j
5-room dwelling, barn and other im
provements; 65 acres perfectly level san- I
dy loam soil, free of rocks or stumps |
and very fertile; Canoe Creek bottom
land; borders two creeks; fine general
farm, stock or dairy farm; very thickly
settled; with all conveniences. A spe
cial bargain at $2,200. Address Sid L.
Reason, Whitney. Ala.
REAL^ESTATE WANTED.
WfLT7^~R5^IU\SfG E gilt-edge bank
stock for residence. Investment, care
(le< >rgian.
REAL ESTATE
WANTED.
WE -have several buyers for small in
vestments ranging from $1,000 to $5,-
000. Phone or write us.
OTIS & HOLLIDAY.
1605-6 Fourth National. Phone M. 175
WANTED—Vacant lot, or five or six-
room bungalow, on North Side; must
be desirable location and a bargain for
cash. Box 91, care American.
WOULD YOU BUY a good automobile
cheap? The automobile columns of
the "Want Ad” section carry a list of
automobiles and accessories
OXYGEN-A CETYLEN17
WELDING.
"It STICKS like a
bull pup.” But thi?
process doesn’t sim
ply stick things to
gether. It MELTS
the metal at the
crack or broak and
runs it together
again. We weld any
thing made of any kind of metal.
Nothing too small or too large.
ATLANTA WELDING
COMPANY.
BELL PI10XE IVY 5367.
74 IVY STREET.
II U K Tor Sl I.! > TH \T Hi ; 'SET A
little "For Sale" ad In the "Want Ad”
section will find a purchaser.
IS YOUR NAM 17 :n tne Business Guide
columns oft he "Want Ad” section?
Little ads bring big results.
black pony coveted by many others—
| "Queen Bess.”
Totals of more than a half-million
i votes were made by George Rosser
in District No. .1, and Fannie Mae
Cook in District No. 4.
Four others. Charles E. Kelly, of
Cartersville, with 430.460; Frank Ison,
Jr., of College Park, w’ith 474,090;
William Turner, with 439.930, and
Ross Greer, with 440,925, climbed over
the 400,000 mark, and neared the half
million level.
All Had Big Totals.
All the others had big total votes—
Speaking of big money-making
crops suited to the South, what is
the matter with the sweet potato?
For sure corps, good returns and a
growing market, take your hat off
to the sweet potato patch. Georgia is
"pulling down” some $5,000,000, Ala
bama some $4,000,000, Mississippi
$3,500,000, Louisiana $3,000,000. Ten
nessee $4,000,000, North Carolina
$5,000,000, South Carolina $3,000,000,
Virginia $3,000,000. Kentucky $1,000,-
000, Arkansas $2,000,000, Texas $2,-
500,000. Florida $2,000,000 in sweet po
tatoes each year.
Ask any groceryman if he ever ha^
enough sweet potatoes to supply the
demand. If he has, he is the excep
tion to the rule.
The South i« the natural habitat
of the sweet potato. It is up to the
Southern States to supply the de
mand. The demand is growing, the
sweet potato patches are growing,
but the demand is quite a lap ahead
and gaining. In fact, there is a wide-
open. attractive opportunity for the
Southern farmer in growing sweet
potatoes. Why not "go to it”?
The Spread of the Potato Patch.
Under the inspiration of a growing
price and an enlarging market, the
sweet potato patches have extended
their area during the census decade
previous to 1909 39.3 per cent for the
country a« a whole. While the South
ern States have them all beaten in
advantages, every State In the Union
is growing potatoes and oiflv four
are falling away from the habit and
show a decrease in the decade period
mentioned. These are Pennsylvania.
Indiana. Illinois add Texas.
Georgia takes first place In the
amount of revenue derived from the
sweet potato according to census fig
ures. Other Southern States in their
order are North Carolina. Alabama,
Mississippi, Virginia. South Carolina,
Louisiana. Texas. Tennessee, Arkan
sas. Florida and Kentucky.
The increase which the census
shows for the last report for each
State is as follows: Louisiana 174 per
cent. Oklahoma 155 per cent, Arkan
sas 154 per cent. Alabama 112 per
cent, Mississippi 110 per cent. North
Carolina 104 per cent. Georgia 85 per
cent, Tennessee 84 per cent. South
Carolina 70 r«r cent, Kentucky 66 per
cent, Virginia 56 per cent. Florida 37
per cent.
The Southern States grow a very
great part of all the sweet potatoes,
and will continue to grow them for
the special reason that the soil, cli
mate and long growing season favor
this kind of tuber. Therefore, the
increase in acreage and revenue from
this source will belong to the South
in the future as in the past.
Increase in Price.
The census report tells us that for
the last decade reported that the
value of the sweet potato crop in 1909
in the South Atlantic States was
three-fourths greater than it was in
1899; in the West South Central
States nearly twice as great. Since
the South Atlantic States* grow over
90 per cent of the sweet potato crop,
it is important that particular refer
ence should be made to this territory.
In Georgia, for instance, the aver
age value of a bushel of potatoes in
creased 13 cents during the census
decade and has increased more since
then. In North Carolina the increase
in price per bushel during the last
census decade was 14 cents. In Ala
bama the increase has been 18 cents
large enough to win in any ordinary
contest. But this was no ordinary
contest. It was harder fought than
any competition of the kind in the
history of Atlanta. This was in
evitable, becau-se the prizes were
more attractive to children than any
which any Atlanta newspaper ever
before had offered.
A remarkable feature Is the way
the contestants were “bunched” at
the finish. In many districts there
are five, six and even ten who were
serious contenders for the prizes up
to the very count.
Georgia State College of Agriculture.
per bushel, in Louisiana 9 cents per
bushel, In Mississippi 17 cents.
The increase in the value of sweet
potatoes in the country’ as a whole
for the last census decade was 13
cents per bushel, or 30 per cent. The
increase has been continuing. Whin*
there has been a general increase in
the value of all crops of the United'
States, contributing to the higher
cost of living, yet the larger demand
for the sw-eet potato has pushed
ahead of the general average consid
erably.
While values have been estimated
in generalities of a census report, it
goes without saying that the intelli
gent, thrifty farmer has little to do
with such general averages. They are
very far beneath him. His yields per
acre, his returns per bushel are al
ways much in excess ,of the general
average. It is possible for the intel
ligent farmer, planting on good land,
to grow from 100 to 300 bushels of
sweet potatoes per acre. It is easy
enough to average from 75 cents to
$1 per bushel. It is possible by good
storing to get from $2 to $3 per bushel
or even more by home canning.
Profits Can Easily Be Increased.
When a farmer finds the local mar
kets flooded at potato gathering time,
and can get only 50 cents a bushel,
he is disposed to believe that there
is not much in the sweet potato busi
ness. A great many growers are
content to market their crops under
such unfavorable conditions, rather
than go to a little more trouble and
get much better prices.
In some of the potato-growing sec
tions of the South the co-operative
marketing societies which have han
dled the strawberry, cantaloupe, beans
or other early crops, also handle the
sweet potato crop in its season, ship
ping to some Northern market. Usual
ly better prices can be had in the
Northern market than prevails in the
local Southern markets.
Where canneries have been estab
lished an increasing amount of sweet
potatoes are being canned each year,
netting the farmer who knows how to
can successfully large returns. Even
where the potatoes are turned over
to the commercial canning plants the
revenue is larger as a rule than is to
be obtained upon a flooded market.
Storing Is the Best Method.
More can be obtained from sweet
potatoes by storing them than by any
other method, with the possible ex
ception of canning. Since canned
sweet potatoes are not in as great
demand as the natural tuber, of
course, there is a danger of overdoing
the canning business at the first.
A very valuable bulletin has just
been Issued by the United States De
partment of Agriculture, entitled,
"Storing and Marketing Sweet Po
tatoes," by H. C. Thompson. This
has appeared as Farmers’ Bulletin 548,
and should be in the hands of every
farmer in the S6uth who is interested
in growing and marketing sweet po
tatoes. Its particular value is in its
information as to how to store sweet
potatoes. It is well known to every
grower of sweet potatoes that the
storing proposition is quite different
from that of the Irish potato. Many
methods have been used for storing
the sweet potato in the South. Some
of them are successful, but most are
not.
The usual method is to bank them
—that is. bed them in straw and cov
er up with dirt, preferably under a
shed, but if in the open, the mound is
covered with boards. This method,
while serving well for the Irish po-
Some of those who were fifth in
their own district® would have won a
pony, or at least a watch, in some
other district. This seems hard, but
it Is the fate of war, so to speak.
Presumably those in the same dis
tricts had even chances, and should
not be permitted to compete with the
boys and girls working in a region
where the going, perhaps, was much
more difficult.
Hats off to the losers!
Every one of them is “game."
There has not been a complaint of
unfairness—not a single kick at the
tato, is not so good for the sweet po
tato, which carries a greater percen
tage of water in its makeup.
It is for the purpose of giving the
farmers who grow sweet potatoes a
practical, workable storage plan that
the bulletin referred to has been is
sued.
Many Potatoes Spoil.
The writer says that from 25 to 50
per cent of the sweet potatoes stored
in pits or banks spoil, and those that
remain are not to be considered of
first-class quality. He says that the
only safe and practical method ot
storing sweet potatoes is in a storage
house.
To keep sweet potatoes in good con
dition they must be well matured be
fore digging, carefully handled, well
dried or cured after being put in the
house, and kept at a uniform temper
ature after they are cured.
A potato is ready to be dug when
after breaking one, the exposed
broken surface dries in a few minutes.
If it remains moist, the potato is not
mature.
The potato should be carefully han
dled when it is intended for storage.
It should be put in baskets or boxes
and placed in the bins with the least
jolting and bruising possible. If
stored in the kind of house which is
suggested, they can there be properly
cured.
The Best Storage House.
While a cheap storage house can
be made to serve the purpose, expe
rience has taught that to maintain
right temperature the cost of fuel and
the trouble will soon offset the extra
cost of erecting a good house at the
start.
A desirable wooden house is pref
erable because it Ls cheaper and eas
ier to keep dry. It should be built on
posts or piers to admit of the circu
lation of air all around it. The “dug-
out” or house partly built under
ground is advised against for use in
the South because of the practical
impossibility of keeping such a house
dry. Moisture, of course, means rot.
For building a storage house that
will hold 2,500 to 3,000 bushels of
potatoes, a house 20 by 40 feet may be
erected. «>n the sleepers a rough floor
can be laid, and on top of this a layer
of heavv building paper placed, and
on top of this matched flooring.
The walls can be built by putting
on the outside of the studding board
an inch thick nailed on diagonally.
Ovei this a layer of building paper
should he put, and then matched sid
ing. On the inside of the studding a
layer of ceiling should be placed; on
top of this a layer of building paper,
and then matched board of wainscot
ing. In the lower South it is claimed
that the first layer of ceiling on the
studding inside may be omitted.
The sides should be well tied to
gether with scantlings four feet part
so as to be over the partitions for
the bins. Any kind of roof may be
used provided It be made tight to
keep out the cold. Galvanized iron
is preferable. A layer of roofing pa
per over the rafters will s«erve to keep
the cold air out.
Coat of Paper Needed,
On the lower sides of the rafters
should be put a coat of building pa
per and on this a layer of matched
material.
The space between the walls should
be left open. No filling serves as well
Big Money in Souths Sweet Fotato
Crop if Properly Stored and Marketed
Value of Sweet Potatoes Increases 80 Per Cent During Last Ten
Years—Ninety Per Cent of Crop Grown in South Atlantic States.
Great Demand Not Supplied.
CHARLES A. WHITTLE. —
method in which the contest was
conducted. Nothing but a spirit of
fair play, and the motto, "Let the
best man win,” has prevailed.
There is this much consolation—the
boys and girls who worked sincerely
in the contest h; gained experience
which will be invaluable to them in
later life—an insight into business
methods worth more than any prize.
Then, too, they have the satisfac
tion of knowing that they have aided
in introducing Atlanta’s best news
papers into homes where they were
strangers before.
as the air itself for keeping the build
ing free from moisture.
Thorough ventilation is necessary.
Put three windows on each side, a
door in each end and at least two
ventilators in the top of the roof. The
windows should be within 18 inches
or two feet of the floor and windows
and doors should be made to fit tight
and keep out the cold. Where glass
windows are used, outside shutters
should be employed. It is needflul
that there should be one or more glass
windows to admit light, while working
inside in the winter. Ventilators in
the roof must also be provided with f
coverings to keep out the cold.
The bins should have movable
floors, made of slats one inch thick
and four wide, leaving one inch space
between each slat. The same is true
of the walls of the bins. The pur
pose in making a movable floor in
the bin is to admit of removing,,*
cleaning and disinfecting it durng the
summer. Between 6 and 12 inches of
space should be left in the walls and
the bins to admit of the circulation of
air. In slatting up the bin -, span
to the width of the separating scant
ling can also be made, that is, each
bin should have a separate end.
Log House Can Be Used.
Instead of going to the expense of
erecting the building described, many
Southern farms will be found a ten
ant house, perhaps a log house, which
can be converted into a sweet potato
house at little cost, remembering to
make them air-tight as far as pos
sible and introduce the ventilation
features which have been described.
After the potatoes have been put
in the storage house the tempera
ture should be maintained from 80
to 85 degrees Fahrenheit for ten
days or two weeks, Depending on
weather conditions. Ventilation is
absolutely necessary at this period
and whether the temperature can be
maintained at the height mentioned
or not. it is better to keep all win
dows and ventilators open to drive
out the moisture-ladened air. Tf
moisture collects on the wall or ceil
ing at this period a fire must be built
at once to dry it out.
When the potatoes are thoroughly
dried or cured the temperature should
be gradually reduced and kept as* near
as possible around 55 degree
during the storage season. If
the temperature goes below 48 de
grees a fire should be made in the
house, or the house opened in the ^
middle of the day If the temperature I
is high enough. If the temperature m
In the house goes above 60 degrees, “
the house should be opened in the cool
of the day to lower the temperature
to 54 or 55. The house should have
some ventilation every day.
Secret of High Prices.
Potatoes bruised and cut during 4
the digging and handling accounts for
the poor price which many of them
bring. The secret of getting high
prices is to carefully clean and pack
and to put on the market when there
is a good demand. The storage house
will provide for the latter.
Some Sweet Potato Facts.
Basc*d upon the discussion of the
bulletin referred to in this article cer
tain conclusions have been summar
ized as follows:
The value of the sweet potato has
increased about 80 per cent in the
last ten years. With methods of stor
ing and marketing the present value
could be doubled.
Sweet potatoes can be kept satis
factorily in a storage house where
the temperature and moisture condi
tions can be controlled.
Sweet potatoes to keep well must
be well matured, carefully handled,
thoroughly cured and kept at a uni
form temperature while in storage.
Thorough ventilation is essential
during the curing period.
The temperature should be kept at
about 80 degrees or 85 degrees Fah
renheit during the curing period and
reduced gradually to 55 degrees after
the potatoes are cured. Fluctuations
of temperature should be avoided
throughout the storage period. /
The potatoes* should be carefully /
graded, cleaned and packed in neat i
and attractive packages.
Sweet potatoes should never be
marketed in bags nor in bulk.
Veneer barrels or bushel hampers
are desirable packages to use during
mild weather and double-headed
stave barrels or tight boxes in cold
weather.