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TTHE SWEET POTATO---
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© A MONEY CROP
, H.lJeter, Soll Improvement Com
;’?1 mittee.
. Entering the fleld in competition
the other more nrm.ly establish
money crops, the southern sweef
| is rapidly gaining in popularity
a field crop of first importance. One
the greatest drawbacks to its suoc
gessful establishment has been that no
sdeguate means of curing and storing
bd been advised until the last few
wears. With the suoccessful operation
fof these potato storage houses, how
mver, the crop can mow be marketed
saccessfully. It is probably one of
;t.he most cheaply grown crops of thg
South and with proper fertilization,
the least fertile lands can be made ta
produce excellent ylelds. Statistics
phow that it is an ordimary accom
plishment to grow a crop of from 200
to 400 bushels per acre on most any
goil of average fertility with proper
pertulnuon.
! Possibllities As a Money Crop.
| As to the money income from the
orop, it must be said that it com.
s most favorably with cotton. Sta
mcs show that the average return
from an acre of cotton amounts to
sbout $70.87 per acre, while the re.
MS from an acre of potatees
amounts to $134.19. One grower in
Bouth Carolina reports to the college
that he made a net profit of $1,216.36
pn four acres, which is a return over
three hundred dollars per acre. This
grower was careful to keep an accu
rate account of all expenses, including
that of curing, marketing and grad:
ing his crop, and his experience shows
the possibilities of the sweet potato
ms a money crop for the South. In
fact, it proves the value of the crop
beyond all question.
Produces Well On Nearly All Solls,
' The soil and climatic conditions of
the lower South are very favorable
to its growth and produce a root much
sweeter and richer in nutriment than
the harder and more starchy tuber
of the more northern states. The po‘
tato makes its best yields in the aan-i
dier sofls. It will do well on most
any soil that is well drained, but if
grown on solls that are too fertlle,
produces a larger amount of vine at
the expense of the potatoes. A light
#oil, not too fertile, with a firm sub
soil, gives best results. If the sub
soll is too loose, and not compact, a
large proportion of the roots will be
sptringy and unfit for market purposes.
' Preparation of the soil {s about as
for cotton. The land is broken, laid
off, the fertilizers applied in the rows
and this bedded upon. The ridge is
generally allowed to settle firmly be
fore the slips or vines are planted.
! Some Leading Varleties.
As to varieties, the Nancy Hall
seems to be the prime favorite at this
time. The Porto Rico and Triumph
warieties are also very popular and
rank with the Nancy Hall as a good
wielder and a market favorite. The
Southern Queen and Yellow Jersey are
two other varieties which have found
favor with some growers.
i Liberal Fertllization Important,
The question of fertilizers lis, ol
gourse, related to the kind of soll op
which the crop is grown. On the
whole the crop needs liberal fertiliza
tion and responds well to this treat:
ment. The sweet potato needs a ¢om
plete fertilizer and an application of
at least from 800 to 1,000 pounds per
acre. Some manure may be applied,
but it should be understood that this
is an unbalanced plant food, that be
;cause of its nitrogen content will de
wvelop the vine to the detriment of the
roots if applied in too large quanti
ties. The same thing {s true of a com:
mercial fertilizer mixture having a
high nitrogen analysis. The crop
meeds potash more than do general
fleld crops, since this element seems
to aid in the elaboration of starch in
the roots. It was found, however, that
during the shortage of potash, due to
the recent war, that sweet potatoes
would produce well with a less amount
of potash than had been previously
thought necessary.
For best results the crop must have
a good supply of readily available
phesphoric acid. A formula contain
fng all three of the necessary ele
ments of plant food would be, for the
coasta! plain region, 9 per cent avail
able phosphoric acid, 8 per cent nitro
gen and 4 per cent potash. For the
Piedmont region, a good mixture will
contain 9 per cent available phos
phorie acid, 2 per cent nitrogen and
8 per cent potash.
Curing Houses Solves Marketing
Pro.!em.
Curing and storage houses are now
going up rapidly all over the South
‘Some of these are established on the
individual farm for the individua)
crop, but many large houses to store
the community crop are also being con:
structed. The curing house saves
from 95 to 98 per cent of the crop in
excellent condition for food as con
trasted to a former loss of from 2§
to 100 per cent of the roots under the
old system of banking and handlirg.
A storage house may be constructed
for about 50 cents a bushel for houses
of from 600 to 2,600 bushels capacity
and for 40 cents per bushel for larger
‘bouses. for these hmw
‘be m:snf:“ of charge the
{United States Departmant of Agricul
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Former Secretary of Interior l¢
Chairman, 1920
Committee
Franklin K. Lane, who recently re
signed as Secretary of the Interior De
partment, has accepted the chairman
ship of the national committee 1c
charge of the Salvation Army’s home
service appeal for 1820. This 18 Mr
Lane’s first big civic werk after sev
ering his cabinet connections.
In a letter to Commander BEvangel
ine Booth, Mr. Lane declared that
sympathy for the suffering people o!
other lands must not cause Americs
to neglect her own poor and unfortu
nate classes.
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FRANKLIN K. LANE.
“In all our thoughts for other peo
ples, we may not rightfully forget
those on our streets,”” writes Mr
Lane. “The girl who has stumblec
and sees no refuge but the grave; the
man who has been broken, through re
peated disappointment, dissipation o 1
disease; the neglected, unloved child:
the Salvation Army speaks words that
are healing to the spirit, holds out s
supporting hand and starts them on
the way upward out of the slough of
despond. If we were not all intended
to do this kind of work, then I believe
the teaching of nineteen hundred
years has been in vain.”
Mr. Lane has made it clear to offi
cials of the Salvation Army that he
ifntends to be a “working chairman”
in the great appeal. Asked to deliver
an address in the interest of the Sal
vation Army he readily acquiesced,
“but,” he said, “I should llke to ad
dress the workers themselves; the
men and women who are carrying on
this work.”
GOVERNMENT PAPER WASTE l
While the statesmen at Washing
ton formulate elaborate schemes to
relieve the scarcity of news print pa
per, the government continues to
viaste a vast amount of good paper
stock.
It has been customary for the gov
ernment to print great quantities of
reports, a big share of which are
never distributed. |
Many of these reports are at onco?
dumped by the recipients in junk
barrels, and comparitively few of
them read. If the government would
print brief summaries of these re
ports, leaving out mountains of un
digested figures, people would give
them closer attention. A 10-page
summary would be read by many peo
ple who would never look inside a
500 page volume. And the amount
of paper saved would be enormous.
A great deal of publicity matter is
sent out by the various departments
to newspapers and others, and the
bulk of it is wasted and never read
or printed. Before dumping heaps
of publicity matters on newspapers,
the government should make some
other effort to find out whether it
would be used or not. Department
officials should not be permitted to
throw bouquets at themselves unless
the publicity is needed to secure pob
lic co-operation.
Too much paper is wasted in send
ing around the speeches of congress
men, the majority of which were
never delivered but are merely given
rermission to print in the Congres
sional Record. This is mostly prop
aganda for re-election of congress
men, and not in the public interest.
The government could get more
publicity for less money, by discon
tinuing most of their circulation mat
'ter, and advertising fn the news-
Ipapers the information they need to
bring before the public.—Carroll
Free Press.
Ask Your Soldier Boy How “Cooties’
| Got Such a Hold
He’ll tell you that the battlefronts
of Europe were swarming with rats,
which carried the dangerous vermin
and caused our men misery. Don't
let rats bring distase into your home.
When you se the first one get RAT
SNAP. That will finish them quick.
Three sizes, 25¢, 50¢, $l.OO. Sold and
guaranteed by W. A. Sams Drug Co.
and Norton Hardware Co.
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THE DELICIOUS PRUNE.
By example and not by precept. By
doing and not by professing. There
is no contagion equal to the contagion
of life. Whatever we sow, that shall
we also reap, and each thing sown
produces of its kind.—Ralph Waldo
Trine,
The reason prunes have such a bur
den of disrepute to bear, is largely on
account of the careless
g manner, in years past,
Cffl that the average ecook
/ has served them. Now
e while they are coming up
\:_f\\ in price, they are better
R sacng ol Appreciated. The long
v soaking and slow cook
w ing which our modern
methods of cookery ad
vocates, has proven that such treat
ment brings out the flavor and sweet
ness of the fruit. A real prune lover
wishes no sugar on the fruit as it
needs none but its own sweetness.
Prune Whip Parfait.—Take one-half
cupful of stewed prunes, stoned and
mashed, one-half cupful of raisins
seeded and simmered in water to soft
en, pinch of salt, eight marshmallows,
cut up in half a cupful of cream and
steamed in a double boiler until soft,
then beaten until smooth. Into the
marshmallow mixture whip the other
ingredients and set the dish on ice to
chill. When ready to serve, heap in
small sherbet cups, pour over thick
cream and sprinkle with pecan meats
broken in bits.
Prune Patties.—Take a half cupful
of stewed, stoned and mashed prunes,
one egg- yolk, add a pinch of salt, a
bit of nutmeg, sugar to taste, a tea
spoonful of flour and a half cupful
of sweet milk. Mix and pour into past
ry lined patty tins. Bake until a light
brown; then sprgad the tops with a
meringue, using the white of egg beat
en stiff with two tablespoonfuls of
sugar. Brown.
Prune Roll.—Take one tablespoonful
of grapefruit juice, one tablespoonful
of sugar, one teaspoonful of flour, two
thirds of a cupful of mashed prunes,
one-third of a cupful of seeded raisins.
Cover the raisins with half a cupful
of water and simmer half an hour. To
the prunes add the sugar and fruit
juice, a pinch of salt and the flour
mixed with a little cold water. Put in
the ralsins and cook the mixture un
til it thickens—about three minutes.
Spread on biscuit dough that has been
rolled very thin, fold and press the
edges together and-bake. Serve with
cream,
Col. S. C. Dunlap, of Gainesville,
former U. S. Marshal for Northern
Georgia died at his home on Wednes
day. He was one of the most prom
inent men in his section.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Holland & MeCleskey
Attorneys At Law
Office in Reynolds Building
MARIETTA, GEORGIA
H. E. KERLEY
Licensed Optometrist
North Side Square
Eyes Tested and Prescriptions Given
DR. C. L. McCLESKEY
DENTIST
Blair Building
Hours: 8 to 6.
J. T. BROWN
Electrical Contractor
Eleetrical Work of All Kinds
Phone 150 Night Phone 168-W
14 East Side Square.
DR. W. M. KEMP
General Practitioner.
Office in Gober Building.
Residence Phone 78. Office phone 9
CROWE & HOLLAND
Fire Insurance
Successors to DOBBS & GURLEY
Phone 134
Office in Reynolds Building with
Holland Realty Co.
MARIETTA GEORGIA
NOTICE
I am prepared to
do all kinds of auto
mobile trimming and
painting. Give me a
call.
W. W. Watkins
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~ MILD WINTER IN ALASKA
At Juneau, the capital of Alaska,
the coldest weather experienced dur
ing the present winter, according to
climatological data kept by the U. S.
weather bureau, was three degrees
above zero nor has “below zero” been
recorded at any point in Southeast
ern Alaska. In the Cook Inlet coun
try the coldest reported was 18 de
grees below zero and in the interior—
Tanana and Yukon valleys—so be
low zero is' the coldest for the winter
where from 60 to 65 below is usually
recorded at least two or three times
during an ordinary winter. In the
Southeastern part of Alaska there
has been more sunshine and less rain
thus far during the winter months
and all indications point to an early
spring.
A counterfeit thousand dollar bill
is reported to be in circulation. We
have looked - carefully through most
of the bills we have of that denomi-
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nation and fail to find one that looks
suspicious.-——Oglethorpe Echo.
We'll take your word for it, broth
er, but if it gets out that you really
have a thousand-dollar bill you will
be looked upon with suspicion.
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so do mice, once they eat RAT-SNAP.
and they leave no order behind. Don’t
take our word for it—try a package.
Cats and dogs won't touch it. Rats
pass up all food to get RAT-SNAP.
Three sizes.
25c¢ size (1 cake) enough for Pan
try, Kitchen or Cellar.
50c size (2 cakes) for Chicken
House, Kitchen or Cellar.
50c size (5 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage build
ings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Norton
‘Hardware Co. and Sams Drug Co.
When the body begins to stiffen
and movement becomes painful it
is usually an indication that the
kidneys are out of order. Keep
these organs healthy by taking
.DMEDAL
“The world’s standard remedy for kidney,
fiver, bladder and uric acid troubles.
Famous since 1696, Take regularly and
keep in good health. In three sizes, all
druggists. Guaranteed as represented.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every box
aad accept na imitation
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