Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
This Is the Day Of the Tater.

The Courier has been receiving
some sweet potatoes of late, and
some freaks. For instance. Master
Eugene Parker, the 13-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Parker, of
Walhalla, has presented us with
sweet tater' measuring just 251a
inches in length. While it's length is
great, still as "tater" 1t Is not
much to brag on, but goes to show
what funny things taters will do
sometimes. This tater measured
just 81 inches in circumference at
the point of its greatest size. 1t
weighed a pound and quarter. Mas
ter Eugene takes the prize for freak
tater grower.
Then we have what we consider
really "some taters.' These were
brought in Saturday afternoon by
Master John Gilbert Ramey, who
FARMS with his father out in the
Picket Post section. master j. Gill
bert struggled into The Courier Of
flee bearing great big Porto Rico
yam that weighed just even five
pounds. j. Gilbert was not very COM
municative on agricultural subjects,
and while he prosecuted quite thor
ough examination of things in general
about the office, Mr.. Ramey informed
us that he had prepared an eighth Of
an acre Of land for potatoes, but had
gotten only half Of the land set out
with slips. From this sixteenth Of
an acre Mr.. Ramey plowed up %
bushels Of fine potatoes, averaging in
size and weight not much below the
! ones he brought to the Office. One
OF these weighed 5 pounds even and
the other ; pounds and IL ounces.
They are beyond doubt the finest we
have ever seen. Besides the 28
bushels Mr.. Ramey harvested off
this plot Of ground, he states that for
home use and some for early sale, he
grabbed some eight or ten bushels.
Frank r.. Wyatt, who lives in the
New Hope section, also brought in
two fine Porto Ricos Saturday. They
weighed seven pounds. He, too. had
only small patch, about an eighth
OF All acre, and made &c bushels In
addition to this he had marketed II
bushels, and did not measure the
small tubcrs, which he's feeding to
raiser of Irish potatoes. This year
in his early patch he planted three
pecks and harvested 16 bushels of
marketable potatoes. He sold these,
| averaging about $1.10 per bushel.
He has . good-sized patch Of the
Lookout Mountain variety which he
| has not as yet harvested. He has
grabbed a few, and they promise
| we'll.
Mr. Ramey and Mr.. Wyatt are
both young farmers, yet in their 20's,
, and are making good. They each car
ried the sign Of making good-check
books on their local banks. We
thank them for their remembrances.
Tennessee to Oconce on 'Jcnnie."
| Wolf Stake, Oct. 30.--Special:
Mrs. Jim Smith and daughter Vel
mer, of Easley, have returned to
their home after spending two weeks
with Mrs. w. A. Peehuff
| George Taylor and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Taylor and son, Mr..
Swank and MIR. Pollard, Of Woodruff,
spent the weekend at w. "A. Tay-
lor's.
The 15-year-old son of Tom Bry-
ant made the long journey from Jel-
llco Plains, Tenn, last week. George
bridled small Jennie" and said he
was coming home, so he and the
Jennie" started on their journey and
travelled the long distance all alone.
His trip cost him only 80 cents,
which he gave for board. and on the
end of the fifth day he reached the
place for which he had started. He
came home safe and with a happy
heart that he was home again. Hur-
rah for little George!
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