Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-04
SOUTH URGED TO INCREASE
SWEET POTATO ACREAGE

WASHINGTON d. c., May S.-Seed to plant
and acre of Irish potatoes cost about $40 this
spring. Seed sweet potatoes will not cost more
than 81 per acre where vine cuttings taken from
early-set plants used. The yield of sweet
potatoes per acre is usually greater than that of
Irish pOt8 toes and as a food they are as nutri-
tious. Sweet potatoes may lie grown throughout
the southern states and, Of course. in certain
other sections. Specialtes in the L. s. depart
ment Of agriculture urging increased
acreage of this crop wherever it can be easily
grown.
Sweet potatoes. il is pointed out the
souths chief instrument for quick and effec-
tive increase of the food supply. See is plenti-
full; last years crop the second largest ever
produced. BY means of vine cuttings 1t is pos
sibe to plant almost unlimited areas of this crop
and at the same time conserve the present sup
ply. That is, farmer who wishes TO plant 10
acres will bed seed enough-say eight TO ten
bushels-tO set slips for one acre. Vine cuttings
from this would plant many more acres,
paintings being possible until the first of August
In the lower south. This system. widely
land from which early potatoes, cabbage, and
other truck crops have been taken.
Sweet potatoes not expensive to grow. The
main limiting factor to the production Of vast
quantities by this plan is labor. Yields from
fields set with vine cuttings are as IL as
from plants grown from slips. This method has
the further advantage of preventing the transfer
of diseases which carried on the tubers.
The south doesn't need to learn how to grow
sweet pOta toes, the specialists points out.
Farmers know how TO produce large yields of
this crop. But the farmer must be impressed
with the necessity of increasing his acreage OF
this crop, and then. when harvest comes, to pre-
vent the enormous loss from improper handling
and storing. The best way to keep sweet pOta-
toes is to store them >in well-ventilated storage
he made ready as soon as possible. In Farmers
Bulletin 54S. "StOring and Marketing. Sweet Po-
tatoes," instruction for building such houses and
for converting old and unoccupied buildings are
BUTTER. CHEEsE AND EGGS
NEW YORK, May 3.-Butter, firmer; re-
Creamery-Extra, 81 scoring points, Ale
asked; higher scoring points, Al "a G42c; firsts,
IS to 81 score. SEQ 4052c; seconds, So
extra, 4345d44c; held. firsts, 4115 case;
held, seconds, SSg4lc; state dairy, finest, 431s
d4I12c; good to prime, 41G43c; renovated ex.
a2Q3Slac; imitation creamery tirsts, 50 u q
34c; seconds, 33 "a G33c: lower grades, Sln
&c: Packing stock-No;: l, current make. 81
current make lower grades, 3Oa31c.
Cheese, irregular; receipts, 3,4SO cases. State,
" hole milk; All styles held made specials
26H @26I2c; do. held lower grades 23Ql 24c; flats
fresh colored specials, 24% 025c; flats, fresh
average run, e419c; flats, fresh white aver.
age run, 24& d25c; twins, fresh colored spe.
cias, 24&4 G25c; fresh white specials, 25h q
251ac; twins, fresh colored average run, 24I6c:
fresh white average run, 4A l25c. Wisconsin
While milk: All styles held specials, 25Qt
271ac; twins white fresh, 24A Q25c; twins,
colored fresh, 2312 g[4c; double daSles, fresh,
PAN @25c; young Americas. fresh, 25c. Far
western-While milk: Oregon, triple daisies,
held, 25Q26hc; California. double daisies,
fresh, 23d24c. State-Skims: Flats specials,
1914 zoe; flats choice, 1914 @19c; cheddars
specials, 19d19hc; cheddars. choice, 1Sd1Shc;
fair to good 17Q1Sc; lower grades. 1OQ161hc.
Eggs, firmer; receipts, 34,96S cases. Fresh
gathered extra, per dozen, 3B1 nc asked; storage
packed firsts, 35Q 36c; fresh gathered, firsts,
346l 35c; fresh gathered seconds and lower
grades, 31G31 nc; fresh gathered dirties No.
/, 31@31hc; fresh gathered dirties, No 2
BOd3O1hc; fresh gathered checks. 3O63O1hc:
nearby white eggs and duck eggs: State, Penn
and nearby western hennery white, fine ito
fancy, 35c; state, Penn. and nearby, hennery
white, ordinary to prime. 33Q34c; state, Penn
and nearby gathered whites, to size and
quality, 33gS4c; western and southern, gath
ered whites, 33G34c; state, Penn. and nearby,
hennery, browns, 34@34hc; state, Penn. and
nearby, gathered brown and mixed colors
frsts to extra firsts, 32hq33hc; duck eggs,
33637c.