The evening world., 1920-11-09

There's II fortune in farming for
every young woman"
Miss White has made a fortune for
herself Just on raising potatoes: In
faci, such large fortune that al
though still young woman, she has
retired so she knows whereof she
speaks. She is here in New York on
pleasure trip and also to attend the
meetings or the National Federation.
uf business and Professional Women,a
Clubs OF which she is President OF
her own state and here to represent
the women Of Florida 4.
met her the other morning at the
Hotel McAlpin, and as 1 looked into"
her keen, ahrewd face. her sparkling
eyes, healthy pink skin and smart
tailored suit and hat all told of health,
wealth and happiness. ts
But why Co South. young
woman" " | asked. why do YOU ad )
wise the South for the Northern girfR-s
because we can get 1--we crops and
make five times as much!" was Miss
Whites ready reply. THE sunny
South holds as big a fortune for the
woman farmerette as the Golden
West does for the young man. OF
course, II a girl finds she cannot 20
South, that family ties or 1nanclAl
conditions do not permit she has all
Of Long Island, New Jersey and mp
state. Women make excellent agT1-
Culturalists and they also do well with
1--we stock, but, Of course, / am most
Interested In the truck farming end
OF things"
Then sitting back comfortably In
her cha'r Miss White told me how
she became interested In farming.
Il was an only child" ahe said.
"and naturally ! went about a great
dea, with my father who was a iIirn-
herman aud also owned large plan
tation thirty-five miles from st. Aug
Justine. | was always much Interest,"
ed In his work especially the busi-
ness end OF It, and some day l hoped
to go on with his lumber business,
but when I was eighteen / was very
in and after that the doctors said 7
must have plenty OF outdoor work.
Father turned over large part OF
the plantation overseeing to me, and
so | was confronted with many new
propositions. really knew more
about lumber than I did about farm
ing, 40 you see had no more expert
cnCe than the average girl.
The first year | wondered why on
earth We Southerners didn't raiRe
white or Irish potatoes. Every one
in Florida seemed to put all their en-
erRy on sweet potatoes believing that
our soil was not adapted 10 the white
ones However, with a wOnan's tn
quisitive SHOW me instinct. I decided
70 raise white potatoes. I planted
them and / never had such luck in
my life. I had fifty barrels 10 each
Of l5O acres, which Ia a splendid rec
ord, and every farmer from miles
around came over to take peek At
Lilla's crop
We'll. they stroked their chin
whiskers. blew long 'whew' and the
next year our state yielded Sb,o0o,0o0
worth OF Irish potatoes and I received
the title Of Potato Queen which VIII
probably follow me TO my grave.
From that time on | farmed and
had the best Of health and success.
Father turned over his whole plantA-
tion 10 my care and | ran II long
after his death Al the time OF the
war / sold my place. Then went
into war work and became the super
intcndpnt ~ large powder company
AZ West Virginia. But at the Close
Of the war | decided not to 90 back
into farming but 10 retire ! had
done my Bit and earned my bit"
And now YOU advise other young
women to Go South and follow
suIt?'
81 DO indeed" laughed Miss white,
because [ think farming ls inst as
much wonans work as a mans.
Women love outdoor lfe. Women
know how TO plan and calculate and
Echome And when II comes TO put
ting things IN the market they know
how 20 drive good bargain
Haven't they been bargaining am
their lives To- the cities and chasing
bargain counters? Now let them
turn their attention TO greater deals.
90 south. Young woman, 90 South.