The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

France, dated June 9th, was received
stating that the shipment arrived
safely and in good condition today"
! Think of it, These potatoes were
eighty days in transit and arrived in
good condition. They were grown in
| East Texas one summer and eaten in
/ Europe the next summer. A mod
ern curing house made this possible.
The sweet potato industry Is des-
tined to become one of the greatest
industries in the south. The prac-
ticability Of the scientific, modern
curing and storage house is an estab-
lished fact. BY the modern curing
and storage process the sweet potato
has been rescued from the highly per-
ishable class Of vegetables and made
one that can be sold on the markets
during any month of the year
Ranks of East Texas handle notes
and aCceptances covering sweet po-
tatoes in modern curing and storage
houses in large volume and find this
business satisfactory. These notes and
acceptances are re-discounted by the
federal reserve banks when accom-
panied by policies of insurance the
same as notes and acceptances cover
ing cotton.
The cured sweet potato is sweeter
and has a better flavor than the un-
cured potato. The curing and stor-
age process has a tendency to con-
vert much of the starch to sugar
and make the cured potato more pal
atable For this reason, as the cured
potato is becoming known, it is COM
manding a higher price.
The south has an advantage i'm
the highest class sweet potato, the
flavor and quality of which are con-
sidered perfection" by people who
become acquainted with them. They
! have flavor and quality unknown TO
potatoes grown in other climates and
soils
| remember the area of production
of the high class sweet potato is very
limited. Only a small percentage OF
the southern soils is adaptable, and
but small part of the suitable soil
is available for sweet potato growing.
But while the area of production IL
small, the possible area of consump-
tion is great. Hence, we need have
no fear of over-production. a.
The Farm and Ranch Of Dallas.
Texas, in its issue Of March 22, 1919,
in an article on The Sweet Potato
as a Food Crop" had the following
TO say on over production: "A few
growers have expressed the fear of
an over-production of sweet potatoes.
A similar fear was expressed by few
of the more timid fruit growers of
california, some years back, but each
year witnesses increased acreage
planted to orchards, and every south
ern farmer knows he is paying as
much, if not more, for his fruit today,
as he ever did. 1t might be said that
the south has a complete monopoly of
the sweet potato industry. II
the grower still has doubts Of mar
liet for his crop in the future let him
cast his eyes toward - undeveloped
and virgin markets o. urope," etc. /.
Should the south, develop the pos
sibilities offered by the sweet potato
and curing house, it would mean
many millions of dollars annually TO
the people of each southern state and
[ p MOST ort.ticus. wholesome 4opd TO
D.3n! A4.ipHs II people who t9oay
: do not know the delicious taste OF
our southern yams."
Will you act, and build a sweet 20
: tato curing plant or will you continue
, to plant cotton?
Saying the sweet potato curing
5 plant is a good proposition and ought
t to be installed, is not going to do you
any good. That God helps those
| who help themselves is a true say
ing. If sweet potato curing plant
helps to solve the cotton trouble. then