The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

Wednesday, Oct. D. - Everybody
who could be spared to-day was sent
TO the sweet-potato patch. And sweet
'taters" were the order of the day. 1t
might interest you to know how this
job is done. First, men cut the vines
or tops from each hill. The vines are
used by us to make ensilage for our
stock. Also, if a frost comes, the vines
will act as conductor and ruin the
potatoes. A middle buster with side
rods on it open the hills and expose
the potatoes. Men with a specially
made hand rake carefully rake all the
potatoes to the surface. where others
pick them up, sort them and put them
in crates. The strings and small spuds
are put into crates and will be fed to
mules. The good potatoes are hauled
to the dry kilns and STACKED in such
way as to allow plenty of circulation,
After the kiln is filled, fire is kept
up and the temperature raised to about
80 degrees. Ventilators are opened at
the top and the bottom of the kiln and
the air passed thru, heated. until the
potatoes begin to sprout. The temper
ature is then lowered to about 50 de-
grees and Mr.. Sweet Potato will come
TO you for many months later as good
as when he was dug. Few people
know the wonderful value Of this veg
etable, and it was Geo. Carver, Of Tus-
kegee Institute, in Alabama, who has
made the most wonderful use of it.
Mrs. Marrions and Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt
left for home in Colorado to-day, leav-
ing Geo. and Fred Jensen to the ten
der care of the lady reporter" and
TO go to school at the Colony. Miss
Hamilton is interesting herself in Col
ony activities, while Mrs. Hartz, an
other visitor, is demonstrating her abil-
Ties in different industries The pea
nut she'd was the stamping ground OF
the crate makers and Gaddis and Con-
lin got a big boost in their work. The
laundry crew also put in time at their
work yesterday while it rained and
stopped their clothes from drying The
saw mill was busy making single
blocks and shingles as we'll as lumber
this am. In the pm. material was
got out to make wagons and other ar
ticIes calling for hardwood. Crate ma
terial was being worked up at the plan
ing mill and several Riddles were used
10 pile it in the sun to cure. BY the
wav we rad fine rain yesterday and
the sun is out to-day like spring had
come. Our garden is growing and the
fresh green vegetables add greatly to
our bill Of fare. 1t is sure nice to live
in the sunny south and have fresh veg
etables all the year 'roundI When our |
fruit vines and trees get into bearing
we will have nothing more to wish Tor
i food necessaries. Tonight new
class started at the club house, and
Lincoln c. Andrews book. Manpo,w-
er.' . was the text book. 1t will be
read every Wednesday evening from
6: SOTO 7:30. Also violin practice and
the choral class were held at the school
house as usual.
Thursday. Nov. 9. Who is i
that does not admire the great tran
blazers Of the paste We glory in the
FACT that Washington and his assoelc
ates blazed the trail to new form OF
government. Kit Carson and the other
Western trail blazers led US into the
GREAT Western country; they were tire
less in their efforts and stood untold
hardships, as did Washington. 5 soldiers
Al Valley Forge. Debs and others went
to prison for a principle. They. too
are trail blazers. and this group OF peo-
ple At Newllano, La. are doing the
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