Evening journal., 1922-07-13
TO BOOM SWEET
POTATO CROP
Sussex Farm Bureau to
Conduct Publicity and
Advertising Campaign
SUSSEX co. LEADS
IN PRODUCTION
Special to The Evening Journal.

Il AfiNN AhA w AA' ANNfiAAitF nUhA AldAs
SEAFORD, July 13.-Delawar al
the leader of the States OF the Unior
and Sussex county the leading count,
OF the country in the growing Ol
sweet potatoes. was the feature
topic Of the midsummer meeting
here Tuesday. OF the Sussex County
Farm Bureau. Two sessions were
held. one in the morning at the Ho-
tel Sussex: the other in the after
noon In the Jr. o. l.. A. VI. Hail.
The meeting in the morning of the
Farm Bureau sweet potato commit
tee was presided over by J. II. FL
lott of Laurel, as chairman. and the
following recommendations were
adopted:
That a committee be appointed
by the executive committee of the
Farm Bureau to approach organiza-
tions that could lend their interest.
as well as their financial support. TO
this undertaking; such as. state
Farm Bureau Federation. State
Board OF Agriculture, Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. state Grange.
Brokers and Commission Men.
Package Manufacturers. etc.
"To draw up a publicity pamphlet
embodyinE I'm part history and de-
velopment of Delaware Sweet Po-
tatoe Industry also TO give instruc-
ton as to the best method Of stor-
ing and keeping potatoes and.to give
about one dozen good practical
recipes on serving sweet potatoes. To
show by comparison the food values
of sweet potatoes.
"To consider various channels of
the publicity"
The following were present at this
session; Or. J. f. Adams, extension
University OF Delaware;
John Ponder and Elmer Dickerson.
V. r. Allen. Seaford; Miss
Helen West. Georgetown; NJ. c.
Vaughn. county agent. Georgetown.
Robert J. Allen. Seaford. presi-
dent of the Sussex County Farm Blu
-eau, presided at the afternoon ses-
sion The report OF the treasurer
John A. Jones. showed a balance of
S1.O56.2O 20 the credit of the Farm
AAl tuus lAt NNtNA HuAnAU NhAiAAAAAA-
Zee then gave its report OF the morn
ng meeting and the Executive Com
nittee appropriated 500 to promote
the publicity campaign Of the sweet
potato industry I'm the State and
county. Robert j. Allen appointed
he following committees:
Finance-H. X. Fooks, Laurel;
Brooks l.. Ross, Lacey L. Hardesty.
seaford; J. II. Elliott. Laurel.
Publicity-V. r. Allen. Seaford: |
Mss Dorothy Emerson, Georgetown; |
Hiss Helen Comstock. Dover.
observation-disclosures y. Rawlins, |
ieaford NJ. c. Vaughn, Georgetown,
)r. J. f. Adams. University OF Del
ware, Newark. consulting special
It,
The above committees will meet
n Seaford on Friday, July 2l, to
lake definite plans OF carrying on
he publicity campaign.
The Executive Committee decided
D hold countrywide agriculture
lrmers' tour on Thursday and Fri
ay. August and 5. A definite pro-
ram of this tour will be announced
y County Agent Vaughn in the
ear future.
A discussion OF the sweet potato
Industry was held. An extensive
dvertising campaign Will follow
lis meeting to let the world know
nat Delaware and Sussex county
'ads in quality and production of
yeet potatoes with an average
ield Of 1884 bushels an acre. Sus-
* county leads all the counties OF
ne Union In the average acre re-
irn from sweet potatoes OF S295.
evenly per cent of all the farms .
Sussex county. or total OF 1870.
re- producing sweet potatoes. with ,
total acreage OF SO62 Sussex .
Dunty and Accomac county. Va. ,
ad the world in the acre yields
+ sweet potatoes wi II 1855 and
76.9 respectively. The total value
this crop in Sussex county in
l1s was reported az S2.37744O on
total production of 1.35S,3.7
ishels
The State OF Delaware grows an
rerage of 9.S13 acres OF sweet po-
toes with a total production OF l.
)5.27S bushels valued in 1919 at
,.634237 II Is worth observing.
i'd Robert j. Allen. president Of
e Farm Bureau. that in 1909 Del
ware grew but 2.229 acres OF sweets
I'd in 1910. 5.229 acres. which is a
10 per cent increase in the produc-
Dn OF the crop the past two dec
les.