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rAGE EIGHT
Harvesting,
Storing Sw
At this season of the year farmers
are preparing to harvest their
potatoes,lf not. It should be the- concerned
(ity of all Vocational Teachers
to a'Vlse them on the best suggested
ttne. All farmers like to set
die best possible yield and by doing
bo tbey lo not start digging potatoes
until th | first killing frost, as a result
thr potatoes fail to keep.
The flee of potatoes as a rule is
much ligher In August, September
and eaiy October than during late
Octobciand November. With that in
mind he farmer may be advised to
sacrlfle part of his yield and maturity
t> get a better price.
When To Dig.
\ It ha^ been concluded by experiment
station that potatoes dug before
the frost kills the vines keep
much be'er than those dug after the
rines ar killed. With that in mind
atl farnxr? should be advised to dig
their potatoes before the first killing
frost, t the frost should kill the
lnes theyshould be cut and the potatoes
Bhcnld be dug Immediately,
because dety sets in on the dead
Tine and nay pass down to the roots,
hw To Harvest.
Storing ihooid be thought of and
plans ma<e before the Individual
starts har estit.g the crop. The best
procedure nould be used to avoid
cutting anc bruising the potatoes. The
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~ ?"n |nn*uuiciunij ue UWJ ;
1. Cut the vines Mth a hoe.
2. Bar of the line <?? potatoes with
a turnplow. (Best result Is .obtained
If a rolling coulter Is attached to
the beam, procedure No. 1 may he
emitted If tht vines are not too thick)
8. The pd.atoes are upturned by
the use of b la rue turnplow. v
4, They an scratched out by hand
and left, on t.'e surface long enotgfc
to dry.
5. They sbotld be graded as the}
are gathered to as to eliminate ex
tn} handling.
a. Put the rmrket potatoes In on
''basket.
b. Put the see* potatoes In anothe
basket. "
e. Put the cut and bruised poti
toea In anotlier basket.
Note: The potatoes sbouhl nev<
be damped In a wa gon bed.
lfow To Storage.
Since quite a bit,of experiment
worn nan wco aor?? on curlnR ai
: ' 'vstorlng sweet potato*, it la not tie
MMT7 to ruah there on the mark
r ". hi the fall when the supply la ffre?
?r than the demand On the 9U1
^ the farmer fihaold heebie
llrger per cento^hla crop,
> care In handling and by uali
t^Vjthe^proper typfe of storage.
JfipJSktJlM order to keep potatoes In t!
i IfeBWt^Coildltlon they must be :
matured. 'y? >. v
Handled with care.' \v;
t'I** Well cured alter they are p
\ " r,4j*the storaj^*. \r'
Keep nnlform temperature ai
I ^aw' humidity after ^potatoes a
j; SNpored.- <rrom 60 to 56 decrees.)
Different Methods of Storage/
IU President ot
Bennett
College
|H Since 1926
David D. Jones, A. B., M- .
H A., LLP., and member of
|Hh Phi Beta Kappa, President
since 1026 of Bennett Col*
lege for Women lu Greens
boro. Under his dynamic
leadership and with the
sponsorship of the General
Education Board and the
Board of Education of the
Methodist Church, Bennett
haa developed Into a dlstlnc
tlve and flourishing college
The newest addition to its
campus buildings, the Annie
Merner Pfelffer Chopel and
^ Little Theater, will be dedicated
November 2.
Curing And :
^eet Potatoes:
| L The Pit or Banking method: "]
I These methods may be'used on farms u
I where there Is not a storage house >|
uiiu uie proauction is small. 1
I. BANKING: ' 1
a. Select a well-drained spot and 1
cut a circular trench, slightly build
up the ground on which the potatoes '
are placed.
b. Place dry pine straw on the |J
built up ground, place Vent In bot- '
torn as shown In Fig. II in the draw- 1
Ing, and heap the potatoes in a cone- }
shape 1
c. Cover the potatoes over with dry 1
straw. Over the straw place corn- <
stalks or boards to support the soil 1
which Is to be put on before cold 1
weather seta In. 1
d. Allow potato bank to atand for 1
a few weeks (as long as the weather
Is warm) to dry out
e. A Frame about 12x12 spiked to- <
gether using 1 foot by 8 foot boards
should be placed In the side of trie
bank to permit the indlldual to get I
potatoes without upsetting the bank.
f. A thin layer of soil should be
added at first with a ventilator left
at the top and when the weather
[turns off cold another layer should
be added.
Note: Make several hanks, never
put over 25 bushels in one bank. The
ventilator should be covered to keep
water Ollt and a small ditrh nr rirnln
I left around the bank.
II. PITTING:
The pit method Is somewhat like
the hanking method, only It Is larger
and the soil Is excavated from !
, practically nothing, to two feet, depending
on the drainage site. The sixe
, of the pit Is governed by the quantify
of potatoes to he stored and seI
verity of the weather. Where the
weather is likely to he very cold, the
pit may be two-thirds to one-quarter
7 as broad as long," on the other hand.
If the weatbe'r Is the opposite the pit I
st.ould not be half as broad jib long.
e Ibe soil and straw should be placed
on u\e pit inethod r Just - as pointed
>r out In the Ranking method, always
put the hoII on before the ground
a freexes This applies to Raftklng and
I Pitting.
}T The Ventilator should he constructed
so It cnn bo covered to shed off
snow and ralr.. If the pit 1b over 10
Hj feet long, another Ventilator should
be added.
^ TOBACCO BARN
et In the tobacco section the barn
it- may be converted Into a curing and
ar storing houae for potatoes, by rear
to ranging the talrpoles and putting Ir
1$ A floor that can be moved easily. Cnn
tig with a temperature <ff 80 to 8!f de
grcee with plenty of Ventilation foi
he about two weeks. In this case the po
tatoes should be stored In buahe
crates or baakets ao they .may be easj
to handle. Two or more farmers car
ut co-operate In arranging a tohacc<
barn and divide the cost of ch&nglnj
id 'and operation.
re Note: If you are Interested In ?hli
f\ type of storage write the North Car
ollna Agricultural Extension Service
THE FUTURE OtTTLOOk. C
tuueign, j*. U( iur k u>yt|iiuii, vamiverted
Tobacco Barn Sweet Potatoes,
Curing and Storage, No. 56.
STORAGE HOUSE:
The storage house is the most desirable
place to store sweet potatoes.
However the cost to construct a house
on the average farm Is too great. Unless
the farmer is producing potatoes
on a commercial basis.
A co-operative storage house is suggested
for communities where potatoes
are produced on a -small scale.
With the idea of adding more houses
as the need arises. This house could
be constructed so each fanner or
member would have a' section and
the cost of construction and operation
could be divided among the members.i
The co-operative Idea Is favored, j
but where co-operative organisation;
cannot t>e set up, small unit houses'
may be constructed out of rough lum-;
ber or logs and can be; made ery I
tight and properly ventilated. Farm-!
era Bulletin 070 U. ft. Office of Ag-!
riculture, Washington, D. C-. has
some good suggestions on storage I
houses.
If the storage house is used much
:nre should be taken In Heating and
Ventilation. The common stove may
be used, but the house should be tight
so the temperature con lie the same
all over the house. The stove may be
placed In the center of a small house;
sometime it might be advisable to
place the stove at the north end of
the bouse If the temperature Is hard
to regulate. If a larger house is used
a stove should be placed abeach end.
Note: Two stoves should take care
>f 1.200 square feet.
The heat should be started in the
louse when the first potatoes are put
n and kept 80 to 85 degrees for a
period of 10 days or two weeks. When
he buds begin to show the potatoes
ire cured. The temperature shonld
>e reduced slowly until it reaches 50
legrees and remain about that as
long as the potatoes stay In the house,
rn using the co-operative method all
ranners should put their potatoes in
the*barn att he same time.
References.
Sweet Potato Storage?U. S. Farmers
Bulletin 970. Washington, D. C.
Potato Storage and Storage Houses
?U. S. Farmers Bulletin 247, Washington,
D. C.
Extension Circular No. 250, N. cJ
State Experiment Station, Raleigh, N.
C. ?
Revised Bulletin No. 243?N. C. Experiment
Station, Raleigh, N. C.
Circular 57, December 1924, Mississippi
Agricultural Experiment Station,
A. and M. College, Miss., J. R.
Ricks, Director.
Harvesting, Grading, Storing and
Marketing Sweet Potatoes?Ext Circular
No. 32 Revised March 1924.
Mississippi A. and M. College, Mississippi.
Home Storage of Vegetables?U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Farmers
Bulletin No. 879.
Sweet Potatoes for Home Uae?Circular
175, Clemaon Agricultural College,
Clemson, S. C.
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Productive Farm Crops, by E. G.
Montgomery, J. B. LJpplncott Co.,
New* York, PP. 288-300.
Southern Horticulture Enterprises,
by K. C. Davis, J. B. Llpplncott Co.,
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Vegetable Crops, by H. O. Thompson,
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Southern IFeld Crops, by J. F. Duggar,
The McMillan Co.. N. Y.. PP.
365-388.
BLUE PRINTS.
1. Apple and Potato storage. No.
123.
2. Sweet Potato House, Ext. 5020,
Sheet of 1. ,
3. Sweet Potato House, Ext. 5170.
Sheet of 1.
4. Sweet Potato House ExL, 5001,
Sheet of 1.
Note: All from North Carolina Extension
Service, State College Station,
Division of Farm Engineering, Raleigh,
N. C.
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A. AND T. GROUP
HEARS CITY JUDGE
t .
Tn ru<l>mil!lnn n# .1>?
national defense. Judge E. Earle
Hives of Greensboro municipal-county
court spoke at the regular A. and T.
chapel hour yesterday morning. He
was commissioned by Governor J. M.
Broughton to deliver the message.
Judge Rives said that due to the
partial failure of the Washington
naval ocnference of 1022, America is
arming again. "1 thank God there are
men who would go to war to defend
freedom and Justice," he said.
President F. D. Bluford presided.
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DUDLEY TO PLAY
SALISBURY TEAM
I Dudley high school's Panthers play
J their third home game of the season
here Thursday afternoon when they
play Salisbury at Memorial stadium.
The Salisbury eleven has a good record
while Dudley has appeared strong
In its games this season. The kJck-off
Is at 3 o'clock.
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hunting for the first time, Walter
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failed to connect In 50 attempts . . .
Then a pheasant popped out at his
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NEGRO HOSTS $1,000 BOND
FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT
Jack Wllkersoo. 21-year-old Negro
of near Glbsonvllle, posted $1,000
bood yesterday for his appearance la ^
Guilford Superior court November 10 ?
to face charges of assault with latent
to commit rape upon Mary Lou But- ^
ton, nine-year-old white child ' who
lives with her aunt aud grandmother, w,
Mlaa Dal lie Andrews and Mrs. J, T.'ytf
Andrews, near Glbsonvllle. .* '
The Negro was bound over to Su- )j
perlor court yesterday by Magistrate '
J. E. Paschal. '
The offense allegedly occurredfg
Tliuraday afternoon near the negro's -5*
home, which the child passed on her
way home from school. Wllkersoa allegedly
went through a wooded area '? ,
to meet the child to commit -the 4>ffense
after she had passed his homel^tj
The Negro was arrested Saturday p
by county officers, following the al- v
leged crime two days earlier. >'
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NOTED FLIER WILL - ' '2
TALK AT A. AND T. ,
Col.- Hubert Julian, Negro flying
ace and Internationally known aa the *
Block Eagle, will speak at A. 'apd T. v\
College tomorrow at JO a. m. .
vUi
Colonel Julian la the only member of
his race to obtain a flying license
by virtue of world war services. He ^
was the sole member of the Bthlop-XV
lan war. In 1924, he made the Hist
attempt to cross the Atlantic but" was -X
forced down two and a half hocra^y
from his starting point. 1 V
On September 16, 1940, he
longed Marshal Hermann y-Wllbdm^S
Goerlng, chief of Jhe nasi' airr force^>
to fight an aerial dnel-at 10,000
above the Engllah.ehanneL>/:^^^^?l^
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