. Beginnings in agriculture. Agriculture. Fig. 88. The flower and leaf of the sweet potato plant. be Fig. 89 They, also, may very destructive. Uses. — Potatoes are used most largely for human food. They are also valuable for stock-food, either raw or cooked. From the tubers, starch and al- cohol are made. Sweet potatoes. — The sweet potato, which is a staple food crop in the South, dif- fers from the Irish or white potato in that it is a true root and not an enlarged under- ground stem or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally


. Beginnings in agriculture. Agriculture. Fig. 88. The flower and leaf of the sweet potato plant. be Fig. 89 They, also, may very destructive. Uses. — Potatoes are used most largely for human food. They are also valuable for stock-food, either raw or cooked. From the tubers, starch and al- cohol are made. Sweet potatoes. — The sweet potato, which is a staple food crop in the South, dif- fers from the Irish or white potato in that it is a true root and not an enlarged under- ground stem or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mann, Albert Russell, 1880-. New York, Macmillan company


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