San Juan Record | 1937-03-25 | Page 11 | Sweet Potato is Size of Watermelon

sweet potato Is size of watermelon i I 1 J I 1 all ap w t al I 1 0 I 1 1 S A lawton right county agent U S department of agriculture and D B hudson of jacksonville fla weighing a Ws 23 pound sweet 1 potato said to tie be the largest in the departments history the potato which shrunk considerably in size since it was dug is 16 inches around I 1 the belt and 31 inches long mr hudson stated that lie he thought nature had played him one of her pranks by handing him a watermelon on a j sweet potato vine weighing almost halt half that of a normal bu bushel shel of potatoes which is 60 pounds