utilization of the Sweet Potato 25 



varieties so dry that they do not relish them without 

 large quantities of butter. This makes a rather rich 

 mixture and is perhaps accountable for the digestive 

 disturbances occasionally experienced. Considering 

 both composition and digestibility, it may be said that 

 the nutritive value of sweet potatoes is much the same as 

 that of white potatoes and that they are well fitted to 

 occupy the same place in the diet and furnish a palatable 

 substitute for white potatoes. The characteristic and 

 pleasing flavor has the advantage of giving variety to 

 the diet. In the North they frequently cost somewhat 

 more than white potatoes, but are still among the 

 cheaper vegetables. In the South they are usually 

 cheaper than white potatoes and merit their extensive 



use." 



AS rOOD FOE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



In consideration of the great need with which this 

 country is confronted, and especially the South, for a 

 cheaper and more easily produced carbohydrate than 

 corn, sweet potatoes might well be considered as a 

 source of this food element for all domestic animals. 

 Owing to the ease with which it is produced, the ex- 

 ceptional food value and the readiness with which it is 

 consumed by practically all domesticated animals, it is 

 natural to expect that the sweet potato will play a more 

 important part in food rations as its general produc- 

 tion is increased. Heretofore, when the consumption 

 of this crop has been limited to a few weeks in the fall 

 when the hogs were turned on the fields to dig up the 

 roots left by oversight, little attention was paid to 

 feeding it and little was thought of its feeding value. 

 With the advent of improved storage houses from which 



