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Description: | design: illustrations of four sweet potatoes, each affected by a different disease - respectively, "Black-Rot", "Foot-
Rot", "Surface-Rot" and "Seurf or Soil-Stain". The potatoes are arranged in a left to right diagonal. At the lower right corner the
circular emblem of the US Department of Agriculture
text: "SICK SWEET POTATOES DANGEROUS AS SEED" (two lines upper edge) & "DO NOT PLANT THEM" (arranged diagonally above the potatoes. At
upper right facts about the waste caused by disease and an exhortation to avoid a disappointing harvest by planting only "safe and sound
potatoes." At lower left "EIGHT RULES TO SAVE YOUR SWEET POTATOES" followed by an address to write to for further advice)
whole: MODEL | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | eating / drinking US.O & Department of Agriculture US Home Front & Food Production Campaign & 1918 health / safety agriculture / food First World War civilian effort | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | H Gamse & Bro Litho, Baltimore, Md | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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