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New Real Estate
Organization
T. J. Pillar, formerly a bank executive in Norfolk, has become associated with S. E. Hening as a real estate broker and will Handle the business of Mr. Hening while the latter is away this fall ’and winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Pillar purchased land and built a home in Jenkins Hollow several years ago. They have recently made this their permanent home, adding three new rooms. Mrs. Pillar is operating a unique antique shop in the. old James Atkins store in Sperryville. Mr. Pillar will have his office in conjunction with the antique shop.
The new real estate organization will operate under the name of Hening and Pillar.
Increase In Sweet Potato
Yields Not Satisfactory
A slower-than-satisfactory progress in raising yields of sweet potatoes in Virginia 'is cited by A. Vernon Watts, associate Extension Service horticulturist at the Virginia Truck Experiment Station.
He pointed out that Virginia’ growers have been able to “get by—so to speak” with low yields because of a rising price level and reduced proproduction in 1951 and 1952. However, “when supplies catch up with demand, and we believe they will in 1953, only efficient growers will continue to make money on sweet potatoes,” Watts said.
The yields in Vrginia the past few years have been: 1947, 125 bushels; 1948, 135 bushels; 1949, 120 bushels; 1950, 130 bushels. For 1952, the estimated yield per acre is 120 bushels.
Watts reports that/by following a program of hill selection, Dr. F. T. McLean, plant breeder at the Station, has obtained yields of 645 bushels per acre of U.S. No.l sweet potatoes. Although Virginia growers are not expected to do as good a job they “can, should, and must increase yields to more than 200 bushels per acre if they are to continue sweet potato
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