Grows Sweet Potato
Nearly a Yard Long
Joe Tom Daniels of Wanchese, Dare county, claims to have
grown the largest sweet potato ever grown in northeastern North Carolina. The
measurements of the potato as attested by several reliable witnesses were 31 ½
inches in length, 4 inches in diameter and 12 inches round. The potato is of
the Hayman variety and was grown on Mr. Daniel’s farm at Wanchese on Roanoke Island.
It will interest many readers of this paper to recall that
the common Hayman potato, now generally grown throughout North Carolina was
introduced into this country about 75 years ago by Captain Dan Hayman of
Croaton, near Wanchese. Captain Hayman brought the first sweet potato slips to
Dare county from some of the West Indian islands and the potato has borne his
name ever since. Sons of Captain Dan Hayman are still living on Roanoke Island.
One of them is Mathias Hayman of Wanchese, the other ex-Sheriff Jeff Hayman of
Manteo, both men well known in this city and section.
Mr. Daniels says some one else may have produced a larger
potato than his, but he never heard of one.
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