The cover illustration for the journal number 39 is by Freda Cox.
Unfortunately, there is no more information about the scene depicted, however in the same journal there is an article by Freda Cox
THE SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas)
Earlier, on the day when I was preparing this post, I was desperately trying to find a recipe for sweet potatoes on my computer or in old recipe books, my computer suddenly, for no reason that we could understand, was continuously off line.
Next time my husband brings home sweet potatoes I hope he brings two oranges also so that I make the meal Freda recommends