POTATO 



Europe 



Great Britain 



Ireland 



(Total Great Britain 

 and Ireland) 



Total 



Asia 



Japan 



Russia (Asiatic) 



Total 



Africa 



Algeria 



Cape of Good Hope.. 

 Natal 



Total 



Australasia 



Australia 



New Zealand 



Total 



Grand Total 



541 



A comparison of the total value with that of other 1909 

 crops in the United States is interesting : 



Acreage Production Value 



Potatoes 3,525,000 376,537,000 206,545,000 



Com 108,771,000 2,772,376,000 1,652,822,000 



Wheat 46,723,000 737,189,000 730,046,000 



Oats 33,204,000 1,007,353,000 408,174,000 



Barley 7,001,000 170,284,000 93,971,000 



Rye 2,006,000 32,239,000 23,809,000 



Buckwheat 834,000 17,438,000 12,188,000 



Rice 720,225 24,368,000 19,341,000 



While of increasing importance in the United States, there 

 are other crops that outclass it here. This is due to the fact 

 that this is one of the great grain-producing countries of the 

 world, and that the potato industry is capable of almost 

 unlimited expansion here. In Europe its relative importance 

 is very much greater than in the United States. A resum6 

 of the potato industry in the United States from 1866 to 

 1009 shows the increase in its importance and volume; 



