CHAPTER V 



POTATOES 



White potato. — The white or Irish potato, as it is sometimes 

 called, is grown extensively in various parts of the United 

 States. It is one of the most important food products taken 

 from the soil. 



The TE]sr-YEAR Average Acreage,' Acre-yields, Production, Farm Price, asd Farm 

 Value of Potatoes for the Ten Leading Potato-producing States, 1908-1917 



* Five-year average, 1913-1917 

 t Ten-year average, 1908-1913. 



Fig. 30. — Cutting the potato. Leave from one to 

 three eyes on each piece ( seed ) . 



Moisture is also an important factor, 

 seventy-eight per cent water, and the 

 (not wet) soil to produce a maximum 



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Climate. — T he cli- 

 matic conditions in 

 which the potato is 

 grown play an impor- 

 tant part in the yield. 

 AVhere the summers 

 are cool and moist, 

 Avith a growing season 

 of from one hundred 

 and fifty to two hun- 

 dred days, is consid- 

 ered the ideal condi- 

 tion for production. 



since the tuber is about 

 plant requires a moist 



yield. 



