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bushels; production, 1919, 1,360,000 bushels; 1921, 1,040,000 

 bushels. Adverse weather and insects in 1921 stopped nearly- 

 all growth of the crop when it was about 60 per cent made, and 

 heavily cut down production and quality. 



Area of potatoes in 1921, 29,000 acres compared with an es- 

 timated total in 1919 of 31,000. A fair to good average yield 

 resulted in 1921, and production is put at 3,335,000 bushels 

 compared Avith the 1919 short crop of 2,790,000. 



Tobacco area: 1919, 9,800 acres; 1920, 10,000 acres; 1921, 

 10,180 acres. While the 1921 crop is mainly of high quality it 

 is light in weight. Until more of it has been handled and 

 weighed satisfactory estimates of yield and production cannot 

 be made. Acreage of Shade tobacco has been gaining steadily 

 since its introduction some ten years ago, and the total is now 

 1,622 acres, while the total for New England is 7,382 acres. 

 Havana stalk tobacco has lately been giving place to Broadleaf, 

 which now has an area 22 per cent as much as Havana. 



