1144 



V. HAKDENBURG 



of the riame, year V: crop were obtained from that number, of farms in 

 northern Steuberi County. In 1914, 300 records were similarly taken for 

 the 1913 crop in Monroe County, and 300 in Franklin and Clinton Counties 

 combined. This gives a total of 1290 records for the crops of 1912 and 

 1913. Each record was in the form of a filled-out survey blank, a 

 sample of which is included at the end of this paper, and was as complete 

 as possible in the details listed. Because of the similarity of regional 

 conditions and of cultural practices, the counties surveyed were studied 



FlG. 125. REGIONS INCLUDED IN THE POTATO 

 SURVEY 



asjfour distinct sections, as follows: (1) Long Island, including the potato- 

 growing areas of Suffolk and Nassau Counties; (2) Steuben County; (3) 

 Monroe County; (4) Franklin and Clinton Counties. The location of 

 these areas is shown in figure 125. These regions were selected, not 

 because they include the counties of highest total production, but because 

 they represent typical and distinct centers of potato production in the 

 State. 



The importance of potato production in a region is probably best 

 indicated by figures showing the percentage of total crop acres devoted 

 to this crop and the average potato acreage per farm. A summary of 



