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EARLE V. HARDENBURG 



after only a few days of holding for proper grading and bagging at the 

 barn. In table 93, the proportion of the crop so handled is considered as 

 not stored. 



TABLE 93. LENGTH OF STORAGE PERIOD IN THE FOUR REGIONS SURVEYED 



As is indicated in table 93, a larger proportion of the crop is stored for 

 one or more months in the three regions of western and northern New York 

 than on Long Island. Except on Long Island, the general practice is to 

 market at least that part of the crop for which there is insufficient storage 

 capacity, at harvest time, the remainder being disposed of as prices warrant 

 and as weather and country roads permit. Much of the crop in Steuben 

 County is grown under contract for local buyers. The grower's delivery 

 of this crop mainly at harvest time accounts for the relatively high propor- 

 tion of the crop not stored in this region. 



SUMMARY 



Climate, elevation, and soil, as factors influencing yield, were found by 

 this study to be so closely and inseparably related as to make difficult the 

 determination of the influence of each one. The study of available data 

 shows that, whereas the climate for potatoes is generally best at the 

 highest elevations, soil fertility is generally the greatest at the lower eleva- 

 tions. In a year of blight, farms at high elevations are likely to show the 

 best yields; while in years of no blight, better yields may be expected from 

 the more fertile soils at the lower elevations. 



The value of potato land as appraised by the growers, proved to be corre- 

 lated with yield up to the point at which the land was affected by real -estate 

 valuation. This point was reached for a few farms located in close proxim- 

 ity to cities or villages. The appraised valuation of these farms was 

 evidently beyond the valuation justified by their productive ability. 



