1 70 THE POTATO 



Uses. Potatoes are used as human food, stock food, 

 for the manufacture of starch, 1 syrup, alcohol, dextrin, 

 etc. Potatoes may be preserved as ensilage 2 for stock 

 feeding, while the pomace 3 resulting from starch manu- 

 facture and potato feed 4 have received attention for 

 the same purpose. Potatoes may be dessicated, and in 

 this form can be easily preserved in the tropics and 

 arctic regions, and thus furnish an excellent article of 

 diet in a convenient form for transportation. The in- 

 dustry is small at present, but can be readily extended. 



1 U. S. D. A. Div. of Chemistry, Bui. 58. 



2 U. S. D. A. Farmers' Bui. 79, p. 21. 



3 Me. Sta. Report, 1896, p. 28. Bui. 65, p. 115. 

 * Vt. Bui. 82, p. 72. 



