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THE GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ. 



I'loductiun of hay in the year 1S91 in counties of Xorth Dalota lying 

 mainly within the Bed Biver Valley. 



The crops of oats, hay, and potatoes raised in the Red River Valley 

 are almost all consumed by the farmers themselves, excepting the part sold 

 for use in the -sdllages and cities of the district. It seems probable, how- 

 ever, that the cultivation of potatoes for exportation to Minneapolis and St. 

 Paul, to Duluth and West Superior, and to the mining towns of i\Iontana, 

 would be on the average as remimerative as wheat raising. 



Production of potatoes in the year 1S90 in counties of Minnesota lying 

 mainly within the Bed Biver Valley. 



' Not reported. 



Production of potatoes in the year 1S91 in counties of North Dakota lying 

 mainly tvithin the Bed Biver 1'alley. 



Kichland 



Cass 



TraiU 



Grand Forks. 



Walsh 



Pembina 



Total. 



Acres. Bushels. Per acre. 



In Manitoba 12,705 acres were planted with potatoes in 1891, yielding 

 2,291,982 bushels, or an average of 180.4 bushels per acre. 



