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SUMMARY FOR 1905-1914. 



The 10-year period 1905-1914 represents statistical conditions in 

 regard to potatoes in this country free of war influences, except in so 

 far as they affect 1914, and the effect of this abnormal year is quite 

 lost in the 10-year average. 



During this period 343,394,000 bushels of potatoes were harvested 

 annually from 3,541,000 acres, with an average production of 97.0 

 bushels per acre, or more per acre than during any previous 10-year 

 period. 



The production was 3.76 bushels per capita, or more than in any 

 previous 10-year period, although the production per acre per 

 1,000,000 population, 1.07 bushels, was less than in any previous 

 10-year period. Production per acre in relation to population steadily 

 declined from one period to the next until 1905-1914. 



During the latest 10-year period the average price of potatoes per 

 bushel at the farm was 59.1 cents, or somewhat higher than at any 

 previous period. This price computes the average total value of the 

 potato crop at the farm at $202,855,000 durmg this period, so that 

 the average value of this crop per acre during the period was $57.28, 

 or considerably more than at any preceding period. The quantity 

 of the production, still having this period in mind, is 99.1 per cent of 

 the supply, and the value of the production is 99.3 per cent of the 

 value of the supply. 



The average imports of potatoes during this period were 2,946,000 

 bushels, with an import value of $1,506,000, or 51,1 cents per bushel. 

 These imports were 0.86 per cent of the quantity of the production 

 and the value of these imports was 0.74 per cent of the value of the 

 production. Upon making a similar comparison with the supply, it 

 is found that these imports were 0.85 per cent of the quantity of the 

 supply and 0.74 per cent of the value of the supply. 



During tl4s period the average annual supply of potatoes in this 

 country has amounted to 346,340,000 bushels, or 3.79 bushels per 

 capita, a ratio that considerably exceeds that of every preceding 

 period. The average value of this supply amounts to $204,361,000. 



An average annual export of 1,608,000 bushels of domestic pota- 

 toes appears for the 10-year period under consideration, and these 

 potatoes had an average export value of $1,298,000, or 80.7 cents 

 per bushel. The imports of potatoes have increased during the last 

 30 years, and on the other hand it is plain that the exports of domes- 

 tic potatoes have considerably increased, although the total is stiU 

 small. The per capita exports of domestic potatoes in the latest 

 10-year period are only 0.017 of 1 bushel per capita. The exports of 

 domestic potatoes in this period were 0.47 per cent of the quantity 

 of the production and 0.64 per cent of the value of the production. 

 Corresponding percentages for the supply are nearly the same as 



