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BULLETIlSr 695, U. S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 2. — Imports and supply of potatoes of the United States, 1849-1916. 







Imports, gross, or 



for consumption. 





Supply. 



Year, or 

 period. 



Quantity. 



Import value. 



Percentaf;e of 

 production. 



Percentage of 

 supply. 



Quantity. 



Value. 





Total. 



Per 

 bushel. 



Quan- 

 tity. 



Value. 



Quan- 

 tity. 



Value. 



Total. 



Per 



capita. 





Bushels. 



Dollars. 



Cents. 



Bush. 



Dolls. 



Bush. 



Dolls. 



Bushels. 



Bush. 



Dollars. 



1849 



172, 912 

 299, 132 

 322,223 

 353,082 

 306, 187 



48,635 



94,441 



119,388 



92, 870 



118,747 



318,932 



270,798 



442,476 



644, 915 



612, 744 



478,255 



289, 227 



342,709 



174,207 



4,487 



12, 155 



46,804 



87,795 



28.1 

 31.6 

 37.1 

 26.3 



38.8 



0.26 





0.26 





65,970,808 



2.92 





1850 





1851 

















1852 

















1853 

















1854. 

















1855 



535,320 

 693,611 



50.6 

 63.8 

















1856. 

















1857 

















1858. 





















1859 















111,099,867 



3.63 





1860. 



753,511 

 837,223 

 327, 315 

 4,497 

 10, 955 

 78, 194 

 198,265 



38.4 

 40.9 

 53.2 

 99.8 

 111.0 

 59.9 

 44.3 













1861 

















1862 . . 

















1863 

















1864 . 

















1865 

















1866 



.19 



0.17 



.18 



0.17 



107,399,241 



3.01 



50,810,348 



1867 



209,555 



128, 465 



61.3 



.22 



.20 



.21 



.20 



97, 992, 555 



2.69 



64, 690, 951 



1868 



138,470 



76,327 



55.1 



.13 



.12 



.13 



.12 



106,228,470 



2.86 



62,994,987 



1869 



75,336 



50,507 



67.0 



.05 



.08 



.05 



.08 



143,412,809 



3.79 



61,542,283 



1870 



458,758 



234,303 



51.1 



.40 



.31 



.40 



.31 



115,233,758 



2.99 



74,855,322 



1871 



96,259 



95,308 



99.0 



.08 



.15 



.08 



.15 



120,557,969 



3.04 



65,000,497 



1872 



346,840 



209,294 



60.3 



.30 



.34 



.30 



.34 



113,862,840 



2.79 



60,901,423 



1873 



549,073 



331,370 



60.4 



.52 



.48 



.51 



.48 



106,638,073 



2.64 



69,485,079 



1874 



188,757 



166,981 



88.5 



.18 



.26 



.18 



.26 



106,169,757 



2.46 



65,390,296 



1875 



92, 148 



130,361 



141.5 



.05 



.23 



.06 



.23 



166, 969, 148 



3.76 



57,487,876 



1876 



3; 205, 555 



1,652,963 



51.6 



2.57 



2.14 



2.50 



2.09 



128,032,565 



2.81 



78,972,504 



1877 



528, 584 



245, 515 



46.4 



.31 



.33 



.31 



.33 



170, 620, 584 



3.66 



74,518,015 



1878 



2,624,149 



1,345,744 



51.3 



2.11 



1.85 



2.07 



1.81 



126,750,799 



2.65 



74,269,319 



1879 



721,868 



276,454 



38.3 



.43 



.37 



.42 



.37 



170, 180, 407 



3.47 



74,160,377 



1880 



2,170,372 



874,223 



40.3 



1.29 



1.08 



1.28 



1.07 



169,829,942 



3.39 



81,936,437 



1881 



8,789,860 



4,660,120 



53.0 



8.05 



4.69 



7.45 



4.48 



117,935,354 



2.29 



103,951,461 



1882 



2,362,362 



1,092,211 



46.2 



1.38 



1.15 



1.36 



1.13 



173,334,870 



3.29 



96,397,055 



1883 



425,408 



193,623 



45.5 



.21 



.22 



.20 



.22 



208,589,833 



3.86 



88,042,614 



1884 



658,633 



255,590 



38.8 



.35 



.34 



.34 



.34 



191,300,633 



3.46 



75, 779, 880 



1885 



1,937,416 



649, 009 



33.5 



1.10 



.83 



1.09 



.82 



176,966,416 



3.13 



78, 802, 412 



1886 



1,432,490 



543,091 



37.9 



.86 



.69 



.85 



.69 



163,483,490 



2.93 



78, 985, 031 



1887 



8,259,538 



3,693,021 



44.7 



6.16 



4.04 



5.80 



3.88 



142,362,538 



2.41 



95,199,761 



1888 



883,380 



321, 106 



36.3 



.43 



.39 



.43 



.39 



203,248,380 



3.37 



81,734,695 



1889 



3,415,578 



1,365,898 



40.0 



1.70 



1.92 



1.67 



1.88 



204,615,578 



3.32 



72,659,898 



1890 



5,401,912 



2,797,927 



51.8 



3.59 



2.47 



3.47 



2.41 



155, 896, 912 



2. 48 



116,088,927 



1891 



186,871 



186,006 



99.5 



.07 



.20 



.07 



.20 



256, 308, 871 



3.99 



91,415,006 



1892 



4,317,021 



2,066,589 



47.9 



2.62 



1.92 



2.56 



1.88 



168,833,021 



2.5S 



109,901,589 



1893 



3,002,578 



1,277,194 



42.5 



1.54 



1.12 



1.52 



1.11 



198, 042, 678 



2.96 



115, 163, 194 



1894 



1,341,533 



603,554 



45.0 



.73 



.62 



.72 



.62 



185, 182, 633 



2.72 



97,933,564 



1895 



175,240 



127, 595 



72.8 



.06 



.15 



.06 



.15 



317,289,240 



4.57 



83,278,595 



1896 



246, 178 



145,584 



59.1 



.09 



.18 



.09 



.18 



271,924,178 



3.84 



78, 902, 584 



1897 



1,171,378 



473, 154 



40.4 



.61 



.46 



.61 



.46 



192,196,378 



2.67 



103,915,154 



1898 



530,420 



294,391 



55. 5 



.24 



.32 



.24 



.32 



219,-302,420 



2.99 



91,191,391 



1899 



155,861 



147,349 



94.5 



.06 



.14 



.06 



.14 



259, 182, 861 



3.47 



102,657,349 



1900 



371,911 



224, 759 



60.4 



.15 



.21 



.16 



.21 



248,130,911 



3.27 



104, 988, 759 



1901 



7,656,162 



3,160,801 



41.3 



3.85 



2.08 



3.71 



2.04 



206,282,162 



2.66 



154,762,801 



1902 



358, 505 



238, 445 



66.5 



.12 



.17 



.12 



.17 



294,276,505 



3.71 



137, 968, 445 



1903 



3,166,581 



1,870,004 



69.1 



1.21 



1.17 



1.19 



1.16 



265, 219, 581 



3.28 



161,490,004 



1904 



181,199 



168,094 



92.8 



.05 



.11 



.05 



.11 



352, 449, 199 



4.27 



157, 814, 094 



1905 



1,948,160 



853,063 



43.8 



.70 



.50 



.69 



.50 



280,833,160 



3.34 



171,193,063 



1906 



176,917 



192,635 



108.9 



.05 



.11 



.05 



.11 



331,861,917 



3.87 



167, 987, 635 



1907 



403,952 



283,032 



70.1 



.12 



.14 



.12 



.14 



323,357,952 



3.70 



198,146,032 



1908 



8,383,966 



3,677,034 



43.9 



2.77 



1.75 



2.70 



1.72 



310,383,966 



3.49 



214,295,034 



1909 



353,208 



306,815 



86.9 



.09 



.14 



.09 



.14 



394, 906, 208 



4.36 



213,985,815 



1910 



218,984 



235,847 



107.7 



.06 



.12 



.06 



.12 



349, 250, 984 



3.79 



194,801,847 



1911 



13, 729, 012 



7, 167, 480 



62.2 



4.69 



3.07 



4.48 



2.97 



306,466,012 



3.27 



240, 945, 480 



1912 



334,760 



302,584 



90.4 



.08 



.14 



.08 



.14 



420,981,760 



4.41 



212,852,684 



1913 



3,645,706 



1,765,940 



48.4 



1.10 



.77 



1.09 



.77 



335,170,706 



3.45 



229, 668, 940 



1914 



269,725 



274,242 



101.7 



.07 



.14 



.07 



.14 



410, 190, 725 



4.16 



199,734,242 



1915 



209,052 



331,631 



158.6 



.06 



.15 



.06 



.15 



359,930,052 



3.59 



222,323,631 



1916 (pre- 























limina- 























ry) 



3,069,014 



4,702,408 



153.2 



1.07 



1.12 



1.06 



1.11 



290,022,014 



2.85 



424,036,408 



1849 



172,912 

 4*320, 156 

 7*451,776 



233,951 



48,635 

 148,876 

 317, 197 

 142,715 



28.1 

 4*33. 2 

 7*48. 6 



61.0 



.26 





.26 





65, 970, 808 



2.92 





1850-1854 





1855-1864 

















1865-1874.. 



9*. 22 



9*. 24 



9*. 22 



9*. 24 



9*113,055,061 



9*2.89 



9*63,952,354 



1875-1884.. 



2, 157, 894 



1,072,680 



49.7 



1.35 



1.35 



1.33 



1.33 



162,354,413 



3.27 



80,551,653 



1885-1894.. 



3,017,832 



1,350,340 



44.7 



1.66 



1.46 



1.62 



1.44 



186,093,932 



2.99 



93,788,407 



1895-1904.. 



1,401,344 



685,018 



48.9 



.54 



.69 



.53 



.58 



262,625,344 



3.47 



117,697,018 



1905-1914.. 



2,946,439 



1,505,867 



61.1 



.86 



.74 



.85 



.74 



346, 340, 339 



3.79 



204,361,067 



