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BULLETIN 695, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGL JULTURE. 



Table 4.— 



Consumpt 



ion of potatoes 



in the 



United States, 1849-1916. 







Consumption. 



Year, or 

 period. 









Percentage of 

 total. 



Per capita. 



Percentage of 

 production. 



Per- 



Total. 



Domestic. 



Foreign. 



Do- 

 mestic. 



For- 

 eign. 



Total. 



Do- 

 mestic. 



For- 

 eign. 



Total 

 con- 

 sump- 

 tion. 



Do- 

 mestic 



con- 

 sump- 

 tion. 



cent- 

 age of 



sup- 

 ply. 





Bushels. 



Buslicls. 



Bushels. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Bush. 



Bush. 



Bush. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Perct. 



1849 



65,815,213 



65,642,301 



172,912 



99.7 



0.26 



2.92 



2.91 



0.008 



100.0 



99.8 



99.8 



1850 







299, 132 

 322, 223 

 353, 082 











.013 

 .013 









1851 





















1852... . 















.014 









1853 







306, 187 











.012 









1854 . . . 

























1855 







535, 320 













.020 









1856 . . . 







693, 611 











.025 









1857 

























1858 . . . 

























1859 . . . 





110,719,495 











3.62 







99.7 





1860 . 





753,511 



837,223 



327,315 



4,497 



10, 955 



78, 194 



198. 265 









.024 

 .026 

 .010 







1861 . . . 





















1862 





















1863 





















1864 























1865 . . . 















.002 

 .006 









1866 



106, 886, 861 



106, 688, 596 



99.8 



.19 



2.99 



2.99 



99.7 



99.5 



99.5 



1867 



97, 613, 950 



97,404,395 



209,555 



99.8 



.21 



2.68 



2.67 



.006 



99.8 



99.6 



99.6 



1868 



105, 720, 221 



105,581,751 



138, 470 



99.9 



.13 



2.85 



2.84 



.004 



99.7 



99.5 



99.5 



1869 



142,815,841 



142, 740, 505 



75, 336 



99.9 



.05 



3.77 



3.77 



.002 



99.6 



99.6 



99.6 



1870 



114,680,688 



114,221,930 



458, 758 



99.6 



.40 



2.97 



2.96 



.012 



99.9 



99.5 



99.5 



1871 



119, 936, 422 



119,840,163 



96, 259 



99.9 



.08 



3.02 



3.02 



.003 



99.6 



99.5 



99.5 



1872 



113,347,534 



113,000,694 



346, 840 



99.7 



.31 



2.77 



2.76 



.009 



99.9 



99.6 



99.5 



1873 



106, 140, 660 



105,591,587 



549, 073 



99.5 



.52 



2.52 



2.51 



.013 



100.0 



99.5 



99.5 



1874 .^ 



105,560,115 



105,371,358 



188, 757 



99.8 



.18 



2.44 



2.44 



.005 



99.6 



99.4 



99.4 



1875 



166, 264, 769 



166,172,621 



92, 148 



99.9 



.06 



3.75 



3.75 



.002 



99.6 



99.6 



99.6 



1876 



127,502,905 



124,297,350 



3,205,555 



97.5 



2.51 



2.80 



2.73 



.070 



102.1 



99.6 



99.6 



1877 



169,876,175 



169,347,591 



528, 584 



99.7 



.31 



3.64 



3.63 



.011 



99.9 



99.6 



99.6 



1878 



126, 125, 457 



123,501,308 



2,624,149 



97.9 



2.08 



2.64 



2.58 



.055 



101.6 



99.5 



99.5 



1879 



169, 484, 327 



168,762,459 



721, 868 



99.6 



.43 



3.46 



3.44 



.015 



100.0 



99.6 



99.6 



1880 



169, 191, 102 



167,020,730 



2,170,372 



98.7 



1.28 



3.37 



3.33 



.043 



100.9 



99.6 



99.6 



1881 



117, 527, 068 



108,737,208 



8, 789, 860 



92.5 



7.48 



2.28 



2.11 



.171 



107.7 



99.6 



99.7 



1882 



172, 895, 427 



170,533,065 



2,362,362 



98.6 



1.37 



3.28 



3.24 



.045 



101.1 



99.8 



99.7 



1883 



208,035,220 



207,609,812 



425,408 



99.8 



.20 



3.85 



3.85 



.008 



99.9 



99.7 



99.7 



1884 



190, 919, 765 



190, 261, 132 



658,633 



99.7 



.34 



3.45 



3.44 



.012 



100.2 



99.8 



99.8 



1885 



176,471,468 



174,534,052 



1,937,416 



98.9 



1.10 



3.12 



3.09 



.034 



100.8 



99.7 



99.7 



1886 



169, 048, 626 



167, 616, 136 



1,432,490 



99.2 



.85 



2.92 



2.90 



.025 



100.6 



99.7 



99.7 



1887 



141,958,658 



133, 699, 120 



8,259,538 



94.2 



5.82 



2.40 



2.26 



.140 



105.9 



99.7 



99.7 



1888 



202, 776, 425 



201,893,045 



883,380 



99.6 



.44 



3.36 



3.34 



.015 



100.2 



99.8 



99.8 



1889 



204,208,960 



200,793,382 



3,415,578 



98.3 



1.67 



3.31 



3.26 



.055 



101.5 



99.8 



99.8 



1890 



155,554,723 



150,152,811 



5,401,912 



96.5 



3.47 



2.48 



2.39 



.086 



103.4 



99.8 



99.8 



1891 



255,751,849 



255,564,9/8 



186, 871 



99.9 



.07 



3.98 



3.98 



.003 



99.9 



99.8 



99.8 



1892 



167,987,301 



163,670,280 



4,317,021 



97.4 



2.57 



2.57 



2.50 



.066 



102.1 



99.5 



99.5 



1893 



197,239,467 



194,236,889 



3,002,578 



98.5 



1.52 



2.96 



2.91 



.045 



101.1 



99.6 



99.6 



1894. 



184,609,576 



183,268,043 



1.341,533 



99.3 



.73 



2.71 



2.69 



.020 



100.4 



99.7 



99.7 



1895 



316,609,191 



316,433,951 



175, 240 



99.9 



.06 



4.5R 



4.55 



.003 



99.8 



99.8 



99.8 



1896 



270,997,532 



270,751,354 



246, 17N 



99.9 



.09 



3.. S3 



3.83 



.003 



99.7 



98.7 



99.7 



1897 



191,591,191 



190,419,813 



1,171,378 



99.4 



.61 



2.66 



2.64 



.016 



100.3 



99.7 



99.7 



1898 



218,722,587 



218,192,167 



530, 420 



99.8 



.24 



2.98 



2.97 



.007 



100.0 



99.7 



99.7 



1899 



258,373,389 



258,217,528 



155, 861 



99.9 



.06 



3.46 



3.46 



.002 



99.7 



99.7 



99.7 



1900 



247,389,428 



247,017,517 



371,911 



99.8 



.15 



3.26 



3.25 



.005 



99.9 



99.7 



99.7 



1901 



205,753,678 



198, 097, 516 



7, 656, 162 



96.3 



3.72 



2,65 



2.55 



.099 



103.6 



99.7 



99.7 



1902 



293, 433, 430 



293,074,925 



358, 505 



99.9 



.12 



3.70 



3.7C 



.005 



99.8 



99.7 



99.7 



1903 



264, 735, .539 



261,568,958 



3,166,581 



98.8 



1.2C 



3.27 



3.24 



.039 



101.0 



99.8 



99.8 



1904 



351, 285, 929 



351,104,730 



181, 199 



99.95 



.05 



4.26 



4.26 



.002 



99.7 



99.7 



99.7 



1905 



279, 832, 834 



277, 884, 674 



1,948,160 



99.3 



.70 



3.33 



3.30 



.023 



100.3 



99.6 



99.6 



1906 



339,331,456 



330, 154, 539 



176,917 



99.9 



.05 



3.85 



3.85 



.002 



99.6 



99.5 



99.5 



1907 



322, 154, 058 



321, 750, 106 



403, 952 



99.9 



.13 



3.69 



3.68 



.004 



99.8 



99.6 



99.6 



1908 



309, 620, 315 



301,236,349 



8,383,966 



97.3 



2.71 



3.48 



3.39 



.094 



102.5 



99.8 



99.8 



1909 



393,906,732 



393,553,524 



353,208 



99.9 



.09 



4.35 



4.35 



.004 



99.8 



99.7 



99.7 



1910 



346, 867, 097 



346, 648, 113 



218,984 



99.9 



.06 



3.76 



3.76 



.002 



99.4 



99.3 



99.3 



1911 



305,228,736 



291, 499, 724 



13, 729, 012 



95.5 



4.5Q 



3.25 



3.11 



.146 



104.3 



99.6 



99.6 



1912 



418,953,499 



418,618,739 



334, 76C 



99.9 



.08 



4.39 



4.39 



.003 



99.6 



99.5 



99.5 



1913 



333,376,633 



329, 730, 927 



3, 645, 706 



98.9 



1.09 



3.44 



3.40 



.038 



100.6 



99.5 



99.5 



1914 



407, 055, 251 



406, 785, 526 



269, 725 



99.9 



.07 



4.13 



4.12 



.003 



99.3 



99.2 



99.2 



1915 



355,912,292 



355, 703, 240 



209, 052 



99.9 



.06 



3.55 



3.55 



.002 



98.9 



98.9 



98.9 



1916(prelm) 



287,533,013 



284,463,999 



3,069,014 



98.9 



1.07 



2.82 



2.79 



.030 



100.2 



99.1 



99.1 



1849 



65, 815, 213 



65, 642, 301 



172,912 



99.7 



.3 



2.92 



2.91 



.008 



100.0 



99.8 



99.8 



1850-1854 . . 







4*320, 156 



7*451, 776 



233, 951 











4*. 013 

 7*. 014 

 9*. 006 









1855-1864 . . 





110,719,495 

 112,271,220 









1*3. 62 

 9*2. 88 



'9*m.8 



1*99.7 

 9*99.5 





1865-1874 . . 



9*112,522,477 



9*99.8 



9*. 2 



9*2. 88 



9*99.5 



1875-18,84 . . 



161,782,222 



159,624,328 



2, 157, 894 



98.7 



1.3 



3.25 



3.21 



.043 



101.0 



99.6 



99.6 



1885-1894.. 



185,560,705 



182,542,874 



3, 017, 832 



98.4 



1.6 



2.98 



2.93 



.048 



101.4 



99.7 



99.7 



1895-1904 . . 



261,889,189;260,4S7,846 



1,401,344 



99.5 



0.5 



3.46 



3.44 



.019 



100.3 



99.7 



99.7 



1905-1914 . . 



344,732,661341,788,222 



2,946,439 



99.1 



0.9 



3.77 



3.74 



.032 



100.4 



99.5 



99.5 



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