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quite extensively in Texas, Oklahoma, .Tennessee, Ar- 

 kansas and California, while the northern crop which 

 figures very largely in car-lot shipments, is produced 

 chiefly in Kew Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Illinois and 

 Iowa. Production has increased rapidly in some states, 

 having nearly doubled between 1915 and 1918 in Ala- 

 bama which gives it the leading place among the 

 sweet potato growing states, while Georgia with an 

 increase nearly as rapid takes second place in produc- 

 tion. Northern and western producing sections as a 

 whole show many decreases during recent years. How- 

 ever, a few small localities in these areas have developed 

 a considerable industry by the use of large curing- 

 houses and it is very probable that these sections will 

 rapidly increase their acreage and yields within the next 

 few years. Tables II, III and IV give in complete 

 form the geographic distribution and the economic value 

 of the sweet potato in the various sections of the United 

 States since 1899. 



Table II. — Production and Value of Sweet Potatoes and 

 Yams in the United States, by Divisions and States 

 IN 1899 and 1909, as Keported by the Twelfth and 

 Thirteenth United States Censuses. 



