TABLE 
SHOWING FOR THE PAST THIRTEEN YEARS THE ACREA<;E I:NDER I'OTATOES IN THE UNITED STATES, VIEI.I) I'ER ACRE AN'D TOTAL CROP IN IIUSHEI.S, 
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OP POTATOES IN BUSHELS FOR THE SUCCEEDING TWELVE MONTHS; TOGETHER WITH THE AVERAGE VALUE (iN CENTS PER BUSHEL) 
OF THE IMPORTED POTATOES, THE AVERAGE VALUE OF DOMESTIC POTATOES ON UNITED STATES FARMS ON DECEMBER IST, 1894, ANDTHE MARKET PRICK OF 
POTATOES AT BOSTON IN OCTOBER, JANUARV AND APRIL FOLLOWING EACH CROP. 
The imports and exports eorrespoiuliiif; to the tlomcstie crop of 1893 are for the fi.seal year ended June 30th, 1894, as all imports come from 
Oetoljer to June. The Boston market prices arc selected because most sensitive to importations. It is important to note the average value at which 
foreign potatoes found it profitable to seek this market. These import values include the value of early potatoes, which accounts for the high price 
reported in 1891, when only such tuliers were imported. .\lso notice how the farm price in December of each year varied with the crop, jind the effect 
of im])ort on the course of market prices. 
-Yiki-ijs in Busmkt.s. — 
Import. 
PmCBS 
OF Potatoes. 
Year. 
Acres potatoes. 
Per acre. 
Total crop. 
Imports, bushels. 
Exports, bushels. 
Farm. 
Oct. 
Jan. 
April. 
1894, 
2,914,000 
56 
164,400,000 
? 
? 
? 
? 
? 
1893, 
2,605,000 
72 
183,000,000 
3,003,000 
793,000 
42 
59 
58 
68 
80 
1892, 
2,506,000 
02 
155,000,000 
4,317,000 
846,000 
47 
07 
S3 
$1.00 
$1.10 
1891, 
2,660,000 
93 
250,000,000 
187,000 
557,000 
95 
37 
50 
50 
45 
1890, 
2,606,000 
58 
150,000,000 
5,402,000 
341,000 
51 
78 
70 
1.05 
1.15 
1889, 
2,601,000 
76 
218,000,000 
3,416,000 
407,000 
40 
40 
70 
70 
1.00 
1888, 
2,533,000 
80 
202,000,000 
883,000 
472,000 
36 
40 
60 
60 
60 
1887, 
2,357,000 
57 
134,000,000 
8,260,000 
404,000 
45 
69 
75 
90 
1.12 
1886, 
2,287,000 
73 
168,000,000 
1,432,000 
435,000 
38 
45 
60 
60 
70 
1885, 
2,266,000 
78 
175,000,000 
1,937,000 
495,000 
33 
53 
53 
85 
80 
1884, 
2,221,000 
80 
191,000,000 
059,000 
380,000 
30 
55 
58 
65 
1883, 
2,289,000 
80 
208,000,000 
425,000 
555,000 
45 
57 
50 
45 
1882, 
2,172,000 
78 
171,000,000 
2,362,000 
439,000 
• 70 
95 
95 
1881, 
2,042,000 
53 
109,000,000 
8,790,000 
408,000 
95 
1.10 
1.25 
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