POTATOES: ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, ETC. 
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TaBLe 1.—Acreage, production, price, and value of potatoes in the United States, 1849- 
L977. 
541,486 | 343,393,900 | 97.0] 3.76 
Production. Price and value at farm. é 
Production as 
a percentage 
Per capita. of supply. 
Year, or | Harvested Aver- Aver- 
period. | acreage. Pp P age age 
Total. see Here p Be Pee. Total value. | value 
Total. | 1,000,000] bush- ber -/Quan-| Value. 
popula-| el. ZOE |) UAN/c 
tion. 
Acres. Bushels. Bush.| Bush.| Bush. Cts Dollars. Dolls. | Per ct.| Per ct 
To ne sana le neta ag 65, 797, 896 |......- Dp CON Wc ye gk | NAM ea ea | Weta 99.7) eae 
1 Kea? he abe na ia ae ae 111,099, 867 |-..-.--- Pa (OF aol eat Eat al | et 9 ee a Ie OO | RAN: 100508 |p seeee 
1866. ..-.- 1,069,381 107, 200,976 | 100.2 3.00 2.78 47.3 50, 722,553 | 47.43 99.8 99.8 
186725... 5. 1, 192, 195 97, 783, 000 82.0 2.68 2.28 65.9 64,462,486 | 54.07 99.8 99.8 
IS68R- 355.5 1, 131, 552 106, 090, 000 93.8 2.86 2.54 59.3 62,918, 660 | 55.60 99.9 99.9 
1869...... 1,309,018 143,337,473 | 109.5] 3.79 2.88 | 42.9 61,491,776 | 46.98 99.9 99.9 
1870.....- 1,325, 119 114, 775, 000 86.6 2.98 DP) 65.0 74, 621,019 | 56.31 99.6 99.7 
RCA teens 1, 220, 912 120,461, 700 98.7 3.03 2.47 53.9 64,905, 189 } 53.16 99.9 99.9 
1s72hhe 1,331,331 | 113,516,000 | 85.3] 2.78 2.08| 53.5] 60,692,129 | 45.59} 99.7] 99.7 
AST: Se 3:. 2 1, 295, 139 106, 089, 000 81.9 2.52 1.95 65.2 69,153, 709 } 53.39 99.5 99.5 
SAS a 1,310,041 105, 981, 000 80.9 2.45 1.88 61.5 65, 223,314 | 49.79 99.8 99.7 
Cy Aas See 1,510, 041 166,877,000 | 110.5 3.76 2.51 34.4 57,357, 515 | 37.98 99.9 99.8 
ESTO sss 1, 741, 983 124,827,000 71.7 2.74 1.56 61.9 77,319, 541 | 44.39 97.5 97.9 
Sie ee 1, 792, 287 170, 092, 000 94.9 3.64 2.02 43.7 74, 272,500 | 41.44 99.7 99.7 
LST ees 1, 776, 800 124,126,650 | 69.9} 2.59 1.46 58.7 72,923,575 | 41.04 | 97.9 98.2 
1879...... 1, 713, 433 169, 458, 539 98.9 3.46 2.02 43.6 73,883,923 | 43.12 99.6 99.6 
1880.....- 1, 842, 510 167, 659, 570 91.0 38.34 1.82 48.3 81,062,214 | 44.00 98.7 98.9 
1881....:.} 2,041,670 | -109, 145, 494 53.5 2.12 1.05 91.0 99,291,341 | 48.63 92.5 95.5 
1882 esses 2,171, 636 170, 972, 508 78.7 3.24 1.48 Sond, 95,304, 844 | 43.89 98.6 98.9 
1 before ae 2, 289, 275 208, 164, 425 90.9] 3.86 1.68 42.2 87, 848, 991 | 38.37 99.8 99.8 
1884...... 2, 220, 980 190, 642,000 85.8 | 3.44 1.56 39.6 795, 524, 290 | 34.00 99.7 99.7 
1885...... 2, 265, 823 175, 029, 000 ied, 3.10 1.35 44.7 78,153,403 | 34.49 98.9 99.2 
1886.....- 2, 287, 136 168, 051, 000 73.5 2.91 1.27 46.7 78, 441,940 | 34.30 99.2 99.3 
1 oto ae ree 2,357,322 134, 103, 000 56.9 DPN -96 68.2 91, 506, 740 | 38.82 94.2 96.1 
1888_..... 2, 533, 280 202,365, 000 79.9 3.35 1.33 40.2 81,418, 589 | 32.14 99.6 99.6 
1889..+...| 2,600,750 201, 200,000 77.4 | 3.26 1.25 35.4 71,294,000 | 27.41 98.3 98.1 
1890...... 2, 653, 000 150, 494, 000 56.7 2.39 -90 75.3 113, 291,000 | 42.70 96.5 97.6 
1890 nes: 2, 732,000 256, 122, 000 93.7 3.99 1.46 35.6 91,229,000 | 33.39 99.9 99.8 
1892...... 2, 650, 000 164, 516, 000 62.1 2.51 94 65.5 107, 835, 000 | 40. 69 97.4 |° 98.1 
ES a 2,722,000 | 195,040,000} 71.7] 2.92 1.07 | 58.4] 113,886,000 | 41.84] 98.5] 98.9 
1894...... 2,891, 000 183, 841, 000 63.6 2.70 94 52.9 97,330,000 | 33.67 99.3 99.4 
1895...... 3, 101,000 317,114,000 | 102.3 4.56 1.48 26.2 83,151,000 | 26.81 99.9 99.8 
1896...... 2,974, 000 271, 678, 000 91.4 3.84 1.29 29.0 78,757,000 | 26.48 99.9 99.8 
1897...... 2, 813, 000 191,025,000 67.9 2.65 94 54.8 103, 442,000 | 36.77 99.4 99.5 
1898_..... 2, 841, 000 218,772,000 77.0 2.98 1.05 41.5 90, 897,000 | 31.99 99.8 99.7 
1899...... 2,938,778 | 259,027,000 | 88.6] 3.47 1.18 | 39.6 | 102,510,000 | 34.88 | 99.9] 99.9 
1900...... 2, 987,000 247,759, 000 82.9 3.26 1.09 42.3 104, 764, 000 | 35.07 99.9 99.8 
190} S522 2,996, 000 198, 626,000 | 66.3 2.56 . 85 76.3 151, 602,000 | 50.60 96.3 98.0 
1902.....- 3,078, 000 293, 918, 000 95.5 3.71 1.21 46.9 137, 730,000 | 44.75 99.9 99.8 
1903...-.. 3, 080, 000 262, 053, 000 85.1 3.24 1.05 60.9 159, 620,000 | 51.82 98.8 98.8 
1904.....- 3,172,000 352, 268,000 | 111.1 4.27 1.35 44.8 157, 646,000 | 49.70 99.9 99.9 
1905_..... 3, 195, 000 278, 885, 000 87.3 3:32 1.04 61.1 170, 340,000 | 53.31 99.3 99.5 
1906...... 38, 244, 000 331, 685,000 ; 102.2 3.87 1.19 50.6 167, 795,000 | 51.72 99.9 99.9 
8190725: 3,375,000} 322,954,000 | 95.7] 3.70 1.10 | 61.3 197,863,000 | 58.63 | 99.9] 99.9 
1908_..... 3, 503, 000 302, 000, 000 86.2 3.40 97 69.7 210, 618,000 | 60.13 97.3 98.3 
1909...... 3,668,855 | 394,553,000 | 107.5 | 4.36 1.18} 54.2] 213,679,000 | 58.24| 99.9] 99.9 
1910...... 3, 720, 000 349, 032, 000 93.8 3.79 1.02 yy 7 194, 566,000 | 52.30 99.9 99.9 
1911_..... 3, 619, 000 292, 737,000 80.9 3.12 . 86 79.9 233,778,000 | 64.60 95.5 97.0 
HID. 3,711,000 | 420,647,000 | 113.4] 4.41 1.19] 50.5 | 212,550,000 | 57.28] 99.9] 99.9 
1913...... 3, 668, 000 331, 525, 000 90.4 3.42 93 68.7 227,903,000 | 62.13 98.9 99.2 
1914...... 3, 711,000 409,921,000 | 110.5 4.16 et, 48.7 199,460,000 | 538.75 99.9 99.9 
JG) eee ee 3, 734, 000 359,721 000 96.3 3.59 96 61.7 221,992,000 | 59.45 99.9 99.8 
1916...... 3, 565, 000 286 , 953, 000 80.5 2.82 -79 | 146.1 419,333,000 {117.62 98.9 98.9 
1917 (pre- 
limina- 
ry)----| 4,390,000 | 442,536,000 | 100.8 | 4.28 $9%,| 122.9) (543,865,000 |L285 8952. 52. aloo. eee 
BURA esc [oy ee eg 65, 797, 896 |....--- PT Ll xe ere ee CPA U OBE cau ek cee Hy ah Nk me GOR ale epne 
TCU 8) spe a Be pees eae iON Calor Waasesse Paes a | a rs SY Us Ve | eR ee el pe eee eel ee 
1866-1874.| 1,242,743 | 112,803,794 | 91.0| 2.39 2.34| 56.6] 63,798,982 | 51.34] 99.8] 99.8 
1875-1884.| 1,910,062} 160,196,519 84.6] 3.22 1.72 | 49.6 79,478,873 | 41.61 98.7 98.7 
1885-1894 .| 2,569, 231 183,076,000 71.3 2.94 15 16) 50.5 92,438,067 | 35.98 98.4 98.6 
1895-1904 .| 2,998,078 261, 224, 000 Sieelaleoweo ical) 44.8 117,011,900 | 39.03 99.5 99.4 
1905-1914.| 3, 1.07 | 59.1 | 202,855,200 | 57.28 | 99.1] 99.3 
