In developing countries it ranks only after rice, wheat and maize. Potatoes are always affordable, even when prices are relatively high. Guess we'll have to cut down on potatoes. A field of potatoes produces more food and more nutrition more reliably than the same field planted in grain. The nickname SPUD was originally an acronym in famine-ravaged Ireland for the Society for the Prevention of Unwholesome Diets.
Potatoes also consume less energy than does the production of wheat.
They do not produce tooth cavities as readily as grains do. Scientists also say that potatoes contain an enzyme that serves as a natural anti-depressant. People who eat more potatoes enjoy greater mental health. Right now, in September, our harvest crews are running from dawn to midnight to bring in this year's crop of Pontiacs, Norkotahs, Carltons and Yukon Gold. By the time they're done we'll have several storage buildings filled to bursting.