Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-11-24
THEPOTATO.
Facts Collstod Regarding the Pr~seD,

published regarding the potato crop
this year, but enough is known by
dealers interested in this line of pro-
duce to give trustworthy information,
which they have received from their
correspondents in all sections of the
country. New York has a large crop
throughout the State. In Michigan it
is only about an average one, although
a larger acreage than usual was
planted this season. The dry weather
affected the crop in some sections of
the State, noticeably in the southern
portion. Ohio and Indiana both have
good crops. Canada is rather under
the average, while the New England
crop is good one. While the eastern
states generally have large crops,
throughout the Western States they
are light and in some sections almost
q total failure. Southern Wisconsin,
Northern Illinois, and almost the
entire State of Iowa have given very
light crop. owing to drouth. but Min
nesota, Dakota, and Nebraska will
probably produce all they can use
for home consumption.
To particularize, the Western States,
crop stands as follows: In Illinois the
Counties of Clay, Macon, and Hamilton
will average about 100 bushels to the
acre; johnson, 30 bushels; Douglas,
Henry, and Macoupin, 40 bushels;
Mclean, Scott, Franklin, and Adams,
so bushels; Dewitt, IS bushels, and
ho r. II
in Clay County to 80 cents in Warren
County, where there is light crop.
In Indiana, Noble County will prob
ably average 200 bushels to the acre;
Pike, eighty bushels; Spencer and
Miami, seventy-fvc bushels; Harrison,
fifty bushels, with the other counties
too light or varied to estimate. In
Harrison County they are selling for 81
per bushel and in the others from 25 to
40 cents. In Codingtou COUNTY, OAK,
they will average over $50 bushels to
the acre. some fields yielding 25O
bushels and they arc selling for As
cents. Pipe Stone County in Mime.
sofa runs from $50 to 200 bushels per
acre; Washington County, $50 bushels;
Otter Tail and Nicolett, 100 bushels;
Freeborn, forty bushels, and prices
range from Is cents in Wadena and
Otter Tail Counties to 80 Gems IN
FreebGrn.
In Iowa, Shelby County will aver
age eighty bushels, and they sell for
As cents; Calhoun and Plymouth, fifty
bushels; johnson, forty bushels, and
the balance from five to twenty BUSH
els, selling throughout the State at
from 50 to 80 cents rer bushels. Usage
yield of $50 bushels per acre; Rock,
seventy-6ve, Bourbon, Neosha, aud
Montgomery fifty; Clay. thirty; Mar
shall and Cherokee, twenty; the price
ranging from forty cents in Usage
County to 80 cents in Montgomery.
Van Buren, and Deeper Counties in
Michigan will average 100 bushels;
Newayga fifty, and Allegan thirty, with
prevailing prices at 80 cents in Shia-
wasee County to 65 cents in Manistec.
In Wisconsin, Chippewa will average
from fifty to seventy-fve bushels, as
will also Marquette; Dane fifty, Pepin
and St. Croix forty, while Crawford
will show but twenty-five. Prices in
this State are from 40 to 20 cents,
Dane being the highest and St. CroiS
the lowest.
Defiance County in Ohio will yield
| 12O bushels. Ashland 100, Mercer rs,
Cuyahoga and Muskingum 60, Vinton
81, Jefferson, 40; prices being at &c
cents in Monroe to 70 cents in Jeffe1
son. In Missouri. Montgomery County
yields from 40 to 200 bushels per acre
Clinton from Is to 100; Mauon $50
Boone, 200; Galloway, 1875; Miller, 80
Gentry, rs Saline, 50; Dade, 10 to 30;anc
j from25 cents in Montgomery County il
runs up to Is cents in Mercer. Nebras
ka shows Hitchcock and Antelope Coun
ties with 100 bushels per acre; Butler
80 to 200; Washington. 80; Cedar, q
to 60; and prices range at % cents ir
Kearney up to so cents in Washington
Potatoes are imported into this coun
"a, for about six months in the year
Nearly every steamer coming into New
York from Ireland, Scotland, England
Wales, and Germany brings potatoes
one steamer bringing recently not les!
than $4,000 sacks. German potatoes
are said to be highly priced on account
of their mealy qualities. The imported
sell for about the same price in New
York as the native. but out here in thu
West the question of freight prevents
our using them. In fact, the question
OF freight prevents the East from using
the Western product. and to this cause
alone is, due the importation of foreign
potatoes, 1t costs about the same tt
bring sack Of potatoes from Albany
to New York as it does to bring then
in the hold of u steamer from Grea
Britain. The duty is Is cents pei
bushel. In Scotland they are worth
about 80 cents barrel, while in New
York they sell for about 1925 pei
barrel. Many thousands of barrels
come from Nova Scotia and Prince
Edwards Island into the Eastern
markets. ~. -. ~