The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-01-11
NATIONAL POTATO MOVEMENT

"HE recent announcement that
i large quantities of potatoes are
being imported into the United States
lends interest to a statement prepared
by the bureau Of statistics, dcparc.
mout OF commerce and labor. showing
the imports and exports of potatoes
during n term OF years. While the
production OF potatoes In the United
States IL usually sufficient to meet the
requirements OF Its population. thero
have been number OF occasions fol.
lowing short crops In the United
States on which considerable Quanti-
ties were imported. On other occa-
sions, when theY were shortages
abroad and large crops In the United
States. considerable quantities were
exported. The total imports OF pota.
toes into the United States In the last
ten years aggrcgacd ss.St5.63t
bushels, valued at sto,ss5,770, or
about IS cents per bushcl. this valua-
,ion being based upon the Wholesale
.
rcrted. and does not. therefore. In
clude the cost of transportation or
duties paid the rate OF duty being
sS cents per bushel OF 60 pounds. both
under the present law and It's imme-
diate predecessor. The exports OF po-
tatocs from the United States during
the same decade amounted to 10, 9e0.-
566 bushels. valued at sS.tl3,675. an
average OF II cents per bushel.
Potatoes import q into the United
States come chiefly from Canada. Mex.
leo and Bermuda In America. and
Scotland. England. ireland. Germany
and France In Europe. while in recent
years small quantities have also been
brought from China Australia and
the Canary Islands. The potatoes ex-
ported go chiefly 10 the West Indies.
Central America and Canada. the larg.
est quantities usually TO Cuba. Canada
and Panama, and lesser quantities TO
West Indian Islands. Small auantl-
ties have also been sent In recent
years To China. Hongkong. British
Guiana. Philippine Islands, French
oceania and certain OF the South
American countries. but practically
none 10 Europe. which. although a
large consumer OF potatoes. Is also n
large producer.
, The worlds potato crop. so far as II
can be measured statistically. runs
between 5000. 100000 and 5000
I 900. 900 bushels per annum. but these
| figures do not include the production
OF China. North Africa and most OF
South America. the original home of
the potato. which was found under
cultivation In South America by the
Spanish discoverers and transplanted
to Spain and thence TO other parts OF
Europe. Germany 10 by far the iarg-
est single producer OF potatoes. her
totalc rop for 1903. the. latest avail
able figures. being l.7l6.000. 900
bushels. against 1.173.000.00o In
European Russia. 6i3.o0o,00o In
France. $50. 900. 900 In Austria. 1si.-
900 900 In Hungary, 137.0oo.ooo In
Great Britain, 100. .00o. 900 In Ireland,
$4,000. 900 In Canada and $4,000
900 In the United States.
New York Is the largest potato-pro-
ducing state In the United States. her
pproduct In 1910 being 44.500.000
bushels. against $4,000. 900 In Mich
igan. 2s.000.000 In Maine, 2s.000.
900 In Pennsylvania. 25.000.000 In
Wisconsin. 1900 900 in Ohio. 49,
6G6.o000 In Illinois. i2.250.000 In
Iowa, and about 100000 each In
Minnesota and New Jersey. while all
the remaining states are represented
with totals ranging from l 900. 900 to
8 900 900 bushels each.
The largest Importation Of potatoes
during the past decade occurred In
1903. being s.333.000 bushels; the
largest exports OF the decade occurred
In 1911, being 1888, 900 bushels.