Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-10
PARTICULARS ABOUT
IMPORTATION OF
POTATOES
Worlds spud Crop Runs Be-
tween Five and Six Billion
Bushels Per Annum; Ger
many Leads in Production.

Washington, Jan. t0.--The recent
announcement that large quantities OF
potatoes arc being imported into the
United States lends interest to "a
statement prepared by the bureau OF
statistics, department OF commerce
and labor showing the imports and
exports OF potatoes during "a term OF
years. While the production OF pOta-
toes in the United States Is usually
sufficient Ga meet the requirements OF
its population, there have been num-
Der Of occasions following short crops
In the United states on which con
siderable quantities were imported.
ON other occasions, when there were
shortages abroad and large crops In
the United states. considerable guam
titles were exported The total Inn
ports of potatoes into the United
States In the last ten years aggregated
22,S45,6 1914 bushels. valued at SO $780,
77O, or about as cents per bushel. this
valuation being based upon the whole
sale market price In the countries
from which imported aud does not.
therefore. include the cost of trans
portatons or duties paid, the rate OF
duty being 90 cents per hushel OF 90
pounds both under the present law
and It's immediate predecessor. The
exports of potatoes from the United
States during the same decade
amounted to 10000, 5GG bushels. valued
Lac SSIl3.675, an average OF "a cents
per bushcl
Potatoes imported into the United
States come chiefly from Canada
Mexico, and Bermuda In America. and
Scotland England. ireland, Germany,
aud France i'm Europe. while IN recent
years small quantities have also been
brought from China. Australia and the
Canary Islands The potatoes ex-
ported go chiefly 20 the West Indies.
Central America and Canada, the
largest quantities usually 10 Cuba,
Canada and Panama and lesser guam
Titles have also been sent In recent
years 10 China, HOhgkOng, British
Guiena. the philippine islands, French
Oceanic and certain of the South
American countries. but practically
none TO Europe which, although "A
large consumer OF potatoes, Is also a
large producer.
The worlds potato crop, so far as
q can bee measured statistically, runs
between five and six billion bushels
per annum, but these figures do not
include the production of China. North
Africa and NEST Of South America,
the original home OF the potato. which
was found under cultivation ln South
America by the Spanish discoveries
ana tansplantcd to Spain aud thence
10 oihlr parts of Europe Germany Is
by Tar the largest single producer OF
potatoes. her total crop for 1909. the
latest available figures. being Liz
million bushels. against il73 million
In European Russia, 6t3 million in
France, $50 million IN Austria. 1874
million In Hungary i37 million In
Great Britain, 100 million IN refund,
80 million In Canada and 377 million
In the United states.
New York Is the largest pOtato-pfo-
ducing state In the United States, her
product IN 1910 being % l2 million
bushels. against 30 million In MiGhl"
gan. 2S million IN Maine. 2S million
in Pennsylvania, % million IN Wis
cOnsin. 10 million In Ohio. ~ 20 nil
lion in Illinois ~ IA million In Iowa.
and about ie million bushels each In
Minnesota and New Jersey. while
practically all the remaining states
are represented with totals ranging
from one million To eight million
bushels each.
The largest importation OF potatoes
during the past decade occurred In
1909, being eight and one-third mil
lion bushels; the largest exports OF
the dacade occurred IN 1911. being
two and one thlrl million bushels.
In Northern Chill there has been
discovered an extensive doposit OF