Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-21
LOCALPOTATO
YIELD TOTALS
HUGE FIGURE
Approximately 10000 Cars
Had Moved By First Of
November

Where small grains have failed po-
tatoes hav come to the rescue and
this fall has seen a tremendous expor-
tation of the tubers from a great num-
Der Of towns and communities in the
vicinity of Grand Forks.
Approximately 10000 cars of pota-
toes had moved from the Grand
yember, according to figures compiled
BY j. H. Griffin. general freight agent
for the Great Northern railroad. In
addition to the potatoes shipped after
the first of January for seed or to be
held over for local planting.
According to the Great Northern
official. the average yield this year in
the Grand Forks territory was about
$50 bushels per acre n h average
sale of the potatoes was approximate
ly 80 cents per bushcl.
That the farmers in the territory
tributary to Grand Forks are realiz-
ing more and more the possibility Of
profitable returns from the raising of
spudS is indicated by. the yield this
year and points to a. much larger
acreage next ear.
The~town OF Hoop!e leads the spud
producing towns of this section with
a record of having shipped 514 cars
Of the tubers up to the first of this
AIoJlllt w dlIldIlb 10 6lSSh SCSollu
place among the North Dakota. potato
producing towns OF this section. hav-
ing loaded $50 cars with potatoes.
To Shelley, Mimi, is given the third
largest production of spujs this year.
that town having shipped ST. cars
of the tubers. From Halstad there
were 366 car loaded and shipped and
from East Grand Forks 800 cars.
Grand Forks has shipped 1853 cars.
- l. ~. 1s-k 80 49,
points and the number of a load
I'd up to the lrst of this month:
North Dakota
Armenia, IS: Alexander, s.; Aneta,
To-: Arthur, So; Ardoch, 5: Alamo, i:
Ayr. 80: Arvilla- IA; Argusville.; s.:
Absaraka. so: Auburn. Sc; Blabon,.
10: Brantford. /: Dackoo, 1866; Bar
ton. 10; Botdneau, 3; Berthold. -:
Bantry. 8; Buxton. s15; Blanchard,
); Bartlett 2; Mason, s; Murray, 4;
Munich. 3; Mayville, 81; Milton, s;
Mohall. II; Ma1bass, 16; Michigan,
II; Marvel, 49,; Mimic, 10: Mapes; g.:
McCanna, II: Nash. 1873; Northwooj,
go: Niagara, 81: Niobe. s; Nechc, 4;
MELVILLE, 3: Newburg. 8; Orr. 4; o.
nabrock, 9 Cavalier, 200; Colgate, %;
Cummings, Sc: Chaffee. 7s; ,Coulee,
10; Crystal. 1856; Colfax. IS; Charbon-
aiCoo. SAlIlOiu, %, DCo boAoy o,
Durbin. !; Doyon. 9; Emerald, ID;
Everest. 1s: Edinburs. 1872: Erie, SO:
ilenburn, To-; Grand Forks, 1873;
Granville. IS; Prosper, 81: Page,
535: Portland. ct: Pillsbury. "a; Park
River. 181; Portland Jet, 40; Rolette,
8 Rugby. IS Reynolds, 1874: Thomp-
son. 273: Tunbridge, II: Thorne, 3;
Tolna, Z: Tagua Z; Tower, 8: Toxic.
I; Union. Is; Upham. so; G~randin.
40. C-~- 10, >1.>.ck~- 1n. rr--
berg. l.; Hunter, l44; Hensel. rs;
Hartland. SO; Hamar. 6; Hatton, 80;
Hillsboro, 1928: Hoople, S14: Hope,
20: Herriott 8: Harwood. II: Kelso,
Is; Karnack. 2; Kindred. 125; Kemp
ton, 100: Ignite, /: Langdon, IT; lie
want IL: Leeds. IA: Lone Tree, 43;
Landa, S; Larimore. 121: Lorraine, 3:
Sutton, IL: St John, 6: Warwick, 2:
Walhalla- 800; Westhope. "a: Walcott
81: Wahpeton. l.; Williston. /; Wild
rose, 1.
Ada, 24s; Benoit, 4; Burwell, 10;
Baker, 1928; Bemidii, IL: Borup, Sc;
Bagley, Is; Badgar, 3; Climax, 255:
Lake 8: Donaldson, AS: Downer, 40;
Euclid. 5; Erskine, "a: Eldred. SIS:
East Grand Forks, 1879: Ebro, 6;
Farrts, /: Finkle, 40: Fisher, 1877; Eel
ton, 16; Fosston. SIS; Lockhart. SO:
Lambs. 20; Lengthy, 5 Luv,rne, s: NC
1ntoeh. SO; Mallory. 119; Mentor. .:
Moorhead, s5; Middle River, S:
Northcote, 10: Feilsville, .289; VOL
verton. fl: Wilton, 3: Warroal. II;
Girard. u; Grace Lake, l.: Green
bush, 5: Georgetown, IS: Greenwich
3; Halstad, 366; Hendrum, S5; Hal
lock, 81; Holt, 4; Kennedy, Il;
krasneA, 113: Kittson. /; Perley, "a;
Rnstad. ~; Rosseau, Is; Red Lake
Falls. "a; Stephen. s: Shevlin. II;
Shelly. 81: Sabin, EOS; Shirley, .;
Thief River. 27: