Show world s largest potato yard found in chicago the worlds largest potato yard is located not in idaho nor in maine but in the largest city near the geographical center of the nation chicago in the wood street yards of the chicago and northwestern railroad an average ot of carloads of potatoes are handled annually many thousands of tons of other vegetables also pass through this yard the yard is the central marketing point for potatoes which come in from virtually every state in the union dealers and brokers assemble in the yard each day before dawn to buy sell or an average of bushels daily the wood street yard is a tar far cry the wooden platform which ser served ed as a terminal years ago |