Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-30 | Page 26 | Potato Crop in 1922 Shows Increase

CROP GROP IN 1 SHOWS I f 1 INCREASE 1 1 Bushels in in L Hands of Growers a r March 1 production In Utah In 1922 mounted amounted n to bushels asCo ns as Co pared with a n production In 1921 o bushels The potatoes the e hands of ot growers on op on March farch farcht t luf the current year aggregated d 1000 bushels while the quan- quan i on tho farms on that date was unfit for food or seed WAS yAs b bushels Tho marketa market- market a lo potatoes In the hands of growe grow- grow e and denIers dealers for tor sale on March I 1 1 lilO e. e k tho current year were mends which will be needed In tho the to te to while bushels were dy for tor movement outside tho the est ut te reo The Tho figures are given out by I. Justin statistician of ot the bureau bu- bu reau reau of ot crops reports of ot the United department of agriculture M Stocks of ot white potatoes In the hl of ot growers and dealers on arch 1 1923 said Mr Justin in one twenty one Northern states which produce usually about four four fifths of ot t I crop of ot tho the entire United States flip reported at bushels compared with bushels bushel on on March 1 1 1922 Stocks in the these e estates states on March 1 this year show per cent remaining of their to toU total total to- to tal production U IOn o of 36 0 bush els in 1922 while stocks on March 1 last year rear represented per cent remaining of ot their 1921 production of ot bushels Last years year's Inquiry on March l 1 stocks covered only the tho states most Important In commercial tion Uon State comparisons so far as available are shown In tho the accompanying accompanYing accompanying table While tho the total United Stat States s production In 1921 was relatively relative I small smaIl and vel very small In the central consuming territory the crop was large larga In a few tew surplus states es especIally especially especially es- es Maine Minnesota North Dakota Colorado and Idaho As a result the volume of ot shipments re required reQuIred required re- re to meet the shortage In the tho central territory as 1 unusually largo lars for the shipping season 1921 1922 Of at the entire stocks of ot bushels reported as remaining In Inthe Inthe inthe the hands of both growers and dealers dealers denIers deal denI- ers In the entire United States on March f 1 1 1 bushels are unfit unfit un un- fit tit for food or seed bush- bush I cla are needed for tor food tood and seed on tho the farms where grown bushels are held for tor or consumption I by local marl markets ets and I bushels are available for movement I out of ot the county