Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-03 | Page 2 | Potato Acreage Shows Decline in Report

Potato Acreage Shows Shows' t Decline in Report That there Is a considerable l de decline decline de de- cline dine in the acreage of potatoes potato s planted in the United States In Tn 1925 is indicated by potato bulletin No 1 Just Issued by W. W H. H Olin OHn supervisor of agriculture for tor the Denver Rio Grande Western railroad rail rail- road Copies of the document dOc t which have Just reached here show that the total for tor this year In the tho territory eastward from Salt Lake Lake- as tar far as a line drawn north and south through Denver Denyer amounts to acres as compared with In 1924 and acres in 1923 i S 'S Figures available for Maine New NewYork NewYork ew York Michigan Minnesota Wis Vis Wisconsin l Maryland land Virginia Nebraska ka California Washington North Dakota and Idaho show the totalS total acreage in those states to be only this year ear as against 2 2 last year and the year before In the In the Greeley Colo Cole district the decline amounts to but acres below the 1923 figures and 20 under the 1924 total the tho acreage for his year being The Orrick district east of Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas CIt City Mo 1 Is the only one which v shows a considerable increase the figures for this year rear being 00 acres acrs In excess of the total of acres planted In potatoes In 1924