| Show STOCKS oll THE COUNTRY AUNTRY oak avul it in jn 1912 the potato crop amounted am tr to bushels bu against bushels la in 1911 bushels la in 1910 and bushels in 1909 now the fourth annual inquiry made by the bureau of beatt tice at washington U D C of the stocks of marketable pa potatoes in the bands hands of growers anil and in ali the bands hands of dealers the first of january in the principal potato growing section tons of the united states resulted in these the quantity in the hands of growers on january 1 I 1 AZ was about 39 S 9 per cent of the total quantity raised far for market in 1012 1912 which compares with 33 1 per cent of the 1911 crop held on january 1 1912 40 2 per cent of the 1910 crop on oa january 1 I 1911 and 41 2 per cent of the crop on january 1 1910 the quantity remaining in im the hands of dealers on january 1 IS 1913 13 was about 9 8 per par cent of the th total quantity raised for market in 1912 which compares with 8 6 per contaut the 1911 crop held on january 1 1912 10 9 per cent ef rit of the 1910 crop on january 1 1911 1912 an 1 I 9 9 per cont cant of the 1909 crop on january 1 I 1910 the quantity remaining in the hands of both growers and dealer dealers on january 1 1913 was 49 6 per cent of the total quantity raised for market in 1912 which com comrades comra ree with per cent of the 1911 crop similarly held on january 1 1912 1111 pw per cent of the 1910 19 crop on january 1 1911 and 51 1 per cent ot of the 1909 crop on Jani january tary 1 1910 |
