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Show I AMERICAN POTATO IS BARRED Shortage of French Crop Being Filled by Importations From Other European Euro-pean Countries. (Hy CONSCI. CJKNKKAI. V. It. MASON.) The bhortago In the French polat-j rrop has created a deficit which Is being filled by largo Importations from othir Kuropean countries, notably no-tably Creat Itrltaln, Austria. Germany and lu-lglvitn. Importations of potatoes from the United States to Franco had been prohibited pro-hibited since the decree of 1875, which was Inspired by fear of the Colorado potato bug. until that decree wag annulled an-nulled on October 15, 1H10. opening the French markets to potatoes from the United States, provided they are eh an, free from the soil in which they were grown, and the packages In which they are shipped contain no stems or leaves of the potato plant. As a result of this long prohibition American potatoes are practically un known in France, and French im-port im-port rs have no acquaintance or es-tabllshel es-tabllshel relations with American exporters ex-porters which would enable the trade o be promptly taken up since the withdrawal of the prohibitory decree. Partly for this reason, and pattly because be-cause many Frt nch people have still a lingering ilrend of some pontible disease in American potatoes and do not even know that the prohibition Against them has In n withdrawn, they have not yet appeared in any appreciable quantity oa the Paris market |