| Show A BIG POTATO YEAR Regardless of how we may fare as to other agricultural products products products pro pro- ducts 1930 promises to be a big potato year Farmers intend to plant a larger acreage than they did last year it is indicated bythe by bythe bythe the U. U Bureau Bureaus Intended acreage is estimated now at 3 3 for lor harvest next fall with the average yield expected expect expect- ed to b bushels per acre The quantity of potatoes held by growers and local dealers in the 35 potato late-potato states on Ja January uary 1 available for f r sale was smaller than last l st year In the 19 northern northern north north- ern states usually having a merchantable surplus for shipment merchantable mercha able stocks were materially below b low last l st year except holdings in hi Maine and Washington and in the 16 deficient states stocks were only 47 percent of the unusually heavy holdings holdings holdings hold hold- ings last year the Bureau says So the 1930 crop i is s going to be heavy All of which ought to be good news vs to the man who feels that if he has plenty of potatoes on the table the rest of the meal win will take care of itself 4 I I I |
