Show New Potato Products Are fire Helping to Hold Markets New potato products and Improved improved improved Im im- im- im proved distribution methods are helping to hold markets against competition from other foods Potato Pota Pota- to chips frozen French fries pre- pre peeled potatoes and consumer- consumer packaged packaged packaged pack pack- aged potatoes as well as an aggressive aggressive aggressive ag ag- ag- ag advertising campaign offer offer offer of of- fer hope to potato growers Grading and labeling have been effective in publicizing fine M-ine and Iowa potatoes and it is hoped that the campaign will eventually help to reverse the downward trend in potato consumption which has taken taken taken tak tak- en place In the past three decades Potato chips now account for about 9 per cent of all potatoes consumed taking about 22 million bushels In 1950 This represents over 80 per cent of th the potatoes processed for food and constitutes a million business Pre-peeled Pre potatoes treated to prevent darkening and used chiefly chief chief- ly by restaurants or institutions are meeting wide acceptance |