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Show I U.S. ESTIMATES POTATOSTOCKS Greater Part of Present Tonnage Still Being Held on Farms WASHINGTON. March 22.r Stocks of potatoes In tho hands of farmers :ind local dealers March 1, In the 15 leading potato states are estimated at 10,046,000 bushels by the departiAenl Of aRrlcMlture. Of this quantity 78,-is. 78,-is. 000 bushels were hold by fa?mor and 17,400,000 bushels ly ilo.iUr-. Of ihc holdings 111 th hands of producers no.935.000" imshels axfi sxpected to movo off tho farm nnrl -12.556.000 to be retained. As this 1r the first year thai stocks of potatoes on March 1 have been estimated bv Die department, there is no basis for comparison with stocks in preredincr years. ID IHO IM LUDISD The states covered are Maine, New York, Pennsylvania. Michigan. Wls-ronsin. Wls-ronsin. Minnesota. North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska. Montana, Colorado. Idaho. Washington, Oregon i and California. In 1921 these Btates produced about 70 per cent of all po-i.Uues po-i.Uues In tho United States and had a surplus over farm requirements of 150 305.000 bushels, 62 per cent of the! total production in the 16 state?. The J movement from farms to March 1, was 119,871,000 bushels or 60 per cent; of h- total surplus, leaving 30,935, 000 bushels or 2o p r ent of the surplus lo move from farms after March 1. ' In the group of states Includ ing Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, V-t Virginia. Ohio, Indiana. Illiii IB, Towa. Missouri, and Kentucky, which normally consume 'In addition to thlr ii wrt large production of potatoes the bulk of the surplus Xrpm the north-1 i i n tier of commercial state, grew i 35.000.000 bushels less than in ?.920. when 106,7-19.000 bushels were pro duced. SHIPMENTS LARGER Three surplus producing states. I Maine. North Dakota and Vdm rub . had unusually biij crops last season. I aggregating 21,000,000 bushels inor than in 1920 when i7,617.000 bushels were produced. 1'p to February 15 1 these three states had shipped t2',06 CATS as compared with 22498 Care up to the corresponding date last year. |