Show potato growing costs show production range potato production costs ranging from an average ot of 49 cents per bushel in the western states to 80 cents a bushel in the west south central states have been reported for or the 1927 1027 crop by 1179 farmers to the bureau of agricultural economics united states department of agriculture average costs reported by farmers in the northeastern states were placed at 73 cents per bushel in the eastern states 11 72 cents a bushel southeastern states 77 cents central states cents north central states ga M cents corresponding figures for each year since 1923 show a range from 38 cents a bushel in the north central states in 1024 1924 to ST 87 cents a bushel in the southeastern states in 1925 figures from growers having an acre or less of potatoes were not included in the departments tabulations and the remaining 1179 reports were grouped to represent as nearly as possible sections of the country having similar production conditions |