Show potato crop much B below low normal yield the he potato crop in san juan county is now being rapidly harvested considerably more than half of the spuds are already dug and other fields are being harvested while there are a few exceptions the general average is considerably below normal not only are many of the tubers small but they are far less abundant than usual so that the price of potatoes is likely to rise rather sharply after the first dumping on the market has been disposed of some of the farmers in the eastern part of the county report only one third to one half the usual yields this condition is held to be due to the absence this year of july rains which are so essential to the growth and maturity of potatoes and other root crops on account of our isolated condition in this part of the state it is not feasible to import potatoes potatoes at the prices customarily charged for the home grown product the prudent will therefore lay in a supply of this important food necessity early |