Potato production in the United
States is small, compared with cer
tafn other countries having a much
smaller area and much less popula
tion. The product of Germany in
911 was 1,263 million bushels; Aus
tria, 426 million; France, 424 million;
and the United States, 293 million
bushels. The production of the United
Kingdom, from which our chief im
portations are drawn, is considerably
less than that of the United States,
having been 281 million bushels in
111, of which' 138 million were pro
duced in Ireland, 100 million in Eng
land, and 36 million in Scotland.
Tho farm value of the potato crop
of the United States in 1913 is stated
by the Department of Agriculture
at 228 million dollars, a larger total
than that for any earlier year ex
cept 1911, which was 234 million dol
lars. The United States crop
1913 supplied an average of 3' bus
els per capita, while that of 191
the high-record year in productio
gave an avera 1-3 bushels 9
apita. The on of l?
illion bus larger
other y 1912, w
d a tota ion bus
349 m 77 milli
904, 3'
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he
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e good e
Some peop
dull seaso
seaso
tunities for Obtaihria
ent Under the Fed
nment.
United $tates Cii
ssion apioun~e thei
nations to be held on t,
below, and c rcularr con
.er information relative t
,;y be seen at thc office(
:per:
Jan. 27-Stenograplhr-type
male), to fill vacancis in \1"t
In, D. C. These examinati re
-Id monthly, but sufficient e' es
e not secured. Young men ng
K u accept salaries ranging fro 840
to $900 on entrance have excellent
opportunities for appointment, pro
motion being reasonably rapid for
those who deserve it.
