Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1917 — Make Use of the Potato. [ARTICLE]

Make Use of the Potato.

Washington, Aug. 17.—The largest potato crop ever produced in this country is the promise of the monthly crop report just issued. Leon M. Estabrook, chief of the bureau of crop estimates of the U. S. department of agriculture, stated today that the average production for the previous five years (1911-1915) was 363,000,000 bushels, which represents a fair crop. This year the indications are that there will be a crop of 463,000,000 bushels, which is 100,000,000 above the average. This is equal to one bushel extra for every man, woman and child in the country. In order to avoid waste, officials of the Department of agriculture suggest two ways of taking care of this large increase. First, all housewives are urged to use potatoes as far as possible as a substitute for breadstuffs. Second, to preserve the potato for winter use by home storage. These measures, it is stated, will not only use the potatoes to advantage, but will save wheat.

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