Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG Stocks of
potatoes stored in the ?tate on May
1 totaled 200,000-hundredweight
(cwt), 47 percent less than a year
ago, according to the Pcnnsylvani
a Agricultural Statistics Service.
Of the total, 50,000 cwt., or 25
percent, was stored in processors’
facilities.
Stocks are defined as the quan
tity, sold or unsold, remaining in
storage for all purposes and uses,
including shrinkage and waste and
other losses that occur after the
date of each report.
Stocks may also include pota
toes produced in other states.
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Sales of fall potatoes for all pur
poses generally account for about
90 percent of the fall production.
Shrinkage, loss and home use
account for the remaining 10
percent.
In the IS states classified as fall
storage states, storage of fall pota
toes on May 1 totaled 54.4 million
cwt, down 22 percent from last
year and 9 percent under two years
ago. Stocks on May 1 accounted
for 18 percent of fall production
this year, compared with 21 per
cent last year.
Disappearance from harvest to
May 1 in those IS states totaled
245 million cwt, 7 percent below
last year and 1 percent below two
years ago. Shrinkage and loss tot
aled 23.9 million cwt., 11 percent
below last year’s 26.9 million cwt
and 5 percent below two years
ago.
Processing plants used 109 mil-
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money should go into the bam,”
Dan adds.
“A farmer spends a lot of time at
home and we want a home that we
can enjoy.”
The Smiths often have big fami
ly parties over the holidays and
weekends. The second weekend in
June will be the date of the annual
farm toy convention hosted by Dan
each year.
A collector himself, he has two
rooms full of metal farm toys, all in
mint condition.
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toy convention. This Is just one of two rooms devoted to his
growing collection.
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