the first potatoes were planted in the north america at jamestown, virginia.
the first potatoes were planted in the north america at jamestown, virginia.
where were the first potatoes planted in the north america?
jamestown, virginia
early colonists in virginia and the carolinas may have grown potatoes from seeds or tubers from spanish ships, but the earliest certain potato crop in north america was in londonderry, new hampshire in 1719. the plants were from ireland, so the crop became known as the "irish potato". potatoes were planted in idaho as early as 1838; by 1900 the state's production exceeded a million bushels (about 27,000 tonnes). before 1910, the crops were stored in barns or root cellars, but, by the 1920s, potato cellars or barns came into use. u.s. potato production has increased steadily; two-thirds of the crop comes from idaho, washington, oregon, colorado, and maine, and potato growers have strengthened their position in both domestic and foreign markets.
history of the potato
after vietnam, most reserve officers' training corps (rotc) and officer candidate school (ocs) graduates, and those receiving direct commissions were commissioned as ra, us army reserve (usar), or into the army national guard of the united states (arng). usar officers could be assessed into the basic usar component; that is, officers who served one weekend a month and two weeks a year for training, or as an other than regular army (otra) officer. ra and otra officers were those who came on active duty and were expected to serve their full commission service obligation or until retirement. at promotion to major, otra officers had the option of requesting integration into the ra or remaining otra. if not selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel, otra majors were required to retire at 20 years unless the secretary of the army authorized further service as part of the voluntary indefinite (volindef) program. in the late 1990s, as part of a series of officer management regulatory changes, upon promotion to major all otra officers were required to integrate into the ra or exit service within 90 days. recently, otra is rarely used with virtually all new officers being commissioned ra, usar, or into the national guard as appropriate.
regular army (united states)