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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



Map of Ohio showing the Per Cent, of Farms operated by Tenants as 

 Reported in the Twelfth Census 1900. 



glaciated part of the state and is preeminently hilly and sterile, and is 

 by far the poorest agricultural section of the state and contains the 

 lowest-priced land in the state. The so-utlrwestern part of the state 

 embraces the Miami river valleys and is made up of the most fertile 

 and valuable agricultural lands of the state. The northwestern section 

 of the state is made up of the newest lands in the state, principally level 

 lands that have necessitated draining, but after being reclaimed have 

 proved to be exceptionally fertile lands. 



On the accompanying map, showing the per cent, of tenancy in each 

 county in the state, as reported in the twelfth census, it will be seen 

 that the largest amount of tenancy is to be found in the southwestern 

 section of the state, in the Miami river valleys, and the most fertile 

 section of the state ; and, if the accompanying map showing the decen- 

 nial valuation of lands in the state as reported for taxation is also 

 compared, it will also be seen that there is a close relationship between 



