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BOARD OF AGKICULTUKE. 



Year. Acreage. Average Yield. 



1899 3,837,959 , 39.04 bushels 



1900 4,005,706 42.41 bushels 



1901 4,385,447 23.00 bushels 



1902 4,282,317 42.12 bushels 



1903 4,008,968 35.68 bushels 



1904 4,015,179 33.07 bushels 



1905 4,018,432 



The ten leading counties for acreage for 1905. are: 



Benton 99,540 acres 



Tippecanoe , 92,538 acres 



Knox 85,568 acres 



Montgomery 79,597 acres 



Clinton 74,327 acres 



Boone 71,666 acres 



Warren 69,672 acres 



Jasper 67,423 acres 



Randolph 66,979 acres 



Gibson 65,327 acres 



OATS. 



The acreage of oats in 1905 is the largest in the history of the State. 

 For comparison, a table showing the acreage and yield for the past~ 

 ten years is given below: 



Year. Acreage. Average Yield. 



1890 1,180,057 ' 20.07 bushels 



1897 1,208,269 29.44 bushels 



1898 1,162,451 28.71 bushels 



1899 999,100 36.82 bushels 



1900 1,485,604 34.38 bushels 



1901 1,499,980 27.96 bushels 



1902 1,488,037 36.65 bushels 



1903 1,428,381 25.71 bushels 



1904 1,621.114 30.72 bu&hels 



1905 1,981,476 



The leading ten counties for 1905 in acreage are: 



Benton 82,392 acres 



Tippecanoe 58,569 acres 



White 56,985 acres 



Clinton 50.718 acres 



Warren 50,577 acres 



Newton 50,092 acres 



Montgomery 49,774 acx'es 



Jasper 48,576 acres 



Allen 46.979 acres 



Randolph 42,794 acres 



