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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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TAIJLE 4. — Number and Per Cent, of Farms of Specified Tenures; 



1880 to 1900. 



♦Including "part owners," "owners and tenants," and "managers." 



TABLE 5. — Number and Per Cent, of Farms of Specified Tenures, 

 June 1, 1900, Classified by Race of Farmer. 



Part 1. — Number of Farms of Specified Tenures. 



Part 2. — Per Cent, of Farms of Specified Tenures. 



♦Comprising 6 Indians and 585 negroes. 



The number of farms in Pennsylvania ha» increased 10,70G, or 5.0 

 per cent, during the last two decades. During this period the farms 

 operated by owners decreased 2,238, or 1.3 per cent., though the last 

 decade shows an increase of 3,863, or 2.3 per cent.; the number 



