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ANNUAL REPORT. OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



The following comptiiisou of these tables for the past three years, 

 shows an almost imifonn advanct- in llie various jn'oducts of Penn- 

 sylvania: 



TABLE OF COMPARISOOSr. 



Wheat 



Coi-n 



Oats 



Rye, 



Buckwheat 



Hay, clover, 



Hay, timothy 



Horses, average 



Mules, average 



Cows, average 



Lambs, average 



Ewes, average 



Steers, fat. per pound 



Steers for feeding, per pound 



Swine, shoats, per pound 



Hogs, fat, per pound, 



Chiclcens, dressed, per pound 



Chickens, live, per pound 



Apples, per bushel, 



Peaches, per basket 



Pears, per bushel 



Plums, per quart 



Cherries, per quart 



Blackberries, per quart, 



Raspberries, per quart 



Potatoes, per bushel, 



Butter, per pound, at store, 



Butter, per pound, at market, 



Milk, wholesale, per 100 pounds 



Milk, retail, per quart, 



Eggs, per dozen 



Wool, short, unwashed 



Wool, short, washed 



Wool, medium, unwashed, 



Wool, medium, washed, 



Wool, long, unwashed, « 



W^ool, washed, 



Farm land, value per acre 



Farm land, value per acre, ave age 



Farm wages by year, with board 



Farm wages, summer months only 



Farm wages, by day, with board 



Farm wages, by day, without board 



Farm was-es. whole year, without board, 



Farm wages, harvest, by day 



Farm wages, household help, female, .. 



49 



33 



l.J3 



17 



1 



196 



1 



2 



J 904. 



1.08 



.62 



.44 



.70 



.58 



10.50 



12.00 



120.00 



125.00 



35.00 



3.50 



3.50 



.041/2 



.03'/^ 



.06 



.06% 



.13 



.10 



.44 



.82 



.94 



.08 



.08 



.08 



.09 



.52 



.22 



.24 



1.50 



.05 



.24 



.21 



.28 



.22 



.30 



.23 



.31 



57.00 



37.00 



185.00 



20.00 



1.00 



1.35 



300.00 



1.60 



2.50 



AGRICULTURAL SOCIEITES. 



Marked improvement is noted in the manner of conducting the 

 various agricultural societies of the State, by the eliminating of 

 objectionable side-shows, games of chance and the various gambling 

 devices. Greater attention and prominence has been given to the 

 encouragement of strictly agricultural exhibits, the active farmers 

 in many counties holding a controlling power in these organizations. 



There appears to be a growing necessity in Pennsylvania for the 

 holding of a State Agricultural Fair, to be held under State control, 

 in which the various farm organizations of the State and county 

 agricultural societies should have a fair representation. When this 

 desirable end is accomplished, the local agricultural societies will 

 be enabled to make exhibits at the State Fair, which, in a high 

 degree, would represent the best agricultural products of different 

 counties of the State, all of which would form an object lesson that 



