BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 

 Quantities purchasable by value of 1 acre — Continued. 



655 



Picks 



Sprayers 



Scythes 



Carbolic acid pounds 



Copperas do 



Lime barrels . . 



Paris green pounds. 



Sulphur do... 



Witch- hazel pints. . 



Baskets. J-bushel 



Milk cans, 10-gallon 



Milk pails 



Paints, ready-mixed, 



gallons 



Paint brushes 



Rope, hemp pounds. 



Sacks, grain 



Scales, small 



Twine, binder pounds. 



Corn. 



1910 1909 1899 



29.1 

 18.9 



15.2 

 37.8 



132.4 

 10.3 

 43.8 



157.3 



52.8 



25.4 



5.0 



35.3 



7.1 

 17.1 



102.8 

 70.4 

 12.9 



142.2 



33. 9| 

 21.5 

 10. ll 

 17. 7| 

 43.41 



152. 

 11.8 

 49.8 



178. 8, 



CO. 8 



29. 7| 



5.71 



40. 3| 



9.4' 



19.9; 



111.8 



84.4 



14.0: 



156. 1 



21.9 

 12.9 



9.4 

 11.5 

 28.4 

 85.1 



7.6 



31.5 



100.1 



34.0 



21.8 



3.3 

 24.7 



6.6 

 12.5 



G8.6 

 GO, 

 8.9 

 93.9 



Wheat 



1910 1909 1899 



27.5 

 17.9 



14.4 

 35.7 



125.0 



9.7 



41.4 



148.6 



49.9 



24.0 



4.7 



.33.3 



6.7 

 16.2 

 97.2 

 Of). 5 

 12.1 

 134.4 



34.9 

 22.1 

 10.5 

 18.2 

 44.6 



156.2 

 12.1 

 51.2 



183.8 



02.5 



30.5 



5.8 



41.4 



9 

 20.5 



114.9 

 80.8 

 15.0 



160.4 



18.8 

 11.1 



8.0 



9.9 

 24.3 

 73.0 



6.5 

 27.0 

 85.9 

 29.2 

 18.7 



2.9 

 21.2 



5.7 

 10.8 

 58.9 

 52.1 



7.6 

 80.6 



Cotton. 



1910 1909 1899 



55.2 

 35.8 



28.9 



71.5 



250.7 



19.5 



83.0 



297. 9 



100.1 



48.1 



9.4 



66.8 



13.5 



32.4 



194.8 



133.3 



24.3 



269.4 



49.2 

 31.2 

 23.3 

 25.7 

 63.0 

 220.6 



17. 



72. 

 259. 



1 

 3 

 5 

 2 



4.3.1 

 8.2 



58.5 



13.6 



28.9 



162. 2 



122.6 



21.2 



226.5 



34.3 

 20.2 

 14.7 

 18.0 

 44.4 



133.2 

 11.9 

 49.3 



156.7 



53.3 



34.2 



6.2 



38.7 



10.3 

 19.6 



107.4 

 95.1 

 13.9 



147.0 



Average of all 

 crops. 



1910 1909 1899 



33.7 

 21.9 



17.6 

 43.7 



163.2 

 11.9 

 50.7 



182.0 



61.1 



29.4 



5.7 



40.8 



8.2 

 19.8 



119.0 

 81.4 

 14.9 



164. 6 



36.7 

 23.2 

 17.3 

 19.1 

 40.9 



164.2 

 12.7 

 5.3.8 



193.2 



65. 7 



32.1 



6.1 



43.6 



10.1 

 21.5 



120.7 

 91.2 

 15.8 



168. 6 



24.5 

 14.4 

 10.5 

 12.8 

 31.7 

 95.1 



8.5 



35.2 



111.& 



38.0 



24.4 



3.7 

 27.6 



7.4 

 14.0 

 76.7 

 67.9 



9.9 

 106.0 



The number of acres of corn, wheat, etc., which was required to buy the articles specifiedy. 



in 1910, 1909, and 1899, was as follows: 



[Cost in acres of produce ] 



Stove 



Shotgun 



Buggy 



Cream separator... 



Grindstone 



Harness (single)... 



Harrow 



Manure spreader. . 



Mower 



Plow (turning) 



Saddle 



Tedder 



Wagon (single) 



Wagon (double)... 



Com. 



1910 



1.7 



.8 

 6.9 

 4.3 



.3 

 1.4 



.8 

 7.7 

 3.6 



.9 

 1.3 

 2.3 

 3.6 

 6.4 



1909 



1.4 



.7 

 6.1 

 3.9 



.2 

 1.2 



.7 

 6.8 

 3.1 



.8 

 1.1 

 1.9 

 3.1 

 4.5 



1899 



2.3 

 1.4 

 8.3 

 7.6 

 .4 

 1.8 

 1.1 

 11.8 

 6.4 

 1.3 

 1.7 

 3.2 

 6.2 

 7.1 



Wheat. 



1910 



1.8 



.9 

 6.2 

 4.6 



.3 

 1.5 



.8 

 8.2 

 3.8 



.9 

 1.3 

 2.4 

 3.9 

 6.8 



1909 



1.4 



. 7 

 4.9 

 3.8 



.2 

 1.2 



.7 

 6.6 

 3.0 



.7 

 1.1 

 1.9 

 3.0 

 4.4 



1899 



2.7 

 1.7 

 9.6 

 8.9 

 .5 

 2.1 

 1.3 

 13.8 

 6.3 

 1.5 

 2.0 

 3.8 

 6.1 

 8.3 



Cotton. 



1910 







9 



.4 



3.1 



2.3 



.2 



.7 



.4 



4.1 



1.9 



.5 



.7 



1.2 



1.9 



2.9 



1909 1899 



1.0 



.5 



3.5 



2.7 



.2 



.8 



.6 



4.7 



2.1 



.6 



.8 



1.3 



2.2 



3.1 



1.5 

 .9 



5.3 



4.9 

 .3 



1.1 

 .7 



5 

 5 

 8 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 4.6 



Average of all 

 crops. 



1910 1909 1899 



1.4 



.7 

 5.1 

 3.7 



.3 

 1.2 



.7 

 6.7 

 3.1 



.7 

 1.1 

 2.0 

 3.2 

 4.7 



1.3 



.7 

 4.7 

 3.6 



.2 

 1.1 



.6 

 6.3 

 2.9 



.7 

 1.0 

 1.8 

 2.9 

 4.2 



2.1 

 1.3 

 7.4 

 6.8 

 .4 

 1.6 

 1.0 

 10.6 

 4.8 

 1.1 

 1.5 

 2.9' 

 4.7 

 6.4 



Purchasing power of the produce ofl acre in 1910 compared with the purchasing power of 



1 acre in 1909 and 1899, respectively. 



Coal oil 



Coflee 



Flour 



Lard 



Rait 



Soap 



Starch 



Sugar 



Tobacco...... 



Brooms 



Dish pans 



Dinner plates 



Purchasing power 1910 compared 

 with 1909 (represented by 100) 

 of 1 acre of— 



Com. 



9(i 

 74 

 90 

 86 

 87 

 80 

 .S8 

 S9 



St; 



73 

 89 

 90 



Average 

 all crops. 



103 

 79 



100 

 92 

 92 

 93 

 91 

 90 

 93 

 78 

 95 

 96 



Purchasing power 1910 compared 

 with 1899 (represented by 100) 

 of 1 acre of— 



Com. 



182 

 120 

 128 

 101 

 136 

 147 

 153 

 147 

 143 

 8.6 

 145 

 152 



A verage 

 all crops. 



189 

 124 

 130 

 105 

 140 

 152 

 l.iS 

 152 

 148 

 88 

 151 

 158 



