greatest producer and exporter. 
New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. | 
the four great commercial nations of the world were: 
MinewonitedmehinedoOm.. 2... cea eee ee ns es 
$97 1,000,000 
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In 1870 the domestic exports of 
FTES. GR 059) es A a oP 552,000,000 
PARA MUIRG RE eas oie ecc sf ge cvagn & Sie eee vay «3 541,000,000 
IIS S OES 9 Ue aa 376,000,000 
In 1go1 the domestic exports stood: 
1 LTS) SNS So a $1,460,000,000 
UIE SS V0 an a 1,365,000,000 
iar face 2205s are Sua e sais s,s bce os 1,113,000,000 
Neen, cle ato. Sides & «dk as'p a Faia’ 804,000,000 
Thus during that period France increased her exports of domes- 
tic products $263,000,000. 
Plait tomodom. sees fo esse eee $394,000,000 
ECIMLUINTS SRI GRR a aac ee ae 501,000,000 
TLE PEG NST eee 1,084,000,000 
The United States produces % of the wheat of the world, % of 
the meats, 4/5 of the corn, 34 of the cotton. 3 
Having thus slightly touched the question showing the relative 
importance of the United States as an agricultural producer, to 
the other nations, permit me for a few moments to call your atten- 
tion to the relation of the State of New York to the United States 
as such a producer, viz: 
Number of bushels of wheat in 
United States. New York. Per ‘ct. 
“1 ey S101 acl Bema ge ones pea eee 100,485,044 13,121,498 13.05 
1S. Dn Sera Race eee oe eee 173,104,924 8,681,105 5.01 
Te FO ee eee ee 287,745,626 12,178,462 4.23 
1S ON ee eee ane eae 459,483,137 11,587,766 2G 
[C10 CRIS Ss Zoe eee aia ae are ea 468,373,908 8,304,539 Las 
(OCC 0 Sank ate samen 658,534,252 10,412,675 1.58 
Number of bushels of corn in 
United States. New York. Per ct 
ON ce ae a ere 592,071,104 17,858,400 3.01 
US 0 Pace Fs A Re eae ae 838,792,742 20,061,049 2.34 
PS ete Re Se oe a ee 760,944,549 16,462,825 2.56 
IS COS Bere peace eee ee a 1,754,591,076 25,690,156 1.46 
Mane Minette chs kos o< os 2,122,327,547 15,109,969 Ae 
NACMN  ik GEN og act's sa a's « 2,666,440,279 20,024,865 -754 
