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of ten states ahead of Indiana are enough larger to fall behind Indiana 

 when comparative area is considered. Indiana stands still higher in 

 the value of animals sold or slaughtered, ranking seventh when size is 

 ignored, but claiming- third place when area is considered. 



In respect to individual crops: Though often sui'passed by five 

 states, Indiana ranks with Illinois and Iowa as a corn state, when area 

 is considered. Indeed, in average yield of corn per square mile, Indiana 

 surpasses these states, as well as the other three — Missouii, Nebraska 

 and Kansas, which often have more acres planted to corn than Indiana. 

 In wheat production Indiana normally ranks eighth, but is usually 

 exceeded only by North Dakota and Kansas in the average yield per 

 square mile of total area. In oats production, Indiana ranks seventh, 

 but fourth when area is considered. 



Indiana is second in hog production, and in eggs; third in the aver- 

 age crop yield per acre during the poorest years; third in the average 

 value per acre of farm land, and in the percentage of improved farms; 

 third in poultry; and sixth in the dependability of crop yields from year 

 to year. The only states which surpass Indiana in this very important 

 respect are in the extreme East, on the Atlantic Coast. 



Few people realize how large a total income is obtained fiom In- 

 diana's forest trees. In 1919, Indiana marketed eleven million dollars 

 worth of forest products, ranking nineteenth among the states, in pro- 

 portion to area, however, Indiana ranked thiiteenth. 



The value added by manufacture (724 million dollars) was only a 

 little less than the gross value of farm products, which was 782 million 

 dollars in 1919. As a manufacturing state, Indiana ranked ninth among 

 all the states in 1919. Indiana had more than two dozen manufacturers, 

 yielding pioducts worth over ten million dollars in 1919. The leading- 

 industries of Indiana according to the Census are: 1. Steel, forgings, 

 etc., producing products worth 192 million dollars and giving Indiana 

 third place among the states. 2. The Indiana products of the automo- 

 bile industry had a value of 179 million dollars in 1919 and Indiana 

 was surpassed only by Michigan in this respect. 3. The third industry 

 in value of products, was the manufacture and repair of railroad cars, 

 etc. The total for 1919 was 149 million dollai-s, and Indiana's rank 

 was about fifth. Indiana ranked ninth in the value of the slaughtering 

 and meat packing industry, with a value of 134 million dollars. How- 

 ever, if comparative area is considered, Indiana would surpass half of 

 the eight states which have greater totals. Indiana ranked third in the 

 production of agricultural implements in 1919. In the value of prod- 

 ucts of the canning industry, Indiana should take fourth place instead 

 of sixth. Likewise, although Indiana was about eighth in the value of 

 the products of flour mills and gi-ist mills, she is enough smallei- than 

 the higher ranking states to .surpass all but the leading state, Minne- 

 sota, in value per area. 



In mineral products aLso, Indiana ranks high, .second in the pi-o- 

 duction of cement, fifth or sixth in coal, fourth in coke, fifth in brick 

 and tile. 



In biief, in spite of her comparatively small size, the 37ih state in 



