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as well as the interest and sympathy of all her 

 grandsons who, though living under western 

 skies, still cherish in their hearts the deepest 

 affection for their Fatherland. Shall not the 

 idea of uniting all the forces of agricultural 

 betterment that exist in New England be a 

 stimulus to every farmer in the six states, and, 

 indeed, attract the sympathy and practical aid 

 of every lover of New England soil ? 



Adaptation, co-operation: these are the pri- 

 mary needs of New England agriculture; an 

 adaptation of the farmer and his farm to exist- 

 ing conditions, a co-operation that unites 



Total land area — 

 square miles 



Number of farms . . . 



Acreage in farms. . . . 



Acres of improved 

 land 



Value of farms 



Value of farm prod- 

 ucts 



Persons engaged in 

 agriculture 



Rural population . . . 



Value of products per 

 acre of improved 

 land 



Number of Granges 



Number of Grange 

 members 



New England 



62,000 



192,000 



20,500,000 



8,135,000 

 $640,000,000 



$170,000,000 



290,000 

 1,500,000 



$20 

 1,200 



120,000 



Michigan 



57> 500 



203,000 



17,500,000 



11,800,000 

 $690,000,000 



$147,000,000 



312,000 

 1,200,000 



$12 



725 



45,000 



Iowa 



55.500 



229,000 



34,600,000 



29,900,000 

 $1,835,000,000 



$365,000,00 



372,000 

 1,260,000 



$12 



