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THE LANDED INTEREST. 



exports for the first half of that period com- 

 pared with those of the last. Wheat has in- 

 creased three-fold, Indian corn four-fold. But 

 the increase in the last three years has been un- 

 precedented. The United States have at pre- 

 sent ten times the acreage of wheat compared 

 with that of the United Kingdom. They pro- 

 duce double the quantity of corn of all kinds 

 compared with that of England and France 

 together. They have twice the number of 

 horses, one third more cattle, and nearly four 

 times more hogs than both countries. The 

 following table shows this in detail : 



PRODUCE OF CORN IN BUSHELS, AND NUMBERS OF 

 LIVE STOCK, IN 1878. 



In addition to these vast products the people 

 of the United States raise cotton, tobacco, and 

 sugar, worth nearly fifty millions sterling. 



