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bales, or 72.57 per cent., in the number of bales 

 produced, the yield in 1879-1880 being at the 

 rate of 0.44 of a bale to the acre, or 2.30 acres to 

 the bale, and in 1889-1890 at the rate of 0.14 of 

 a bale to the acre, or 7.30 acres to the bale. 



In Kentucky the total area devoted to the cul- 

 tivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 2,629 acres, 

 and the production of cotton 873 bales, as com- 

 pared with a cultivated area of 2,667 acres and 

 a production of 1,367 bales in 1879-1880. There 

 was, therefore, a decrease of 38 acres, or 1.42 per 

 cent. , in the area cultivated, and of 494 bales, or 

 36.14 per cent., in the number of bales produced, 

 the yield in 1879-1880 being at the rate of 0.51 of 

 a bale to the acre, or 1.95 acres to the bale, and 

 in 1889-1890 at the rate of 0.33 of a bale to the 

 acre, or 3.01 acres to the bale. 



In Oklahoma the total area devoted to the cul- 

 tivation of cotton in 1889-1890 was 1,109 acres, 

 and the production of cotton 425 bales, being at 

 the rate of 0.38 of a bale to the acre, or 2.61 

 acres to the bale. With the exception of Greer 

 county, which is in dispute, being claimed by 

 Texas, and which produced 381 of the 425 bales, 

 this Territory was not created, nor were its lands 

 thrown open to settlement, until 1889. 



The six counties in Kansas from which a small 

 production of cotton is reported for 1889-1890 

 form part of the extreme southern tier bordering 

 on Indian Territory. The total area devoted to 



the cultivation of cotton in these counties in 

 1889-1890 was 731 acres, and the production of 

 cotton 212 bales, being at the rate of 0.29 of a 

 bale to the acre, or 3.45 acres to the bale. No 

 cotton was reported from Kansas in the year 

 1879-1880, but in 1869-1870 2 bales were reported 

 from Cherokee county and 5 bales from Cloud 

 county, and in 1859-1860 60 bales were reported 

 from Doniphan county and 1 bale from Linn 

 county. 



The product of cereals in the United States in 

 1889 is shown in the table above. 



Manufactures. Iron and Steel. In the last 

 issue of the Annual, results were given from a 

 report on the product of iron and steel in the 

 New England States. Since then, figures have 

 been published having special reference to the 

 Southern States. A comparative statement is 

 given in this article, showing the actual con- 

 dition of the industries in 1880 and 1890. The 

 States included are Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, 

 Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, 

 Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 



On page 767 is a comparative statement of the 

 iron and steel manufacture, Southern States, 

 1880 and 1890. 



Coke. A special report has been made of the 

 coke product in the Flat Top region of Virginia 

 and West Virginia, known as the Pocahontas 

 district. The report shows that the average 



