XIV TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



IV. STATISTICAL TABLES. 



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United States, Area and Population, 1890 367 



Canada, Area and Population, 1891 367 



Normal Mean Temperature of the Air in the United States 36S 



Average and Actual Date of Last and First Killing Frost 369 



Normal Precipitation in the United States 371 



Meteorological Data for Canada 372 



Comparison of Leading Industries in the United States -^-jz 



Farming Population of the United States 372 



Number and Classification of the Agricultural Population, 10 



Years and Over 373 



Number of Farms in the United States, and their Value ziZ 



Statistics Concerning Farms in the United States 375 



Average Agricultural Wages in the United States in 1893-95 376 



Areas of Appropriated, Vacant, and Reserved Lands in the 



United States, 1898 373 



Value of Principal Farm Products, 1859-89 376 



Statistics of the Principal Crops in the United States in 1895 377 



Area, Product, and Value of Principal Crops in the United 



States, 1898 381 



The Principal Cereal Products of the United States, 1850-1890 381 



Production of Various Crops in Canada, 1891 381 



Average Cost per Acre of P.aising Wheat, Corn, and Cotton in 



the United States, 1893 382 



Average Farm Price of Agricultural Products, 1890-1898 382 



Estimated Number of Farm Animals on Farms and Ranges in 



the United States, Price per Head, and Value, January, 1896. 383 



Dairy Statistics for the United States (Eleventh Census) 385 



Number and Value of Farm Animals in the United States, 1870-95 387 



Number of Farm Animals in Canada, 1891 387 



Number of Pure-bred Cattle in the United States, 1898 387 



Dairy Products Produced on Farms, according to the Eleventh 



Census 388 



Statistics of Butter, Cheese, and Condensed-milk Factories 



(Eleventh Census) 389 



Cheese, Butter, and Condensed-milk Factories in the United 



States, according to States 390 



Wool Product of the United States, 1898 390 



Production and Consumption of Sugar in the United States, 1897 390 

 Beet Sugar Production in the L'nited States by Factories, 1898-9. 391 



Sugar Imports for the Year Ending June 30, 1898 391 



Poultry and Egg Product of the United States 392 



Importance of Apiarian Industry in the United States 392 



Production of Honey and Beeswax in the United States, accord- 

 ing to Census Returns of 1869, 1879, and 1889 392 



Agricultural Imports and Exports in the United States, 1897-98.. 393 

 Domestic Exports of Butter and Cheese, 1870-98 39S 



