Xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Table of Reciprocals of Numbers 392 



Comparisons of Fahrenheit, Centigrade, and Rdaumur Thermom- 

 eter Scales 392 



Government Land Measures 396 



To Measure Com on the Cob in Cribs 397 



Reckoning of Amount and Value of Hay in Mows or Stacks 397 



Strength of Hemp, Manila and Wire Ropes 399 



Legi.1 Weights of Grain, Seeds, etc 400 



Commercial Grades of Grain < 40 r 



Grades of Hay and Straw 406a 



Specific Gravity of Various Substances 407 



Values of Foreign Coins 409 



Money Conversion Table 410 



IV. STATISTICAL TABLES. 



United States, Area and Population, igio 411 



Canada, Area and Population, 1912 411 



Normal Mean Temperature of the Air in the United States 412 



Average and Actual Date of Last and First Killing Frost 413 



Normal Precipitation in the United States 415 



Meteorological Data for Canada 416 



Comparison of Leading Industries in the United States 416 



Areas of Appropriated, Vacant, and Reserved Lands in the United 



States 417 



Farming Populition of the United States, 1880-1900 417 



Number and Classification of the Agricultural Population, 10 Years 



and Over 418 



Number of Farms in the United States, and their Value 418 



Statistics Concerning Farms in the United States 419 



Statistics of the Principal Crops in the United States in 1912 420 



Average Agricultural Wages in the United States in 1893-1895. . . . 424 



Industry Groups in the United States 424 



Area, Production, and Value of Principal Crops in the United ijj 



States, 1912 425 



The Principal Cereal Products of the United States, 1850-1910.. . . 425 



Production of Various Crops in Canada, 1901 425 



Average Cost per Acre of Raising Wheat, Corn, and Cotton in the 



United States, 1893 426 



Average Farm Price of Agricultural Products, 1890-1910 426 



Number and Value of Farm Animals in the United States, 1880-1910 427 



Values of Farm Property and Products in Canada, 1901 427 



Number of Farm Animals and Animal Products in Canada, 1901. . 427 

 Breeds and Number of Registered Live Stock in the United States, 



Dec. 31. 190S 42f 



Pure-bred Cattle of Breeds Used for Dairying 429 



Number and Average Price of Farm Animals in the United States, 



January i, 1913 430 



Dairy Statistics for the United States, 1900 432 



