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APPENDIX 



State, territory or division Acreage Production Farm Value 



Jjecemoer ist 



Kentucky 40,000 3,680,000 2,355,000 



Tennessee 30,000 2,250,000 1,598 000 



Alabama 17,000 1,360,000 1,333 000 



Mississippi 9,000 783,000 744,000 



Louisiana 16,000 1,200,000 1,092,000 



Texas 60,000 3,000,000 3,180 000 



Oklahoma 7,000 1,890,000 1,796,000 



Arkansas 33,000 2,310,000 2,215,000 



South Central 232,000 16,473,000 14,223,000 



Montana 5,000 4,500,000 2,295000 



Wyoming 10,000 1,600,000 1,008,000 



Colorado 65,000 10,400,000 5,928,000 



New Mexico 1,000 85,000 86,000 



Utah 15,000 2,700,000 1,161,000 



Nevada 3,000 540,000 459,000 



Idaho 25,000 5,000,000 2,400,000 



Washington 41,000 6,970,000 3,276,000 



Oregon 46,000 7,360,000 4,416,000 



California 60,000 7,800,000 6,006,000 



Far Western 91,000 46,955,000 27,035,000 



United States 3,525,000 376,537,000 206,545,000 



It will be noted that the states rank as follows: 



New York . . . 52,560,000 bushels 



Michigan 36,540,000 " 



Maine 29,250,000 " 



Wisconsin 26,724,000 



Pennsylvania 23,790,000 " 



The importance given Idaho, Colorado, California, and 

 other Western states in this book is because of the quality 

 of their product and the possibilities in developing and en- 

 larging the industry. 



The average production of wheat and potatoes in different 

 countries covering a period of ten years is given: 



AVERAGE YIELDS IN BUSHELS PER ACRE 1899-1908 



U.S. 



European 

 Russia 



Germany 



Austria 



Great 

 Britain 



France 



Potatoes, 

 Wheat. . 



89.8 

 13.7 



98.4 

 9.3 



197.3 

 28.7 



151.4 

 18.7 



186.4 

 32.6 



118. 

 20.4 



