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acres in oats, or over one-fourth of the total land planted to that 

 crop. In acreage the ten States ranking highest in 1909 were: 

 1, Iowa; 2, Illinois; 3, Minnesota; 4, Nebraska; 5, Wisconsin; 6, 

 North Dakota; 7, Ohio; 8, Indiana; 9, South Dakota; 10, Michigan. 



In production of the ten States of highest rank were: 1, Illi- 

 nois; 2, Iowa; 3, Minnesota; 4, Wisconsin; 5, North Dakota; 6, 

 Ohio; 7, Nebraska; 8, Indiana; 9, Michigan; 10, South Dakota. 



The acreage planted in barley in 1909 was 7,698,028 acres. The 

 leading States in acreage were: 1, Minnesota; 2, North Dakota; 

 3, Calif ornia ;. 4, South Dakota; 5, Wisconsin. 



More than three-fourths of the barley acreage of the country 

 was in these States. 



In production the leading States were: 1, Minnesota; 2, Cali- 

 fornia; 3, North Dakota; 4, South Dakota; 5, Wisconsin. 



As in the acreage, more than three-fourths of the number of 

 bushels of barley in 1909 were grown in the above five States. 



Potatoes in the United States in 1909 were grown to the extent 

 of 3,668,855 acres. The total production amounted to 389,194,965 

 bushels. The largest acreage in potatoes was found in 1909 in New 

 York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, in the order of rank, 

 these four States combined having 1,312,000 acres in potatoes, or 

 considerably over one-third of the total land planted to that crop. 

 In acreage the ten States ranking highest for 1909 were: 1, New 

 York; 2, Michigan; 3, Wisconsin; 4, Pennsylvania; 5, Minnesota; 

 6, Ohio ; 7, Iowa ; 8, Illinois ; 9, Maine ; 10, Nebraska. 



In production the ten States of highest rank in 1909 were : 1, 

 New York; 2, Michigan; 3, Wisconsin; 4, Maine; 5, Minnesota; 6, 

 Pennsylvania; 7, Ohio; 8, Iowa; 9, Illinois; 10, Colorado. 



Tobacco in 1909 had 1,294,911 acres devoted to its cultivation in 

 the United States. The number of pounds produced was 1,055,764,- 

 806. The largest acreage in tobacco was found in Kentucky, North 

 Carolina, and Virginia, in the order of rank, Kentucky leading with 

 469,795 acres, or considerably over one-third of the total acreage of 

 the country in tobacco. These three States combined had 877,112 

 acres in tobacco, or nearly seven-tenths of the land planted to that 

 crop. In acreage the ten States ranking highest were: 1, Ken- 

 tucky; 2, North Carolina; 3, Virginia; 4, Ohio; 5, Tennessee; 6, 

 Pennsylvania; 7, Wisconsin; 8, South Carolina; 9, Maryland; 10, 

 Indiana. 



In production the ten States of highest rank were : 1, Ken- 

 tucky; 2, North Carolina; 3, Virginia; 4, Ohio; 5, Tennessee; 6, 

 Wisconsin; 7, Pennsylvania; 8, Connecticut; 9, South Carolina; 10, 

 Indiana. 



(Bu. Stats. Crop Eeporter V, 13; B. N. 12.) 



Meat Animals Compared With Population. Is the stock of 

 meat animals increasing? Absolutely, yes; but, relative to popula- 

 tion, no. These animals are not maintaining their former ratio to 

 population as indicated by any census. The census of 1870 was so 

 defective that it must be placed entirely out of consideration, and 

 besides that, the South had not recovered from the civil war suf- 



