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284. 25.6 increase; 4.3 decrease; 20.3 increase. 286. 94,900,000; 

 98,500,000. 287. 25,000,000,000 bushels; $14,000,000,000. 289. 

 $8.71;$14.50. 291. 523 bushels. 292. $162. 293. 3.8; 468,000,000. 

 294. 57.7 cents; 96.2 cents. 295. 52,680,000; 44,380,000; 23.2. 

 296. $2,000,000,000; $20,000,000,000. 297. $7.21; $14.81. 298. 

 2,055,000. 299. 320. 300. $180. 301. 6.5. 302. 1.36 barrels. 

 303. 62,000,000 bushels. 304. 658,000,000. 305. 7.2. 306. 

 25,400,000 bushels. 307. $24,400,000. 308. 4,670,000,000. 

 5,267,000,000. 309. 164.4. 310. 0.33. 311. $34.32; $66.13. 

 312. 6.9 cents; 13.4 cents; $21.96 in 1909. 313. $860.90; 12.8%. 

 314. 10,640,000,000. 315. $46; 2.3 cents; $3.78; $25.74. 316. 

 28.4 bushels; $11. 79; 31.4 bushels; $7.35. 317. 22.5 bushels; $12.01; 

 26.7 bushels; $9.31. 318. 13.4 bushels; $9.30; 12.5 bushels; $5.98. 

 319. 16.9 bushels; $16.63; 13.9 bushels; $7.16. 320. 35.8 bushels; 

 $26.26; 25.6 bushels; $22.46. 321. 41 cents; 23 cents. 322. 53 

 cents; 35 cents; 69 cents; 48 cents; 63 cents; 51 cents. 323. 73 

 cents; 88 cents; 1.6 cents; 2.0 cents. 324. 1.6. 325. 2.5 tons; 

 1.3 tons. 326. 1.1 tons. 327. $281,000,000. 328. 72,200,000; 

 97,470,000; $8.44. 329. 389,300,000; 59,250,000. 330. $69,800,000. 

 331. 43 cents; 60 cents. 332. 44,260,000. 333. $35,400,000. 

 334. 11,800. 336. 3|. 337. 2.1. 338. 0.47 pounds. 339. 11. 

 340. 15,700. 341. 130 bushels. 342. 195 bushels. 343. 156 

 bushels if one ear to stalk; 343 bushels if one and one half ears 

 to stalk. 344. 151 bushels. 345. 121 bushels; $15. 346. $2 per 

 acre. 347. $127,600,000. 348. $153,100,000. 349. 78; 87; 94. 

 350. 20.5% better; 8% better. 351. About 200,000,000. 352. 

 96%. 353. 266,000 bales or $17,600,000. 354. $26,000,000. 

 355. $16,000,000. 356. $31,600,000. 357. 5,267,000. 358. 

 $140,000,000. 359. $560,000,000; $632,000,000. 360. 8.2. 361. 

 $55.39. 362. $22.91. 363. $54.60; $30.16; 230.5% in acreage, 

 498,6% in total value, and 81.0% in value per acre. 



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374. 272. 375. 17,152. 376. 1,088. 377. $217.60. 378. $1,285. 

 379. $5,140. 380. 2 pecks; 1 bushel; 2 bushels; 4 bushels; 8 bushels; 

 16 bushels. 381. 348. 382. $1,531. 383. 120. 384. $118.80; 

 $51; $67.80. 385. Yes. 386. $11.50 on the i acre. 387. $18. 

 388. $350. 389. $360; $540; $180. 390. 18.5%; 33^%; 100%; 

 133%. 391. 156. 392. 804; 924. 393. $69. 394. 90 cents. 

 395. Commercial is 50 cents cheaper per barrel. 396. Lost $5.34. 



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397. $1,562,000,000. 398. $2,505,000,000; 160.3. 399. 



$582,600,000; 23.3. 400. $407,800,000; $11,010,000. 401. 

 $233,000,000; $377.60. 402. $5,300,000; 77.6. 403. 63,760,000. 

 404. 23,100,000 4,620,000; 59,270,000; 52,480,000; 2,450,000. 



