Imports and Exports 



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Prior to 1850 all the seed-farms of the country were in 

 the few northeastern states of the Union, Connecticut 

 and New York, for more than half a century producing 

 more seeds than all other states combined ; and while 

 each has at present more seed -farms than any other 

 state, the general westward tendency of all that per- 

 tains to agriculture has stimulated seed -growing on a 

 very extensive scale in the central west and on the 

 Pacific coast." 



The publications of the United States Treasury 

 Department show that our imports of vegetables are 

 very important, as compared with the exports. The 

 following summary figures for four years show the 

 fluctuations and the footings : 



Total . $2,118,514 $1,919,962 

 Correc'd 

 total. $2,118,603 



Excess of imports. . $198,641 



Total . $2,322,984 $2,511,963 

 Correc'd 

 total. $2,322,986 



Excess of exports. . $188,977 



