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IV. Acreage of Rented Farms 253 



V. Value of Rented Farms . . . . 255 



VI. Owners of Rented Farms 257 



VII. Animals in Barns and Enclosures 259 



VIII. Number of Domestic Animals 261 



IX. Number of Neat Cattle 263 



X. Number of Horses, etc 265 



XI. Number of Sheep, Swine and Goats 267 



XII. Number and Value of Neat Cattle 269 



XIII. Number and Value of Sheep and Swine 271 



XIV. Average Value of Neat Cattle 273 



XV. Average Value of Horses and Mules 275 



XVI. Average Value of Sheep, Swine and Goats .... 277 



XVII. Dairy Cows and Dairy Products 279 



XVIII. Counties Having $1,000,000 and Upwards of Dairy 



Products 281 



XIX. The Importance of Agriculture as a Source of 

 National Wealth, as Exhibited by New York 



State, 1899 282 



XX. Values of Farm Property and Farm Products . . . 283 

 XXI. Relative Agricultural Ranks of Various States . . 284 

 XXII. Relative Number of Persons Engaged in Agricul- 

 ture 291 



XXIII. Agricultural Education 292 



INDEX . 293 



