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by Iowa, Illinois and Ohio. In the value of 

 farm crops, in 1899, it held fifth place, being 

 exceeded by Illinois, Iowa, Texas and Ohio. 

 Considered with reference to the value of farm 

 products per acre, it leads the states in this 

 list, the figures being New York, $15.73 P er 

 acre; Ohio, $13.36; Illinois, $12.48; Texas, 

 $12.25; Iowa, $12.22; and New York is 

 exceeded by New Jersey and most of the New 

 England states. Considering the fact that 

 New York state is one of the largest states 

 east of the Mississippi, this condition also 

 indicates that New York is internally less 

 developed than some of its competing states. 

 Illinois ranks first in value of farm property 

 and first in available farm acreage; Iowa ranks 

 second in the value of farm property and sec- 

 ond in available acreage; Ohio ranks third in 

 value of farm property and third in available 

 acreage; New York ranks fourth in value of 

 farm property and seventeenth in available 

 acreage. The above statements suggest the 

 reverse of decadence in eastern agriculture, 

 whatever may be the statistics that express 

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