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12; Average annual precipitation in difTerent parts 

 of the State 51 



13. Average amount of precipitation in inches in the 

 three summer months of June, July, and August in 

 different parts of the State 52 



14. Numbers and distribution of rural population of 

 foreign stock by nationalities in 1910 .... 64 



15. Graphs showing by decades the total and the rural 

 population of United States, the rural population, 

 and the populatixsn engaged in agriculture in 

 New York 73 



16. Changes in rural population from 1900 to 1910 . 76 



17. Showing the distribution of the main series and 

 groups of soil 92 



18. Total value and distribution of all crops and the 

 amount and distribution of the specified crops in 

 1909 139 



19. Amount and distribution of the specified crops in 

 1909 143 



20. Graphs showing by decades the total area in crops 

 and the area in hay and forage, in clover and in 

 alfalfa 145 



21. Graphs showing by five-year periods the area in 

 corn for grain, total wheat, spring wheat, winter 

 wheat, and oats 153 



22. Graphs sliowing by five-year periods the area in 

 buckwheat, barley, rye, apples, and tobacco . . .154 



23. Maps of the acreage and distribution of the speci- 

 fied vegetable crops in 1909 162 



24. Graphs showing by five-year periods the area in 

 potatoes, hops, dry beans, and cabbage .... 164 



25. Maps of the amounts and distribution of specified 

 fruits and crops in 1909 173 



26. Amount and distribution of specified fruits in 1910 175 



