GEOGRAPHY OF WHEAT PRICES. 
TaBLe VI.—Wheat: Gross returns per acre. 
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(Coordinating price per bushel and yield per acre. A review of the trend of returns per acre of wheat, 
1871— 1915, and measurement of tendencies in absolute and relative figures.] 
State and geographic division. 
United States 
New England 
Middle Atlantic 
New Hamsphire 
Vermont 
Rhode Island 
Connecticut 
Middle Atlantic: 
New York 
South Atlantic: 
Delaware 
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North Carolina. -.2...-.2-: 
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Gross returns per acre, in 5-year 
Comparisons in percentages of the 
averages. United States average as base (100). 
1911- | 1901- | 1891—} 1882— | 1871- | 1911- | 1901- |.1891- | 1882- | 1871- 
1915 | 1905 | 1895 | 1886 | 1875 | 1915 | 1905 | 1895 | 1886 1875 
Dolls.| Dolls.| Dolls.| Dolls.| Dolls.| P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P. ct. 
13.05 | 10.08 | 7.80 | 9.36 | 12.24 100 100 100 100 100 
27.01 | 21.88 | 17.40 | 19.45 | 23.30 207 217 224 208 190 
18. 49 | 13.42 | 11.45 | 13.30 | 18. 40 142 133 147 142 150 
15.61 | 11.90} 9.31 | 10.90 | 12.56 120 118 119 116 103 
12.53 | 9.27] 6.91] 8.36 | 10.52 96 92 89 89 86 
14.32] 9.01} 7.61] 8.31 | 11.46 110 89 98 89 94 
13.49 | 8.36) 6.88] 6.21 | 11.14 103 83 88 66 91 
11.86 | 8.12] 6.89] 7.91 | 17.36 91 81 88 85 142 
22.26 | 18.81 | 12.84 | 15/10) iss 171 187 165 LG Wale ee ae 
17.40 | 12.47 | 9.39 | 10.93 | 15.28 133 124 120 117 125 
26.75 | 23.76 | 16.74 | 18.20 | 22.12 205 236 215 194 181 
27. 27 | 20.00 | 18.06 | 20.70 | 24.48 | 209 | 198 | 232 | 221'|""" “300 
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20.79 | 13.92 | 12.48 | 14.55 | 17.03 159| 138 160 155 139 
18.18 | 12.90 | 10:92 | 12.87 | 20. 40 139} 128 140 137 167 
16.49 | 13.44 | 10.95 | 12.48 | 17.78 126 133 140 133 145 
15.68 | 12.45 | 10.40 | 11.31 | 13.20 120 124 133 121 108 
14.25 | 11.34] 9.15 | 10.66 | 11.22 109 112 117 114 92 
14.88 | 11.55 | 8.85] 9.36 | 11.40 114 115 113 100 93 
16.15 | 12.15 | 9.75 | 13.28 | 14.82 124 121 125 142 121 
17.10 | 12.00] 8.40] 9.88] 12.18 131 119 108 106 100 
12.04] 9.10} 8.55] 8.97 | 11.25 92 90 110 96 92 
16.15] 8.84] 8.55] 7.26] 8.52 124 88 110 73 70 
Be. 80 | 10.50 | 7.28) 8.25 | 11.76 ae eh 93 88 96 
10.92 | 9.10] 6.86 9 88 
9.02] 7.44| 5.50 |f & 92 |------- { 69| 74| 7 \ O4 |...---- 
TBE | 10154] 35550) (Peele Ta 92 106 105 71 79 65 
12.04] 9.38] 6.12] 9.45 | 13.16 92 93 78 101 108 
16.66 | 12.45 | 9.23 | 10.56 | 14.85 128 124 118 113 121 
15. 52 | 12.30 | 11.10 | 11. 28 | 14.30 119 122 142 121 117 
13.26 | 7.83] 7.20] 7.44] 9.76 102 78 92 79 80 
14.56 | 8.80] 8.14] 9.30} 11.70 112 87 104{ ~~ 99 95 
12.21] 6.86] 5.60] 6.18] 8.96 94 68 72 66 73 
14.41 | 7.56] 5.70} 6.84 | 10.44 110 75 73 73. 85 
13.64 | 7.28] 6.30] 6.54 | 10.22 105 | 72 81 70 83 
12.87 | 8.50] 7.80] 7.65 | 10.50 99 84 100 82 86 
12.12) 7.83 | 5.94} 5.16] 8.72 93 78 76 55 71 
14.40 | 8.82] 7.20] 6.48 | 10.64 110 | 87 92 69 87 
14.56 | 8.28] 6.56] 5.55 | 14.70 112 81 84 59 120 
11.40 | 7.47] 6.30] 6.72 | 12.80 87 74 81 71 105 
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13.86 | 8.60] 7.48] 9.10 | 21.92 106 85 96 97 179 
18.50 | 18.46 | 14.96 | 16.56 }....._. 142 183 192 Wp | Fs ce 
20.16 | 16.10 } 11.80} 15.30 |..__... 154 160 151 NGSE eee 
2A oS Lie |) 13560) 145 oGnimeeee 165 176 174 160} eee 
17.60 } 17.02 | 11.59 | 15.20 j--._-_- 135 169 149 NG 2a oe 
20. 46.| 15. 48 | 12.80 | 13-398)2 220: 157 154 164 1 eee 
33.30 | 23.69 | 13.09 | 14.28 |....._- 255 235 168 UGE) eeeaced 
19° 50)|| £7248) | 11221 || 135265 eee 149 173 144 VAD aa eee = 
26.97 | 24.57 | 13.68 | 17.82 | 34.44 207 244 175 190 281 
18.96 | 15.60 | 8.84 | 11.68 |___.._. 145 155 113 LPI anes os 
18.04 | 13.11 | 10.62 | 11.52 | 16.15 138 130 136 123 132 
15.20} 8.69| 8.71] 9.60] 14.40 116 86 112 103 118 
