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tions issued and in the quantity printed, New York is equaled 

 bv no other state in the Union. 



In the common schools and in the higher institutions of learn- 

 ing excellent, educational advantages are offered, end every branch 

 of education may be pursued within the state. 



To those who wish to establish homes within her borders, New 

 York extends n cordial welcome, and the Division of Agriculture 

 of the State Department of Farms and .Markets stands ready to 

 give information along agricultural lines to all those desiring 

 assistance. 



The following paragraph, taken from Home's " History of New 



York,"' sets forth in concise terms the importance of New York 



State : 



New York has long been the first state of the American Union in the 

 Dumber ol her people. She is also i lie wealthiest state, not only the 

 financial center of the nation hut also it-; business center, the chief organizer 

 of new enterprises, the promoter of new inventions. She also ranks first 

 among the states in commerce, and first in manufactures. She was once 

 the richest agricultural state, the main source of the nation's grain and 

 fruit and lumber; and though the vast size of the western states has of 

 late enabled some of them to exceed her total agricultural product, yet her 

 fields and orchards are still famed for their fertility. New York has also, 

 at more than one critical period in our country's history, acted as the leader 

 of the other states both in politics and in war. For all these reasons she 

 has by common consent been given the proud title of "The Empire State." 



LOCATION AM) EXTENT 



New York Srate is situated in the northeastern part of the 

 United States. Its latitude extends between 40° 29' 4" and 

 45° 0' 42" north, and its longitude between 71° 51' and 

 79° 47' 25" west. The land surface of the state has an area of 

 47.654 square miles, and the water surface 1,550 square miles, 

 making a total area of 49,204 square miles. Exclusive of Long 

 Tsland. whieh runs about seventy miles farther east than the main- 

 land, the state extends approximately 350 miles from east to 

 west and 320 miles from north to south. 



