Imports and Exports 



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Prior to 1850 all the seed-farms of the country were in 

 the few northeastern states of the Union, Connecticut 

 and New York, for more than half a century producing 

 more seeds than all other states combined ; and while 

 each has at present more seed-farms than any other 

 state, the general westward tendency of all that per- 

 tains to agriculture has stimulated seed -growing on a 

 very extensive scale in the central west and on the 

 Pacific coast.'' 



The publications of the United States Treasury 

 Department show that our imports of vegetables are 

 very important, as compared with the exports. The 

 following summary figures for four years show the 

 fluctuations and the footings : 



1896 



1897 



Imports Exports 



Imports Exports 



Jan. . . $130,575 $135,295 



Feb. . . 122,983 112,195 



March . 170,953 98,480 



AprU . . 210,909 102,168 



May, . . 249,998 105,258 



June . . 231,700 131,695 



July . . 121,976 123,881 



Aug. . . 157,561 163,734 



Sept. . . 148,345 185,347 



Oct.. . . 214,076 258,415 



Nov. . . 193,098 262,338 



Dec. . . 166,340 241,156 



Jan. . . $119,403 $180,112 



Feb. . . 129,293 156,698 



March . 192,200 172,237 



AprU . . 465,293 171,020 



May. . . 437,120 185,105 



June . . 227,241 237,881 



July . . 146,522 229,886 



Aug. . . 57,921 242,474 



Sept- . . 89,994 267,36 



Oct.. . . 155,138 278,821 



Nov. . . 152,184 209,42: 



Dec. . . 150,675 180, 93i 



Total . $2,118,514 $1,919,962 



Total . $2,322,984 $2,511,961 



Correct 

 total. $2,118,603 



Excess of imports. . $198,641 



Correc'd 

 total. $2,322,986 



Excess of exports. . $188,97'". 



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