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CHAPTER III 



AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS 



PART 1. GENERAL STATUl^ OF AGRICULTURE 

 §1. Number of Agricultural Workers 



The agricultural pursuits in 1910 from the standpoint of num- 

 ber engaged were the most important in the State of Indiana. A 

 total of 344,454, or 33.2 per cent, of all wage-earners were thus 

 engaged. In 1900 the percentage was 39.2 ; in 1890, 46.0 ; and 

 in 1880, 52.2. The total number of wage-earners in the State and 

 the number and per cent in the agricultural pursuits from 1880 to 

 1910 are recorded in Table 16. The relative decrease in the per- 

 centage of workers in the agricultural group is pictured in Graph 8. 



TABLE 16. TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKERS IN INDIANA AND 

 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURAL 

 PURSUITS, 1880 TO 1910 





1910. 



1900. 



1890. 



1880. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Per 

 Cent. 



All occupations 



1,036,710 



100.0 



898,953 



100.0 



744,303 



100.0 



635,080 



100.0 



Agricultural 



344,454 



32.2 



342,733 



39.2 



342,474 



46.0 



331,783 



52.2 



Geaph S 



Percentage of Agricultural Workers, 1880-1910 

 O^- 10^= 20^- 30^^ 40"^- 50^° 60* 



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