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and 1880 to 1887, inclusive; also the average market value of 
these crops for the same period : 
. Average acreage yield of leading crops. 









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B panics joven _| a a 
MBO SCG. status ibs: 30.20 | 14.98 | 15.15 | 30.82 | 22.33 | 19.77 | 103.1 | 9516, | 918 
Dg SUL O iy piety shein sin ats a ol ari niet diatlane 32.94 | 14.87 | 13.91 | 32.96 | 22.14 | 18.42 | 81.7 | 2404.4 919 
1880-87....... mite WAIN atte 29.60 | 14.91 | 12.00 | 28.83 | 22.79 | 18.26 | 77.4 | 2295, | 1988 
Average market value of leading crops. 
it RAN RO 1.088 | 1.917 | 1.182] .652 | 1.240] .889 | .63 | 15.211] .159 
DPE ee iiss tens esatn oe! .698 | 1.364 | .s10| .498| .856| .708| .552,,93.46 | 11 
igh gay fis) 838s AE SS ERLE FS .644 | 1.028 -718 .40 . 746 .638 52 | 12.495 12 



The following table shows the percentage changes which have 
taken place during these same periods in yield and market value : 
Percentage changes im yreld. 











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YEARS. fal Roms al, sr es S 
a ¢ he) eh 5) s > 2 
3 <i 5 3 E 3 ° 3 ° 
SU eae el Wig ie tes Vaal keV a= C4 ss S 
EOL Mo Win oes fa ee lalden yao alete'sioig 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
DST ASO avave bina widaie, efere pie a falw' a) athie's 109 99 92 109 99 93 79 96 100 
DMR di sistaalsretclalt sia\iae laid sein oi piee 98 100 79 95 102 67 75 88 151 
Percentage changes in market value. 
POO Wicd tatattial si0. 6 aisialn's| Clas si ays ta 100 100 100 100 100 100"; 100 100 100 
CECE RT 4A SRE Ue A oo 64 71 69 66 69 80 88 89 69 
BIBLIO. Kale etaiselaia tie itis aw eae, oi 59 54 61 61 60 72 82 82 76 



The above tables may be studied with interest as helping to 
explain the causes which have produced such general depression 
in the agricultural community. 
Tt will be seen that, so far as crop production is concerned, there 
is little cause for alarm over diminished yield, for if we consider 
our five principal crops, corn, wheat, oats, potatoes and hay, the 
aggregate value of which is ninety-two per cent of the total value 
of our leading farm crops, we shall find that these five crops had 
fallen off in their average yield but 1.6 per cent in the 
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