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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS, PER ACRE, IN 1850.

The value of agricultural productions per acre for 1850 is


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obtained by dividing the total product by the number of acres
of land under cultivation. Thus,—

FREE STATES.

     
Number of acres in farms,  108,193,522 
Agricultural product,  $858,634,334 
Product per acre,  $7,94 

SLAVE STATES.

     
Number of acres in farms and plantations,  180,572,392 
Agricultural product,  $631,277,417 
Product per acre,  $3.49