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Kansas is virtually the only portion of America producing the famous hard red wheat in great quantities, in which, as in many other things, the State is unique.
The following table shows the acres, product and value of wheat (winter and spring,) in Kansas, for each of the years given:
| Years. | Acres. | Bushels. | Value. |
| 1897 | 3,444,364 | 51,026,604 | $34,385,304.69 |
| 1898 | 4,624,731 | 60,790,661 | 32,937,042.28 |
| 1899 | 4,988,952 | 43,687,013 | 22,406,410.00 |
| 1900 | 4,378,533 | 77,339,091 | 41,974,145.00 |
| 1901 | 5,316,482 | 90,333,095 | 50,610,505.75 |
The figures in the table below, showing for the last five years the total
value of the products of Kansas live stock, to-wit: Animals slaughtered or sold for
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Department of Kansas, G.A.R. to the 36th National Encampment, Washington DC, Oct. 1902. Transcribed by Carolyn Ward, 1997; 1998 HTML coding by Kenneth Thomas; modified 2014 by Carolyn Ward.
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