. Products of an advanced civilization. A Kansas souvenir. A book of information relative to the moral, educational, agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and mining interests of the state. Issued by the Kansas immigration and information association . niTITUTE , KAfljAi LITY, KAHX PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE IN KANSAS. BV HOK. THOS. M. POTTER, PKESIDENT KANSAS BOARD OF ;«i?»iii^54^ The farmers of Kausas represent not only the leading iiuliistry of the State, but an industry repre-senting more capital, employing more laljor, paying more taxes and producing more wealth th
. Products of an advanced civilization. A Kansas souvenir. A book of information relative to the moral, educational, agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and mining interests of the state. Issued by the Kansas immigration and information association . niTITUTE , KAfljAi LITY, KAHX PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE IN KANSAS. BV HOK. THOS. M. POTTER, PKESIDENT KANSAS BOARD OF ;«i?»iii^54^ The farmers of Kausas represent not only the leading iiuliistry of the State, but an industry repre-senting more capital, employing more laljor, paying more taxes and producing more wealth than all theother industries of our State combined. Our lands are taxed upon a valuation of $,,^ while all•other property, including railroads, town lots, and personal property, was listed at 8162,4,i9,758. If two-thirds the live stock in the State belong to the farm, and we add their valuation to that of theland, we find the farmers of Kansas paying taxes on approximately 8200,000,0(JO capital, or nearly two-thirds of the taxes of the State. While this vast sum of assessed valuation, if placed at its true value ofabout threefold, or $600,000,000, and divided by the 185,000 who are engaged in agriculture in our State,would indicate that every person who pursued the vocation of farming in Kansas was worth on an average.$3,250. What other State or what other industry can s
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