. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biograhy, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . .6acres, of which acres were improved. Thisshows an increase in the number of farms inID years of 49,611 and a reduction in the sizeof farms from 116 to acres. There were114,929 owners, 13,652 part owners, 62,792share tenants and 28,348 cash tenants in value of farm property, including live-stock, in l88g was $312,891,650, of which live-stock was valued at $60,254,230. The value offarm products was $55,194,181. In 1899 th
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biograhy, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . .6acres, of which acres were improved. Thisshows an increase in the number of farms inID years of 49,611 and a reduction in the sizeof farms from 116 to acres. There were114,929 owners, 13,652 part owners, 62,792share tenants and 28,348 cash tenants in value of farm property, including live-stock, in l88g was $312,891,650, of which live-stock was valued at $60,254,230. The value offarm products was $55,194,181. In 1899 the valueof farm property was $341,222,055, of which livestock was valued at $60,818,605. The value offarm products was $106,166,140; not fed to livestock, $87,7.^ The leading crops that are grown in Tennes-see are Indian corn, wheat, tobacco, cotton, pea-nuts, sorghum, oats, hay, fruits, and attention is given to the breeding of live-stock. By the census of 1840 Tennessee out-ranked all the States in the production ni Indiancorn; in it took the first place in the pro-duction of swine and in i860 in the production TENNESSEE 1889 1899 Corn, bu Wheat, bu Oats, bu Tobacco, lbs Cotton, .. Peanuts, bu Hay, tons Irisli potatoes, potatoes, bu Peas, bu Horses, number. .Mules, , .Swine, , number. .. 63,633,350 8,300,789 7,355,100 ,39s 190,579 523,088 630,417 2,738,459 1, of mules. As a stock-raising State, Tennessee largely converted into truck and fruit farms, ranks high. It has been eminently successful in The peanut district is confined to Perry, Hick- the breeding of all classes of live-stock. Its man, Humphreys, Benton, and Decatur coun- horses have carried away honors on every race ties. The values of the principal crops for 1899 course in America and one of them won the were: Derby in England. The highest premium Corn $28,059,508; wheat, $7,882,697; oats, for the finest wool e
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