. The railroad problem; a collection of papers on various aspects of the railroad problem and presenting many points of view and contending suggestions concerning its solution; . sentconditions continue, will go back to growing grain is shown bythe fact that during the period of high prices prevailing in wartimes the acreage of wheat in New Hampshire increased frompractically nothing to 1,400, and oats increased from 11,000to 15,000 acres. The acreage of rye more than doubled. InVermont wheat increased from 700 to 11,000 acres and oatsfrom 71,500 to 83,100 acres. A similar increase occurred in
. The railroad problem; a collection of papers on various aspects of the railroad problem and presenting many points of view and contending suggestions concerning its solution; . sentconditions continue, will go back to growing grain is shown bythe fact that during the period of high prices prevailing in wartimes the acreage of wheat in New Hampshire increased frompractically nothing to 1,400, and oats increased from 11,000to 15,000 acres. The acreage of rye more than doubled. InVermont wheat increased from 700 to 11,000 acres and oatsfrom 71,500 to 83,100 acres. A similar increase occurred in THE FARMERS AND THE RAILROADS 335 Massachusetts. It is true this increase occurred under hightransportation rates, but the high prices of farm products atthe time made these rates relatively no greater than they had PRICES IN PRODUCING AND CONSUMING SECTIONS COMPARED INDEX OF FARM PRICES OF CORN, WHEAT AND OATS. UNITED STATES, NEW ENGLAND AND WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES. • 5 YEAR AVERAGES OF DECEMBER FIRST PRICES. 1S71-1915 and 1921. 100= AVERAGE FOR UNITED STATES. Small figures on chart are actual prices. PRICEINDEX 190 ISO 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50. -AVERAGE FOR THE UNITED STATES
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