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Show BBBI H Jn the farms lie the wealth of H our Mate and not in the mines. H Two years ago the .silver product H iepre.-ntcd a market value of B 4,000,000, and the gdldxbout B one-fourth as much, but the farm B' producis alone show a total easily I BB exceeding $6,ooo,oc.o in value BB exclusive of sheep valued at nearly BB $,000,00011131 oulinaijly yield a1 BB million dollars worth of wool.' P" Nearly $3,000,000 were paid in ! BY wages lo less than 3,000 cm- BB ployees in silver and gold mines BBB but there were 5,000 emplncts BBS other entei prises who weie BBS paid $2,000,000 in wages while BBB 6,000 farm hands employed 11- Jccived over $1,000,000 in wagts. These statistics show farming is untitled to a front sea' and with the advance of theMignr industiy it wilfgo ttill farther ahead. BBBN |