The American Indian in the United States, Period 1850-1914: ... The Present Condition of the American Indian; His Political History and Other Topics; A Plea for JusticeMoorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
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The American Indian in the United States, Period 1850-1914: ... The Present Condition of the American Indian; His Political History and Other Topics; A Plea for Justice
Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)
Indians of North America; Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934
INDIANS EXCLUSIVE OF FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES
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│ 1879 │ 1880 │ 1881
Number of acres broken by Indians │ 24,270│ 27,105│ 29,558
Number of acres cultivated │ 157,056│ 168,340│ 205,367
Number of bushels of wheat raised │ 328,637│ 408,812│ 451,479
Number of bushels of corn raised │ 643,286│ 604,103│ 517,642
Number of bushels of oats and barley │ │ │
raised │ 189,054│ 224,899│ 343,444
Number of bushels of vegetables raised │ 390,698│ 375,843│ 488,792
Number of tons of hay cut │ 48,333│ 75,745│ 76,763
Number of horses owned │ 199,732│ 211,981│ 188,402
Number of cattle owned │ 68,894│ 78,939│ 80,684
Number of swine owned │ 32,537│ 40,381│ 43,913
Number of sheep owned │ 863,525│ 864,216│ 977,017
Number of houses occupied │ 11,634│ 12,507│ 12,893
Number of Indian houses built during the │ │ │
year │ 1,211│ 1,639│ 1,409
Number of Indian apprentices who have │ │ │
been learning trades │ 185│ 358│ 436
│ │ │
FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES │ │ │
│ │ │
Number of acres cultivated │ 273,000│ 314,396│ 348,000
Number of bushels of wheat raised │ 565,400│ 336,424│ 105,000
Number of bushels of corn raised │2,015,000│2,346,042│ 616,000
Number of bushels of oats and barley │ │ │
raised │ 200,000│ 124,568│ 74,300
Number of bushels of vegetables raised │ 336,700│ 595,000│ 305,000
Number of tons of hay cut │ 176,500│ 125,500│ 161,500
Number of bales of cotton raised │ 10,530│ 16,800│
Number of horses owned │ 45,500│ 51,453│ 64,600
Number of mules owned │ 5,500│ 5,138│ 6,150
Number of cattle owned │ 272,000│ 297,040│ 370,000
Number of swine owned │ 190,000│ 400,282│ 455,000
Number of sheep owned │ 32,400│ 34,034│ 33,400
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At the conclusion of Chapters upon health, education, irrigation, etc.,
I have presented bibliographies. Readers will obtain a good idea of the
progress made along various directions if they will consult some of the
writers’ reports, speeches, etc.
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