If now we turn to the statistics of the states, we shall, of course, find this general average result unevenly distributed. Only the states included in the following table can have any interest for us: 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 Alabama {W. 43 53 52 66 83 100 {N. 35 44 48 60 69 83 Arkansas {W. 16 32 36 59 82 94 {N. 5 11 12 21 31 37 Dist. of Columbia {W. 3.8 6.1 8.8 12 15 19 {N. 1.4 1.4 4.3 6 8 9 Florida {W. 4.7 7.8 9.6 14 22 30 {N. 4.0 6.3 9.2 13 17 23 Georgia {W. 52 59 64 82 98 118 {N. 38 47 55 73 86 103 Kentucky {W. 76 92 110 138 159 186 {N. 22 24 22 27 27 28 Louisiana {W. 26 36 36 45 56 73 {N. 26 35 36 48 56 65 Maryland {W. 42 52 61 72 83 95 {N. 17 17 18 21 22 24 Mississippi {W. 30 36 38 48 54 64 {N. 31 44 44 65 74 91 Missouri {W. 59 106 160 202 253 294 {N. 9 12 12 15 15 16 North Carolina {W. 55 63 68 87 106 126 {N. 32 36 39 53 56 62 South Carolina {W. 27 29 29 39 46 56 {N. 39 41 42 60 69 78 Tennessee {W. 76 83 94 114 134 154 {N. 25 28 32 40 43 48 Texas {W. 15 42 56 120 175 243 {N. 6 18 25 39 49 62 Virginia {W. 89 105 114 147 175 211 {N. 53 55 53 66 67 70