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Title: Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ... with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps
Year: 1921 (1920s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : P. F. Collier
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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bituminous coal;iron and zinc ores; galena, frequentlybearing silver; manganese; gypsum, oil-stone of superior quality; marble; ala-baster; rock crystal; copper; granite;kaolin; marl; mineral ochers, and salt.The State is an important producer ofcoal and of bauxite, the mineral fromwhich aluminum is extracted. Otherminerals produced in considerable quanr-tities are lime, manganese, natural gas,lead, and zinc. The coal production in1917 was 2,228,000 long tons. The pro-duction of zinc is valued at $1,500,000annually. The total value of the mineralproducts in 1917 was $12,061,702. Soil.—The soil varies with the geo-logical characteristics and surface condi-tions already described. Agriculturally,the most valuable soil is found in theriver bottom-lands, and as the surfacerises from these bottoms the soil becomesless productive. There are large sub-merged tracts that only require properdrainage to make them valuable to thefarmer. The uplands generally are welltimbered and well watered.
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ABKANSAS 253 ARKANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF Agriculture.—The production and thevalue of the principal crops in 1919 wereas follows: Corn, 48,726,000 bushels,valued at $79,911,000; oats, 9,240,000bushels, valued at $8,131,000; wheat,3,230,000 bushels, valued at $6,525,000;rice, 6,162,000 bushels, valued at $14,-789,000; hay, 770,000 tons, valued at$15,785,000; cotton, 830,000 bales, valuedat $151,060,000; potatoes, 3,321,000bushels, valued at $6,808,000; sweet po-tatoes, 4,600,000 bushels, valued at $5,-201,000. Of farm and ranch animals themost numerous are swine and cattle. Manufactures.—There were in 19142,604 manufacturing establishments,with 41,979 wage earners. The capitalinvested was $77,162,000; the amountpaid in wages, $20,752,000; the value ofmaterials used, $44,907,000; and thevalue of finished product, $83,940,000. Banking.—In 1919 there were 78 Na-tional banks in operation, having $5,557,-000 in capital and $3,437,220 in out-standing circulation. There were also386 State ba

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