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Table 3.—Comparison of Freeholders of 10,000 Acres and upwards classified according to the Area owned by them for 1910, 1906, 1902, 1892, and 1889; and, further, showing the Area and Value in each Class.

Class. Year. Owners. Area. Capital Value. Acres. Acres. 10,000 and under 20,000 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 121 129 123 148 134 Acres. 1,661,381 1,817,562 1,754,987 2,,085,830 1,911,154 • £ 6.044,068 6,192,167 5.267.484 .1.495,958 4.598.342 20,000 „ 30,000 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 28 40 40 45 50 683,368 •1,002,816 1,011,807 1,110,358 1,221.829 .1,984,990 2,910,630 2.592,115 2,743,301 2.829,723 30,000 „ 40,000 1910 1906 I , ,ii 12 1892 1889 5 • 14 21 30 26 175,001 474,822 725,344 1.041,755 921,435 313,003 1.299,027 1.759,111 2.517.765 1.904,619 40,000 „ 60,000 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 6 8 9 9 13 262,565 353,100 390,319 392,432 570.646 331,727 510,849 538,117 987.659 982.562 50.000 „. 75.ono 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 9 8 12 14 12 560,250 490,507 763,092 890,898 723.459 545.068 287.658 1,078,047 1.418.031 1.110.045 75,000 ,, loo.ooo 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 ■ 2 4 6 6 6 166.906 342.493 509.195 520.905 522.590 178.016 717,758 613,576 1,086,623 1.091,795 00,000 „ 150.ooo 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 2 4 2 217,756 476,988 241,423 235.848 624.980 178,570 150,000 and over 1910 1906 1902 1892 1889 1 3 6 7 223,242 742,891 1,321,036 1,389,664 331,985 1,409,866 2.583,281 2,811,639 Totals 1910 171 1906 '204 1902 216 1892 262 1889 250 3,509,471 i 4,704,542 6,115,391 7,840,202 7,502,200 9,396,872 12,250,074 13.494,164 17,457,598 15,507,295 Note.—A comparison of the area in the classei yere not compiled previous to 1906. under 10,000 ftcns- is no' t obtainable, as the .reas for these classes