Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Nebraska” in entry beet-sugar of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...tput in the United States was increased from 2,800 tons to 74,944 tons.
The following table shows the production, in long tons, in the United States in the season of 1899-1900:
California37,938
Nebraska 4,591
Utah8,574
New Mexico446
New York1,607
Michigan16,699
Minnesota2,053
Oregon982
Illinois804
Colorado804
Washington446
Totals for United States74,944
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