Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-11-05

From the foregoing it appears tina,
Mississippi has the largest agricultural
population in proportion 10 her inhabi.e
ants Of any State in the Union, and
Massachusetts the smallest. With the
exception Of Vermont and New Iiamp-
Ahirc the Northern aud Eastern States
have less than an average proportion OF
ngriculturaiists, while the Southern aud
Western States with tl:o exception Of Ohio
and Indiana huvesa greater than the az.
erage number. The greatest quantity Of
wheat is raised in Ohio, being 1851 .e6l
bushels, and the leas, in Louisiana being
90 bushels, but in proportion to tho agri-
cultural population the greatest quantity
ofwheat is raised in Pennsylvania, being
l3,2i3,O77 bushels or abou. 6s bushels
to each person employed in agriculture
Or about u bushels 10 each person in the
State. Tho largest quantity of Indian
corn is raised in Tennessee beng A, $780,
1873, the largest quantity Of barley in
New York being e,590.oG8 bushels; the
largest quantity G! Rye in Pennsylvania
bong C,Gl3,c73 bushels; and OF Oats, in
New York, being e0,675,c47 bushels.
The total number Of bushels OF wheat
raised in the UaiteJ States in 1899 was
s4,323,272; being bushels, 8 pecks and
quarts TO each man woman and child.
The total number Of bushels Of corn was
377,531,677, being. % bushels and 81
quarts to each man, woman and child
The largest quantity Of wool is grown in
New York, Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Virginia, in the former the quantity
being 9,Ci5.295 pounds. The larges,
quantity Of hemp and flax is raised in
Virginia aud Missouri, tho number OF
tons in the former being o5,5944 aud in
the latter l5,oiO3. Tie number ofSwine
in Tennessee, kentucky and Ohio is grea-
ter than that Of any other three States,
tho number in each being as follows: in
Tenn, 2.9oG,6o7. Ky, 2,3lo,533 and
Ohio 2,O99,746.
Tho total number Of neat cattle in the
United States in 1899 Was l4,e7l, 500
Of sheep lo,3ll,374; Of Swine &c 3ol,.
293; and Of horses 4,335,G69. The to-
ial value Of the products Of the dairy was
S33,787 600.
With the foregoing facts before us, we
espnot but be surprised that there should
he SO many paupers in our cities and
towns, or that one single person should
come 10 premature grave for the mere
want Of subsistence! But still more sur.
prising is it 70 US that poverty should
haunt tho abode Of any Of our citizens,
where such great advantages present
themselves 70 every person to secure for
himself sufficiency Of every necessary
OF life!
Il appears that but little more than one
fifth Of our population is engaged ia
agricultural puEsuits,, and that that por-
iion not only supply the whole nation
With subsistence, but send large quan,i-
aies Of produce to other countries. How
sssy Is It then for . person in this coun
Try % obtain not only LINING, lYt On
abundance Of the necessa f5Soof life by .
tewhours Of labor in eack day. Three
hours labor in each day, or By laboring
every third day gives to person thai
which many Of tho people in our cities
nre daily suffering for the want Of. Why |.
i i, then, TINT in this counssy-vhere
thousands Of aces Of the best quality oil
lands arc lying idle, and where every
facility for faisina the neces1aries Of lifs |
iSsassed--w6y i i TIA, there should BE- h
= sing!e Individual in the United States q