Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19
VALUE OF THE PRODUCE OF DIFFERENT STATES.

From the Annual Report Of the Commissioner of Patents
to which have already alluded as most valuable docu-
men, and of which Congress ordered TO- 900 copies
be printed compile the following facts founded upon est-
mates about the agricultural produce of 1914:
Of Wheat there produced ninety fire million bushels
worth perhaps average IS per bshe equal
ST. 0o0 OF this quantity Ohio produced the largest
say about l6OO0 900 bushels New York comes next with
about fifteen million Virginia and Pennsylvania raised about
the same quantity each-beween and eleven millions.
Tennessee next with Millions and then In
diana with five and half Michigan next four and quar-
millions, being than Maryland by nearly quarter Of
| million.
Or Oats there raised hundred and seventy
a-'li~t- sl 4.or busheI-. IN ths y.-s. N~.y Vs.l
takes the lead considerably producing thirty millions
Pennsy lyann twenty -our millions Ohio twenty millions
Virginia fourteen millions Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois
each between ten and twelve millions The value of this crop
average of per bushe would be 1884, 0OO 900
Of Indian Corn there raised four hundred and
ytwo million bushels equal at IS cents per bushe to lO5
millions Of dollars.
Tennessee is by far the largest raiser of this grain being
down in the table for sixty million bushels Kentucky and
Ohio each raise about fory-egh millions and Virginia thirty
eight Indiana twenyfour North Carolina, Georgia, and
Alabama about twenty-five each New York, Pennsylvania
and Illinois about nineteen each South Carolina and Missouri
about thirteen EACH II is mainly, therefore, product Of the
South and the Southwest.
Of Potatoes the crop is put al hundred million bush
els WORTH 20 cents, $40, 200, OOO New York raises
seventeen millions, Maine twelve and half Pennsylvania
seven, Vermont six Michigan five and half Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire, and Ohio nearly five each.
OF Hay there seventeen million tons, WORTH at Sc
per ton sl02 600 900 the second valuable product Of
American agriculture, doubling that of cotton, will be
seen below. New York raises about five million Penn
sylyana Indiana, and Ohio about millions each Maine
and Vermont and quarter million each; Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, and Connecticut from SIX hundred
thousand pounds each New Jersey and Illinois, about three
hundred and sevenyve thousand each and Virginia. four
hundred and forty -four thousand
Of Cotton the crop put eight hundred and seventy
two million pounds equal six cents per h. to $751; 226 600
Georgia raises the largest quantity, two hundred and thirteen
million pounds Mississippi, hundred and nnetyye mil
lions Louisiana, hundred and fifty -four millions Alaba-
ma, hundred and forty millions; North Carolina fifty
millions South Carolina fory-nDe, and Tennessee thirty
nine Arkansas fourteen, Florida nine millions.
Of Sugar the estimate is for hundred and one million
pounds equal y per h., S., 600 900. Louisiana
produces hundred and sixty million pounds and the
highest Indiana, with her maple sugar. and quarter
Millions Ohio and Vermont each produce about four and
quarter millions
Of Rice there hundred and eleven million pounds
South Carolina has almost monopoly Of this staple raising
about eighty -four million pounds Georgia raises between
and eighteen millions and Louisiana about five
millions.
Of Tobaceo there grown about hundred and fifty
two million pounds Kentucky takes the lead in this article
raising about ffy-eight millions; Tennessee and Virginia
each raises about thirty three millions Missouri twelve Ohio
six and Maryland not much half million pounds.
From this estimate Of the quantity and value of the chief
agricultural crops OF the United States results that Indian
Corn the valuable Of all our products Hay comes
next and only just below It's value exceeds that Of Wheat,
which third about 50 per cent and doubles that
Cotton, which stands fourth Oats stand h and Potatoes
sixth.
The South is directing its attention in good earnest to the
promotion Of agricultural nterets There have been seyera
agricultural meetings in Alabama, well attended resulting
lc appointment Of committees and the organization Of plan,
Tor the purpose Of collecting means and information.
Ia Florida the subject has been before the House Of Repre-
sentayes, and has brought out an able report from the Com