Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-09

representation. No action on either poin
Of the subject up TO the evening of the
above date.
VALUE OF THE PRODUCE OF DIFFERENT
STATES. From the annual report of The
Commissioner of Patents, to which we
have already alluded as most valuable
document, and of which we are glad to
see the Congress has ordered some 10000
copies 10 be printed, we compile the follow.
ing facts, founded upon estimates about the
agricultural produce of 1914.
Of Wheat there were produced 65 mil
lions of bushels, worth perhaps on an ave-
rage IS cents per bushel, equal TO ST..
25c, 900. Of this quantity, Ohio produc-
ed the largest, say about l6 millions; New
York comes next with about fifteen mil.
lions; Virginia and Pennsylvania raised
about the same quantity each--between
10 and ii millions. Tennessee comes
next with near millions, and then India
ma with 81. Michigan isnext, At millions,
being more than Maryland by more than
quarter Of million.
Of Oats, there were raised l72 millions
bushels. In this grain, New York takes
the lead considerably, producing over 81
millions. Pennsylvania, "a millions, Ohio
20 millions, Virginia, ID millions, Ken
lucky, Indiana, and Illinois, each between
10 and IL millions. The value of This
crop at an average of 20 cents per bushel.
would be $34,00O,0OO.
Of Indian Corn there were raised 422
millions Of bushels, equal at 25 cents per
bushel, TO $l05, 100000. Tennessee is BY
far the largest raiser of this gran-beinp
down in the table for 81 millions bushels:
Kentucky and Ohio each raise about s
millions, and Virginia 3S, Indiana "a,
North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama
about % each, New York, Pennsylvania,
and illinois, about 8 each, South Carolina
and Missouri about 10 each. 1t is main.
y, therefore, a product Of the South an d
Southwest.
" Potatoes, the crop is put at 100 mil
lions bushels, worth at 20 cents, S20,OOO,-
OO0. New York raises II millions, Maine
l2a, Pennsylvania 7, Vermont 6, Michi-
gan 81, Massachusetts. New Hampshire
and Ohio, nearly each.
OF Hay, there were II million tons
worth, at SO per ton, $l02, 700, 900: the
second most valuable product OF Amer.
can agriculture, doubling that of cotton,
rs will be seen below. New York raises
about million tons; Pennsylvania, lndi.
ana and Ohio, about 2 millions each
Maine and Vermont, II millions each;
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Con-
necticut, from 6 to 100000 lbs. each;
New Jersey and Illinois, about 375,0oO
each, and Virginia $4,000.
Of Cotton, the crop is put at 672 mil
ion pounds, equal, at six cents per b., at
S52, $4,000. Georgia raises the largest
luantily-2l3 million pounds; Mississippi,
1876 millions; Louisiana, l54 millions
Alabama, lao mHlions; North Carolina,
Il millions; South Carolina, 40, and
Tennessee, 80, Arkansas, IA, Florida 0
Millions.
or Sugar the estimate is for 2Ol mil
ION pounds, equal, at "a cents per h., to
100000. Louisiana produces 100 mil
ion pounds, and the next highest is Indi-
ma, with her maple sugar, "a millions;
)hio and Vermont each produce about Al
Millions.
OF Rice there are Il millions pounds.
'outh Carolina has almost monopoly of
mis- staple, raising about 81 millions lbs.
Georgia raises between II and IS millions,
nd Louisiana about five millions.
OF Tobacco, there Il grown about l52
billions pounds. Kentucky takes the lead
/ this article, raising about So millions
'enncssee and Virginia each raises about
3 millions; Missouri -. Ohio 6, and
laryland not much over half million /,
ounds.
From this estimate of the quantity and
alue Of the chief agricultural crops OF /
he United States, il results thai Indian
orn is the most valuable of all our pro. ]
lcts. Hay comes nexi, and only Just be-
Nv. It's value exceeds that Of Wheat,
hich comes third, about so per cert, and
oubles that Of Cotton, which stands
lurIh. Oats stand fifth and potatoes sixth. /
Gov. THOMAS OF MARYLAND. "A lei. i