The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-05-09


Patents.
The article in our last number, showing
that according 10 the estimates in the annual
reports of the commissioner Of patents, the
wheat crop of this State has diminished 45
per cent. in two years, has as we anticipated
excited considerable surprise throughout the
state, and some editors, not liking the conclu-
sions TO which the figures lead, have attempt
ed TO show thatthe estimates are not altogether
correct.
The editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle,
"a pretty candid writer, on most subjects)
has taken tho lead in this work, and in his
zeal for the honor of the state, seems to
nave lost all his customary candor and ha-
bits of research. He boldly asserts, among
other things, that Ellsworth never estimated
the crop of lS42 as high as was stated in
our article, and if it was printed so in his
report, it was doubtless typographical blum
der! But if he had once looked at the re-
port itself, he would have seen The fallacy Of
such an assertion for the reasons are thereby
given, which governed the Commissioner in
making the estimate. On page IL of the
report, he says:
"Oho is the greatest producer Of all the
wheat growing States. A much larger guam
tity than usual was sown in many parts of
the S,lto, and the yield has been most abun-
dant. In soNc parts the increase is estima-
ted as high as so per cent In the Scioto
Valley not so much was produced as expect
ed, as the filling out became checked by the
warm rains, not long before it was harvest
ed. A much larger quantity, however, was
sown, and there was more raised than ever
before" ."-"the Governor of Ohio in his late
Message estimates The wheat crop of the
State for l942 at 24,000,000 bushels
This nearly corresponds with the one in the
table (24,3S7 ,429) formed independently,
from various sources of information, and
based on the consideration of the elements
heretofore described. He supposes that
this crop after deducting sufficient for the
home consumption will allow at least ID,
000,000 bushels for expectation" In speak
ing of the pains that had been taken TO OBJ
tain correct intelligence, ION page 6 of the
same repor) Mr.. Ellsworth says" if any
one should question the correctness (of
these rcports) or if subsequent sources of
information should show that we have been
mistaken, no one we are certain can impute
| it either TO want of diligence in collecting or
to the sparing of any effort to discriminate
and 10 ascertain the truth"
Here then is proof that Mr.. Ellsworth did
actually make the estimates as we have
given thcm; now the question at issue is,
can the estimates be disproved? IF they
can be, and it can be shown that the wheat
crop of Ohio has not greatly decreased we
shall rejoice 10 see it done, for we feel as
desirous as any one TO see the CEREAL hon
ors of our adopted stale perpatuated. But
we want proof based on established facts,
not mere assumptions and false conclusions,
such as we have seen adduced, and are only
calculated to lull the people to slumber,
when truth and patriotism should arouse
them to efforts.
1t has so happened that we have travelled
in this State during harvest time, three sea-
sons out of the past five, and we have had
occasion every year 70 watch closely the
statements, statistics, having reference 10
the condition and amount of the wheat
crop. From all that we have seen and read
we find no reason to believe that the esti-
mates of Mr.. Ellsworth are materially at va
rance with the truth. We could give a
large number of facts and statistics 10 cor
roborate the estimates, but will defer them
till another time.
The editor of the Chronicle says, that the
whole amount Of exports of the State are
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case, we shall feel much obliged if he will
publish table giving the amount Of wheat
and -four exported from the different places
along the Ohio river, and by the National
road, each year, for the last five years; also,
from the smaller ports on Lake Erie, for we
have never yet been able TO find this infor-
nation, except in the form of mere estimates,
which are of but little utility.
This is subject of grave importance to
the people of Ohio. 1t affects at once their
prosperity at home and their honor abroad.
We intend 10 resume the matter as soon as
facts can be gathered that have bearing
upon the points at issue. We should be
glad if such of our readers as possess any
information in relation to the subject would
send it TO us, such as the records of ship
ments from the different ports, &c. Also,
when our friends, posmastcrs and others, are
writing us from the wheat growing portions
of the State, we wish they would inform us
what has been the rate of increase or dimi-
mutton of the quantity of land devoted to
wheat in their different townships and coun-
ties, also the comparative rate Of Yield
Ohio CuNirator.
ARIsToCRAcY OF wEALTH.--We very much
fear there is growing up in this country an
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