Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-14

HGRICULTURE OF THE L NITEUS EATE~.
-RcpoH az me Commissioner of Patents.
- he tabular estimates Of h. arrcu;
rural productions Of the United States.
Tor the ear 1913, have been presented 10
Congress IN The report oi The Commis-
sioncr Of Patents, just made The mass
1t IN ormu,lon en podied IN ,h!s repor,
shows the growth, increase and prosper
! ~ ut agriculture 10 ID ) country. Niue
attention has recently been paid TO this
branch at oar Industry, aud va ions soci.
cites have been formed - promote Z.
pioycfnens 10 agriculture. The discus
Sions at he farmers Clubs have cor!ribu.
Ted much towards discriminating useiul
in'orina ion, aud agricultural papers and
bppks are constantly Increasing. Nearly
every Stale in the Uni,n ms now lis q O.
ricuIturc monthly or weekly paper, and
IN some of the States there are as many
as iIrcc or four. Volume of great meri,
On the sll jet of agricultural Industry al.
so have been published during the past
year; and the results Of the expeiine
o iorei IN agri ,uliuralSts are nCw bccom
ing more easily accessible 10 The farmers
Of our county. Science has ALREADY con
ierred immense benefits on this portion Of
our people. By the aid Of chemistry, ii
is asserted that the heat growers of
France have succeeded in doubling the
product OF wheat in that kiug,,o n, and
now annually harI est more whea, than j,
crown in Great Biain and the United
Safes. Science, too, has enabled the 40.
ricn'uris,s Of England, no; only 10 cut
twice us much hay from an acre Of land
now as they cid twenty-five years ago,
In to keep twire as many cattle, sheen
and swine on the same amount of food
they di J; and, Of course, To mike twice
as m'ch beef, mutton and taliow, wool
butter and cheese from any given amount
Of vegetable food.
In compiling the tables contained in the
report OF the commissioner, NJ. Ellsworth,
sore advantages have been euJoycd for
"A nearer approach to accuracy. with res
pect To particular crops, than was the case
IN the former reports. Tine population
oi the United States is estimated AT 10.
1873 900. The number o. bushels of
wheat raised in 1913 was IOD,3iO.S55.
Twelve millions and half bIshel, bv
New Y ,rk State, twelve millions mad a
quarter by Pennsylvania, and ncarlynine.
teen millions 10y Ohio The STATE which
raises the greatest number # oats is New
inrk--lea y twenty five millions; Penn.
sIlyanla - next---nearly nineteen mill
ions. The largest amount Of rye is
raised IN Pennsy millions and
a half bushels; buckwheat. a so, two and
a bali millions. Fifteen millions Of I'm
dan corn were raised 10 Pennsylvani,
IN tennessee, six;y.scvcn millions. Nine
millions bushels Of potatoes were raised
IN Pennsylvania; New York rwen,y.six
Maine ten millions. Four hun.
bred and iOrly'one thousand rounds Of to.
'arco were raised in Pennsylvnnia. tween.
" SIX thousand pounds Of 81 k, eighteen
hundred & seventy INT thousand pound.
o. sugar, and nineteen thousand o,ll,ps
Di wing made, Thetola products II The
Nn"!e country are as follows Wheat.
lOT.3I3S5G bushels; barley. g 2yO.52I
'at', l5,o2o &c j;rye. 81, 2SO.27f;bprE |
wheat, 7,959,IlG; Indian corn. 4gi.GIs \
BIG; potatoes l1j7jG.133: Inv. II, 40 /
'o' lay AMI hemp, l6l ,OO7 iona: roba... !
%. 1918 .56l pounds; cotton, 1861 !
go p1und,; rice, SO SO. Ism ,nds sil, |
'I5.I65 nouudssugu l2G, iOO3lU poynI, |
vine 1929 gtlis