Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-05
VALUE OF THE PRODUCE OF DIFF
FERENT STATES.

FERENT STATES.
From the Annual Report of the Commits
sioner of Patents, TO which we have alrea-
i y alluded as a very valuable document,
and of which Congress ordered some TO-
600 copies TO be printed, we compile the
following facts, founded upon estimates
about the agricultural produce Of 1874.
OF wheat there were produced $4,000
900 bushels, worth perhaps on an average
rs cts. per bushel, equal to 25O,O0O.-
OF this quantity Ohio produced the largest,
say about 100000 bushels, New York
next, with about 100000; Virginia and
Pennsylvania raised about the same guam
tity each, between ten and eleven millions.
Tennessee comes next, with near seven
million, and then Indiana with five and a
half Michigan is next, four and a quarter
millions, being more than Maryland by
near a quarter Of a million.
OF Oats there were raised one hundred
and seventy.two millions and quarter of
bushels. In this grain New York takes the
lead considerably, producing over thirty
one millions, Pennsylvania twenty. four
millions; Ohio, twenty millions; Virginia
fourteen millions; Kentucky, Indiana, and
ions. The value of this crop, at an aver
age of 20 cents per bushel, would be $34,-
! 100000.
OF Indian Corn there were raised four
hundred and twenty-five million bushels,
equal, at 25 cents per bushel, to one hun
dred and five and a-half millions of dollars.
Tennessee is by far the largest raiser of
this grain, being down in the table for six
ty-one million bushels; Kentucky and Ohio
each raise about forty-eight millions, and
Virginia thirty-eight, Indiana twenty -four,
North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
about twenty -four each, New York, Penn
sylvania and Illinois, about nineteen each,
South Carolina and Missouri about thirteen
each. 1t is mainly. therefore, product of
the south and southwest.
OF Potatoes the crop is put at one hun
dred million bushels, worth at 20 cents,
$20,000,O0O. New York raises seventeen
millions, Maine twelve and half, Pennsyl-
vania seven, Vermont six, Michigan five
and half, Massachusetts, N. Hampshire
and Ohio nearly five each.
OF Hay there were seventeen million
tons, worth at So per ton, $lO2,OOO,0OO
the second most valuable product of Amer
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will be seen below. New York raises
about five million tons; Pennsylvania Indi.
ana and Ohio, about two millions each
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Con.
necticut, from six to seven hundred thou
sand pounds each; New Jersey and Illinois
about three hundred and seventyfive thou,
sand each; and Virginia, four hundred and
forty four thousand.
OF Cotton the crop is put at eight hun
dred and seventy-two million pounds, equa
at six cts per pound to $50 ,226,O00. Geor.
gia raises the largest quantity, two hundred
and thirteen million pounds; Mississippi
one hundred and ninety millions; Alabama
one hundred and forty millions; North
Carolina, ffty-one millions; South Caroline
forty-nine, and Tennessee thirty-nine; AR
kansas fourteen, Florida nine millions.
OF Sugar the estimate is for two hun
dred and one million pounds, equal, at 2 l-S
cents per pound to $5,OOO.OO0. Louisiana
produces one hundred and sixty pounds
and the next highest is Indiana, with hel
maple sugar, seven and quarter millions
Ohio and Vermont each produce abou
four and a quarter millions.
OF Rice there are one hundred and ele
NCb JDuulS. hCOulu SdIOlllld ud
almost an entire monopoly of this staple
raising about 81 millions pounds. Geor
gia raises between seventeen and eighteen
millions, and Louisiana about five millions
OF Tobacco there are grown about ont
hundred and ffty-two million pounds
Kentucky takes the lead in this article, raj
sing about fifty-eight million; Tennessee
and Virginia each raise about thirty-three
million; Missouri twelve, Ohio six, and Ma
ryland not mucn over half million lbs.
From this estimate of the quantity ant
value of the chief agricultural crops of the
United States, it results that Indian Corn il
the most valuable of all our products. Hay
comes next, and only just below. Its valu'
exceeds that of Wheat, which comes third
about so per cent, and doubles that o
Cotton, which stands fourth. Oats stanC
fifth and Potatoes sixth.