The Greenbrier era. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1853-1854, 1854-06-24
AurirnIlurJ in Massachusetts.

The first annual report Of the Sccrr-
tnry OF thr State hoard Of A.,cultur
has teen lain before the Massachusetts
legislature. We .a;hcr from the report
L trw Interesting. statistic, relative 10
the more lMi."r,.It >ial'l Of The State
VI ln'!lan corn there were raised III
the year l~.Ii, !,::!!3JG. S:IG bushels. be-
i"y an increase o! $50 - bushels dur
Int I'll: ten years rlcccc,!iil! l>:jO.-
The Average Yield of corn in - 10 did
n?t exec ci twenty Or twenty-five bush
"!' 70 lt.c ar!'.: while the average Weld
Al :hc r. >cn' ir'.c is supposed to exceed
thi'ty.iN: !r,""ls. Last year the yield
Wis pr"l';.hl. ten per cent greater than
IL io:'" H." tendency Of farmers for
ia" lat IN Yeats has been to cultivate
li::h!y s'!aii quantities Of land.
The :, II! OF upland hay in $50 wa,
,i73,2-> tons, showing an increase OF 4.
s":"t 5000 :on, in the to ol, and Il slight
1n'rea'" IN T." avcraG" ic!d per acre !;
rTEinE It ahoHt4 t4ninc-tcs.i:ls OF ton.7-
fH"rc arc III, ,GG7 acres III salt marsh il
the State, which produce but abou, :S3,
3f3 tots annually, OF thlce-loulths Of a
ton 20 the acre.
The yield OF wheat has been decrcaS-
lns for some wears. In $40 this crop
amounted to l0I,l1S bushels, aud in
lo:'O TO 2:',l57 bushels, there being an
av, yield per acre ofabout eighteen
bushels. orr rye Ill, ,2oS bushels were
raised in l,3lO. The average yield pcr
acre is little more than fourteen bush
els, aud in 500 to - Isl bushels, there
being al average yield per acre of a.
bout ci ,shtccn bushels. Ofryc i'll ,2o~
tn~hcI' were raised III 1880, and lob .
1u3 i'll l&lo. The average Weld 0:
barley Is twcnty-onc bushels to The acre.
II is not rs extensively cultivated as for
merly. Oats aycra@ @cl thirty bushels
to tho acre Last season; ; the total pro-
duce being l,2ih,2:'S ll,hrlS. or lG,-
062 less than in lSlU. OF potatoes il
Is estimated that about two ail Il half
million bushels are produced annually.
The reporter refers 10 the increased
cultivation Of the cranberry which,
has lately taken place. and gives some
interesting details Of It's culture:
The cost Of Srttin. out cranhcrricS
generally valir, from 100 to $500 per
acre; and, when property set out, in Il
suitable location, the average WELD Will
bc about 100 tushcls. The culiiv alton
Of ctanbcrrics is Lccomin. an i,nror.
tant branch Of agriculture. more than
100000 bushels having been gathered
during the past season from land which
for other purposes wou,d have tccn com
parativrly worthless.
The numbers of acres Of woodland in
800 was s9G,.i30, or lGj, Cos morc
than in 1910; showing an annual in.
crease Of nearly 1900 acres.
Thi, is \ remarkable fact lien taken
in eohncxion with tic increase of pop.
ul'Ci5n throughout the State.
The Improvement in breeding Aocl;
continues to be very marked. The sheen
brought to Sm,htirlI market now aver.
age eighty pounds. and the neat cattle
average over 300 pounds. 1t 1850
there were lj2.9ll COWS in the State
three years old and upwards about
10000 oxrn ioi four years old aud up.
wards ; 7G,1u3 steers aud hcifrrs over
ono year and 1860 horses all show.
ing a considerable increase except hcii.
cra aud steers.
The number Of Sheep in Ma><nclu.
sctt> in $50 was 3I3.:;on; in $50 it
was I73.!~l. The connection Of the