Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-22
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correspondence Of ;'r BH''In"F" SUM-
W,>nITGTOS, AUG. IL, 1851.

Correspondence q: ;hr Ba'tinr"r" sun!
WARRINGTON, Aug. Ii, 1854.
iqa;rs:.as. As,tcnNu,"i hcPar'-Sa"'s''c< Of Horses,
G,,oJ Crops, I0tt0n and TcoGccp-?fr Hops 0Hd
.4pp's CrW.
Tn. agricultural bureau Of tho Patent office, Of
which d. jay Browne, Eoq, is the chief, received
This morning from the hands OF the binder n few CO.
pies Of the Letter Of the Commissioner of Patents.
communicating the agricultural portion of the report
al that office for the year l>h3." Published in a con-
dcn-cd and convenient form, here is brought 10 view
the results of various experiments bv many of our
mos, scientific and practical tillers. of The soil from
every part of our wide spread country.
These papers treat Of domestic animals, fertilizers,
Improvement of land, bread crops, textile ana :oraSe
rrups. miscellaneous crops, fruits, wine. &c., ana Gil
matoincv. They embrace numerous important tables
exhibiting the quantities, valuations, &C. besides
which, the works is eInbclislicd with several beauti-
,iiul and truthful plates OF the strawberry, corn &c,
and o:her products. Time will only permit me to say
now TINT this work. which has involved IN Immense
amount of care and labor for several months, is titus
produced in q matter which must command not only
the approval, but the admiration Oh u large portion VI
eur c~ountrymen.
This work SAWS that, according to the census re-
turns Of 1910, there were in the United States
-.G!5,669 horses and mules: OF 1850, there were
i,nnj.1 10 horses, and hl9.i3l asses and mules. lin the
aggregate 4,SIG,0j0.) The present number, including
those 0i cities, may be safely estimated ut 5,OGO.O0u
which. 1T $50 each, would hr worth S30D.0MN,OOo.-
Then, on the subject ot bread crops, the census Of
tSlh r."g- the WHEAT crop OF tlt | NItu SIut'S III
Si.S43.212 bushels; III 800, Il; 100, iSj,9li: showing
an increase Of l~1,Gi5,672 bushels. The entire crop Of
ci 1873 may be safely estimated n llU,unu,nu bush
tig. and valued ut Sl00,D0p .00h.
Next the coitun.-Ihc census returns OF $50 state
e." amount of this article cultivated in tho Union
was 7aH. i19 ,295 pounds; OF lSjn, 9S7 ,631 POO pounds;
M increase of ~ lj1 % pounds. The amount OF
The cotton crop OF 1853 is estimated at l,0Du, 0C0, 900
poUudr, which, az - ceuie, would be worth
S.u,pyU,&tu.
The article on hops, says that the price of hops du-
liU- fort -eight Years has never gone below > cents
per pcuud-thea actual cost Of growing. Ofwhnt 9TH
4: agricultural product can the same he said that Is
grown in New England! Then, this very year, and
AZ the time Of writing tbs report. hops readily bring
4" cents per pound, giving the enormous profit "iSi'u
per acre.
On the apple. the writer is not only interesting. hu;
furnishes many amusil, "reminiscences. Amongst
,'fer3. he says "A cooling tree. sent from England
about 4 century ago by Charles Lord BaltinOr" TO hs
SOU Benedict Calvcr:. is now standing in
iull vI1or nj Mount Airey, Prince Georges
COUNT. Nd" Ia l52U-'2l. the MN Der of
barrels exported was 6S,6i3, valued at $39,966.
IL lSj?-'53. 45,U15-valuc $lUT ,nS3, and in vinegar
S%G.ll3. Every description Of fruit is noticed in or
Ger, and with eminent ability.
Tobacco is also fully noticed. The census of 1910
gives IN" amount raised at 9ly,loj,3l9 pounds. or
foU. l9l.7 81, SIS, showing q decrease vi l~9,IlO,66i
pounds. The crop OF 1853 may be Set down at
i9I 100000 pounds which ut 100 cents per pound,
SyoHld be worth 81 100000.