The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-07-24
Corn Crop of the United States.


The corn crop of the United States is always
au important feature in our agricultural resour-
ces. This year it is likely to prove especially so
as Inc crop CT 1854 was so sadly deficient. We
arc to a considerable event corn.fed people
and the consumption cannot but increase with
our growth for ma#y years to come. Indeed,
total failure Of the corn would produce famine
"in the land. Hence, anxiety is naturally ielt.
and more than ordinary attention is paid to the
intelligence from The corn growing regohs. The
r.op OF l649 or six Years ago, amounted in the
aggregate to 59o,O7l,lo4 bushcls-or an in
rrcast oi tiftycight per cent i'll ten years. at
the same rate, the crop in lS49 will amount to
$50, 1882 bushels; and that Of 1850 to more
than one thousand millions ofbushels! In what
region vas the corn crop Of 1859 raised? In
reply to this question, the Cincinnati Record
says:
an the Ohio VALLEY, and its prconga,ions,
consisting of Western PENNSYLVANIA, Western
Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana,
Illinois and Missouri, there were raised, in ls49
three handred and fifty millions bushels Of In.
dian ccln or nearly two thirds the whole amou!t
raised in the United States. In 1860 that re.
gion will raise five hundred and fifty millions OF
bushels, of which one hundred and fifty millions
can be spared for export.
The export of corn and meal from the United
States, at different periods, has been rs follows
In 1887, 95l,27G bushels; in 1889 90O,396
bushels; in 1916, 3,32G,OGS bushels; in ls49,
! 52s3, ,l54 bushels; in 1850, 1892, ,302 bushels;
1852 4,444,9l7 bushels, in 1854, 10000, 900
bushels.
Ii viii ,l.us be seen that corn is indeed an i'm
poYtant item. Ii cutters into many various pur-
poses In some cf tile Southern and Western
Sta;s; corn bread is used aImost exclusively, and
the dishes oil which corn forms the leading iea
turc wnui surprise lh= uninitatcd Let Us hore
therefore, for an abundant crop during the pres
eli, ,car--;, hope which, judging from present
inieat;o;le is l;kcly 10 be realized. Our CO.
temporary already quoted; is quite singular in
relation to the future. lie says:
"Whcn 1860 comes the production sill he
very much increased, and the exports from this
:eeuntry will probably reach 100000, 900 of bush
els: In the future, and at no distant period, we
nav eynrct 70 see one hundred and fit, millions
Of bus.r!s Of Indian corn exported from This
couutrv This looks Ike bold opinion. Yet,
there arc srH;,: rasons 10 believe that there is a
revolution in the com trade at hand, equal to
tha: we have seen in the cotton trade.
Europe must be te'l, and 'h" can c"!r II" fed
from the United States. In!;aa com is Il great
er and more natural staple in this Country tha"
is cotton. The cotton crop in the total may he
worth Sl25, 600; but the corn crop is worth
S3O0Oo0,000 or more than double.
"The export of ose hundred and fifty millions
Of bushels TO Europe would bring to this coun
try full 100000, 900, and make much more in
crease to our resources than did the gold mines
Of California"
All hal, therefore, to the coming era-an era
winch it may bo presumed will b. characterized
not only BY kindly and friendly feelings, but by
g,od and substantial eating.
Philadelphia Ledger.