The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-20

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Agricultural CApabi,iii,s 81 the Uait, Il
states
The area Of the United States by q com
putation Of the Typographical Bureau,
completed in 1853, and subsequently re-
viewed ard amended, in 1854, ia 2,93G, 100
square miles, equal to $40, lI2 400 acres
| we suppose that l19,lA2,A 400 acres are
whoIely irreclaimable for agricultural pur.
poses. there remain l,7O0,000000 acres fit
for cultivation
In the Compendium of the Seventh Cen
sus. by u. Is. DE Bow, Superintendent,
published by order Of Congress in 1854, the
improved land is estimated at one.thirteenth
Of the whole. TO suppose that one-half OF
this thirteenth is subject to even rude and
very imperfect cultivation would be large
estimate. But how is it with the other
half, A few acres employed for garden
purposes, in the vicinity Of large cities, are
perhaps cultivated to the extent OF their
capablity made to produce a. much as is
possible But even this is doubtful; and
the extent OF land to which the remark ap-
plies, II II is true Of any, il too small to be
taken into account.
Undoubtedly the cultivated lands Of the
United States, about one halt Of one-thir.
tenth OF the whole, which is equal to one
twenty.siSth, would double their produce il
double the labor were employed on them.
Bat onc-twenty. sixth our Of territory feeds,
clothes. furnishes dwellings, for. and fully
susiains the present population Of the United
States thirty millions at least. II is the
source Of oil our wealth
Let us look at the amount. By the cen
gus OF 1880 the estimated value OF the farms
was So I'll ,575,A26. The annual products
Of these lands was at the same time valued
at 81 ,32G,69l ,32G. De Bow supposos that
from 1880 to 1884 the annual value OF agfi.
cultural products increased 81 500 900 900.
Allowing for 10 further increase Of annual
yalac, and supposing the last sum to repre-
sent the present annual value Of agricultural
products, we are astonished at the result.
bu, more 40 ut the fact that so small por-
ton Of our domain produces this immense
value. II De Bows figures are correct, it
comes from oue-thirteenth Of the national
domain. not more than half Of that being cu.
iiyated il any proper sense Of that term. aud
the other half not set SO highly cultivated
but that, with more labor It could easily
be made to double lis products.
Let us u0w ser what the figures would be,
il the whole 100000, 900 of acres. supposed
TO be capable Of cultivation, were, by in.
creased population and abundant labor,
brought into high state Of productyCncss.
First, multiply the present annual value by
two aud instead Of 81 SEQ 600 600. We have
$4,000, 100000. as an expression ofwbat one
18th OF The cultiyablc hand would give aunu.
aIly II cultivated with twice az much labor
IA now Then multiply this by u and We
havr an expression OF what our domain
would give yearly, il the whole were cult
,atol ~ highly as by dcusc population it
easily might be- The fguns would s,aud
ttas, 2SJ2OO 600 .000--au amount Tor agsl-
cultural products such that, il It existed in
gold, and were wrought into coins Of enc
inch IN diameter, ard worth tea dollars
each. tbs lilo woud extend hge aui a quarter
times around the globe,
According 70 the ccusas of 1850, the corn
crop OF the previous year was worth S29G,.
600 GOO tGy wheat crop SlO04S2 ga ;
the cotton crop sos 603,20: the hay crop
$40. Igi, It's said that figures will not
lic bGt the figures above against the hay
crop eau hardly tell the truth, Cor New
York, ~ iac same ceGSus produced In ls5a,
3,12s,, ~ tons OF hay. worth. probably $40
t1u. which would amount o. S31 ,2S1 go
nor then oue third olthe estimated value
ol ,hc hay crop 10 The whole couotry, Il IS
true TIA: the hay crop may hay, b,ca over.
stated Ia Ncw Work, az | II may br that $40
is rather b III estimate for u, value but
it il hardly possible, that the by crop Tor
the Union. one Il tho most Important, nuot
toe very most should not have exceeded the
statement Of the census, lhe truth, If il
could IA" aS,, -,aiEcd would PROBABLY pat
h" lay crop next - Tat 81 the corn. above
both the wheat aul ;he cotton crops. Il
We Cos.,l-r that the annual product OF i've
stock !, estimated, from The same C.usus re
ta~us a. St1Jo0Oo0O and tba. % Is the
pas,urAgo largely thA, produces tbs. We
shall aai that ,ha gra cTyp--iry.ui.Us the
hay and ,hg paSiaragc = before any other
10 value, hardly cxNp,.nS the cyn crop.
Having ttg- taken birds csc yieS OF
ihr vas.nyss o. ear agricultural products,
viewing what has belu doGe as mere b.
gianirs, ct that deyclop,m,n, which time
a1i Increased ator may he expected 10
complete. " caoagt but perceive a strong
at almost Irresistible tendency 10 wealth.
The god II tA,'eru.A is bgi drop in ,he
Che ocean as compared with tbs prospective
products ii car corn fields Il 5 true tina;
our aarus! products ar mostly consumed as