Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-25
AGRICULTURAL.
EasE CENSUS REPORT.
Oar Agricultural Industry.


MAJOR FREAs,--Hnying just had peep
at the forthcoming Census Report tor 1853.
! am induced to make Il few extract, in adj
vance Of its publication, for the benefit Of
your readers, as l believe they will peruso
them with interest.
Whedt.-The quantity of wheat grown in
all the States and Territories in the year
lSf9, was 100, ,4Sj.044 bushels. The quan-
THY grown in 1859, was III, 1S3, ,3Sl bushels,
an increase Of nearly seventy per ccntum. or
about double the increase Of population in
the same period. Some of the older wheat
growing Statcs-Pennsylvaua, virginia,
New York, and Ohio-do not show a pro-
portionGl increase, owing to the destructive
agency of the wheat midge. Fortunately,
the mid@c is diminishing where it was for
merly most destructive, and whcat-Crowing
viii he soon resumed in many lOcalitias in
these states, where for time it was almD.
abandoned
In Illinois, this crop has increased in ten
years, from nine to twenty-iOur millions O.
bushels; in Wisconsin, from five to near riS-
teen millions of bushels in the same period
inlNa Cg,H.-This crop in 1919 was :; >.
071.10l bushels in 1898 il was S3O45l1g.
bushels which is an increase of more tuaa
iorty per cent In u majority of the State.
this Is undoubtedly the most popular crop.
it is less liable 10 failure than any o.a,r.
and is applied to great variety Of uso.ai
purposes. No important changes lavc been
made either in the varieties cultivated or IL
the modes of cultivation, except in the ,uy-
stiution Of animal for human labor. Ii W
fix the average market value of Indian corn
at thirty cents per bushels. VIC have for the
product of 1853 the enormous sum Of S24g.-
100000. in round numbers.
Cotfoa-m lS49 the quantity grown was
24l5,193 bales Of ginncl cotton, OF foUrhun-
drcd pounds each; in 1859 it was 5.19G.@44
bales Of like weight, or in round numbers.
1000, 600, 600 pounds-an increase of more
than liO per cent. in ten Years; and the or
dinary average value OF that year might
safely be fixed at &l6o 900, 900.
Lay ant Cisrtr-Thc hay crop Of lS49
was l3,s3S 642 tons in 1859 the quantity
Wa, 1912912s tons; the average yalu" OF
this latter crop may safely he estimated at
100000, 600, which i rating it ut less than
nine dollars per -on. Tins increase Of the
hay crop in the past decade, Is not proper.
tionutc to the increase of livestock in the
country; but it appears that, with better
, farming more roots and cut straw and other
rough fodder are used, and therefore less hay
IS required The hay crop might probably
be greatly increased 10y the careful introduc-
tion ofthe hest yaricrics ofgrass. upon which
subject the Department OF Agriculture may
he expected to give some valuable and
timely information.
Sugar a.d .uolasses-Thc product of cane
sugar, as reported in 1S40, was 231 1913 hogs
heads Of 1000 pounds each in 1859 it was
3O2,2aj hog-hCads. The product OF molas-
'cs for the former year was T., 100, 1871 gallons;
tor the latter lG33iO OSO gallons. From the
=
mOlasscs We're made in 1859: but since that,
the increase in the production OF that article
has been wonderful, 50 that in the State Of
Ohio alone, il has been estimated that the
product Of 1861 will amount to ten millions
u gallons, by Mr.. Gill, of Columbus, Il gen
tlcman largely engaged in the manufacture
of the article.
The sum paid for imported sugars in 1859,
exceeded S3l 900, 900, and in the same sea-
son 30,O0OO00 of gallons Of mola5ses were
imported,
The rapidly increasing culture of the
Chinese sugar cane is supplying great want.
The introduction Of such crop to the notice
Of the American farmer IS prominent tea-
ture in the history Of our country. While
in the present state of knowledge, much
difficulty and uncertainty seems To attend
the manufacture of sugar from this plant, it
has proved valuable and productive in sirup
or mOlassCs. The plants introduced into this
country are from Asia and Africa, and very
considerably in character. They are liable
to hybriliZation with each other, and with
the broom corn, and care is required to pre-
serve the varieties distinct.
The amount of maple sugar made in 1850,
was 34,2l3,436 pounds in 1860 the product
was IS, sG3 SS4 pounds. Thi,increase affords
pleasing evidence that our beautiful maple
groves are not becoming extinct, but in many
cases preserved with communicable care.
Nne.-The returns upon the subject of
wine making show very large increase III
IN article which promises to become one OF
great commercial value. The culture OF the
vine has increased largely in a number Of
States, bat mere particularly in Ohio, Cali
foruia and kentucky. The quantity Of
domestic wines increased from gel 249 gal
Ions in al the States uud Territories in 1850,
70 ,sGO,UOS gallons in twenty-five States IN
1860 or u the rate of 14O per cent! or
this quantity the three States above named
made nearly gls million gTg4l'0Hs, and ONO
alone mere then hGJa ptil,on Cf' gallons and
the return was probably far short Of the real
amount manufactured.
So soon as cul,iva;ors OF the vine become
assured that they possess varieties OF tie
grape Of sufficiently good quality, and
adapted to our climate, the development OF
this form Of industry is likelyto be still more
rapid. More than SiCOOo00 was paid hy
citizens of the United States, in 1852 for
imported wines, : good native wine may
and should at once take the place OF the
spurious article which is Low too generally
imported.
To MAKE CoNPuUNp GIUT.--l Take We.
iine -four, pix il with white oi eSls. isu
/ glass and q little yeast; mingle the mater
| als: beat them well together; spread the