The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-12-02
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI
CULTURE.

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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI
CULTURE.
The Fall Crops Of lss3-7ze Crops Of W1seat,
Rye, and BARLEY for ls64-7zs number and
condition Of the Faltening Hogs aud Cattle
-VaIus Of the Frosted CorH-1he amount
Of old Corn.
In the monthly report for September the
amounts Of the crop Of 1868 we're given The
fall crops Of corn, buckwheat, and potatoes were
stated in-busbels for each state. The estimates
Of their amounts were based on their appearance
only; but in the circulars for October, inquiries
for their AMOUNTS were made, as compared with
the crop Of 1852, and upon the returns to these
circulars tables Of these crops and tobacco were
made. The amounts for the estimafes for Sep
tember aud October are as follows:
Corn B1ckwbeat Potatoes Tobacco.
ept -4SsIese So y Is3,zs2 q s.0,e55 25s sc2,4l3
Oct ~, Hell l552l 3o5 10l 457 l3 2s7 302, 80
These estimates exhibit a remarkably close
approximation, and speak well for the system
adopted by the Department to ascertain the
amounts annually Of the leading commercial
crops. The amounts OF these crops for 1862
are az follows:
Corn BuekRheat Potatoes Tobacco.
lso2, $50 1O4A74 ls7ZzssS ll4Ss3 lis 2os ,se7 07s
Sorghum Molasses-The five principal States
Of the West tor the production of sorghum mo-
lasses are Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio. Their estimated production last year was
l0,203,72s gallons; this year only 1910 $40 GAL
Ions, decrease OF nearly three and quarter
millions Of gallons. The amount OF ground
planted was mnch greater than in 1862, but
the frost diminished the yield. The annual con-
of rnniaaasa ar.A a.
war, vas about As 600, 900 gallons of molasses
and about 1000, 100000 pounds Of sugar, the
amount for each inhabitaDt, slaves excluded
being thirty nine pounds The increase OF the
consumption Of sugar in the United States since
lS4O was 2Z7 per cent, while the increase OF
population was So per cent. The Louisiana cane
sugar this year viii not it Is supposed, exceed
thirty 70 fifty thousand hOgsheads, and hence
the country must rely on heavy impOrtations 10
supply it, wants. New modes 10 supply its own
sugar aud molasses must be adopted by the
country, and hence the monthly report for Octo-
Der very properly directs public attention TO the
great Importance OF the first experiment now
making by the firm Of Gennert Brothers. Of
New York city, at Chatsworth, Livingston Co,
Illinois, to grow the sugar beet, and to manu-
iactare sugar from it.
The fail crops for ls64-The wheat, rye
and barley crops just sOwn full average crops,
both in amount and appearance. The fall
weather has been highly favorable to them, and
the correspondence Of the Department speaks of
them most encOuragingly.
The number aud condition Of the Fttkening
Hogs and CIttIe-The hog cholera scareIv ex
lists 10 the Eastern and Middle States, but in In
diana and Illinois it prevails in so many counties
that greatsdanger exists OF its spreading among
the tattening hogs. In these States large num-
Der OF hogs have died of this disease during the
summer and fall The number of hogs ia the
great feeding States OF Ohio, Michigan, Indiana
and Illinois is ticO- tegsths less than last year
causing reduction in the number fattened in
these States of SOC, 1879. Their condition in
these States is still lower, being 80 per cent be
low general average. IL is believed that but
few hogs will DO sufficiently fattened to make
mess pork, or to produce supply of lard
The exports OF the animal productions Of the
United States are shown in the reports to be as
follows:
1880, q sss JOS n,s
ioo- &, 2SS 300 SO
Tho amount Of pork which entered into the commerce.
OF ths country IN lso0, was S5 35s SOO lbs
Ut which there was xpOrted in the form
OF bacon, lard and barreed PORK, 80. 50 900 COS
Leaving for domestic consumption 2ss 449 los D..
or which the Southern States took . ls4 $50 400
leaving for the consumption or the East
ern aud ddeStates, ....-.... 81 O63 $50
The Cessation OF commercial intercourse be
tween the loyal and disloyal States cut of this
Southern consumption OF pork, and so reduced
prices in 1852, that the foreign demand increased
that year to 29l ,0ss, $50 lbs.
The ualHe of frosted corn for fattening pur-
poses IS regarded as very small. Hogs and cattle
will grow on it, but not atten The rsnottnt Of old
'Ors is much reduced by the demand for il du-
Iing the summer by the army. In Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri aud
Wisconsin there is 80 per cent less than last
rear, and 20 per cent less than in Iowa Il is
ed out to stock in nearly one-half the counties
n those States
The monthly reports OF the crops for Septenl-
yer OF the Department of Agriculture received
cry general notice, and a commentator that
8 gratifying to the Commissioner The report
or October, now printing, confirms him in the
Utility OF the plan adopted for the monthly col
sction OF statistics of crops.-National Intel
Igencer