The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-05
rHODUCTION U INDIAN OOKN IN TIL FhINVIFA
coaN-aRowING STATES IN l6A0, 1850 AND !So0,

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Indiana .2s,ltSseI 62eol aea SsS SdS
7K:asss.y ss'ssss $780,
7 Es;a. t s:sss &C. Sc :sssss
asoanA ..2SSs!oo. $500 e. 22s az 9Ss
North Carolina. "a, SOS, IS sioG,oSi Oo1s,S
ne,s.pp Sss 800 sc aSo9S Ss sM
New York. ..lo,s73sSe l7,sSe,Aoo 2o,oN,ols
1910. Ohio in 1850, and Illinois m issd.
" 1870 and also 1850 while aha yielded the honor 70
virginia stood third - oornproducns STATE IN ls4o,
Illinois In 1850, and Missouri in 1890 - ~.
ohis stood fourth in 1890 Indiana in 1850 and again
Indiana stood nth in 1870, Tennessee in 1850, and
North o.Ioin. ;osa s1th in lslo Virginia in 1850
Illinois produces nearly ons.ssventh Of ell the corn
raised In the States and Territories.
The six 6tatss Of Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana,
bushels c Indian corn or more than half The entire pro-
duotion Of the United States and Territories.
increased her production Of indian corn during the last
twenty and tan years. more Than any other Of the great
Sorngrowng States In twenty years she has increased
than forty-one million bushels This young State pro-
duces nearly half a. much corn a. all New England and
the middle Ststea e.fg rf
NANuRIs FOR THE CoRNFIHLD.
largo space in the report 10 devoted TO this subject
II Is asserted that ct the present price for Indian
artificial Of lime saphate OF
used with considerable profit but the main dependence
Of the farmer must still be the barnyard manure. The
70 the barnyard manure In this way they viii prove Of
great advantage Anything which increases the crop Of
Indian corn Increases the means Of making moro manure
and that Of better quality
More oats than wheat s raised IN the United States by
million bushels In 1850 there l72 6l3 1856
bushels Of mised against 146 6s4 ITO bushels In
1850 New York is the greatest oai growing State in the
Union, producing 80, 10 ,lA bushels Pennsyyania Is
next The four States Of New York. Pennsylvania Ohio
and Illinois produce oats than all the other States
and Territories California which unreported in
$780, produced over million Of bushels in 1899 Oregon
has also increased 70 an almost equal extent
In round numbers the barley crop in 1850 was Sooo
900 busheIs and in 1890 10 900 0OO increase OF
200 per cent This due principally to the increased
bic fact ha. the young State of California produced more
barley in 1e0 than any other State 'in the Unon the
amount being l416, 428 bushels New York was next,
producing 1s6 SOS bushels California and New York
produce more barley than all the other States and Terri
tories included
Total production in 1850, $3.50 Oh bushels; In 1890,
s1s bushels-nearly double that Of 1850; showing
larger increase than any other grain crOp psnnsyvs
MA raises the sos I ssS 0o bushels New
PEAS AND BEANS.
Total production In 1850 0,219, D01 bushels; $780,
lb 0e1 09b bushelsan increase Of fifty cent or
the whole the Southern States raised In 1850
IL 600 The increase in the production OF peas
and beans than keeps with the increase In popu
lation in all the States and territories II was eleven
quarts each inhabitant In 1850 aud little fifteen
quarts In 1850.
IRISH POTATOES.
Total amount raised In 1850, OF, 1917 800; In 1850,
ILL., l48 867-beng about and bushels
TO each nhabsnt In 1850 and three and half bushels
in 1850 New York raised the largest amount, being
90 AT 304 bushels, 600 900 bushels more than
all the Now England States combined.
SWEET POTATOES.
Whole raised In 1860 81, 28s 1ls bushels; IN
"a sed in the southern States although New jersey
raised 03l $50 bushels being nearly equal to the amount
raised In Kentucky and Florida severally New York
only raised q little over 200 bushels.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Total production Of buttor in the United States and
Territories in 1850 3l3 eos pounds 1860 $50 372
poundsan increase OF about nf'y per cent On cheese
In 1850 than In $780, the total amount being In 1850
l0 SOS s83 pounds in 1850, 1903 663 e27 pounds New
York makes nearly fourth OF all the butter made In the
United States and than onehird the cheese, the
amount being l03 007 ESQ pounds butter and +s
pounds cheese Ohio tho principal dairy State the
west She makes nearly onethird Of ali The butter pro
duced in the Western States and over seventy i've
cent Of the cheese. Vermont produces moro cheese
than all the Western States together exclusive Of Ohio
The amount OF butter made in the Southern States has
increased from forty -four and half million pounds In
1900 nearly millions ID lboO. INC cncese pro-
duct in tho South Is exceedingly light and ha fallen of
since 1850 In California, In 1880 only seven hun
dred and five pounds OF butter were produced, while
In 1900 the product was over three million pounds
cheese
Norn-Snce the census was taken the production
Of cheese especially In the great dairy districts
OF New York, has greatly Increased. The "cheese
factory" system and the high pnccs obtained for
tho article have stimulated Its manufacture At the
time Of this writing November, 1894, cheese In New
York sells for twenty-five cents pound In 1859 the
cents and in 1901 seven and half cents Cheese s now
more than double the average price obtained before the
war Pains have been taken 70 adapt American cheese
70 the European market II n sent 70 England and
being sold for gold the price 10 this country increases
with the premium on gold and sterling exchange The
leading dea Of the factory system which is found 10
work 20 well at present, Il this:-Farmers with q
few 70 avoid the expense OF the necessary build
ngs and TO introduce the best apparatus for the manu-
facturc Of cheese unto send their milk every
ing 10 certain point where s converted into cheese
and cach farmer his proportion Tor the money
received for ~ according 10 the quantity Of milk he has
WOOL
Total amount raised In the States and Territories IN
1850 81 5695e pounds 10 1880, 90 se4 e13 pounds in
ls40 80 s02 ia In 1850 there were over 600 600
pounds wool produced 10 the New England States and
$500 600 IN 1880 showing decrease Of 500 pounds
England States, aho Ugh the amount raised IN 1890
compared with 1850 shows falling on Of more than
Of all the wool grown in the middle States In 1860 she
produced 1901 30l pounds; IN 1850 9,454 4N pounds
over 5OUOOO pounds less than In 1850 In 1890 the
Western States produced II b52 5s7 pounds, In 1860
25 21 $40 pounds Of nearly 600 600 pounds
Ohio the greatest wool growing State In the Wet
| ducng ten and half million pounds In 1890 OF
| about half million pounds more than In 1860. The
| production In the Southern Statg increased from
1887 526 pounds In 1860 10 eso7 27r pounds n 1880 In
Texas the production increased from 9l7 pounds
| 1850 10 ,493 73s pounds In 1890 The increase In
the Pacific states IL enormous. From " 500 pounds
1850 the production of wool In those states increased "a
34s93 $50 pounds In 1890 California IL Ia thought w
be Of the largest wool producing States in the
United states is estimated there three million
head OF sheep In the State In june 1863 The following
| table will show the amount of wool produced in the
| Pacific States In 1850, as compared with 1900
1860 1890
California. ............ $3.50 2,8s3 10s
| Oregon. .......................29 2l90l.
| New Mexico. ...................32,s0 l 492, CA
| WaehinptOn ................... 10 81