Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-21

Agricultural Products.

In lSOU the OulLeu OCaCeS uuQ 1eIElIOIlco
produced one hundred and se~venty-three mil
lions one hundred and five thousand bushels
Of wheat. or this quantity, Illinois produc-
ed q, 1887, OPS bushels, nearly three times as
much as New York.
The production Of Indian Corn in 1860 was
1893, 1872, 740 bushels-an amazing quantity
of which Illinois produced ll5, l74,W BUSH
els-nearly six times more than New York.
Ohio came next, Wisconsin next, Indiana
next. New York produced only a little over
10000, 900 bushels.
OF Rye the product was 81, l0l $50 bushels,
Of which Pennsylvania, produced SHAFTS,
New York 1876, 905. New Jersey and Ken
lucky over a million each. Tho whole New
England States raised but little more than
New Jersey.
Wheat, Rye and Indian Corn amounted to
the enormous quantity Of SIG, 26l, 656 bushels
or q portion over thirty-ive bushels to each
man, woman and child in the United States
and Territories, and an increase over the
preceding decade Of moro than ffty-seven
millions.
The quantity Of Rye raised in 1860 was
l72,643, 1856, Of which New York had about
S 1000, 900; Pennsylvania, 27,000,00O; ILL
nois and Ohio above $4,000, 900 each.
The aggregate Of Barley was in the same
year l5,825.898 bushels, Of which California
and New York raised over four millions
each. Ohio and Illinois over one million
each. Maine and Pennsylvania came next
in product.
The quantity Of Buckwheat produced in
the same year was l7,5ll,8l8 bushels, Of
which PENNSYLVANIA and New York raised
above 5000, 900 each, and Ohio above 2,000,-
900; New Jersey stood next, having raised
over 877,00 bushels.
The quantity Of Peas and Beans raised was
1901, 1896 bushels-of which North Carolina
raised l,932,00 {, Georgia 1,765, 1000, Missis-
sippi, 1854, 900, South Carolina l,728,G00,
Alabama 1,482,000, and New York, 100000
1t will probably surprise many Of our read
ers to learn that while the Southern Statesin
1860 produced IL sol 1853 bushels Of Peas and
Beans, the Western States produced but
l,026, 1923, the Middle States but l,805,697,
and the six New England States only 474,83l.
New York raised eight-ninths Of all the Peas
and Beans used in the Middle States.
or Irish Potatoes the product In the same
year lll,l48, 1857 bushels. or these New
York had 26,447,394 bushels Pennsylvania
next in quantity, above eleven and o half
millions +; Ohio next, $685., l0l Maine next,
more than six millions; Illinois, Michigan
and Vermont about the same quantity
above have o million each. Every one Of the
Southern States raises Irish Potatoes, and in
1860 the aggregate product in those States
was 6,647,M bushels. The product Of the
Pacific States was 2,I02,600. New England
raised more potatoes that year in proportion
to population than any other division Of the
United States.
The crop Of Sweet Potatoes in 1860 was
42,O95,026 bushels, Of which the Southern
States raised 37,9S7,439 bushels. They can
be raised in all the Northern States. Even
Maine produced in 1850 more than 1885
bushels. New Jersey raised more than q
million. Since the rebellion the product Of
the sweet potato has increased in all the Nor
thern and Eastern and Western States.
The Butter production was 459,6Sl, 1872
pounds; the Cheese l03,663,927 pounds.
or these New York produced 03,097, 280
pounds OF butter, and 58,648,287 pounds Of
cheese. Pennsylvania comes next. She
made IS, S ,5ll pounds Of butter, and $685.
SIS pounds Of cheese; Ohio IS, 533, 1852 pounds
of butter, and 2l,6l8,893 pounds Of cheese.
or Flax the product was 4,720, 145 pounds
"a decrease from 1850 Of about three mil
lions.
The product Of Flax Seed was 666,S67
bushels. ..r-
or Cotton (ground) the product was $751;
COS bales Of 400 pounds each, or ,l64, S40,8 800
pounds, more than twice the quantity raised
in 1850.
The Rice product was l87. l67, 032 pounds,
The Hop product was l0,99l,9 1896 pounds.
Of which New York raised moro than nine
and a half millions.
The Tobacco crop was 4S4, POS, 46l pounds,
of which New York raised 6,764,682 pounds.
New England grew more than mine millions
and the quantity has been much increased
since 1850. Ohio produced more than TWEEN
ty-fve millions.
The Cane Sugar crop consisted Of nearly
23l millions Of pounds-the, maple Of more
than 40 millions-cane molasses, nearly Is
million gallons; maple molasses more than
a million and d half; and Sorghum more
than six millions of gallons. New York
made nearly eleven millions Of pounds Of
maple sugar; Vermont nearly ten millions.