Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-14
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Agriculture.
The 9Th annual report Of Cemmiss'oner
Newton gives us the following faets IN re'.'
ton to the agricultural condition Of sns
Northern and Southern States:
The cotton crop of Georgia, for ls6o'was
10l $40 bales, amounting to little more
than S31 o0g GOO, while the butter OF New
York. in 1865. reached the high figure OF
x6o C,oO 900. In 1864, the corn crop Of
New York vas estimated ct $685. ,oo0,
vhe.t Cd. 900, 600. the oats ct $50. 0OO.OO0.
po:.toes ct el0, 900, 600, and hay at $s0,oOo,-
900.
The distribution Of seeds secured by the
bureau has now reached 2,062 packages,
IN increase Of 292,eSl packages over last
with reference 10 sxpseinsntal farming.
Ne may say that Of fifty~6vs varieties Of
winter wheas grown. as -vWs worthy Of
particular reossk, ~ psem1u6 white Med.
iterranssn, producing ~ bushels per acre,
red bearded Mediterranean yielding nearly
At The same rat. The Tappahsnnoek and
Russian .Schefile" whsats, wsre . com.
piste success. Sixty seven varieties Of
spring wheat were oswn, 46 of which did
we'll. The gssateet success Vas that Of the
Oregon red bearded or April, fron Great
Britain, sown March Esd and harvested Ju-
II 9Th; Arrautks, hardy spring, sevn
March gath, and harvested July 7th, and
| several varieties from Germany. The red
Chill and Black Sea ere highly reeoomeudp
I'd.
Of the sixteen kinds Of rye eultivated,
I Probstisr end the Tirnier, from Saxony, ore
considered tho best. Seventeen varieties Of
oats wefe sown. The Whit Swedish, yel
low Lithuanian, black Jarisnan, black Prusa
sian and Nuris succeeded best.
From seventy sasistiss Of peas al did
we'll except few from Germany. The ear
liest we're Disoa's First end Bssb Wheslsr'G
Eiret EARLY, Sangstsr's No. l, and HcLsan'a
One o. four varieties Of Sorghum, from
Chisa, yislds1, "a . ehessieal snalysaaA II
ounces Of juice from three pounds Of st6eks
The wheat crop in 1853, in the twenty
tvo states, reported, was vsey large; Il
1864, tho estimate vas, 1900, 900 bushels
les, q 16O, o0o, 900; 10 1896, ~ 900 900
The present sstiaates ere reduced to 140,'
OOO, 900. Returns from the eleven sonshsrr
I states Justify a estimate Of II. eJO, OOO.-
From eli 1he data received IN the depart
| ment. the tot.l amount Of wheat producet
in lace, may b ssaimatad at $50. O0O, 00(
bushels. The crop u 1869 ~ III, 000,.
| 600, and that Of the pssesos yer, q n
! rate Of increase from 1860 70 1850, Shouls
have reached 242, 100000.
The corn crop though deficient in quail
, ". may Be rsckonsd It SEQ .00O. go bushels
, about 40, 00O, 900 bushels moro than in 1863
The hay crop 10 more than On averag
: quality, and the total product Of oals y o
per cent. gseatss than in 1869.
The cotton crop, owing to the ravagss q
D insects and other causes, has BEEN pfoba
. bly, reduced to 1,T50,0OO bslss Of 400. W
1 each.
: The expenditures in the department
J, from December I, 1865, 70 N0vembss, 1885,
1 amount1to 1l69. sea. 40, leaviag - uns1
i pended balance Of ~, o63.S6.
n A CAfnoiso PaaneP Tupasp PnofssrAx,
. IA remarkable event took place last nigh
at the Clark street n. T. Church. where
a prayer meeting was being held by the men
e hers Of the congregation. During the couPl
J. Of the proceeding. . Roman Catholic prizes
D. Rev. Father Kenny, Of Dubuque-arol
IL and formally renounced his faith in III
J. presence Of the congregation. Father Kes
= ny he's Ofilciated for several years past I
= Dubuque. Serious doubts ~ to the efiicac
70 OF the Roman Catholic faith in saving soul
d have for some time agitated his mind, an
,e he finally determined to adopt the Protestas
re creed. He stated his reasons for SO doing
y the meeting. and produced credentials e.
Ie the Bishop and clergy regarding his chara
Is ter. which we're entirely satisfactory.
i. 1t is understood chat Father Kenny Nj
Of Immediately proceed to New York In the il
m tcrest Of the Evangelical Alliance, to opera
Or there upon tho Catholic community
r. cago Tribune.