The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-12-20
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The following article is from the Lowell
Mass, "por Populi" ofNov. !, and is e'n''
n.,,lv en,itlc,I 10 careful consideration;

Mass, "Hor Populi" Of Nov. /, and is 'e'n''
nen,ly entitled to careful consideration
In the Vor Of October lIth. under the
above heading we gave some 'acts design
ed to show tia, the soil Of New England Is
moro productive than that ofthe West. and
,hnt the Eastern farmer is better rewarded
than his brother of the West. II wns then
shown by the figures Of the census OF lstO
that eighteen per cent. Tor 560OO0) OF the
natives Of New England had LETT her bori
ers. Or,hese one half 1880, 0,0OO) were liv
inp in the eight Western or Northwestern
States, including Missouri and Kansas. FIG.
ures were also given to show that Of SIX
standard crops, corn, wheat. oats, potatoes,
hay, and tobacco, the production was great.
er per acre in New England than IN six OF
the most productive Western States, while
the home market value Of the products was
nenrIy double. average number OF
bushels of wheat raised tn the acre in New
England for four years, 1862 to 1865 inclu.
siye, wns Is IA bushels, worth $30.29: IN
the. Wes, tl,. yield was IA bushels, worth
SIS %. Such briefly were the facts given
in the article referred to.
In our former nrticle we also compared
nm aggregate of States. We now propose
to compare single States, and will take
Maine and Wisconsin, than In any other
Western State. The latitude Of the two
States is very nearly The same, Maine lying
between 42 81 and II 81 north latitude, and
Wisconsin between 1870 nnl 4G.5S. Port.
land is about thirty miles farther norh than
Milwaukee; Rocklnml and Oshkosh, and
Farinington nnd Green lsny nre about on
the same parnllell. A. regards climate the
winter nnl summer seasOiis nre about the
same. In Febiinry Of the present year the
Temperature in Main. ranged from 50 above
to IL below, the mean being 249. In Wis.
consin the same month II ranged from 5?
above to % below. the mean being 25. We
have nothing TINT gives the temperature OF
any summer month Of this year, hut we find
that in August. 1865, the temperature ~
Maine ranged from % to 40 above, and In
Wiscon ,in from % to 46, showing remark.
ably even rates between the two States.
Main. has an area of3l, ,7G6 square miles,
or 2O. 1870. .2iO acres, Of which 2,617,5l6
were improved lands in 1850; Wisconsin
extends over un ares of 53,9I SQUARE miles
or 34.5il,:,G0 ncres, of which 3,746,O3
were improved by the census Of tho year
named. To cultivate this land Mnine EN-.
ployed in lSG0, SO,70S iavmers and farm
laborers, or ono to each 80. l7.lO0ths Inn.
proved ncrcs. while Wisconsin had l25,3:8
men engaged in agricultural pursuits, or one
to each 90. S8.l0Oths improved acres.
Il will thus be seen that tho Wisconsin
farmer does not take care Of 80 much land
by 3 IA acres as the Maine Farmer, nj.
though il has been clnimed That Western
lands are most productive aud require less
care than the soil Of New England. In
fact 10 men in Maine cultivate more land
than IL in Wisconsin, the first named mum.
her mixing care of 3:Il ncres, while the lat.
ter have only 32S l,2acres.
The population Of Maine in 1850 was
7o8.270. or 81 to the square mile; Of Wis
Sonsin us, 1881, or nearly Ia l.2 to the 81.
mle.-The nssesspd valuation Of Maine was
Sl54, ,3SO 1913, or an average OF $2l5,72 Tor
each inhnbitnnt, not n great difference,
though Maine was tho richest State in pro.
portion to its powilation.--Wisconsn is
co,npariliycly q new State. having had a
settlement within her bonlers but little
more than 20 years. while tho population
of Maine As years ago was more than that
Of Wisconsin in 1850.
Returning to the agricultural produc.
tons of the two States VIC find tho follow
ing average productions per acre of certain
staples in 1866, ms reported to tho Agricul.
tural Bureau ut Washington