Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-04-21

: | the cOntinent) must continue to demand hlgi
] er price than any other.
, The Corn crop of the Valley, in 1860, was 8
1873, ,581 bushels, or "a bushels to each inhabtan
while in the N. E. States it was 29 bushels, i
/ the Middle States 81, in the Western State
{45.8, ,in the Southern States 314 and the Uni
II ted States 267 The Valley crop was 1-12th G
| the crop of the whole State and 1-28Oth of tn
crop of the United States and Territories; it wa
more than was produced in either California, Con
necticut, Florida, Maine Massachusetts, Mime
Isota, New Hampshire Oregon, Rhode Island, O.
Vermont, or in all the Territories and District
Columbia. The nearness of the Valley to mar
ket, makes it pay to send corn there, when tha
| of the West and South is not worth moving from
1.-THE fields where it grew, she market is so fal
away
The Rye crop of the Valley, (and rye is rarely
| used as article of food, and can hardly be
called one of its staple crops in 186O was 24l 121
bushels or about 1.8 to each inhabitant; it was
more thah of the crop of Virginia, and over
| 1-90th of the crop of the United States it was
more than was raised in either of Is States that
could be named, including Alabama Arkansas,
| California, Delaware, Florida, South Carolina,
| Texas or Vermont. The yield in the n E. States
4
| .5, in the Middle States 1.48, in the Southern
States O26, and in the whole United States 81
In the New England, Middle, and Western
States rye is used as bread grain and is gener-
orally cultivated
The Oat crop of the Valley in 1860 was, 683, 663
bushels, or about 1-15th of the crop of the State,
(Which was the 9th in this production), or 1-252nd
OF the crop of the whole United States. Thea
age was 5l7bushel to each inhabitant the yield of
the N. Il. States was 343, of the Middle States
$50, of the Western States 6.51, of the Southern
States 2lo. We may also remark, that oats are
not the staple grain for horses as in the North
and West, corn being the favorte grain for feed
ing, therefore, oats are not cultivated as they 9th
erwise would be.
There were raised 40SS bushels of Barley,
l-l7th OF the crop of the State and more than the
crop OF several large States but this grain is little
cultivated yet it does we'll and the long season
and climate Of the Valley are very favorable to
It's growth. Theincrease in the growth of Barley
in the South between 1850 and 1860, was over 300
per cent. and we produced 1-3rd of the crop of
the South.
The Buckwheat crop was l,210 bushels, which
was more than the crop of either of II States that
could be named-it was 1-22nd of the crop of the
State and lS2Sth of the crop of the United States;
it was more than the product of Tennessee or
Kentucky and nearly that of Minnesota This
grain is not much cultivated in the Valley, as it
nterferes with other crops, but it produces finely
when grown. The average production was .16
bushel to each inhabitant, while in the N. E.
States it was 49, and in the Pacific States IA
The Valley produced 213,816 bushels of Irish
Potatoes, or 1.6 bushels to each inhabtant, and
about 111th of the cr of the State, or 1-555th Of
the crcp of the United States. It was more than
the crop of Texas. The potato yields well here
and is free from disease but it is not used to 1-3rd
the extent it is in the North and West, and there
fore, is not as much cultivated Where the guam
tity of wheat and corn is great the potato is not
as much used as where they are not abundant
The Valley crop of Sweet Potatoes was 1900
bushels, which though more than were raised in
either of II States that we could name, and nearly
double the crop of New York, is only a small
crop-the soil of the Valley, except along rivers,
is not sandy enough for this potato, though it
does we'll where the soil suits.
There were made here l, ,766 469 lbs. of Butter,
or 1-2d0th of the yield of the whole United States
and Territories, and about 1-7th of the production
Of Virginia. It was 1876 fbs to each person and
over 66 Tbs. to each milch COW. It was 1-6Oth of
the production of the great dairy State of New
York, which made14th of the whole amount pro-
duced in the Union, and which, by improving its
stock for dairy purposes, makes 81 TBS. of butter
to the COW. The attention of the Valley farmers
has been turned more to butter lately, and the
product of 1867 was more than double that of
1860, judging by the amounts sent to market.
The amount of Cheese made was 33,648 TBS.
about 18th of the yield of Virginia. There has
not been much attention given to this production,
but only skill is wanting to develop the resources
Of the Valley in that direction
The Valley obtained from 1909 sheep 259,-
963 fbs of WOOL average of 81 TBS. to the sheep
Its crop was about 110th Of that of the State and
1-239th of that of the United States. 1t was 10
lbs. to each inhabitant the yield of the Middle
States being 18 The yield to each sheep in the
N. E. States was &c ths, in the Middle States 3.3,
in the Western States 2.S, in the Pacific States
IT., and the average of the United States was 81.
Figures which show that there is no portion Of
the Union can compete with this Valley, in sheep
husbandry.
The number of Swine in the Valley, in 1S6O
was 145 662 or 1-208th of the whole number in the
United States and Territories, almost double the
number in any of the New England States, and
about half as many as in all of them, and more
than in several of the Western States. 1t was
about 1-10th of the whole number in Virginia.
There were 291 Churches in the Valley, with
aggregate accommodations for 106, 705 people,
(about the entire adult population), and valued
at $545, 705. These Churches were divided among
II different denominations viz:
No. Of ofchurches Accommodations. Value.
METHODIST, 108 34,325 $139, $50
PRESBYTERIAN, 80 IL, 7O5 1O7, 800
LUTHURAN. 36 1880 S4,05O
| BAPTIST, (Tunker,) Il l0650 1920
| BAPTIST, 32 10475 &C. 125
| EPISCOPAL, 16 6O25 81, 900
| GERMAN REFORMED, IL 300 20, 400
| UNION, IA 3,450 1125O
| FRIENDS, 3,425 6,7OO
| CATHOLIC, 215O q 600
BAPTIST, (Mennonite). 2,15Q 4, 400