The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-02-28
farm md NouSrhuld.
basfyPxgimcts Frults and Veg
ctubles.

ENkAWhCSs
Nuiong tho promising indications OF the
progress aud Improvement ot American
agriculture, is the Increased attention paid
to dairy products aud to tho city markets
The commissioner Of Agriculture announces
: that :" the cotton crop OF the Enirire state
OF tho South, IN 1860, was 7Ol $40 bales,
Welding little moro than 100000, QUO, while
il,e butter Of New York, IN 1865, one ~
several products Of the dairy, was csii
mated At 100000, 600 I" and considering
the high prices for this favoritc article
which usually prevail in PhilA lulphia, IL
NAV bo doubted whether the cash returns
OF the darymcn Of Pennsylvania fall far
below those Of their brethren in New York,
although no reliable statistics on this sub
iect have recently been furnished,
The supply Of milk is also enormous, aud
the manufacture Of cheese has become u
worry important pursuit, especially in New
York. Not only arc immense contributions
made to the home market, bu; the quantity
exported (chieny to England) in 1868, was
53OS9 ,46S pounds, valued at 81 ,6Sl ,92T.
Tn 1866 the exports declared TO 80, ,9Sl
pounds, valued at S6,036, 1923, but the trade
il so we'll established that the American
cheese is rapidly supplanting the Elglisli
markets. Tho admoniion is convert ex-
rorts into the most compact aud iiushed
form, concentrating upon them the greatest
possible amount OF homo labor, is wisely
followed In tho selection of cheese as All
agricultural export. II We are to continue
10 furnish food for foreign countries, It is
desirable that it should go abroad IN the
shape in which carriage forms the smallest
porion of its cost, and in which bulk bears
the highest attainable relation to value.
The culture of fruits aud vegetables is
every year commanding increased atcn
tion from the aggricultursts of the Eastern
aud Middle States but IL tho Importance
of these remunerative pursuits was fully
appreciated our markets would he abund'
antly supplied at prices lower than those
usually prevailing. The immense number
of consumers congregated in the leading
towns and cities OF tho Atlantic coast in.
sure steady aud enormous demuud for
what were regarded in former years as
minor products, and the high price of land
in the States east of Ohio, and north OF
Mason AMI Dixon's Inc, should admonish
farmers Of the Importance ot applying
larger portions of tho soil 10 the most
profitable uses.
There are somo traces Of tho prevalence
Of this disposition in the proportion which
tho potato crop of S66 bears to the wheat
crop IN different portions OF the Union
tho potatoes grown in New York, Ponnsyl
vania and New Jersey exceeding 10000
900 bushels, valued at nearly $31,000000;
while the potato crop OF Ohio, Indiana aud
Illinois amounted to only little more than
10000 600 bushels, valued at less than
Sg,0O0,0 900; the wheat crop Of tho three
first named States being littlo more than
81 NJ
while tho wheat crop OF tho three Western
States named reached nearly $4,000, 900
bushels, valued at about $l03,000,OO0.
1t is probable, however, that many other
Indications of the appreciation OF tho inn
portance OF the city markets will appear in
future agricultural reports, especially in
view OF tho success of the now settlements
established in New Jersey and elsewhere
for the exclusive culture of fruits aud veg.
etablcs. As the peculiar effects of the soil
and climate of various regions become
belt understood, the risks OF judicious
attempts to supply the unfaling demand
for apples, peaches, pears, grapes, and
minor fruits, will diminish and the annual
products largely increase
Philadelphia is peculiarly fortunate i'll
her proximity to districts capable of fur
nishing the most ample and varied sup.
plies to her markets; aud, from present in
dications, we think those supplies will in
crease even more rapidly than tho large
demands of our growing population. The
extraordinary capacity Of the New Jersey
lands lying east and southeast of this city
is comparatively recent discovery OF
great practical Importance. 1t will prove
specially useful if the anticipatious enter.
tanned in regard to the adaptabiliy ofihesc
regions to the successful establishment OF
large vineyards, and tho continuous oul-
tivation Of delicate fruits, are reaized.-
Phila, Tetegrph, t .E .f