The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27
STATISTICS OF OHIO.


facts from the 1lth annual report
OF the Commissioner Of Statistics,
submitted TO tho Scnateon Wedncs.
day, February 9th, is furnished by
the Ohio State Journals:
CLIMAToLoGY.-The climatology
of 1867 was not remarkable for any
one Feature. 1t is said that at Kel.
ley's Island, Notwithstanding the
drouth of last summer and fall, the
amount Of water from rain and
melted snow was greater than in
1860, when there was no serious
complaint of drouth. The whole
amount of water from rain and
melted snow in 1867 was 26.33
inches, while in 1860 il was 25. .8S.
In 1867 about three-fifths OF the
water fell previous 10 the first of
June. AT Cleveland, Urbana, Ma
rietta and Cincinnati, the fall of
water was much larger than at
Relley's Island. The average fall
of water was about Z inches less
than the general average Tor pre-.
vious years. lt..
HoRTlcuLTURE.-In reference to
this branch of industry there have
been 10 statistics obtained in this
State except in regard to the grape.
In 1866 there were 7,l62 acres in
vineyard and 1915 acres were
planted. The produc. amour ted
to l,469. ACT pounds of grapes and
l53, ,l50 gallons Of wine. In 1865
there were $500 acres in vineyard
and 1903 acres planted, with Il
product of 2,437, 500 pounds of
grapes and 237 ,008 gallons Of wine.
The average proportion OF wine
made in 1865 was 40 gallons per
acre, and in 1866, 20 gallons. In
1865 the principal increase in vine.
yard was in the counties OF Erie,
Cuyahoga, Hamilton and Ottawa.
In 1866 it was in the counties Of
Erie, Cuyahoga, Lorain and Otta-
wa. The culture Ct the grape is
increasing both on the Ohio river
and the Lake Shore. 1t is estima
ted that the wine crop of 1867 will
be three.fold that Of 1866. The
hardy varieties are necessary in
order to success in this climate.
The apple in Ohio, especially in
the Southern portion, is meeting
with Indifferent success. 1t seems
to be affected by the heavy rains in
the spring.
AGRicULrURE,-Althoughin in 1866
there was a falling off in the wheat,
yet the aggregate grain crop was
greater than in 1865, owing 10 the
increase of corn and oats. The
grain crop Of 1865 was 107, ,4l9,27s
bushels, and in 1866, 116,06l, ,9ll.
1t will be observed by these fig
ures that the increase was ten mil
lions of bushels. In 1866 the in
crease was more than twelve mil.
lions bushels on 1864, and in 1864,
the increase was moro than n mil.
lion bushels. Tho Commissioners
thinks that the crop OF 1867 is one
of the largest ever raised in the
State.
In 1866 there were 1,295,53O
acres of wheat sown, which pro.
duccd 5,S24,447 bushels, an aver.
age Of only A bushels per acre
This the smallest average we have
ever bad, Including the crop Of
1866, the average for many years
has been about II bushels per acre
During that year the number OF
acres planted was less than during
any other year since 1850.
There wero 2,24S,993 acres Of
corn planted which produced &c..
1856 ,320 bushels, or an average Of
363 bushels per acre. This is the
largest average OF any year since
1850, except the years of 1853
1855, 1857, and 1860. 1t is the
largest crop except two, and more
acres were planted than during
any year since 1861. The maxi.
mum crop since 1850 was that oI
1860 81 $3.50 bushels. The
maximum per acre was IN l953-4O
bushels. Ten counties in the SciotO
valley produced lS,3l7,770 bushels
in 1866, and ten counties in the
the Miami valley 16,4O4, ,40S These
two sections are considered the
corn districts of this State. Madi
son county produced the larges'
average per acre in the Scioto val
ley-47 bushels, and Butler in thc
Miami valley-43 bushels.
The results of the oat crop il
1866 were as follows Acres plant
ed no 206; number of bushels pro
ducod 21 ,S56,564; average per acre
2S bushels. This is one of the bes
crops ever raised in the State, anC
the average per aero is only ex
celled by that of 1860. The prin
cipal ,oat counties in tho State ar,
Stark, Wayne, Richland, Seneca
Z, Huron, Ashland and Belmont.
In 1866, 1,353,955 bushels 0
barley, 622, 1893 of rye, 1,292,4l5 Q
buckwheat, and 6,725.577 of pota
toes we're produced. The averag
per acre Of barley was IL bushels
! of rye s bushels, of buckwbeat l;
bushels, and Of potatoes II bushels
This is the largest crop OF potatoe
raised in ten years. The coantie
in which the potato is most pros
porous are those of Lake, Cuya
hoga, Erie, Portage, Ashtabul
and Hamilton. The average Gro
of the potato in Ohio is only abou
bali of the average'in Maine, Mich
igan and tho extreme Norther
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