Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-03-03
Statistics Of Ohio.

were produced during the year.
PEACHEs-The entire peach crop
was 1885, O4 bushels.
PEARs-The pear crop amounted to
1855 bushels.
WHEAT-Acres sown, 1,l59, 1854 ;
bushels of wheat produced, 1880, 726;
average bushels per acre, 11.51. The
number of acres sown in 1867 was the
smallest for eighteen years, and yet in
bushels it exceeds the crops of 1854,
1859, 1855, and 1866.
CoRN-Number of acres planted, q
IsS, 80; number of bushels produced,
63, $50, O64 average bushels per acre,
1854. This is considerably below an
average crop, being 1851, $50 bushels
less than was raised the previous year,
the acres planted being 165, 2G3 less.
OATs-Number of acres sown, 1885,
6O7; number of bushels produced, IS
5S4,222; average bushels per acre, "a.
The number of acres sown was nearly
the same as in 1866, while the bushels
produced were 1922, $40 less, and the
average bushels per acre was reduced
from 2S to a bushels. Taking the
average product per acre for the pre-
ceding nine years, which is a fraction.
less than % bushels per acre, the crop
of 1867 is above an average crop.
BARLEY-Number of acres sown,
S4,1S4; number of bushels produced,
1904 79; average bushels per acre,
10. Comparing with the crop of last
year, we have the following result /:
Decrease in acres, 1854; increase in
barley produced, bushels, 5O,965 in
crease in average per acre, 5.
RYE-Number of acres sown, 10S,-
500; number of bushels produced, l.
O25, 291 average bushels per acre, GA.
Comparing with the crop of the pre-
ceding year, we have this result: In
crease in acres, SO,662; increase in
bushels produced, 4O2,9 5s; increase in
average bushels per acre, LAG.
BUCKwHEAT-N Number of acres
sown, $3.50; number of bushels pro.
duced, 59O,245; average bushels pei
: acre, 1919. This shows a falling of
f in the crop of last year, as follows
Decrease in acres sown, 46,1O9; de-
crease in bushels produced, 7O2, 10
decrease in average bushels per acre
e pa. The crop of 1866 was a very
E large one, and that of 1867 below the
: usual average, the falling off from The
preceding year Being Over one hun
I ired per cent.
: PoTAToEs-Number of acres plant
t ed, 81, 149 number of bushels pro
! duced, 5,744,53O; average bushels PEI
acre, Is. The crop of 1867 vas the
lowest average per acre in the las
Q . eight years, and yet it was a fair crop
MEADow-Acres in hay, 1856, z04
7 tons of hay produced, 1888, 4O5; aver
I age tons per acre, lbs.
FLAx-Acres sown, 9S,Sl1; bushels
2 of seed produced, 742,2O7; pounds o
fibre produced, 1O,523,s7s.
CLOVER AND SEED-Aeres sown
n 3I3, $50; tons of hay produced, 2S6,
SS7; bushels of seed, IA, $40; acre
S pIowed under for manure, 26,s81.
TOBACCO - Acres planted, Is SS
pounds produced, 10, 79O,575; ayerag'
pounds per acre, 6sS.
: BUTTER AND CHEEsE-Pounds o
butter, S~4,sSS,445; pounds of cheese
Is, 1885, 4S6. This shows a decrease o
L,5II, I6S pounds of butter and of ,,
Do, 44S pounds of cheese. Thequanti
ty of butter made in the State in 1S6
was sos, 4O4 pounds above the averag
for the last eight years, while tn
T quantity of cheese manufactured fel
i, below that average 9S5,12 pounds
/, The manufacture of cheese for expor
o tation is confined entirely to tn
l. Western Reserve, which is the heav,
is grass growing region of the State.
E. SoRGHUM-Acres planted, 1891
pounds of sugar produced, 1884; gal
;. Ions of molasses produced, 1885, $50
J. average gallons of molasses per acre
20. This is the smallest crop ever re
ported. Sorghum is mostly produce
in the southern counties of the State
MAPLE SUGAB-POGnds Of mapl
:, sugar, 2,TSS,SSO; gallons of mapl
: syrup, 33S, 752. This shows 0 fallin
off in the product of maple sugar, 9
compared with the year 1866, of owe
one hundred per cent, while tn
quantity of syrup is out slightly II
duced.
= LAKG-The number of acres II
turned as psstqrage is 4,321, SO6, an
!, there are 5,946, sol acres of uncult
= waited lands in the State.
HoRsEs-Number of horses, 40
x 375; value of the same, S4S,5Ss, T47
!, average value, S6S.40.
CATrLE-Number of cattle, 1,5l2
! 666; value of same, SS2,676,S79; ave-
= age value, S21.6O.
d MULEs-Npmber of mules, &,411
value of same, g.. 697, 465; averag
value, $3.50. Comparing with la
a year, this shows an increase Of 2,4S
:. mules, with an increased value {
IS S1Is,42G.
le SHEEP-Sheep raising in Ohio hi
10 increased very rapidly and we hay
now a much larger number than an
b. State in the Union. The number an
T. value, in 1858. are as follows: Numbt
of sheep, 7,6ss,s5; value of sam,
4,s19,3 1853; average valus, S1.92. TIL.
+ shows az increase of 1S3,3SS in tn
!. number of sheep, and q decrease i
If value of S, 54O,9 49, as compared wit
m the last year.
ar TRUMBULL COUNTY.
r. The following are the statistics 1
Trumbul county for 1857:
% Acres of wheat 3,O4S. bushels II
s54; acres Of rye s4s, bushels 1854
acres buckwheat 1856, bushels Is
II S5s; acres of oats 1881, bushels I74,12
acres of barley 16, bushels 22S; acrC
t, of corn 9,612, bushels 1885; acres
II meadow 1920, tons hay IS, d6; acrt
IT of clover eos, tons hay 900, bushels
1t seed IS; acres Of fax 1880, bushels
of GOOD * ono pup,bar 0ourdS of fin