The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-01-07

The year 1868 falls behind some other years Of
ithe decade though for the last half there has
been generally an increase in agricultural pro-
ducts.
The grape crop of the last two years does
not compare with that of the great grape year
OF 1867, when the number of pounds of grapes
gathered was over five millions and a half,
though tho year 1868 exceeds all the years of
the latter half of the decade, the Weld being
nearly three millions of pounds. The Secretary
remarks that the grape crop along the Lake
region has been a failure for the past two years
yet the tables show that nearly three fourths
OF tho crop OF 1868 was gathered in five lax
shore counties. The apple crop of 1868 shows
an increase over 1867 OF nearly two millions
OF bushels though tho decrease in tho number
OF acres in orchard was over eight thousand
slX hundred. The largest yield was in ten
counties OF Northern Ohio. In peaches and
pears the Southern and Central counties show
the largest yield, Warren leading in the number
OF bushels ofpeaches and Montgomery of pears
In wheat, there was an increase in 1865 of
more than, three millions of bushels over 1867
and in corn an increase of nearly thirteen mil
lions. Ihe Increase IN potatoes was nearly two
millions OF bushels. The aggregate increase OF
breadstuffs, which includes wheat, corn. oats.
and potoatoes, was over seventeen millions of
bushels, and the aggregate decrease in rye.
buckwhcat and barley was over a million
bushels. This shows the agriculture OF the
state to be III prosperous condition.
The compartive tables are of especialinterost
to the Northern section of the State. In the
average yield OF wheat, the Northern Dist let
IS considerably in advance of other portions of
the State. Inns advantage is shown not to be
temporary nor due to any exceptional causes
Taking the twelve years preceding 1865. the av-
erage to any yield is as follows: North District
II u BUSHES; Centre District, 10 y bushels
and South District, 8 IL bushels per acre. The
whole Northern District shows an average of
300 bushels more than the average of the entire
crop of the State In the Southern District
the average in % counties, is 2,90 bushels
below that of the State. In summing up, the
Secretary hazards what is deemed "as at least
a partial explanation" of this advantage in the
Northern District. 'The increased cold" he
says" in the Northern Districtin Winter and
Spring would doubtless increase tho length of
time that the wheat would be protected by
mantle OF snow, and the increased temperature
in Summer and Autumn would tend to ripen
the wheat more regularly, and give it good
start after planting i'll Autumn" This increased
temperature i'll the Northern District during
Summer and 1tumn is a fact, though it does
not appear so TO those who are not in the habit
of observing reports upon temperature In
a table giving the mean temperature for nine
years at Kelley's Island, Urbana and Marietta,
1t IS shown that while the temperature de-
creases toward the North in Winter and Spring
it increases III Summer and Autumn, the mean
being as follows; Summer-Kellev's Island,
Il, ,8S; Crbana II ,j6. In Autumn, the tempera-
ture at the ylaces named and i'll the same order
is-jA57, 5b74,53,34,
The Secretary has prepared two mans one of
which shows the State divided into three
districts, aud the other shows it divided into
seven sections, five of the divisions being by |
''Valleys." The tables which accompany this |
last map, seOw the amount of corn raised in |
the different sections. In the Valleys, the |
average number of bushels to the acre is as fol-
lows: Maupee valley, 80 %; Miami 1912; |
Scioto, 81 62; Hooking, 81 9S; Muskingum, 33 |
69. On the Western Reserve, the average is |
57.S9, and in the River Counties, 1918.
1t will be seen that the Maumee Valley is |
the lowest but one on the list in the average |
yield Of corn. In wheat, however, the Maumee |
stands high est but one, the average yield in |
five Of the best counties in four valleys, during
a period of eighteen years, being as follows |
Maumee, II 63; Hooking, s IS; Miami, l3 81; |
SciOta, IL 80.
"A very interesting and suggestive portion of |
the report is a summary of the business of the |
three commercial cities of the State, viz Cincin-
natl, Cleveland and Toledo The receipts of |
wheat at Cincinnati for the year ending August |
~.
for the year 1868, 2,22 ,65i and at Toledo, for |
the year 1869, 6,525 956 bushels. Cincinnati |
is shown to be the principal tobacco market of |
the United States, the value of the gross |
receipts during the past year beingover eleven |
millions of dollars. The value of imports at
the three cities for 1868 is given as follows: |
Cincinnati S273,237 sos; Cleveland, $50
928; Toledo; Sl7g, ,452 $50. The total value of |
exports for the same year is as follows: Cincin-
natl, $l43, ,2SS, ,567 Cleveland S79,2323 35i; Tole-
do, Sl978l424l,
The manufacturing statistics of Cincinnati
and Cleveland given are worthy the attention |
of our city. In Cincinnati during the year
ending March 81, 1869, the aggregate value of
articles was Sl94, ,657 ,6l2, giving
employment to 1920 hands and employing a |
capital OF S49,S24l24. The aggregate value
of manufactures in Cleveland is not given,
though that Of the principal manufactured |
articles is shown. The. annual statement of |
the business of Cleveland, however for the /
yeer 1858, shows the value of her manufactures
to be about S5O,OOO,0OO
The Report will be of unusual interest TO |
people of the Northwest, since for once this |
section receives the attention to which it is /
entitled We shall expect further and more |
complete statistics upon this section in the |
agricultural portion ef the report of the !
Geological Survey. Mr.HLtpp1RT having |
aLeady indicated IN some published observa-
tons his opinion of the vast fertility and great
agricultural capabil ties and PROSPECTS Of the |
Northwestern portion of the Stale Toledo |
Con,msriciGl,