The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-03
tFrom the oregonian.l
WHEAT AND LANDS.

In the report of the Department of
Agriculture for the month of January
there is an interesting tubular state
ment showing the average yield per
acre and price of the principal crops
of the United States for the year 1870.
It is not to be supposed that this ta-
bic il strictly accurate in all particu-
lars. but as it is made up with great
care from intelligence industriously
collected from all parts of the country,
it furnishes information which approx
imates to correctness sufficiently near
for all practical Iurposes. There are
reports on wheat from all the States
except Rhode Island, Louisiana and
Texas. The largest average yield per
acre on any State in the list, is credit
ed to Oregon, the yield being stated
at nineteen and half bushels per
acre. California comes next, with
nineteen bushels TO the acre, and two
of the New England States follow
with something over seventeen. From
Pennsylvania but twelve bushels per
acre are returned, and in many of the
States the yield falls much below that
figure.
Referring to the statement of the
average price per bushel on the first
day of January, 1871, as given in the
table, we find that Illinois wheat was
quoted at that date at ninety-four
cents; yet the yield in Illinois was
only twelve BUSHES per acre. Now
let us compare this with the price OF
wheat in Oregon at that date and with
the average yield. The price is given
at ninety-fve cents, which is probably
very nearly the correct price ut that
time, though it has advanced since
The yield of nineteen and a-half BUSH
els per acre in this State, against
twelve bushels in Illinois, shows de-
cided advantage for us. Thus, the
Illinois farmer would receive for the
product Of an average acre $11 % in
cur1saAy she Oregon farmer would
reaeive for the product of an average
acre, $18 50 in coin. The yield pc,
acre}and the pricS per bushel in Indi-
ana, Mielfgany Wisconsin, and others
of the Mississippi valley, States are
very similar to the yield and the price
in illinois. As for TIE Eastern States,
in some of Which there is a pretty fail
yield, which Is sbrought about BY the
use of very expensise ertilizing pro-
cesses, land therdis 50 high as to be
4 wholly above the nfeans Of Immigrants
and they must theSsfore come further
# the price OF avekage tanning lands
in Illinois and in other aates in the
upper Mississippi reGpnpe compared
with the price Of like lands in Oregon
the very striking advantages offered
in our State to the immigrant would
we doubt not, still more strongly ap
pear. We have not at hand data thai
will serve as basis on which to esti
mate the price of lands there; but i
is sufficient to say that the price is Ger
tainly very much, higher than that a
which lands in every way superior cal
be purchased here. Tracts of oul
best lands, in the heart of Willamette
valley, can be bought at twelve to fif
teen dollars per acre, and if the set
tier does not object to going ava,
from the older settled portions of thu
State he can obtain homestead OF
good lands for nothing. It is tru,
THAT our lands are rapidly rising Ii
J value, that is to say those lands whicl
j are located favorably in respect /
railroads; but they can still be nur
: chased at low rates as comps-,ed will
> the rates in many oth c.atas
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