Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-02
Farm and Garden.
name or 1870.


Tho Last statement of COL Capron, COM
missioner of Agriculture, states that the
crons of 1870 show a uniform and marked
,rcrease over the yield of 1869. In the
north half of New England and in the
Middle States the increase OF the corn
crop averages five bushels per acre. The
Guif States show an increasement Of from
one to six bushels. Virginia and the
Carolinas suffered from drouth, and hence
show a decrease. The Ohio and Missls-
sippi valleys, with the exception of Iowa,
show an enlarged crop. The increase in
Illinois is twelve bushels per acre. Kan
sas does not quite come up to her remark
able Weld of 1869. The Pacific Slope
shows an increase The largest reported
Weld is in Vermont, 1916 bushels per acre,
and the smallest in South Carolina, 89.
The wheat yield is uniformly less, the
reduction per acre ranging from l bushel
in Ohio to A in Indiana. The average
crop varies from 7 bushels per acre IN
South Carolina TO 1876 bushels in Oregon.
Oats, rye, and barley show a general de-
cline. Buckwheat shows an increase,
especially in the west. Potatoes show a
general decline, the decrease ranging from
AZ bushels per acre in South Carolina to
14S in California. California, Vermont,
Texas, Maine, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkan-
sas, and Missouri show yield of over lOO
bushels per acre. Sweet potatoes show
an advance, the average crop being III
bushels, Ranging between $50 IN Texas
and 70 in Virginia.
Tobacco in Connecticut and Pennsy lyanis
reaches averges of 100 to l $50 pounds
per acre. Next, Ohio averages GIG. Ohit
also yields the largest average sorghum
crop-l2l gallons of molasses to the acre
Hay shows an average decrease of ID pei
cent, equal to 100000 tons. Area IL
winter wheat this fall somewhat increased
about equal to the annual increase O.
population. The largest increase is IL
Kansas and Nebraska.
Prices, as compared with last January
indicate decline in corn and oats and al
advance in wheat, rye, barley, hay ant
potatoes. The lowest corn average is 81
cents in Nebraska; the highest, l .35 is il
Florida. Price of wheat in New Hamp
shier lower than last January; elsewher
it is higher. Average price of potatoe
was general advanced. Average price o
hay slightly advanced in the West ant
largely in New York and Pennsylvania
Sorghum syrup has uniformly declined
Ohio, as fair example, has declined from
70 to &c cents per gallon.
BRITISH AGRICULTURE IN 1869
Mr.. John Hope, Jr, in very interest
ing paper read before the Hexham Eng
land) Farmers Club, and published ii
the Mark Lane EXPIRES, gives the follow
ing very interesting statistics of British
agricultural production
Total estimate of grain and green crop
of tho United Kingdom for 1869, 9233,
261, 972, of which f126, 752,852 is assign
ed to England, f24,511 ,842 to Scotland
G70,459,957 to Ireland, f11,567, 32l
Wales. The wool clip from "a ,250,27
sheep averaging pounds per head
amounts to POS sol, 632 pounds, which
at Is. Sd. per pound, amounts to f12, S43,
$50. Including all kinds of agriculture
enterprise, the entire annual product wa
about 100000 900, or 81, 500, 100000
England and Wales had 3,652,56
acres in wheat, 2,031,570 in barley
1,764,945 in oats, $3.50 in rye, 1861
in beans and peas, 05,936 in potatoes
2,030,6ls in root crops, 2,265,80l i
clover, and l1,523,628 in permanent
pasture. Scotland 1,421.147 acres i
grain crops 6SS, sic in root crops, 1882,
925 in clover, and l, liz, 269 in permanent
pasture Ireland had 2,057 $40 in graf,
crops, $685. 1896 in root crops, l ,669,8O'
in clover and l0,046,S77 in permanent
pasture.
The total estimate value of British liv
stock in 1869 was f248, 303, $50, of whic
Gl20527 $50 belonged to England, se33,
1884 to Scotland, S77 ,407 1915 to Ire
land, and Ell, l79, 3l4 to Wales. Thes
aggregates embraced, l,968,308 horses
1893 267 cattle, 34,250,272 sheep, an
3,0l0,245 swine.