Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-02-29
AGRICULTURE,

AGRICULTURE, .7si A ft4
: HReGt.-The number of acres, sown
in 1870 was ], ,6& ,661; the-E humber of
bushels produced 1882 ,341; the aver
age number of. acres. sown for the
twelve years previous, = was 4 ,6S4, ,052,
showing a decrease for 1870 of 26,391,
-butgan increase fof S06,768 bushels
During the twelve years the average
per acre was 0,68 bushels, showing an
increase in 1870of. 10 bushels per acre
over that average. The average pro-
ductiop per acre in the fifteen counties
raising the largest quantity of wheat
in 1870was 1913.
Co7a.-2,3 1850, 189 acres were planted,
and SS,555, ,239 bushels produced, an
average of 1852 per acre. This is the
largest crop since 1860, and an increase
of 9, is bushels on the average per acre
for that year..
Oats.-Acres sown, 81, 1901; bushels
produced, +, q ,310,9 ,90SS; average per acre,
26.76-the largest crop ever produced in
Ohio eXceptin the years 1857 and 1866.
p Barley. ACRES s6wn, 1876, bushels
produced, 1,502, ,007; average per acre,
IS, which is about, the average for thS
ten previous years, but below the aver
age forI8es. = ssr,-f' .i-l6
/, Rye. Acres sown, 35,101; bushels.
produced, 3Si ,198; average per acre 9.43,
a decrease from the average of 1863 of
l,f7. ss7'G = 800 r
Buck.ohedt.-kcres;o sown,7 A,426;
| bushels produced, 81, ,643; average per
| acre, II. Compared with 1869, this
is decrease in acres, and increase in
product, andan increase in the, average
per acre of 4.05..t iol .'ta'7 :
!. Potatoes. .--Acyes planted, S7,787;
bushels produced, 6,l21, $50; average
per acre, 69.73, decrease of 6,97 below
average for ten years previous. .-.a. !
! /" DEeddotc. in hay,t 300, ,522;.
| tons produced, I, ,554, ,622: average perr
| acre, / II. The decrease in. acreage from
1869 is 99,059, and the decrease in aver
1 age .0s,, -..iis - ..i-,asal-.ssJ......-@. !.
oa5 137adS I'D % * pt,r, Tusf1ai 81 aI y.
TS,ssj ,sroJ,tood 1e esi IJS ~ 5oeraasa naeh
aas% - 80 = III H.s'S 80 - 1r e"0
G,;m,,,. - mi c,g,, .ras of mr.,
a5a IA. tons tons IF bav nroJUaeJ eai "a ~ $50. = T.
IIshaIs oS saed I,ro,1,p,coJ Ss7 nee, J o,..,
sDiofved nnder for nannra "a SoS
g,,So.oo 60 - Acyoe ,eia,+oJ 'oa ao4.
ro41dS 80 nro,d5,,ea6 ), "a 90, -,o,S,ra
4 ppo,,ndS puJS ,Ior ou oc,S o04 ;ssa asea
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oJTnad ,S.o 20 20 Ssh sSI. ouna 80 St obaaso
F. SoI oSa fSho inoyoaSs anGs nI-er ~ 1oeo S ;n
i,H21.N?S Sntta 900 V on io d I.o AoI, Ia,asa a.
~ aSss Geo o70 ,,r,,~Js ,Si' P0"ii''' l" oA0o'o'
lo'13u,9ayS So,,I1a S,ooi. poe,liua ponfs odo oooi
oo5 sDegtt o9nSI e 100 49,,
'S e@et i1 l3ototoSa ~ orsS Iarted . an.
b,5I,eIS i,rod,@.si oe1 1ea. .-a use, ne,
aorn Uu9 1aan ;1nressn s,'s, ,yerss,a erSs Of Pa "a
5T,Sb,o,s n,,or ieea o. e'''o g "
o"I,aeiS,ugot pnai.,.oS,e ~ l12y; Ids rha NJ
0;, m Iys 1;ast,,r a,, =, 1914 Ies no an
tod = - ~ oua rao 70 ,o'y va" JS The
acrnS ,nrfS S"of Of ~ nc,I+iva4ed n land nnmbarnd
1eo ooo ;Tn,.aoao 60 of % IIe ooe n1rar tb :
,01US nrevoT'S we a,oar ''''o % ifO''''0 0'0i
previous ''-'
LIVE STOCK.
HorsSs. .L1aie number of.horses LISTED
for taxation In 1871 was I'll ,349; value
s49. .9O2. 7SO: average value. S.. .93-ar
increase of 5,6S5 horses, and a decrease