The Portland daily press., 1873-06-04
The Product Maps of the Census.

The Product Maps of the Census.
Gen. Walker has long ago satisfied those
who have examined the volumes of the ninth
census thus farissued, that he would not make
the work a mere compilation of the renorts
of the thousand census gatherers connected
with his department but rather from the facts
thus collected, pr apare number of volumes
hitherto not thought of, Of great value in
placing the capacities of the country before
the world. One of the most valuable inno-
vations of Gen. Walker is the representation
ofstatstical results by colored mars, and the
latest of these-ar added to the volume upon
Industry and Wealth." as crop maps.
1t viii Dc seen upon moments considera-
ton that he preparation of these must be at
tended with many perplexing questions; but
Gen. Walker has avoided the many dificnl.
ties by taking two elements; first, the number
of bushels produced to each inhabitant, and
second, the number of bushels or pounds to
each acre of improved land. These two ele-
ments he multipies together and takes the
square root to represent the productive power
efeach portion of the country.
The first chart prepared on this scale is de-
voted to wheat and, by various depths of
green, shows the production of that impor-
tant cereal. The deepest shade of green, de-
noting the highest production, is found only
in California, Southern Minnesota, Western
Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. The next
lighter shade is found in Oregon, small part
of Montana, Eastern Nebraska, a part OF
Iowa, Southern Illinois ard Indiana, Contra
Michigan, Eastern Wisconsin but nowhere
does this belt appear east or south of the
Ohio river. The next shade appears in the
balance of the Northwest, Central West,
Central Virginia, Pennsylvania and North
ern New York. The lowest shade is seen
in New Jersey and belt stretching west
from Chesapeake Bay to Kansas. The plan,
however, does not do much credit to New
England or the Southern States as they APP
pear entirely white on the wheat chart.
The next important of the cereal charts is
the yellow representing the production of
corn. The deepest yellow, representing the
highest production is found alone in the Cen
trail West and the borders of the extreme
West. The largest extent is found in Cen
trail Illinois, Central Iowa, Eastern Nebraska
and Northeastern Kansas. The next lighter
shade extends as a broad land through Texas
Arkansas, Missouri, Southern Ohio and
Northern Kentucky. The lowest grade of pro-
duction extends through the greater part of
the Middle and Southern States. On this
chart, too, New England appears white, as do
New York, Minnesota and large part of
Wisconsin.
In the production of hay, however, North
ern New England makes amends for its
blanks in wheat, by appearing in the
deepest pink,as indicating the highest produc-
ton of that important article. The highest
production of hay is confined to the entire
belt of the extreme North. 1t also extends
into Kansas and Nebraska. The South with
here and there small pinkish island, is
white.
:, The next important interest represented by
the colored chart is that Of the dairy which is
by per capita production. The color is yell
low and New York is the yelovest of the
States which represents $40 per capita, ap-
plying, of course, to cows. Vermont and
Northern Ohio have small patch each of
dark yellow. Pennsylvania, generally esteem
ed as dairy State, runs down to SIS per cap
tia. The New England States show from $40
to $40 per capita. The great portion of the
West is in this class. The South and Eastern
Massachusetts are white, showing produc-
ton of less than SIS per capita. California on
its coast also shows a strip of the highest
dairy production Of the country.
These tables present in the most striking
form the capacities Of the various parts of the
country, and will enable those seeking for in
formation to acquire it in the briefest space
of time and in way to be longest remember
ed. 1t also shows how the deficiency of
single product in one section is made good by
an abundance ofanother equally important.
Now that the Modocs have surrendered in
stead of dying in the last ditch, the question
arises: ''What shall be done with them ?''
Probably they surrendered with the idea that
their captors would be lenient with them.
Perhaps these willy savages have heard of
jeff Davis and how he wasn't hung to any
sour apple tree worth speaking Of There
may be a Modoc logic that has CONVINCED
Capt Jack that for killing score or two of
federal soldiers he should not fare worse than
the man who caused several thousand scores
to be killed. But Capt. Jacks logic fails in
that he does not discriminate between
wretched savage with groveling instincts and
high-toned, educated gentleman, who has
been Senator and Secretary OF war. There
are, however, several of the Modoc prisoners
tina. have outraged laws recognized by both
civilized and savage nations in times of war
such rs the cowardly murder of Gen. Candy
and DR.. Thomas. 1t seems that they should
suffer the EXTREMIST penaly. 1t is due them
as outlaws and criminals and il doubtless will
have asalutary effect upon thousands of
Indians who are eagerly watching the result
of the affair now TRANSPORTING in Oregon.
FROM what reports we have seen of the Ma
tional Farmers Convention in Indianapolis,
its members addressed themselves to the mat
ter OF suggesting practical reforms rather than
dealing in idle declaration and the abuse of
corporations. Claiming that the charges for
transportation are unduiy onerous, the Con
veption declared that it is "the duty of the
State to fix reasonable maximum rates afford
ing fair remuneration to the transporter
which will not be 'an onerous charge to the
producer and consumer" In another reso-
luton, the right of the General Government
to regulate rates on lines extending through
more than one State is asserted, and is based
upon the right to regulate commerce between
the States.
EMIGRATION to New Brunswick don't
prosper very well. The agent of that prov
ince, by highly colored pictures of that coun-
try induced a number of Scotch farmers to
sell their farms at home and come to New
Brunswick. They were received at st. John
with bands of music and feasted. OF course
they were then ready to enter paradise
lowing With milk and honey. Instead they
"eie sent to an unbroken forest which so dis
~ 'eneo the n that the next census taker