Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-03-04
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SdLue uale.
At Chicago-Corn, 30; rye, 81; oats, "a
8; Ht. Louls-Oorn, 81; rye, IS; oats, 26
Gincinnati-Corn, Al rye, So; cats. 27
Baltimore-Corn, 65 rye, LOO; cats, so
Inc Rye crop of the Valley, land rye is
De called one of its staple crops) in 1860. was
1i,lZl bushels. or about l. 8 to each inhabi-
eant 1t was more than / of the crop of Virgin.
States: u 'n0 oni'eu
Inc Oat crop of the Valley in 1860 was 673.-
6o5 bushels, or about / 18th of the crop oftbe
otate, l"nicn was the 9th In this production),
OF l-z52ad OF the crop of the whole United
otates. Ihe average was 5. IT bushels to each
| inhabitant, ~ '"O"
There were raised 4 0S8 bushels of Barley.
l-lth OF the crop of the State, and more than
the crop OF several large States. but this Grain
shttle cultivated, yet it does well. and the long
season and climate of the Valley are very ia
vorable to its growth.
!ho BackWheat crop was 21,22O bushels.
which was more than the crop cf either of II
States that could be named-is was I-22nd NJ
the crop OF the State, aud 1-S2Sth Of the cron
OF the United States it was more than the
product OF Tennessee or Kentucky, and nearly
that of Minnesota. ''
The Valley produced 2l3 SIG bushels of Irish
Potatoes, or !, 6 bushels TO each inbabitapt. and
aoous l-llth of the crop of the State. or /
oooth OF the crop or the United States. There
were made here 1,766. .469 los. of butter. or
I-26Oth OF the yield of the whole United States
and territories, and about 1-7th Of the nrodnc.
uon OF Virginia. 1t was 13 5 lbs. to each per-
SOD and over 66 lbs. to each mich COW. It was
| LOU OF the production of the great dairy State
OF New York, which made 18th of the whole
amount produced in the Union, and which. bv
improving Its stock for dairy purposes, makes
81 IDS. OF butter to the COW. The attention of
the alley farmers has been turned more to
outter lately, and the product of 1867 was more
than double that of 1860, Judging by the A.
m mounts sent to market.
Inc amount OF Cheese made was SO. .64S lbs.
about 18th OF the yield of Virginia. There
mas not been much attention given to this pro-
uuctlon, but only skill is wanting to develop the
resources of the Valley in that direction.
Inc Valley obtained from 10000 sheep 259,-
Oo5 lbs OF wool, sn average of 81 lbs. to
the sheep. Its crop was about 1-1Olh of that
OF the State, and 1-239th of that of the United
States. Figures show that there is no portion
of the Union that can compete with this Val.
ley In sheep husbandry.
| The number of Swine in the Valley, in 1860.
was 145 662 or 1-20Sth of the whole NUMBER
| 10 the United States and Territories. almost
double the number in any of the New England
States, and about half as many as 10 all Of them,
and more than inseveral ofthe Western States.
Il was about 1-10th of the whols number in
| Virginia
There we're 29l Churches in the Valley, with
aggregate accommodations for 106, 705 peopIe.
(about the entire adult population and valued
at $545, ,7O5. These Churches were divided g.
mong II different denominations.
| The upper and lower portions of the Valley
were settled largely by Sootch-Irish, and Eng
lish people; and there are found the Presby-
terian and Episcopal Churches, while the CEN
trail portion of the Valley, settled as it was by
Germans, contains most of the Mennonite, Tun-
ker and Lutheran Churches. The Baptist are
most numerous in the lower Valley the Cath
oiic Churches are IN Harper's Ferry, Martins
burg, Winchester and Staunton, towns upon
Railroads, and the Methodist are about equal.
| y distributed throughout the whole Valley,
| These statistics could be extended through
| the whole range of production, with alike salts
factory results, and We may appeal, without
| fear OF challenge, to the census of the United
States for 1860, to verify the following asser-
| ton viz: That there is no portion Of the coun-
| try gIth the same area and population, that
| yielded as much from Agriculture, with the
same amount oflabOr and where there was as
much exemption from sickness of al kinds, as
the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
| The INFLUENCE OF TEMPER ON HEALTH.-
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| privatien OF sufficient quantities Of necessary
and wholesome food, habitual bed lodging, sloth
and intermperance are all deadly enemies to
| human life; but they sre none OF them so bad
as violent and ungoverned passions. Men and
women have survived all these, and at last
reached an extreme old age; but it may be safe
| ly doubted whether single instance can be
found Of a man Of violent and irascible temper,
| habltually subject to storms CT ungovernable
passion, who has arrived at q very advanced
period Of Lie. 1t is, therefore, matter Of the
highest Importance TO every one desirous Of pre-
serving "a sound mind 10 a sound body" so
| that tue brittle vessel of life may glide down
| the stream CT time smoothly and securely, iu-
stead OF being continually tossed about amidst
rocks aud shoals which endanger Its existence,
to have special care, amidst all the vicssitudes
| and trials of life, 10 maintain quiet possession
Of his own spirit. Journal of Health.
|
The strange fascination OF ladies to attend
auction sales Of dry goods has been exempli6ed
at certain auction il New York City during
| the past week. Al auctioneer SAYS the pre-
sencs of those VINO attend merely to see the
fun Is endurable but the lady who bids GER
tain article of cloth up to nine cents yard, and,
when 1t is knocked down to her decides to take
one yard, he regards as blot on the ''civiliza-
ton Of the nineteenth century,
The church is never purer, on the whole nev-
er more devout, and never increases more
rapidly than when she enjoys the bad opinion
of society but when We begin to be thought
very excellent people, and our church is honor
ed, esteemed and respected and corruption sets
10, we get away from Christ, and prove again
that the friendship of the world is enmity with
God .-Spurgeon.
Hon. James A. Nesbit is dead
Snow twenty feet deep in Utah.
The Spanish government has offered amnesty
to the Csrlists
Half million of dollars worth of property de-
stroyed by fire in Shrevesport.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
report in favor Of new election in Louisiana.
The Ohio river has risen forty feet at Cincin-
natl, and the tributaries above are flooding.
The Carnival was brilliantly inaugurated at
| Rome on 17th