Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-02-11

the average per acre, 5.S2.
The products in 1873 is s,752, ,169 bush
els more than the average for the last
sixteen years.
The following tables shows the aver
age number of bushels of corn per acre
in seven districts, respectfully, in the
last three years:
District. 1871. 1872. 1873.
Mama Valley 4043 4l.S2 37.71
Western Reserve 1875 47.71 1851
Hooking Valley 31.75 1856 31.46
Scioto Valley 1899 4097 1886
Muskingum Valley 3S.6S 4259 1915
Manmee Valley 1858 1914 1890
Ohio river counties 37.04 1915 $500
General averages 1882 4O4S 1896
The five counties having the highest
average yield per acre in 1873 are !:
Lucas, 57S6 bushels; Summit, 81 LAO
bushels; Ashtabula, 45.43 bushels !;
Montgomery, 1927 bushels, and Stark
1923 bushels.
Acres, 791, ,927; bushels, 2O9, ,O94, ,04 !;
average per acre, 1881. A comparison
with 1872 shows a decrease in acres of
I79, 567 in bushels, $3.50, ,S3S; in the
average yield, 1.2l. J he average yield
is 4.53 less than that for the last sixteen
years.
BARLEY.
Acres 1882 bushels 1,074 ,906 aver
age per acre 2l.55. A comparison with
1872 shows a decrease in acres of y, Gil
in bushels of 453 1860; and an increase in
the average yield of 0.47 bushels.
RYE.
Acres 27,927; bushels 291 ,829; aver
age per acre 10.45 bushels. Compared
with 10 the increase in acreage is 2761 !;
decrease in yield 4014 bushels and in
average 1.30.
BUCKWHEAT.
Acreage q ,OO2 bushels 2l3, ,074 aver
age yield 1914: Compared with 1872
this shows decrease in acreage of 49,
$50, and in product of SO, 733 bushels
and an increase in the average yield
per acre of 2.49 bushels.
POTATOES.
Acres planted 78, 1879; bushels produc-
ed 1856, ,3l6 average yield per acre
1856. A comparison with 1872 shows
a decrease of 1857 acres, and 1865, 1881
bushels and an increase of 2.59 bushels
per acre.
SWEET POTATOES.
Acres 270l ; bushels 170,370; average
per acre 6307 bushels. Compared with
1872 there was decrease of 325 acres
and 1853 bushels and less average
yield per acre of 1893 bushels.
MEADOW PRODrCTS.
1. Timothy-acres 1915, ,157 tons of
hay ], 1902, l6i average 0.99.
2. Clover-acres 651, ,158; tons of hay
56S, ,04S; bushels of seed 205, ,944; acres
ploWed under for manure ,US9.
Compared with 1872, this shows as
follows:
Decrease in acres of timothy 1920
Increase in tons of timothy 31,385
Increase average O3
Increase acres of clover 101 ,601
Increase tons of clover 74,S77
Decrease in bush. OF clover seed 102, ,959
Increase in acres of clover plow-
ed under 1887
Acres sown 1850
Bushels of seed produced 167, $40
Pounds of fiber produced 5,070,788
Compared with the product of 1872,
this shows !
Decrease in acres sown 2s,42S
in bush. of seed produced 2S9, 1869 |
g in lbs. of fiber produced 1885, 800 |
TUBACCo.
Acres 43, $50; pounds SO, ,572, ,558; aver
age per acre 902 pounds. Compared |
with 1872 there was decrease in area |
Of 2377 acres, an increase in product of |
4, ,671 ,562 pounds and an increase in |
average yield of 147 pounds.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
The dairy product of Ohio in 1873 |
were Butter 43, $50, ,S65 pounds; cheese
36, ,66S, $50 pounds. Compared with 1872 |
there was decrease in amount of but |
ter of 1,S79,2O pounds and an increase
in amount of cheese of 1854, ,673 pounds. |
The amount of cheese made i'm the |
State in 1873 is larger than that of any |
proceeding year and is more than so |
per cent. larger than the average for the |
last fourteen years. The average price |
of choice Central Ohio butter in 1S71-72 |
was 20 20 cents in 1S72-73 % 1-5 cents
of cheese in 1S71-72, 144 cents; in 1872
10, 144 cents.
The making of butter and cheese is |
one of the most important industries of |
this State. In but one county less than
100, 600 pounds of butter were made in |
1873; and thirty-seven counties produc-
ed more than 100000 pounds each.
The dairy products of the United |
States reported in 1870 were, butter $685. |
S56, 1865 pounds; cheese rs, ,7O3, ,7O5 lbs >
milk sold 235 800, 500 gallons.
SORGHUM.
Acres 1926; pounds of sugar &c, ,S46; {;
gallons of syrup 692, ,314. Compared
with 1872 there was a decrease in acre
age of 1906; an Increase in pounds of
sugar of 2247; and decrease in amount
of syrup of 5,S16 gallons.
MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP.
These products in Ohio in 1873, were
Pounds of sugar 2,150,072
Gallons of syrup 376,34S
Compared with the product of 1872
there was decrease IN amount of sugar
of $50, $3.50 pounds and an increase in
amount of syrup of 20,o2S gallons.
WOOL.
The wool clip in Ohio in 1878 was II,
175, ,465 pounds, which is $50, IA pounds
less than that of 1872.
Wool shOrn in the State in the last
four years-1S70 20, 539, ,6i3 pounds 1871
16, 139, ,33l pounds; 1872 II, ,536, ,209 lbs
1873 II, It's, ,465 pounds.
HORSES.
Number of horses listed for taxation
in Ohio in 1874 729, 1908; value of same
$45. .932, 1868 ; average value $62 81.
Comparing with the previous year we
have an increase of 470l in the number
and decrease of 81 ,2S0,13 in the ag-
gregate value and 81 - in the average
value.