, 1876-11-08
IOWA.
Agricultural Resources Of the
Hawkeye State.
Statistics Of tho a:o Agricultural 60
ciety for tie Year 1876.
Fntrf1s fnFTxstaondtnrt oT TkS r,


DEs hfotNEs, a., Nov. 3-From The report of
Lilo Secretary Of the State Agricultural Sodcty.
lust iasucd from the pEc.s, conlcase The fol-
lowing statistics OF tho agricultural product Of
lowa for the ycar 1875. Will, all the untoward
III higl, rates Of transportation,
ltw prices, un.l unfayornblc scaso.is iur some Of
the cereals, the State Ina abundant reason for
pr,do in tho exhibit uf her agricultural RESOURCES.
corn.
This Is tho King of curcats In this State. Tic
vet spring prevented carly planting, anl rot
ting of sccst rco u!rcd III many counties sceonI
n.ld third planting. Severe fro5ts in August
aud heavy tains In September llNl damaging
effect OH tic crop. There was, howavcr, an III
crcusc In yleld, b;,t tlctlciency In quality. !,
In tSt19, the curl1.crop of thu United statcs
was e., ,0oJ,0 ,000 imsl,tla, or M average Of over
twcnty-six basi,cln To every rerson lil,tsc un!on
Ot ih:s, Illinois prtti'eetl 1'0,oog,0 jowa
G3,ooo,po, Missouri: ri.con,odo. III 1871 tile
urp..lc; MIS- t5i 00V.cs0 h1,s;..ls These figures
shew tllc tmpor'csMe q THIS ssyp: The Average
yield pr a:rc for the Cnitc,l States Is twenty.
Jour bushels, Which forces the conviction tlla.it
,s not anora tha, unc-thsrl tlle ,and might ,ro-
tluee. The highest average of uuy Stl,o
:sa, Kamsas. with ,tirty-slinn bushels;
IT. tcys .;ts ,,; prs at;eatea ,r sasys It,
FURNISHED l!,v Society sl,yw that tv ptea. t,np'v
crops Of Iowa c1fl bt grown on unc-.lalt less
arel, anl nt less cost, under n Inore thorough
ln.nlt of culture, The crup of i37i, waA onc-
fourth grcI.er than tlIal If 1915, which wu,ll,l
mike tisu entire protltlyt i,oD uo, GU G.stlrip.
Tic .st,a plautcd IN luwa IL 1874 WINS 4,100,l ,l7j
nsres. ~ the same ratio vi Increase rs tic pre-
sious ycnr. llic area would lm for iSi5 5,ooO,0o0
acrcs, and prml.set o: 1921 o,oW bushels, Or
more ti!an oilrsfxth tho csltsc product TT the
United States. Tile detrcase i, lricc w,ll, low-
ever reduce tic receipts &, ,000010 hciom that
Of 1874 Tile following vii, slluw tho prices at
tile points mined, In December, for the years
1871. 1877. lS7;;: 1874: 1876.
!!cw YORK ''.' ~ Z. .G ~! -
GEtea3o. .ao IN ~ II III
LIZ 70, alo,''es; - ~ - ~ 80 -, -,
ny @ tt,tal - natnl,er M M ot buShcIs moved by rail-
In ls'5 was l%''S'''''0:
,n, WHEAT.
. Thc crop OF ls7l II ths United states was
$4,000 GN husacfs. T!c desreAsu ~ 1873 VA VAS
ovSf @ Cs'noo ~ il io:2 & ~ ihn niD;,lue. Maa ,4a1-
s30 bushels: III 1874, tak5 bushels ,-- IT.
create Il, two ytara ~ lo,Vol,lE Ass,,ln!lIg
there was 10 Increase II afsn, n'la accepting tue
basis OF counties Reporting and tllc average
yield lor 1s74 yet agre, nuu tIere Is deficit iur
ls,s o. c4ry ooGoo1 ss nasls!s w s III, %@s, vs. Gt 90
ing decrease cl - 1ler Gcnt ne!o~ tAe average:
Tic counties devastated W grasshoppera Ill 1874
gavo nn excess 81 wneat ~ 100 over osser cotlis-
tics. Ihc RESULT of ths failure, rs t., co1lI, only
sliicd farming, ast rotat'ol ol grain with other
cropa. -,
Tho nnn'ncr Q! 1nsllGib ol wheat moVed by
ratl III 1919 Was 25,Ot5, ,Sps;
the United statss aud cana.i4 S!u1lpg tlc first
ten nontlie ot 1S15 was 49, $50 COO bushels, a,d
ot aonr 4, ,s3g,5iS cwt. The asnenil q wheat IN
s!gl!t ia ths gnltea @ States my Cnnaaa: neg: H.
is,i s IN aes stof as md t4ast 1s i s Sses 'o'A
CATTLE.