The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-15
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES,


ton that the Increase Of tho agrleul'
tural resources and products Of the
country ia so great, nd improving
yearly, Productive industry Ia NJ the
bottom of all real and permanent pros
perly People must live ON the pro
duoe Of tho soil Commerce h merely
m exchange Of commodities, and adds
nothing of itself TO The actual wealth OF
a people, Ileretolore-ior nearly twenty
years past--attention has beea drawn
too much away from thegreat enduring
industries which are the sources OF u
peoples wealth and greatness, In the
older and more prosperous states
prosperous by reason Of their age--cap'
ital has been invested and sunk IN oil
sorts OF schemes and enterprises, when
promised immense returns only TO DO
lude those whom desire for the sudden
accumulation of wealth had blinded to
the enormous risks that had TO be run
The bottom industry of our people Is ag'
riculiure in all It's branches-liye stock
raising, producing cereals, fruits cots
ton, tobacco, etc, Agricultural statistics
show that in 1870 nearly fifty per cent
of the whole population over ten years
Of age were engaged in agricultural
pursuits, and the business have materi-
ally raised the proportion since that
time, Some of the figures, showing the
increase in our agricultural products
since 1870, are full OF interest and on
couragcment The yield Of wheat, for
instance in 1870 was 236 ,SSi 700 bushe
els; in 1877 il was 360,000000 bushels
an increase of l2i ll6, 800 bushels,
The corn yield Of 1870 amounted to
1904 ,2j5, 600 bushels; IN 1877 IL was
10000, 0O0--an increase OF 2ij 7i5 900,
In 1870 the product of oats was 2l7,N
PIT 400 bushels in 1877 IL amounted TO
l05 100000 nm increase OF l57022GOO
bushels The yield Of barley in 1870
was 20, 295 400 bushels in 1877 it was
30, COG, O00-an increase OF 1904 600
bushels The product of rye in 1870
was set down at 10, l73, 600 bushels; in
1877 il was %, 100000 bushels-an in.
crease Of 1926 400 bushels, The yield
of tobacco in 1870 was 2j0,62S,0 0O
pounds; in 1877 it was $50 600 000--an
increase Of DO 1000 pounds, The
hay crop Of 1870 was estimated at 2i,'
j25,0 600 tons in 1877 il was 81 100000
tons.-an increase of 7,l7j GOO tons, In
1870 there were 9077l Cos acres under
cultivation in 1877 there were III $50,
00O-an increase of 30,67S,3l2. In 1870
there were 7,ll5,370 horses; in 1871
there were 1925, 700--an increase o.
3, 1884 GAO. In 1870 there were l,l25,4lt
mules in 1877 there were $4,000. II
1870 there were S,035,332 milch COWS
in 1877 there were | ,300, LOGAN in
crease of 2,364, 76S, In 1870 there wer,
l4,SSj,276 cattle; in 1877 there wer,
1928, 3OO-an increase of 1, 1888 024. Ii
1870 there were 2S,47795l sheep ii
1877 there were 80 7l0500--an ncreas,
OF 1902 $40. In 1870 there were %,
l34,5 500 swine; in 1877 there were 80,
262 ,500-an increase of 7 ,l2703l, Thes
figures show the rapid and encouraging
gain The increase varies from twenty
five per cent IN the hay crop to ninety
two per cent. in the yield OF tobacco
The estimated value of nine agrcul
tural products-namely, corn, wheat
rye, oats, barley, bucl<wheat, potatoes
tobacco and hay--in 1877 was 81 AGO.
100000, In addition to this the cottot
crop, which was estimated at 4,4S5,00C
bales, was valued at $247, 100000, tn,
yield of $1,000, 900 acres. Thus we hay,
anaggregate of 81 $4,000 900 as thevalu
of our agricultural products in one year
without including various minor pro
ductions, such as hemp, flax, rice anC
sugar
Figures like these show where tn,
wealth OF the country actually lies, an,
the Importance OF doing all that can b,
wisely done to develop our great agri
cultural resources. Important as thos,
elements of wealth, commerce and man
manufacture, are, the prosperity of tn,
country does not lie elsewhere than II
agriculture
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