Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-10-23

In cOrnnarlnp the prices of wheat now |
with those Of the last Il years it should be
borne in mind that the present rates are
in specie, while the former rates were IN
Deprecated greenbacks. The crops OF
1864. s66 and s67 for instance, brought un-
usually high prices, averaging in Hi
nois, according to the Illinois crop re-
port, 81 80, I.93 and $l.97 per bushei re-
spectively, while the present crop has
been selling for about SIC. But IN July,
1864. a dollar greenback was worth only
3S. z cents, so that 81 80 bushel amounted
only to 6Oc i'm coin. At the same date in
1866 the soft dollar was equal tO66c. specie,
and 81 .93 amounted only to $l.IS in hard
money. In 1867 the greenback dollar was
equal to 7Ic., and $1.97 was about Sl.4i ID
coin. Moreover, the crops OF the LWo LlsI laSC
years were very short, so that WhaG our our
farmers gained by high prices Ihey iOS'
by scant sales.
The produce exchange of New YORK Is
preparing to adopt the Genital system III
dealing in agricultural produce. lhsLead
Of 5000 bushels of wheat, the present
boat-load, they will buy 800 centals, and
instead of 10, 900 bushels of oats, they will
trade for 200 centals. Bids will also be
raised or lowered by tenths of cent, in
stead of by quarters and eighths, as al
present. The system is already in prac-
tice in California, and its adoption here
viii greatly simplify business transac'
tions.
stArnoId's Gold Medal Wheat is appar
emily our best cropper here, F" writes to u'
Professor G. E. ThOrne from Columbus
Ohio. 'FNext come Velvet Chaff and Sill
yer Chaff. We are much pleased with th'
latter on account of the stiffness of it
straw, hardness of its grain, and its free
dom from disease. The Clawson ha
ranked third in the list this year. 1t
straw seems to be growing softer, but it
grain appears to be improving in its flour
ing properties"
In Illinois the acreage and yield o
spring wheat have declined greatly thi
year. In twenty-five counties not al
acre of it was sown; in eleven cOuntie
less than fifty acfes were sOwn, Will
seven more counties have had less tha
one hundred acres apiece. Only thre
counties produced no winter wheat. Til
total quantity of spring wheat is est
mated at only 3,37G, 400 bushels, while tn
winter wheat is put down at AZ ,O4l Pa
bushels.
Careful calculations by two of Eng
lands best agricultural statistiCiaui
Thomas Scott and Arthur II. SavOTy, z
to show that English farmers cannot cor
tinue Wheat-grOWiug at the market price
of the present season. Their figures shO
that the average cost of homegrown
wheat was $l.47% per bushel, while th
price of it was only $I.21.
The English Board of Trade makes a
its returns of agricultural products b
weight, in cwts. of ll2 pounds, so thi
each cwt. of wheat equals two bushels
56 pounds each, while the ordinary Ems
lish bushel of wheat contains Gl pounds
The acreage under wheat in Gre;
Britain for the last three years has been
1877, 3,168, $40; 1873, 3,218,417; 1877
1880, ,136 acres.
In view of recent heavy rains in En-
land, the Mark Lane Express predicts a
early advance in the price of breadstulf