Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-22
Some Interesting Facts and Figures
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RAILWAYS.

The number of miles Of railway III the
States and Territories at the end of 1879
was sc, 497; number Of miles constructed
during that year, 3,12l. The New Eng
land States have 5,903 miles; Middle
States, II 1888; Western States and Ter
ritories, 4G, ,963; Pacific States and Terri
tories, 3,619. Illinois leads with 1913;
Pennsylvania follows with G,06S; New
York, 6,008; Ohio, 1921; Iowa, 4,779; H.
diana 4, 1856; Kansas, Blob; Missouri, g.
74O The increase in railways has been
from 35,09j in 1865 50, ,SS5 in 1870; A.
O9G for 1875; 9,0S9 for IT; 81, 77G for '78
CERIAL CROPS AND Hay.
The annual average corn crop from
1870 to 1879 has been l, ,194, ,9O4 bush
els; total area cultivated, 437, ,413,3
acres average value, $504 ,511 ,049; aver
age value per bushel, AZ G-1O cents; aver
age yield per acre,27 Ito bushels ;value of
yield per acre, $l1.54. Wheat annual av-
erage, 312 ,O52, 1913; total area cultivated,
251, ,874,1 ,137; being for the year 1879,
so, $40, $50; average value of crop 1927, >
407, ,258; average value per bushel 1O4
9-l0 average yield per acre, II 4-lO;
average value Of yield per acre, Is. Rye :
total production for the period from 1870
to 1879, 184, sos, $50; annual average, 49,
460,0S5; average value per bushel, 20 Ito
average value per acre 1922; total area of
crop in 1879, LIPS, ,450. Oats annual av-
erage for the same period, 314 AL ,179; !;
acreage for '79, 1858, 800; value of crop
for that year, $120, ,543, 294; average value
per bushel, 35 $40; average yield per
acre, % 40; average value of yield per
acre $10.03. Barley: annual average 33,-
704, ,G52; yield for 1879. l, $50, 700; average
value of crop, $24, ,SS5, 400 annually; per
bushel, 73 $40; yield per acre %; aver
age value Of yield per acre $16.27. Buck
wheat: annual average 9,747,5 bushels :;
area of crop in 1879, $50, 800 acres; aver
age value OF crop $G,972, ,974; average per
bushel 71.5; yield per acre II 40; aver
age value of yield per acre. $12G5. To-
tai value Of the cereal crop for the year
1879, $l,245, 127, ,7l9; annual average since
1870, $9S7 ,S57, ,0S2; annual average area
cultivated, SO, SOL ,O89; area for 1879, 1922
2GO,95 acres.
Annual average of the potato crop
1870, 50, 1873, 837, ,l75 bushels; average
acreage, 1.513, ,965; average value, a.
G52, III; production for 1879, 1873, ,G73 :;
average value per bushels sc 2-10; yield
per acre, 81 40; value per acre $40. ;
acreage of 70, 1886, 800.
Annual average of the hay crop, 28,-
526, 780; average number of acres, 23,-
42,S4l; value, 1928, ,935 ,99l; value per
ton, $l1.3G; yield per acre l.25 value per
acre$l4; production for 1879, 35,493, 900 :;
acres, 27,484, ,99l; va,ue $3.50, ,SO4 ,494 :;
per ton, $9.02; per acre yield, 20; value
per acre, $l2.04.
TOBACCO AND COAL.
The tobacco product for 1879, 39l, ,278,-
310pounds ;area 492l00; value 500, 727 ,524 :;
per pound, 5.S; yield per acre 7G5 pounds :;
value per acre, SIG
The report winds up with figures on
the coal trade and gives the anthracite
production Gall in Pennsylvania for 1880
26,437, 242 tons; bituminous in Pensylva-
mia, 10000, 900; for the rest of the United
States, 80, 250,934; in which Ohio leads
with 100000; Illinois next with 4,00O,-
coo; Maryland, 2,136,1GO; Missouri, L.
100000; West Virginia, l,4O0, 900; Indi-
ana, 1,l9G, 400; Iowa, l, 600, 900; Kentucky
900 600: with Cnlif0rnin in he ranr nt