The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-05
Interesting Facts Concerning the Great
Cereal Producing States.


The census returns just issued, CIV
ing the cereal products of each State
curing 1880, make quite interesting, if
rather solid reading. They show, in
the first place, that the wheat crop of
1850 was sixty per cent. larger than
that of 1870, the number of bushels
produced being in round numbers 1885,
479,0O0 in 1880 and 287, 745.000 in 1870
"a difference of III, 1874, 900 bushels.
Illinois, which stood at the head of the
wheat producing States in 1870, retains
the position in 1880, it's contribution be-
ing 10000 600 bushels against 100000.
OOO IN 1870, or more than one-tenth OF
the total production of the country in
either year. Iowa, which stood second
in 1870 with over 100000 bushels,
now stands sixth with 1000. 900 bush
els, while the second place is occupied
| by Indiana with AZ, 900, 600 bushels-the
State which stood fourth in 1870 with
II, 700, 600 bushels. Ohio stands third
now with $4,000, 900 bushels, as it stood
third with $1,000, 900 bushels in 1870.
Michigan is fourth now with 81, 800, 600
bushels, instead of eighth, with 16, 000,-
900 bushels in 1870; while Wisconsin,
which was fifth then with 24,375, GOO
bushels, is ninth now with q, 1884, 900,
thus showing itself the most stationary
Of all the great Western wheat States.
Minnesota holds the fifth place now in
stead of seventh in 1870, its production
being "a, 600, 900 bushels in 18SO-an
increase over 1870 of nearly $4,000, 600
bushels, or about lis per cent. Penn
sylyania, which in 1870 was sixth with
over 19,500,000 bushels, is now tenth
with few thousand bushels less. Cal
ifornia, which stood eighth in 1870, with
l6,676,000 bushels, now stands seventh
with 100000 bushels, and Missouri,
which stood ninth with IA, 100000 bush
els, has also advanced one step, being
eighth now with 25,000,000 bushels.
Kansas, which was far down near the
foot of the column in 1870 with little
over 1000, 600 bushels, now holds the
eleventh place, with over 100000
bushels; while Nebraska, which stood
near Kansas then, stands next to her now
with 100000 bushels. New York
stands thirteenth now with 100000
bushels, instead Of tenth in 1870, when
it produced 12,200,000 Bushels. The
wheat States next in order now are:
Kentucky, 11,356,000 bushels; Mary
land, 100000 bushels; Virginia, T.
100000 bushels; Oregon, 1900. 600
bushels, and Tennessee, 1900, 900 bush
els. OF the other States none produce
more than 100000 bushels. OF the
cotton States, Georgia produces the
most, namely, 3,159,000 bushels, Ala
bama being next with 1929, 900 BUSH
els, and Louisiana winding up the rear
with 5000 bushels.
In the order of acreage devoted to
wheat growing Illinois stands first as
she does in the amount of wheat grown,
but in every other of the leading wheat
States there is more or less disparity
between their positions in the order Of
the acreage planted with wheat and the
order of the quantity of wheat pro-
duced. Comparing the number of acres
devoted to wheat culture with the num-
Der of bushels of wheat obtained. it ap-
pears that Michigan has the most pro
ductive wheat soil. the average number
of bushels yielded by an acre being
nineteen and one-half, or fifty per cent.
above the average of the entire country
that average being thirteen bushels
Indiana is next with an average of nine
teen bushels, Ohio third with eighteen
bushels, California, Illinois and New
York make tie for the fourth place
with sixteen bushels, Maryland is fifth
with fourteen bushels, Pennsylvania
sixth with thirteen and one.half, Wis
consin seventh with thirteen, Missouri
eighth with twelve, Minnesota ninth
with eleven and one-third, Iowa tenth
with ten and one-ffth. Kentucky elev-
enth with ten; while in Virginia the
yield is only eight and two-third bush
els, which, however, is better than the
yield in Tennessee, where it is only a
little over six bushels.
OF the Indian corn growing State,
Illinois is also the chief, her product be-
ing 325, 10000 bushels in 1880. Iowa
is second with 275.000,000 bushels,
Missouri third with 203, 100000 bush.
els, Indiana fourth with 10000, 00O
bushels, Ohio fifth with 10000, 00C
bushels, Kansas sixth with 105, 900. 00O
bushels, Kentucky seventh with 49,
100000 bushels, Nebraska eighth with
5000, 600, and Pennsylvania ninth with
100000 bushels. The production of
corn during the ten years between 1870
and 1880 increased from 100000
bushels to 1,754,000,00 bushels, or
fully $50 per cent. The average yield
of an acre planted with corn is frac-
ton less than thirty bushels. OF the
chief corn growing States, Iowa has the
largest yield to the acre, the average
being over forty bushels. --Nelo York
Graphic.