Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-30
MINNESOTA SUPERIORITY.
Comparison Of Productions With Other
States Of the Union.

Comparison Of Productions With Other
States Of the Union.
Mr.. I'll. II. Young, secretary OF the state
board OF immigration, is noted for being
quick to perceive and prompt to make public
whatever is creditable to and calculated to
promote the interests of the state. A few days
ago he received copy ef the recently pub
lished report Of the United States commits
sioner of agriculture for 1850, and about the
first use he made of 1t was to
prepare the stoI;rr following the compara pank
which Minnesota held that year with the other
states of the Union In the production OF the
principal grain crops. Although the season,
1880, was one marked in our crop reports as
having a much less than average yield OF
crops generally, the comparison Is certainly
very favorable and affords causefor congratu-
lation to our farmers and citizens generally.
The statement is as follows:
Corn-From the report of the U. s. Com.
missioner of agriculture for 1850,
find that Minnesota took rank
as the eighth state in the Union in the aver
age yield of corn per acre, having yielded
was surpassed, with their respee...5e average
yields, were: New Jersey with yield OF Al
bushels; Michigan 4O.7 bushels; New Jersey
40. 6 bushels; New Hampshire and Iowa each
3S bushels, and Ohio 81 s. bushels. What are
known as the "corn-grOwing" states-Kfn-
lucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and lndi-
ana were left behind.
Wheat-In her average yield of this crop
that season she only reached the nineteenth
place in the ranks, her yield being limited to
1872 bushels; but 1T is a source OF some gratl-
fication to discover that her successful rivals
we're nearly all such states as grow winter
wheat only, thus giving her about the fourth
or fifth place amongst the states that depend
chiefly upon spring wheat. The states Yield
ing greater average of wheat per
acre were Connecticut Is bushels,
OHIO IT'S bushels, Massachusetts,, Michi-
gan, Oregon. Nevada and Colorado,
each II bushels; Indiana, 1853 bushels; Illinois,
1871 bushels; New York and California, each
16 bushels; New Jersey, 1916 bushels; Della
Hampshire and Maryland, each IA bushels;
and Missouri, 1874 bushels.
Rye-This crop receives very little attention
here and the average yield was only 15 bushels
per acre, but only nine states appear to have
had greater yield. They are: Oregon, which
had 20 bushels; Vermont, Is bushels; Massa-
chusetts, IT'S bushels; Colorado, II bushels;
| Hampshire, each 16 bushels; New York, 15.7
| bushels; and Maine, 1873 bushels.
Oats-Minnesota's average yield OF oats was
325 bushels, which was only eXcelled by
| Iowa, which ''showed up" 33 bushels.
| Barley-With an average of 27 bushels per
acre Minnesota took ths fourth place IS a
barley growing state, being surpassed by
California and Vermont, with an average of
1873 bushels each, and by Michigan. whose
| average was % bushels.
| Buckwheat-In the production of buck
| wheat, with an average of IL bushels,
| Minnesota had to take the fourteenth place.
She was beaten by Maine with 25 bushels per
| acre, New Hampshire 1913 bushels, Massachu-
| setts % bushels, Vermont 20 bushels, Mary
| land 1873 bushels, Virginia 1879 bushels,
Michigan 1873 bushels, Ohio 1873 bushels,
| New York Is bushels, West Virginia II s
bushels, Kansas 17.6 bushels, New Jersey
IT'S bushels, and Wisconsin ia bushels.
| POtatoes-Minnesota's average yield of po-
| tatOes that season was 132 bushels, which is
surpassed by Nevada with $50 bushels, Yer
| mont 14l bushels, California 140 bushels, and
Oregon 1874 bushels.
1t will be noticed that only one state west
of the Mississippi yielded more corn per acre,
and only five in the great central basin of the
continent excelled her in the average produc-
tion of wheat. Her average of rye, with the
single exception of Illinois, exceeds that of any
of the interior states, and her average yield of
oats is only distanced by ore state in the
Union. Kansas beats her in the single item
OF buckwheat, while Texas, whose immigra-
tion circulars claim for her leading position
in the average production of wheat, corn and
oats, is 80 wholly distanced that comparison
would be cruel. Yours, etc.,
Fl. II. YOUNG.