Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-10
FARMING THAT PAYS.
Thirty-Thrce Rich Counties and
What They Chiefly Grow.
From lie PlId3s3D4io Times.

From lie Phi 'dGs}DtiG Times.
There has been general impression
that the great agricultural prizes were to
be found in the West and that people who
wanted to follow the farmers calling
were very foolish TO plant themselves east
of the Mississippi Valley, The cold fg-
ures Of the census Of 1880, however, shat
ter this theory into innumerabIe trag-
ments. Probably a portion Of the in
creased profits realized by Eastern farm
ers are due TO better markets, but IN these
days OF railroads the differences of loca-
ton do not count for as much as they once
did.
The census of 1880 shows that there
were thIrty-three counties in the Unted
States the value of whose agricultural
productions at the farms exceeded
$4,000. 600 OF the thirty-three, the STATE
of New York furnished fourteen; Penn
sylvania, seveu; Illinois, SIX; California
and MASSACHUSETTS,. two eacn, aud Aichl-
gan and Connecticut, one each. IL Will
be observed that California contains the
only two counties west Of the Mississippi
that come within the limit, while twenty
tour out OF the thrty-three are located IN
the four Eastern and Middle states
Massachuse l., Connecticut, New 10TH
and Pennsylvania.
l.
Ii is interesting To note botn the locali-
ties and me le1dingfprOducuon OF the 81
counties that have established their
claims to b. considered The garden spots
of the United States. Beginning with
PENNSYLVANIA six out OF It's seven richest
counties, agrlculturally speaking, are To
be found joining eacn other ~ the south
eastern part Of the state, beginning with
Bucks on the east and extending to the
Of t4o1Yt. limo los
the two counties named, Montgomery,
hester, BeTks and Lancaster. The other
one OF tue seven is Bradford, in the nOrth-
ern tier. Lancaster leads not only the
counties in Pennsylvania, but of the
United States by nearly 30 per cent. in The
value of its farm products, the totai value
for 1880 being $500, 2O2 as against
value OF ST ,3S2 go credited to Monroe
county, New York, the next highest on
the list The staple productions OF Ian
caster for that year were - 94,,526
pounds OF tobacco, or nearly double that
OF any other county in the Onited states,
1898. 292 bushels OF corn, l,4I2,G94 bushels
of oats and 1929, G2i bushels Of wheat,
while its 1921 COWS furnished 3il,0Jo
gallons Of milk, 1881, GAG pounds OF but
ter, and 1908 pounds cheese. Mont
gomery county comes next highest on the
g. Of Pcnnsy lvania Counties, its annual
production OF $6,0o6.O1S being derived
chiefly from it's dairy products and
small fruit and vegetables furnished the
Philadelphia market. Its wheat crop for
1880 was no trifiing affair, however,
amounting to l,j2l, 091 bushels Chester
stands third on the list, with an annual
product of S5,970,2 29, and, like Mont
g0mery, it's prosperity is chiefly due to its
dairy interests, although it grew nearly
1000, coo bushels of corn and 100000 bush
els OF wheat IN the census year. Bucks,
with production valued at $5,96O,O56, Is
the fourth ON the list Of Pennsylvania a &
ricultural counties, aud its productions
ate chiefly like those OF MONTGOMERY and
Chester. York county, besides growing
Democrats. manages TO raise products
OF the farm aud garden valued at
Sts63}, 232, of which wheat, corn and to-
baccO are the leading staples. Berks Is
sixth IN this southeastern group oil Penn
sylYsnia counties, with an annual product
of 81, ~, 5Jl. Corn oats and wheat form
its leading products. The seventh county
IN, the list is Bradford, with an annual
production Ot$4 l35 39I. This is q grazing
dpunty pre-emiueutly, although its crops
d COT n, oats and Irish potatoes are by no
AAeaus gnifcant Butter, cheese, wool
aud marketable cattle are its great sta
pies. The diaries Of Grange and Sullivan
counties, in New York. are chiefly repen-
ished by the herds grown and driven from
Bradford county.
THE FERTILE DISTRICTS OF NEW YORK.
Monroe county, OF which the city of
Rochester is the cuunty seat, leads the
list OF rlch agricultural counties in the
Empire state, with an annual production
OF S6.3S29I uein-, next to Lancaster, the
most productive county IN the Union. 1t
is located in the fertile valley of the
Genessee river, aud half century ago
was the leading wheat county of the
country. LIS products are greatly diver
sifed at present, being about equally
divided beIwe n corn. wheat, pats, oI cnard
products, and The vegetables with which
me city Of Rochester is supplied. Oneida
county, besides having produced Roscoe
CDnkling. claims second place in the New
York list OF agricultural counties. Its
most prof. able crop is hops. and the
total income to it's farmers IS $6,3IS, 1913.
ST. Lawrence comes third on the
lst. It's 1868 milch COWS pro-
duced in 1850 l5,j23.2l9 gallons of milk
Tor market, 6.9I3.02o pounds OF butter and
$50 4Uj pounds OF cheese. The total Hgri-
cultural product of the county was
5000 500. Erie county, IN wnich the
city of Buffalo Is situHttd d, is fourth on
tue list, with a product worth 50 3d., 1874.
Orch ard aud garden products, milk, but
ter, corn, oats, aud wheat are It's staples.
OtsegO county stands tiUn on the list,
WITH an annual product " rth 50, 2S4, 929.
1t * the leading hop Producing county OF
the United states, and second only TO St.
Lawrence in the number OF its mica
COWS. Jefferson is sixth in the
value OF Its products, worth 50, 1875, 352.
1t is the third county IN the state IN the
number OF its mich cows. Steuben
comes next. its annual product being
worth Sj,l7l ,0j4. Dairy products, corn,
pats, wheat, potatoes and tobacco form
its staples. Onondaga follows close on
the heels oi SteuDen, with yearly pro-
duet Of s5.O79, 1913. Corn, oats, wheat, to-
baccO and the product OF its diaries lead
inc list OF its productions. Ontario toll
lows, with a valuation OF S4,j1J,SI2. Bar
ley, corn. wheat. oats and hops are it's
chief products. ChStauqua with its diaries
aud fruit farms, MANAGES 10 realize 4,29i,-
Bl3 annually. Madison only rails $4,000
behind Cnautauqua. Hops aud the dairy
are its most prolific sources OF wealth.
Ca,uga manages 10 sell its products, the
chief OF wuich are barley aud oats and
wheat, Tor Sl,24y.5 35. Orange, the birth
place of William II. seward, takes the
banner AZ r milk producing county, sup
plying about lSU0O,O0O gallons TO New
fOrk and surrounding towns. The total
Vaun nt it's tarm ur0ducts ~ placed at
S4,2lO2l1 Wayne. witU an annual pro-
duct OF $i,OOIl49, Of which barley, IN,
oats. wheat aHu pptatpco are the ltadi Z
stapies, closes tie list OF the fourteen
counties of New YORK with an annual