The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-07
CEREALS IN SEVEN STATES.
Census Figures That VIII Interest All tn
Farmer Folk.

Census Figures That VIII Interest All the
Farmer Folk.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The census bu-
reau has issued bulletin on cereal pro-
duction in 1889 in Michigan, Ohio, Ken.
lucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota.
Michigan.
1t shows that in Michigan the total
area devoted to cereals was 1891 $50
acres, of which 99,305 were devoted to
barley, 70.O49 to buckwheat, 994, 597 to
corn, !, 0S5. T59 to oats, 40, 740 to rye and
1901 ,225 to wheat. The product was
2.522, 376 bushels of barley, 81, 977 bush.
els of buckwheat, %, 1859 bushels Of
corn, &c. gel ,9l3 bushels of oats, 2, 1O1, :
713 bushels of rye and 24,771,1 Ill bush.
els of wheat. There was an increase OF
about 823, 900 acres for the decade In the
area devoted to cereals, except which
there was a decrease of 92t, 1924 acres IL
wheat.
In Wisconsin the total area devoted to
the cultivation of cereals In 1889 was
Abs, COZ acres, as compared with 4,32I,-
294 acres in. 1879. There was an increase
of 27O. $40 acres in the area in barley, o.
AZ, 431 acres in buckwheat, OF l9,9R
acres in corn. of 671, 554 acres in oats
and of los, 354 acres in rye. This tota
increase of ]. 1875, 738 acres was, however
more than offset by a decrease of thu
area in wheat The product in 1889 Wa'
10. 559. S72 bushels of wheat, 1.O64, ~
bushels of bulk wheat, 34,204, 016 bush
els of corn, go, 739, 052 bushels CT oats
4,250, $50 bushels of rye and 11,69o, w
bushels of wheat.
South Dakota.
In South Dakota the total increase Il
| 1889 was B. 101 ,604 acres, compared witt
| BAG. 1888 acres in the corresponding por
ton of Dakota territory in 1879. Their
was an increase of 60, TIP acres in barley
| of 1878 acres in buckwheat, of 663, 80
acres in corn, of 500, Ala acres in oats,
| 6,S44 acres in rye and of 2,O79, 4O2 acre
| in wheat. AS in the case OF Mort
Dakota the production OF cereals \
| 1899 was considerably reduced b
| drouth. The product in bushels in 1SS
| is stated to be as follows: Barley. SO2
| OO5; buckwheat. II ,423; corn, 13, 152, OOe
oats, Z ,469, S46; rye, 50. 1873; wheat, 10
| 541, 1873.
! North Dakota.
In North Dakota the total area Ii
| cereals in 1889 was 3, 233, 993 acres, a
compared with 105, sos acres in the COZ
responding portion of Dakota territor
in 1879. There was an increase OF lOI,
| COL acres in the area in barley, of IL
acres in buckwheat, of 11,0J1 acres !
corn, of 384, 400 acres in oats, OF lot
acres in rye and of 1898, 345 acres /
wheat. The product In 1889 IN oushe!
is given as follows: Barley, 1869, l6I
buckwheat, $780, corn, 1S3, 929; oat:
1886, 294; rye, 2,10S, 1893; wheat, 26,300
45J.
Minnesota.
In Minnesota the total area in cereal
in 1889 was 6, 297, O44 acres, as compare
with 4, 234, 1S9 acres in 1879. There wa
increase of 242, 400 acres in the area
barley, of Il. Alb acres in buckwheat, G
49,, 9j3 acres in corn. In twenty couI
ties, principally in the southeast part {
the state, there was a total decrease {
1865, $50 acres in the area in whea
The product in 1889 is given as follow
in bushels; Barley, 300, 653; buci
wheat, POL, 70j; corn, "a, 696. 446; oat
40, $50, 791; rye, 1852, 663; wheat, $1,000
PAT.
In Ohio the total area devoted to cert
ais was G, 7SJ, $50 acres, producing 1,5O9
GA bushels of barley, 1862, 1913 bushels
buckwheat, II .392,312 bushels of corr
| 40. 136. 1872 bushels of oats, 1,0O7, Il
bushels of rye and 80, 559, POS bushels {
wheat. Since 1879 there has been an il
crease of $50. 900 acres in the area d
voted to oats and rye and decrease
3O7. 900 acres in the area devoted to ba
lev, buckwheat, corn and wheat.
Kentucky.
In 1889 Kentucky had 4,556,999 acr
devoted to cereals as compared wit
4.965,23O in 1879; product for the yei
1889 is given as lG5, $50 bushels of baTle
1904 bushels of buckwheat, 1850, 3
: bushels corn, S,775,S14 bushels of Oat
423,847 bushels of rye and 1,7O7,7
E bushels of wheat. There was an i
!, i crease of 241, 600 acres in the area of GA
and a decrease of 381 900 in the 9th
, | cereals.