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Countries of the World: Value

Value. 1,000 Acres. 1,000 Pounds.

Value. 1,000 Dols.

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 86 II - 70 8 2.0 2,795 339 6.3 8,875 1,132 8.6 9,316 836 26.9 28,956 1,985 Delaware, Maryland, - 17.9 12,357 580 Virginia, 42 14 552 110.5 48,523 North Carolina, 4,324 , 1,072 364 15,030 97.0 36,375 South Carolina, 5,176 1,647 552 22,673 - Georgia, 2,971 954 39,394 .8 264 28 Florida, . 260 68 2,533 I.2 470 106 Alabama, Mississippi, 2,852 905 38,784 .6 162 17 2,592 1,058 45,028 .2 61 Louisiana, 5 1,088 447 18,904 .I 46 II Texas, 4,158 1,594 67,764 .4 176 Arkansas, 15 1,416 597 25,283 1.8 954 Tennessee, 90 881 358 14,985 West Virginia, 51.4 36,369 1,841 4.6 Kentucky, 2,602 302 274.5 221,880 Ohio, 13,155 44.3 37,853 2,643 Michigan, Indiana, 9.3 7,710 Illinois, 384 4. I 3,043 116 Wisconsin, Minnesota, 17.2 19,389 1,260 . I II.3 74 9,425 7 419 Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, California, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Total, 79 29 1,209 .2 99 IO 19,058 6,940 292,139 692.9 488,256 34,844 TABLE OF INDIAN CORN, WHEAT, AND OATS FOR 1890.

Indian Corn, 1890.

Wheat, 1890.

Oats, 1890.

States and Territories. 1,000 Acres. 1,000 Value Bushels. $1,000. Acres.

Bushels. $1,000.

Acres.

Bushels. $1,000.

Maine, 28 1,008 746 40 543 624 IOI 2,847 1,623 New Hampshire, 34 1,259 906 9 140 161 31 862 483 Vermont, 55 1,839 1,324 19 335 372 106 2,793 1,396 Massachusetts, 54 1,868 1,307 23 598 329 Rhode Island, .

I2 402 290 6 153 83 Connecticut, 56 2,014 1,410 2 30 33 39 780 414 New York, 643 17,101 11,116 640 9,288 1,343 23,913 11,956 New Jersey, . 357 11,185 6,934 139 1,680 141 2,449 1,224 Pennsylvania, 1,383 38,043 22,826 1,337 16,049 15,889 1,277 21,972 19,546 Delaware, 223 4,128 2,064 95 919 883 23 298 134 Maryland, 726 16,333 8,166 535 6,208 5,711 113 1,357 597 Virginia, 2,110 36,922 20,307 802 5,614 5,389 672 6,587 2,964 North Carolina, 2,726 36,264 19,945 717 3,156 674 6,198 3,161 South Carolina, 1,576 16,078 11,254 179 750 788 393 4,168 2,501 Georgia, 2,981 31,306 21,601 344 1,411 1,552 562 5,455 3,273 Florida, 491 4,570 3,428 - - 53 573 349 Alabama, 2,489 25,390 17,265 293 Mississippi, Louisiana, 1,952 24,396 17,077 61 1,319 286 1,437 405 4,864 3,016 314 362 4,778 2,867 . 1,061 16,979 11,885 - 43 567 346 Texas, 4,116 63,802 45,938 511 3,575 3,396 639 11,059 6,083 Arkansas, 2,002 33,443 21,738 222 1,575 1,544 294 3,967 2,102 Tennessee, 3,600 67,692 35,200 1,175 7,873 7,637 683 6,486 2,919 West Virginia, 672 13,435 8,061 302 2,326 2,210 142 1,506 678 Kentucky, 2,816 63,645 31,186 943 9,152 8,420 465 3,954 1,779 Ohio, 2,827 65,876 33,596 2,399 29,984 27,286 I,III 20,004 8,402 Michigan. 977

26,580 14,619 1,501 20,271 18,244 941 25,033 11,014 Indiana, 3,604

89,025 41,842 2,494 27,928 24,577 1,017 17,800 7,298 Illinois, 7,154

187,446 80,602 1,853 18,161 15,800 3,372 70,821 29,037 Wisconsin, 1,102 33,061 14,877 1,073 13,096 10,870 1,497 38,919 15,568 Minnesota, 768 21,286 8,940 3,144 38,356 31,068 1,500 38,402 14,209 Iowa, 8,771 232,439 95,300 1,685 19,041 15,233 2,767 71,397 27,131 Missouri, 6,796 175,345 77,152 1,603 17,638 14,639 1,412 24,579 9,586 Kansas, 3,543

55,269 28,187 2,058 28,195 21,710 1,303 31,269 11,882 Nebraska, 3,073 55,310 26,549 1,418 15,315 11,640 1,053 22,430 8,748 California, 160 4,396 2,858 2,427 29,121 22,132 71 1,943 1,088 Oregon, 8 173 114 887 12,865 9,649 222 6,658 3,329 Nevada, - - 18 250 215 - Colorado, 42 767 483 96 1,777 1,439 IOI 2,498 1,249 Arizona, - - 26 311 280 I N. and S. Dakota, 884 12,030 6,015 4,209 40,411 28,288 1,183 24,846 7,951 Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, 83 1,370 1,069 36 1,093 634 - 87 1,488 1,191 90 2,797 1,650

1,126 822 91 1,105 1,050 130 2,279 1,778 1,059 8,071 6,134 104 3,497 1,644 Total, 71,971 1,489,970 754,433 36,087 399,262 334,777 26,431 523,621 222,048

The areas and produce of the various cereal crops for 1888, 1889, and 1890 are specified in the subjoined tables so far as known. Statistics regarding rye, barley and buckwheat in 1889 and 1890 not published here. 1888. 1889. 1 1890.

Bush.

Bushels. per Acre. 1,000 Bush.

Acres. Bushels. per Acre.

Bush. 1,000 Acres. 1,000 Bushels. per 1,000 Acres. 1,000 Acre.

Corn, 75 673 1,987,790 26.26 78,320 2,112,892 27.11 Wheat, 37,336 415,868 II.II 38,124 490,560 12.86 71,971 1,489,970 20.7 36,087 393,262 II.I Oats, 26,998 701,735 22.28 27,462 751,515 27.36 26,431. 523,621 19.8 Rye, 2,365 28,415 12.00 - Barley, 2,996 63,884 21.32 ---- - Buckwheat, 913 12,050 13.21 - - - - --- Total, 146,281 3,209,742 - -- 134,489 2,412,853 - 143,906 3,354,967 The following statistics relate to 1891: Corn, 76,204,515 acres, yielding 2,060,154,000 bushels, valued at $836,439,228; wheat 39,916,897 acres, yielding 611,780,000 bushels, valued at $513,472,711; oats 25,581,861 acres, yielding 736,- 394,000 bushels, valued at $232,312,267.

In 1889 there were, in all, 1,318,698 acres under flax; 10,250,410 lbs. of flaxend were produced, and 241,389 lbs. of fibre, the whole produce being of the value (to the producer) of $10,436,228. The largest flax-growing States were Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. In the same year 50,212 acres (mostly in New York State) were under hops, and the yield was 39,171,270 lbs., of the value of $4,059,697; while 25,054 acres (nearly all in Kentucky) were under hemp, producing 11,511 lbs., of the value of $1,102,602.

The following table exhibits the number of live stock in 1891 and at the census years 1870, 1880, and 1890, the numbers of cattle, sheep, and swine for 1890, and all the numbers for 1891, being estimates:- 1870, 1880. 1890. 1891.

Horses 8,248,800 11,201,800 14,976,017 14,056,750 Mules 1.179,500 1,729.500 2,246,936 2,296,532 Cattle of all kinds 25,484,100 33,258,000 52,801,907 52,895,239 Sheep 40,853,000 40,765,900 44,336,072 43,431,136 Swine. 26,751,400 34,034,100 51,602,780 50,625,106 The total value of farm animals in the United States in 1891 was $2,329,- 787,770. The area devoted exclusively to the rearing of cattle measures 1,365,000 square miles. In 1889-90, 276,000,000 pounds of wool were grown. In 1889, 15,504,978 lbs. of butter and 84,999,828 lbs. of cheese were produced; in 1890, 29 748,042 lbs. of butter, valued at $4,187,489, and 95,376,053 lbs. of cheese, valued at $8,591,042.

Viticulture is extending. In 1889 the area under vines was 401,261 acres (California 200,544 acres); 24,306,905 gallons of wine were made (California 14,626,000 gallons); and in California 1,372,195 boxes (of 20 lbs.) of raisins were produced. The number of laborers employed was, in all, 200,780. New York and Ohio rank next to California as vine-growing States. In 1889-90, 136,494 tons of sugar were produced, mostly in Louisiana.

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