180 [Senate i 



necessaries and comforts of life. In 1S39 there were grown in this ' 

 count}', 



36,347 bushels of Indian corn. i 



18^989 " wheat. ' ^ ^ 



.47,712 . " potatoes. \ 



23,793 " oats. ; 



S,8G5 " rye. i 



5,819 " barley. j 



4,238 " buckwheat. | 



These numbers are taken from the census of 1840, but they refer i 



to the preceding year, as the crops were not ascertained for that year ' 



when the person taking the census was engaged in the labor. ' 



The same year the county contained ^ ' 



912 horses and mules. ; 



2,517 neat cattle. i 



136 sheep. . I 

 3,180 swine. 



The following articles were also produced: 



3,610 tons hay. i 



3 " hemp and flax. I 



172 pounds wool. ' : 



101 " hops. i 



53 " wax. ' 



5 " silk cocoons. • 



485 cords of wood. ! 



Poultry and some other articles are enumerated by their value: i 



Value of poultry, i!8,001 00 



Product of the dairy, 25,506 00 ■ 



" of orchards, 6 , 148 00 ' j 



" market gardens, 17,029 00 j 



Home made or family goods, . ,. . . 1 ,279 00 



The State of New-York is essentially a grain growing country, and ' 



every county in the commonwealth produces more or less of the ce- ' ! 

 realia. 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. 



In comparing the productions of Richmond county with those of 



other counties of the State of New-York, it will be found by the cen- . j 

 sus, that in 1839, 



8 counties produced less wheat, : 



22 " " " rye, ! 



3 " " " buckwheat, | 



^ 2 " " " Indian corn, ! 



18 " " " barlev, j 



3 " " " oats,' , I 



2 " " " potatoes,' ■ i 



2 « " " hay, than Richmond. j 



