REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 



91 



in the Northwest proves on analysis of all tlie facts to be substantially 

 correct. The yield in ]S"ew York and Pennsylvania was larger by 8,000,000 

 bushels than in 1875. A large increase is also found in the South, mainly 

 in Texas. The effect of such increase was to make the crop nearly as 

 large as the medium one of 1875. The figures in the estimates are 

 289,350,500 bushels. The acreage is estimated at 27,627,021, against 

 26,381,512 in 1875. The yield per acre is less only 10.4 bushels ; in 1875, 

 11.07. Both of these crops are, therefore, below a medium yield. A 

 good yield would produce, with the present acreage, 330,000,000 bushels. 

 The average price of wheat is $1,037, 3 cents higher than that of the 

 I)revious year. 



Rye. — There is a small increase in the area of rye as well as in the 

 rate of yield. Average yield, 13.8 bushels ; price, 66,9 cents per bushel. 



Oats. — The acreage of oats was increased nearly a million and a half, 

 but the product is placed at 320,000,000 bushels, 34,000,000 bushels less 

 than in 1875. The price averaged 35 cents, 2 cents more than that of 

 the previous year, notwithstanding the great abundance and low price 

 of corn. 



Barley. — No increase in the area of barley is reported; but there was 

 an improvement in the yield, which averaged nearly 22 bushels. Yalue, 

 66.4 cents per bushel. 



BucJcicheat. — The reported area is slightly decreased, as well as the 

 total product, with an increase of average price, which is 72.6 cents. 



Potatoes. — A marked change in potato-production is indicated, the 

 crop of 1876 being the poorest for many years ; the reduction being from 

 166,000,000 to 125,000,000 bushels. 



Hay. — The hay-crop of 1876 was unusually heavy, amounting to nearly 

 31,000,000 tons, 10 per cent, larger than that of 1875. The large sup- 

 ply affected the price, which averaged $11.90 per ton, against $12.27 

 the previous year. 



Table slioxving the product of each pnnci]}al crop of the several States named, the yield per 

 acre, the total acreage, the average price in each State, and the value of each crop, for 187G. 



Prodaoti 



CI eS 



"3 p. 



Indian corn . 



Wheat 



Kye 



Oats 



Barley 



Buckwheat . 



Potatoes 



Tobacco 



Hay 



. bushels 

 ...do... 

 ...do... 

 ...do... 

 ...do... 

 ...do... 

 ...do... 

 . pounds 

 tons 



1, 400, 000 



296, 000 



33, GOO 



2, 350, 000 

 663, 000 

 397, 000 



5, 868, 000 



1, 264, 800 



Total . 



KEW HAMPSmRK. 



Indian corn. 



Wheat 



Eye 



Oats 



Barley 



Buckwheat.. 



.bushels. 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do..., 



2, 029, 000 



192, 000 



47, 000 



1, 222, 000 



108, 000 



97, 000 



31 

 12 

 14 

 23 

 18.5 

 22.5 

 100 



45, 161 



24, 666 

 2,400 

 102, 2G0 

 35, 837 

 17, 644 

 53, 680 



|0 79 



0.98 



1, 290, 612 



11 20 



1, 577, 260 



42 

 15 



18 

 33 

 24.8 

 19 



48, 309 

 12, 800 

 2,611 

 37, 030 

 4,354 

 5,105 



79 

 1 55 

 1 00 

 49 

 86 

 65 



$1, 106, 000 



467, 680 



37, 296 



1, 152, 480 



497, 250 



240, 140 



3, 696, 840 



14, 165, 760 



21, 369, 446 



, 602, 910 



297, 600 



47, 000 



598, 780 



92, 880 



63, 050 



