AGRICULTURAL TEXT-BOOK. 85 



New England, 1648, and into South Virginia previous to 

 that year, 



206. The production of rye in the United States decreased in 

 1850, 4,457,000 bushels when compared with 1840 ; but in New 

 York it had been increased in 1850 by about 40 per cent. In 

 1840 the total product of the country was 18,645,567 bushels: 

 in 1850, 14,188,639 bushels. 



The chief Eye producing States are (1850:) 



Pennsylvania, - - 4.805,160 

 New York,- - - 4,148,182 

 Massachusetts, - - 481.021] 

 Virginia, - - - - 458,930j 



BUSHELS. 



Connecticut, - - 600,8 93 



Ohio, - - 425,718 



Kentucky, - - - 415,073 



New Jersey, - - 1,255,57s 



Michigan, - - - 105,871. 



It is grown, more or less, in all the States except California 

 and New Mexico ; but, with two exceptions, (Maryland and North 

 Carolina,) none give over 200,000 bushels. It has been chiefly 

 used for distilling and feeding stock, though bread is made of it 

 in some localities. The export in 1850, was 44,152 bbls. of 

 flour. 



207. There is only one cultivated species, but several varieties : 

 (a,) Common; (b,) Multicole; fa) St John s Day; (d,) Sibe 

 rian; also, fa) Spring, (fj Winter, and (g,) Southern, 



Of the Common (a,) nothing need be said. The Multicofe 

 (many rooted,) (b,) was introduced into this country by means 

 of the Patent Office about 1844-5. It was found to produce 

 heavy crops, and to stool out very perfectly, ten to twenty 

 stalks growing from every seed. It also appears to be well 

 adapted for high northern latitudes. The St. John s Day fa) 

 is a native of the Italian Alps, and was introduced into Eng 

 land about ten years ago for soiling purposes. The seed is very 

 small, dark, and hard, but the straw grows with great rapidity, 

 to a great height, affording a remarkable quantity of green fod 

 der. The Siberian (d,) is a German variety, noted for the gi 

 gantic product of grain and stalk. The grain is large with a 



