EXTENT AND TALUE OF THE COEN CROP. 23 



It appears, from this comparison, that the increase 

 from 1840 to 1850 was nearly two hundred and fifteen 

 million bushels, and from 1850 to 1860 it was nearly 

 two hundred and forty-seven million bushels. For 

 the entire period of twenty years, the gain was over 

 four hundred and sixty-one million bushels, being at 

 the rate of a little over six per cent, a year, or sixty 

 per cent, for each decade. 



The following table exhibits the corn crop of 1860 

 in comparison with some of the other leading crops 

 of the country : 



Corn 838,792,740 bushels. 



Wheat 173,104,924 " 



Eye 20,976,285 " 



Oats 172,554,688 " 



Barley 15,635,119 " 



Buckwheat 17,664,914 " 



Peas and Beans 15,188,013 " 



Potatoes 110,571,201 " 



The aggregate number of bushels for these eight 

 crops is thirteen hundred and sixty-four million, four- 

 hundred and eighty-seven thousand, eight hundred 

 and eighty-four, making an average of over one hun- 

 dred and seventy million bushels for each crop. 



The returns of the corn crop for the several States 

 and Territories for 1850 and 1860, are indicated in 

 the following table, in which the States are arranged 

 in the order of the alphabet and not in the order of 

 their yield. 



