of 1885 put in flour barrels, and stood as closely together 

 as possible, they would stretch sixty times across this con- 

 tinent. 



The last National Census Report shows these figures: 



That is to say, the bushels of corn grown equaled all 

 other grains, and a surplus of over 86 per Gent. Take the 

 crops when other grain yields were unusually large, viz., 

 in 1884: 



One hundred and three million dollars more in value of 

 corn than all other grains ! 



