458 MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. 



It is a singular fact that the value of Indian corn raised in the CDtton-growing 

 States, according to the above estimates, is greater than the value of cotton 

 grown in the same States, as will be seen by the following: 



States. Bushels. Indian Corn. Value. Cotton, Value 



North Carolina 23,893,763 $9,477,50.0 $3,633,863 



South Carolina 14,722,80.5 7,361,402 4,628,270 



Georgia 20,905,122 10,462,.')61 11,437,467 



Florida 898,974 404,243 726,632 



Alabama 20,947,004 8,378,801 8,209,717 



Loui.siana , 5,9.i2,912 2,976,451 10,678,87.") 



Mississippi 13,i61,237 5,264,494 15.472,126 



Tennessee 44,986,188 11,246,547 1,662,076 



Arkan.sas 4,846,632 2,423,316 361,718 



Total 150,314,637 $57,995,320 $56,810,744 



The total quantity of cotton raised in the above States in 1839 was 785,965,080 

 pounds ; in Virginia and other States, 4,514,195 pounds. Total crop of the U. S. 

 790,479,275 pounds; valued at $57,130,302 — the average being a small fraction 

 over seven cents per pound. 



It remains to notice the exports of Indian corn and meal from the U. States to 

 foreign countries. We will notice those of the last six years, viz. 



Years. hidian Corn, Bushels. Indian Meal, Banela. 



1841 535,727 232.284 



1842 600,308 209, 1 99 



1843 (9 mos.) 672,608 174,354 



1844 825,282 247,882 



1845 840,184 209.030 



Total .3,474,109 1,132,749 



Average 694,882 226,549 



For the year ending June 30, 1846, we have not the quantities exported, but 

 the values are given as follows : 



Indian com $1,186,663 



Indian meal 945,081 



Total .$2,131,744 



At the average prices of last year, say between 50 and 60 cents per bushel, it 

 appears that about four millions of bushels of corn and meal were exported, prin- 

 cipally of the crop of 1845. This shows a great increase over the quantities ex- 

 ported in former years ; and the export for the current year will probably be triple 

 or quadruple that of the increased quantity of the year previous. 



If the exports to foreign countries should amount to fourteen millions of bush- 

 els of Indian corn and meal, at an average price of 80 cents per bushel, the gain 

 to the United States over the export of the same grain last year will be about 

 nine millions of dollars. 

 Destiny of Indian Corn and Meal cocporled for the year ending June 30, 1845. 



Indian Corn, Indian Meal, 

 KusIipIs. Harrels. 



British West Indies 339,871 152,172 



Swedish do 3.630 2,996 



Danish do 15,143 46,020 



Dutch do 5,810 4,969 



French do 17,654 925 



Cuba <i7,596 6,248 



Other Spani.sh W.Indies.. 610 4,995 



Hayti I.-ISS 402 



\Ve8t Indies generally 15,961 335 



British Guiana 17,418 4,026 



French Guiana 100 



Texas 5,217 6 



Mexico 1.2'^>0 40 



Venezuela 23,247 544 



Indian Corn, Indian Meal, 

 Bushels. Barrels. 



Brazil 870 107 



Cisplatine Republic 490 



British Amcr. Colonies 15.5,217 45,082 



England 134,898 1 



Ireland 790 



(Jibraltar 1,788 



Cape de Verde Islands 320 30 



Madeira 30,499 



Africa 30 41 



China 50' 



Sou. Seas iV Pacific Ocean. 41 



Total 840,184 269,030 



Value $411,741 $641,552 



It will be seen that the exports of corn and meal for the above year were prin- 

 cipally to the British American Colonics and the West Indies. 



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