178 Mineral mid Agricultural Resources of JYew York. [Oct., 



western and central counties arranged on a belt with Onondaga, 

 Monroe and Erie, are also upon formations differing but little 

 from each other, and hence it would appear that the average pro- 

 duct of the sections taken by themselves may be due to the char- 

 acter of the formations upon which the crop is grown. 



The State Society's premium crop on oats was awarded to 

 Tompkins county. The produce per acre was 91 bushels and 28 

 quarts. The second premium was awarded to Lewis county; the 

 yield was 90 bushels to the acre. Eighty -six and a half bushels 

 were raised upon one acre in Washington county. The litholo- 

 gical character of the rocks of these counties is not very dissimi- 

 lar; in each shales and slates abound. 



The adaptation of the state for barley seems to be nearly equal 

 throughout its whole territory. The amount of barley raised in 

 the year 1844, was 3,108,704 bushels. The number of acres on 

 which it grew 192,503. The average product was 16 bushels 

 per acre. 



In the eastern and river counties, the average yield for Dutch- 

 ess, 11 bushels; Columbia, 13; Rensselaer, 17; Westchester, 

 18; Washington, 14. Average for the 5 counties, 14.^ bushels 

 nearly. 



The central and western counties stand about the same: thus, 

 Erie raised 40,485 bushels on 3,280 acres, giving an average 

 yield, 11 bushels; Livingston raised 93,959 on 6,698 acres, or 

 an average yield of 14 nearly; Onondaga 360,421 on 18,770, 

 giving an average of 19 bushels; Madison 229,606 on 12,972, 

 the average crop of which is 17 bushels. 



The northern counties are less; thus, Jefferson raised 159,872 

 on 11,007 acres, the average of which is 14 bushels; St. Law- 

 rence 48,100 on 3,118 acres, giving 15 bushels on the average 

 product; and Clinton of 12 bushels to the acre, though only 192 

 acres were cultivated for this crop. -The average of the 3 

 counties falls short of the average of the state 3 bushels per 

 acre. 



The southern tier of counties grows about the same average as 

 the northern : thus, Broome raised only 10 bushels per acre, with 



