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only 96 acres under cultivation for the crop; Chemung averaged 

 11 bushels, and raised 25,265 bushels on 2,244 acres; Allega- 

 ny, \vhich seems to stand high for this crop, raised 38,132 bush- 

 els on 2,098 acres, which gives the average yield of 18 bushels 

 per acre. Onondaga had the largest crop of barley, and there is 

 a greater yield of this grain in this county than in the others. 

 Allegany and Westchester come next. 



We believe from all that appears in the cultivation of this 

 crop, that it is quite as profitable as wheat, and may be grown in 

 all parts of the state; that it is less select in the soil, and is very 

 generally suited to the common coarse soils of our primary rocks. 

 It is a good crop in New England, and is one of the most profit- 

 able grains raised in the more hilly and mountanous parts, as 

 the old counties of Hampshire and Berkshire. 



The premium crop of barley was awarded by the State Society 

 to Lewis county, for a crop of 74^ bushels per acre. A crop in 

 W^ashington county amounted to 45, in Rensselaer county 52, 

 Madison 67, and Allegany 63, and two crops in Oneida of 63 

 each. 



The census retiu-ns for rye are too obscure and imperfect to 

 admit of use. No distinction is made as it regards the kind of 

 rye which was raised. The whole amount however of rye har- 

 vested, was 2,966,322 bushels. As the returns stand, the aver- 

 age yield for Westchester was 9 bushels, 7 for Dutchess, 9 for 

 Columbia, 10 for Rensselaer, 9 for Washington, 11 for Livintrs- 

 ton. The premium crops of rye are certainly very great. The 

 Society's premium was awarded to a gentleman in Oneida who 

 raised 52^ bushels to the acre. A gentleman in Washington 

 county raised 41 bushels, and received the County Society's pre- 

 mium. 



The buck-wheat raised in the state was 3,634,679, and the 

 number of acres cultivated for this crop was 255,495, giving an 

 average yield for the whole state, of 14 bushels per acre. 



Of peas, 1,761,503 bushels were hauled from 117,379 acres; 

 the average yield of which is 15 bushels per acre. The crop 

 amounted to 162,187 bushels, the average yield per acre was 

 nearly 10 bushels. 



