STATISTICS OP WHEAT CTJLTUBE. 251 



BEITISn AMEEICAK PROVINCES. 



According to the census return of 1852, the number of acres 

 under grain crops, and the produce in Canada, were as follows : 



Lower Canada Produce. Upper Canada Produce. 



Acres. Bushels. Acres. Bushels. 



Wheat . 427,111 3,075,868 .. 782,115 12,692,852 



Barley . 42,927 668,626 .. 29,916 625,875 



Eye . 46,007 341,443 .. 38,968 479,651 



Oats . 540,422 8,967,594 .. 421,684 11,193,844 



Buckwheat' 51,781 530,417 .. 44,265 639,381 



Maize . 22,669 400,287 .. 70,571 1,666,513 



Flour may be valued at 21s. the barrel. 



The grain crops in Lower Canada are taken in the minot, and 

 not in the bushel, except in the townships. In like manner, the 

 acres are taken in arpunts. An arpent is about one-seventh less 

 than an acre ; and a minot about one-eighth (some say one- 

 twelfth) more than a bushel. 



During the years 1850-1, Western Canada exported upwards 

 of two million barrels of flour, and three million bushels of wheat, 

 being equivalent to 13,600,000 bushels of wheat. The value of 

 the wheat and flour exported in 1851 was 404,033. Canadian 

 flour, like that of G-enessee, is of very superior quality. 



WHEAT. UPPEB, CANADA. 



Bushels. To each inhabitant. 



Wheat crop of 1841 was . 3,221,991 or 6.60 



Do. 1847 . . 7,558,773 10'45 



Do. 1849 . . 9,706,082 12'08 



Do. 1851 . . 12,692,852 13'33 



The quantity of land under wheat in Upper Canada was 782,115 

 acres, showing a yield of about sixteen and three quarter bushels 

 to the acre. The wheat produced in 1852 was valued at nearly 

 two million pounds sterling. 



LOWER CANADA. 



Minots. 



Wheat crop in 1843 was . 942,835 or 1-36 



Do. 1851 . . 3,075,868 3'46 



UNITED STATES. 



Bushels. 



Wheat crop in 1839 was . 84,832,272 or 4-96 



Estimated by patent office 1847 114,245,500 5'50 



Crop of wheat 1849 . . 100,684,627 4'33 



In order, however, to institute a fairer comparison, I will divide 



the States into three classes, viz. : 1st. States growing over six 

 million bushels. 



Bushels. Population. Bush, per head. 



Pennsylvania . 15,367,691 2,311,786 6*65 



Ohio . . 14,487,351 1,980,408 7'32 



New York . 13,131,498 4,148,182 3'16 



Virginia . 11,232,616 1,421,661 7'90 



Illinois . 9,414,575 851,471 11'06 



Indiana . 6,214,458 988,416 6'28 



Total.... 69,847,189 11,701,924 5'97 



