270 MJLIZS. 



in meal; in 1810, 1,140,960 bushels, 86,744 of which were 

 meal. In 1820-21, there were exported 607,277 bushels of corn, 

 and 131,669 barrels of Indian meal; in 1830-31, 571,312 bushels 

 of corn, and 207,604 barrels of meal ; in 1840-41, 535,727 bushels 

 of corn, and 232,284 barrels of meal ; in 1845-46, 1,286,068 

 bushels of corn, and 298,790 barrels of meal; in 1846-47 

 16,326,050 bushels of corn, and 948, 060 barrels of meal; in 1850- 

 51, 3,426,811 bushels of corn, and 203,622 barrels of meal. More 

 than eleven millions of bushels of Indian corn were consumed in 

 1850, in the manufacture of spirituous liquors. 



According to the census of 1840, the corn crop of the United 

 States was 377,531,875 bushels ; in 1850, 592,326,612 bushels. 



The increase in the production of corn in Ohio has been (in 

 ten years) 66 per cent. I have also before me the auditor's re- 

 turns for the crop of 1850, as taken by assessors, and the number 

 of acres planted. The auditor's returns are: 



Seventy -three counties .... 65,079,374 



Darke county 524,484 



Twelve counties, average .... 8,4,00,000 



Total . . . 64,003,858 



This is an advance of 15 per cent, on the crop of 1840, and it 

 is known that the crop of 1850 was better than that of 1849. 

 The number of acres planted, and the average production was : 



Acres planted 1,810,947 



Bushels produced 64,003,858 



Average per acx*e ...... 35f bush. 



Considering how large a portion of hill land is planted, and how 

 many fields are ill cultivated, the average is high. Many persons 

 have believed that taking all years and all lands into view, the 

 ^average of corn lands was not more than thirty bushels. But the 

 immense fertility of bottom lands on the rivers and creeks of Ohio 

 make un for bad cultivation and inferior soil. We may see some- 

 thing of the differences in the production of corn, by taking the 

 averages of different counties, thus : 



Acres. Crop. Average. 



Butler ,. 62,031 .. 2,648,353 ... 42* 



Warren .. 42,322 .. 1,757,409 .. 42 



Pickaway .. 65,860 .. 2,627,727 .. 40 



Boss .. 69,520 .. 2,918,958 .. 42 



Compare the average of these counties, which embrace some 

 of the best lands in the State, with the following : 



Acres. Crop. Average. 



Carroll . 10,107 .. 316,999 32 



Jackson 

 Monroa 

 Portage 

 Yinton 



15,680 . . 439,850 



23,375 . . 728,242 



10,426 . . 329,529 



11,413 .. 345,470 



30 

 31 

 32 

 30 



The last counties contain but little bottom land, and hence the 

 average of corn is ivduml one-fourth in amount. Of these 



