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Western States, inclusive, produce but little more barley than the State of New York alone. Ohio 

 produces more barley than any other western State. Illinois comes next. These two States produce 

 about one million bushels more barley than all the other western States. 



Though the aggregate production of barley in the western States is so small, the increase since 

 1850 has been very great. The crop of Illinois has increased eight hundred and fifty per cent. Iowa 

 even more, or about eighteen hundred per cent. Missouri has increased still more rapidly, or nearly 

 two thousand three hundred per cent. 



The following table shows the amount of barley raised in the southern States in 1860 as com 

 pared with 1850 : 



J8GO. 1850. 



Alabama 15, 135 2, 958 



Arkansas 3, 158 177 



Florida 8, 3G9 



Georgia 14,682 11, 501 



Louisiana 224 



Mississippi 1, 875 228 



North Carolina . . 3, 445 2, 735 



South Carolina 11, 490 4, 583 



Tennessee 25, 144 2, 737 



Texas 07,562 4,770 



Virginia 08, 840 25, 437 



219,930 56,132 



The production of barley in the southern States is quite small. The single State of Maine alone 

 produces tour times as much barley as all the southern States. The increase, however, since 1850, is 

 very decided, or over three hundred per cent. Virginia produces nearly one-third of all the barley 

 raised in the southern States. Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina are the 

 principal southern barley-growing States; but even in these States the crop is very small. 



The following table shows the amount of barley raised in the Pacific States in 1860 as compared 

 with 1850: 



J860. 1850. 



California 4, 415, 420 9, 712 



Oiegou 20,254 



New Mexico 0, 099 5 



Washington 4, 621 



Utah . . 9, 976 1 , 799 



4,462,376 11,510 



California produces nearly all the barley raised in the Pacific States. It is a noteworthy fact, that 

 this young State produces more barley than any other State in the Union. California and New York 

 produce more barley than all the other States and Territories included. 



The following table shows the amount of barley raised in different sections of the United States in 

 1860 and 1850, in proportion to the population : 



I860. 1850. 



New England States 0.38 0.15 



Middle States 0.54 0.56 



Western States 0.43 0.11 



Southern States 0.02 0.001 



Pacific States.. 7.88 0.05 



United States and Territories . . 0.40 0.22 



