66 GRASS IS KINO. 



pasture grasses, together vvitli the cereals, largely feed onr do- 

 mestic aiiiinals. 



Along the low lands of India and some other tropical countries, 

 many millions of pi!oi)le subsist nuiinly on rice, while further 

 back " the higher lands, a much larger number feed on several 

 varieties and species of sorghum. Sorghum feeds the most 

 l)eople of any cereal, while wheat outranks them for making the 

 best quality of food. 



To assist in comprehending their great importance, let us 

 glance at the figures us they appear in the lust census of the 

 United States, — taken in 185)0: 



Corn, bu8hol3 8.122,000,000 



Oiits, bushels 80!».000,0()0 



Wheat, bushdg 408.000,000 



Barley, Imsbels 78.000,000 



Rye, bushels 28,000.000 



Total, bushels 3,5O.-),0OC.O00 



To these figures must be added, as belonging to the grass 

 family: 



Hay, tons 67,000,000 



Rir-v pounds 129,000,000 



B m corn, pounds 30,000,000 



Sugar, pounds 801,000,000 



Molasses, gallons from (cane and sorghum) 'jO,000,000 



To these figures we might add the immense products of graz- 

 ing, including meats, horses, cattle, swine, hides, wool. Live 

 stock alone foots up *'^\2U8, 707,000. The estimate for hay most- 

 likely includes the cloverR. 



