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acre when planted with wheat, corn, barley, etc. The 

 following table shows what the American yield was in 

 1876 :— 



These figures represent a general average for the 

 total production of the United States. As shown, 

 the crop having the greatest value is tobacco, being 

 $52.33 per acre. We have been informed that in Lan- 

 caster Co., Pa., the yield has amounted to $300 per 

 acre in some special cases, but unfortunately it requires 

 but a short time to exhaust the soil to an extent that 

 will render it for years useless, notwithstanding the 

 exti-a quantity of fertilizers placed thereon to restore 

 the same, during which time attempts will be made 

 to grow other crops with but negative results. Now, 

 compare these with an average yield of beets, such as 

 we may expect in America, which is 15 tons^ per acre ; 



■ In Europe it is 20 tons per acre. 



