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July 20-30. — Rhexia, Zygadenus (Al.), poison su- 

 mach (N.), Grindelia squarrosa (Col.), Aquile- 

 gia coerulea (Co/.), Lilium canadense (C). 



Aug. 1-10. — Zauschneria (Cal.), Petalostemon co- 

 rymbosum (Al.), Sabbatia, Habenaria ciliaris 

 (N.), Helianthus petiolaris (Col.), Erythronium 

 grandiflorum (Col.), Rubus villosus (C). 



Aug. 10-20. — Chrysolepis mariana (AL), sun-flow- 

 ers (N.), Malvastrum coccineum (Col.), Aster 

 canescens (Co/.), lovage (C). 



Aug. 20-30. — Lilium catesbaei, Liatris elegans 

 (Al.), Solidago altissima (N.), Solidago missou- 

 riensis (Col.), Gentiana Parryi (Co/.), Impatiens 

 (C), Aster Douglasii (O.). 



Sept. 1 -10. — Nabalus Frazeri (Al.), beech-drops, 

 Liatris, Indian pipe (N.), Aster spectabilis (C), 

 golden-rods (O.). 



Sept. 10-20. — Golden-rods (Al.), golden-rods, sow- 

 thistle, Nabalus Frazeri (N.) (C). 



Sept. 20-30. — Gerardia purpurea (AL), gentians, 

 Acalypha (N.). 



Oct. 1-10. — Aster tradescanti (AL), asters (N.). 



Oct. 10-20. — Gentiana ochroleuca (AL). 



Oct. 20-30. — Gentiana elliotii (AL). 



Nov. — Spiranthes brevifolia ( AL), witch-hazel 

 (N.). 



IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL STATIS- 

 TICS. 



Live-stock in the United States in 1880, excluding 

 ranch-stock, horses, mules, cows, and swine in 

 cities, and those belonging to persons not owning 

 or occupying farms. 



Horses 



Cows (milch) . 



Other cattle 



The leading states in the raising of live-stock are 

 as follows. 



Illinois, horses 1,023,082 



New York, milch-cows 1,437,855 



Texas, other cattle 3,387,967 



Ohio, sheep 4,902,486 



Iowa, swine . . 6,034,316 



Average yield per acre of cereals in the United 

 States, 1880. 



Bush. Bush. 



Indian corn . . . 28+ Barley .... 22 + 



Wheat .... 13— Rye 10+ 



Oats 25- Buckwheat . . . 14— 



Cereals raised in the United States in 1880. 



Bush. 



10 >357,98i i Sheep 



. 35,i9 I ,656 



1 2,443, 593 ; Swine 



. 47,687,951 



22,488,590 J 





Bush. 



Indian corn . 1,754,861,535 > Barley 

 Wheat . . . 559,479,505 Rye . 

 Oats .... 407,858,999 Buckwheat 



The leading states in th 



e production of 



cereals. 





Bush. 





Bush. 



Illinois, Indian corn . 



3 2 5,793,48i 



Iowa, oats 



50,610,591 



Iowa, Indian corn 



275,024,247 



New York, oats 



37,575,506 



Missouri, Ind'n corn, 



202,485,721 



Pennsylvania, oats 



33,841,439 



Indiana, Indian corn, 



"5,482,300 



Wisconsin, oats 



32,905,320 



Ohio, Indian corn 



111,877,124 



California, barley 



12,579,561 



Kansas, Indian com, 



1 05,729,3 2 5 



Wisconsin, barley 



5,043,118 



Illinois, wheat . 



51,110,503 



Pennsylvania, rye 



3,683,621 



Indiana, wheat 



47,284,855 



Illinois, rye 



3,121,785 



Ohio, wheat 



46,014,869 



New York, rye 



2,634,690 



Michigan, wheat 



35,532,543 



Wisconsin, rye 



2,298,513 



Minnesota, wheat 



34,601,030 



New York, buck 





Iowa, wheat 



31,154,205 



wheat . 



4,461,200 



California, wheat 



29,017,707 



Pennsylvania, buck 





Illinois, oats 



63,189,200 



wheat . 



3,573,326 



Average yield of corn and wheat per acre (in 



bushels). Corn. Wheat. 



Alabama 12+ 6— 



California .......... 27+ 15-f 



Massachusetts 35+ 16-*- 



New York 33+ 15+ 



Illinois 36+ 16— 



Pennsylvania 33— 13-;- 



Florida 9—5^ 



Georgia 9+7— 



Minnesota 33+ 11+ 



Implements and workmen. 



Agricultural implements, number and value 

 (1880). 



Number of establishments ...... J ,943 



Number of hands employed 39,580 



Capital invested $62,109,668 



Wages of workmen 15,359,610 



Value of material 31,531,170 



Value of implements manufactured ..... 68,640,486 

 Number of reapers and mowers manufactured . . . 162,337 

 Number of grain-cradles manufactured .... 167,492 

 Number of scythes manufactured ..... 1,244,264 

 Number of horse-rakes manufactured .... 95,625 



Farms. 

 Number of farms in the United States in 1880, 

 4,008,907. 



States then having 200,000 and upwards. 



Illinois 



255,741 



Missouri 



215,575 



Ohio . 



247,189 



Pennsylvania 



213,541 



New York . 



241,058 







Cotton raised in 1880. 

 Total in the United States, 5,735.257 bales of 475 

 pounds each. 



States producing 500,000 bales and upwards. 



Bales. Bales. 



Mississippi . . . 955,808 | Arkansas . . . 608,256 



I ,eorgia 

 Texas . 

 Alabama 



814,441 

 803,642 

 699,654 



South Carolina 

 Louisiana . 



522,548 

 508,569 



44,"3,495 

 i9,83i,595 

 11,817,327 



The extremes of production are Missouri, T 6 ^ of 

 a bale ; Florida, 



