STATISTICS OF WHEAT CULTUEE. 



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BEITIsn AMEEICAN PEOVINCES. 



According to the census return of 1852, the number of acres 

 under grain crops, and the produce in Canada, were as follows : — 



Lower Canada — Produce. Upper Canada — Produce. 



Acres. Bushels. Acres. Bushels. 



Wheat . 427,111 3,075,868 .. 782,115 12,692,852 



Barley . 42,927 668,626 .. 29,916 625,875 



Eye . 46,007 341,443 .. 38,968 479,651 



Oats . 540,422 8,967,594 .. 421,684 11,193,844 



Buckwheat 51,781 530,417 .. 44,265 639,381 



Maize . 22,669 400,287 .. 70,571 1,666,513 



Flour may be valued at 21s. the barrel. 



The grain crops 'in Lower Canada are taken in the minot, and 

 not in the bushel, except in the townships. In like manner, the 

 acres are taken in arpents. An arpent is about one-seventh less 

 than an acre ; and a minot about one-eighth (some say one- 

 twelfth) more than a bushel. 



During the years 1850-1, "Western Canada exported upwards 

 of two million barrels of flour, and three million bushels of wheat, 

 being equivalent to 13,600,000 bushels of wheat. The value of 

 the wheat and flour exported in 1851 was £404,033. Canadian 

 flour, like that of Genessee, is of very superior quality. 



WHEAT. — UPPER CANADA. 



WTieat crop of 1841 was 

 Bo. 1847 

 Do. 1849 

 Do. 1851 



Bushels. To each inhabitant. 

 3,221,991 or 6.60 

 7,558,773 „ 10-45 

 9,706,082 „ 12-08 

 12,692,852 „ 13-33 



The quantity of land under wheat in Upper Canada was 782,115 

 acres, showing a yield of about sixteen and three quarter bushels 

 to the acre. The wheat produced in 1852 was valued at nearly 

 two million pounds sterling. 



LOWER CANADA. 



Wheat crop in 1843 was 

 Do. 1851 



Minots. 

 942,835 

 !,075,868 



1-36 

 3-46 



UNITED STATES. 



Biishels. 



Wheat crop in 1839 was . . 84,832,272 



Estimated by patent office 1847 114,245,500 

 Crop of wheat 1849 . . 100,684,627 



In order, however, to institute a fairer comparison, I will divide 



the States into three classes, viz. : — 1st. States growing over six 

 million bushels. 



Bushels. Population. 



Pennsylvania . . 15,367,691 2,311,736 



Ohio . . . 14,487,351 1,980,408 



New York . . 13,131,498 4,148,182 



Virginia . . 11,232,616 1,421,661 



Illinois . , 9,414,575 851,471 



Indiana . . 6,214,458 988,416 



4- 96 



5- 50 

 4-33 



Bush, per head. 



6- 65 



7- 32 

 3-16 

 7-90 



11-06 

 6-28 



Total. . . . 69,847,189 



11,701,924 



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