270 



in meal: in ISIO, 1,M0;960 bnsheisj of which were 



meal. In 1820-21, there were exported 607.277 bushels of com, 

 and 131,669 barrels of Indian meal: in 1830-31, 571,312 bushels 

 of corn, and 207,604 barrels of meal; in 1840-^:1, 535,727 bnshels 

 of corn, and 232,284 barrels of meal ; in 18-45-16. 1.2Sn.Of3S 

 bushels of corn, and 298,790 barrels of meal ; in 1S16'47 

 16.326,050 bushels of com, and 91S. 060 barrels of meal : - 1^ 30- 

 51, 3,126,811 bushels of com, and 203,622 barrels of me:.:. X : : e 

 than eleren millions of bushels of Indian com were cons aincG. in 

 1850, in the manufacture of spiiituous liquors. 



According to the census of 1810, the com crop of the United 

 States was 377,531,875 bushels ; in 1850, 592,326,612 bushels. 



The increase in the production of com in Ohio has been (in 

 ten years) 66 per cent. I Jiave also before me the auditor's re- 

 turns for the crop of 1850, as taien by assessors, and the number 

 of acres planted, Tiie auditor's returns are : — 



SeTenty-tbree c-OTinties . , . . 55.079.374 



Darke county ...... 524. 4S4 



Twelve coxuitieB, arerag© . , . , S.4i'I'0,0'0'0 



Total . . . 64.003^ ScS 



This is an advance of 15 per cent, on the cr :" :: l-i-VJ. i: 

 is known that the crop of 1850 was better:-;-! t :: 1^49. 

 The number of acres planted, and the arerage producnon was : — 



Acres planted ...... 1,810,947 



Busiiels produced ...... 64,003,858 



Average per acre 35f bush. 



Considering how large a portion of hill land is planted, and how 

 many fields are iU cultiTated, the average is high. Many persons 

 have believed tbat taking all years and all lands into view, the 

 average of com lands was not more than thirty busbels. But the 

 immense fertility of hottom lands on the rivers and creeks of Ohio 

 make up for bad cultivation and inferior soil. We may see some- 

 thing of the differences in the production of corn, by taking the 

 averages of different counties, thus ; — 



Acres. Crop. xlrerage. 



Butler ,, 62,031 .. 2,&46,353 ... 42^ 



Warren . . 42,322 . . 1,757,40.9 . . 42 



Pickaway ., 65.S60 .. 2.627.727 .. 40 



Ross ' ,, 6d.-52j ,, 2.fl5.;^55 .. 42 



Compare tlie average of these counties, which embrace some 



of the best lands in the State, with the following : — - 



Acres. Crop. Average. 



Carroll .. 10,107 .. 316,9^9 .. 32 



Jackson .. 1-5,680 .. 43i-'.S.'0 ,, 30 



iionroe . . 23,375 . . 725^242 . . 31 



Portage . . 10,426 . . 329,529 . . 32 



Yinton ., 11,413 345.470 .. 30 



The last counties contain but little bottom land, and hence the 

 average of com is reduced one-fourth in amount. Of these 



