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SATURDAY, FEBRt ART 14, 1*74. 
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From the last monthly report, of the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture we glean what follows 
concerning the yield and prices of certain 
staple productions of t his country : 
Com. Only the States (Massachusetts, Flor¬ 
ida, West Virginia, Oregon and- California,) 
maintain their previous rate of production. 
The greatest decline In yield is in the heart of 
the corn-growing region. The average rate of 
yield per acre in Ullr.ols la 21 bushels; in Kan¬ 
sas, 22.5; in Missouri. 23.6; in Nobroaka, 25.7; In 
Iowa. Si); in Indiana,20.6; in Wisconsin,80: In 
Michigan, 3); in Arkansas, 28.5; In Tennessee, 
22.5; in South Carolina, 9.5; in Georgia., 12.3: In 
Alabama, 14.6; In Mississippi, 15.5; in Louis¬ 
iana, 16.6; and in Texas, 19. In the Middle 
States the reported yield Is onc-clghth less 
than in 1872—in New York,31 bushels; Penn¬ 
sylvania- 35.1; New Jersey, 36. The highest 
estimated average for 1873 is 41 bushels in Cali¬ 
fornia, and the lowest, 9.5 in South Carolina. 
The average yield in 1873 Is 23.2 bushels per 
acre, against 30.7 bushels per acre in 1872. 
The price of corn, notwithstanding the in¬ 
ferior quality, has advanced. The figures 
given are the average of local prices in the 
home markets the prices received by the 
farmers at home rat her than those paid by buy¬ 
ers In the great marts of trade. The following 
table shows the comparative figures; 
Dee., 1873. 
Dee., 1312. 
New Jersey. 
.82 cents 
C2 cents 
Pennsylvania. 
(0 “ 
Ohio. 
34 “ 
Indiana. 
29 “ 
Illinois. . 
24 “ 
lowit.. 
. 31 - 
13 “ 
Nebraska.. 
.28 “ 
18 “ 
Thus It will be seen that the advance in Iowa 
was 72 per cent,.; in Nebraska, 55; iri Illinois, 
33; in Indiana, 37; in Ohio, 20. Tn New York 
aud New England the average price of home 
grown corn Is about the same as in 1873. The 
Now York City prices for West rn corn in Jan¬ 
uary, 1873, wi re flVudr.e.; in January, 1371, TK'A'c. 
in the Northwest, where the quantity grown i 
only equal to the requirements for home con¬ 
sumption, the price is a little higher than last 
year; In Wisconsin, 44c. against 40c. last, year; 
Minnesota, 41c. against Stic, last, year. In Texas 
the advance is.from 43c. to 80c.; in Tennessee 
and Arkansas the increase is material, but in 
other States of the South the difference is com¬ 
paratively slight. 
B’/icaf.—The yield of wheat, in New England 
is a little less than last year; is materially 
larger in the Middle States and in Maryland, 
smaller in all the Southern States and in West 
Virginia, and north of the Ohio and west of the 
Mississippi the average yield is larger, the main 
Improvement being in Illinois, Missouri, Kan¬ 
sas and Nebraska. The rate of production in 
California is less. The yields of wheat-growing 
State# arc reported as follows Ohio, 12 bush¬ 
els; Michigan, 12.2; Indiana, 12.3; Illinois, 18.6; 
Wisconsin, 16-5; Minnesota, 16.8; Iowa, 13; 
Missouri, 12.8; Kansas. 15.5. Nebraska, 15.5: 
California, 13.5. Ln the South the range is from 
5.5 in South Carolina to 17 bushels ln Texas. 
The highest yields are 19 bushels in Oregon aud 
Massachusetts, (In the latter State the whole 
area is scarcely equal to one of the larger class 
of Western farms,) and the smallest, in South 
Carolina. The followiug tabic furnishes a 
comparative statement of prices in the promi¬ 
nent wheat-growing States: 
Ohio. 
Michigan 
Indiana.. 
Illinois. 
Wisconsin. 
Minnesota 
Iowa. 
Missouri 
Kansas- 
Nebraska.. 
1878. 1872. 
Per bushel. 
■... $1 91 *1 42 
. 185 1 16 
. 1 » 1 82 
. 1 10 1 28 
. 97 t at 
. 8(1 Si 
. 79 86 
. 1 18 I 41 
. 1 00 l 42 
. 76 78 
The influence of a partial crop failure in 1872 
is marked in Missouri and Kansas, causing 
great scarcity and high price. The fact that 
Kansas this veui obtains a higher price than 
Wisconsin, and Missouri higher than any other 
State west of Indiana, shows t.lmt other causes 
Uiau facilities for transportation affect the 
price of grain. The quantity grown in Mis¬ 
souri is much less than half the crop of Iowa, 
and is largely manufactured in her own mills. 
Kansas always obtains remunerative prices for 
wheat, because immigrants at home and iu ad¬ 
joining Territories absorb any surplus without 
necessitating a dependence on Eastern markets. 
Ilyc. —The average yield in 1873 is less than in 
1872 In nearly all thg States. It commandsbet- 
tcr prices than in 1872 lu New England, is 
slightly lower in the Middle States, variable in 
the South, according to locality and demand 
for seeding for winter pastures, and is quoted 
at slightly Increased riA *»•. in most of t he West¬ 
ern States. 
Barley —Is reported at a loss average yield ip 
nearly all the States, with a positive Increase 
In price. 
Oats .—The rato of production is reduced in 
many States, but is placed at higher figures in 
Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas in the West, 
and iu all of the Middle States. The figures 
for the principal interior States are-.—Ohio, 27 
bushels; Michigan, 30.2; Indiana, 25; Illinois, 
SO; Wisconsin, 35; Minnesota, 36.3; Iowa, 33; 
Missouri, 23; Kansas, 33; Nebraska, 30. The 
average price of oats are some above and some 
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below the averages for 1872, according to local claim is giving him two years’ experience iD 
production. The prices in prominent States experimenting.” 
are as follows: - *** - 
N, Y. Pa. Ohio. 
1873 . 43 43 35 
1872 . 44 43 29 
Ind. Ill. Iowa. Mo. Ka. 
32 28 27 30 23 
25 19 18 23 22 ; 
Potatoes— The rate of yield is low for most of 
the States. The highest yields are in New En- , 
gland and New York, being 100bushels or more 
in all but Rhode Island and Connecticut, and 
130 in Oregon, no other States reaching a higher 
figure than 97. Tn the Sout h the range i- from 
60 in Louisiana to 91 In North Caroljna, next to 
the latter coming Florida, Texas, Mississippi 
and Alabama. A heavy increase ln the price of 
potatoes Is observed in the Western States, 
while a decline la seen lntheseaboardSlal.es. 
The comparison in the West- is as follows : 
Ohio. Mich. In k Til, AVis. town. Mo. 
1878 . 88 78 86 ill 8(1 88 S7 
1872. 83 63 64 46 ll 22 ?0 
Hay, The yield of hay per acre differs little 
from that of 1872. The rate is highest in Texas, 
1.6 tons; in Oregon and Nebraska, 1.4; 1.38 in 
Minnesota; 1,37 in California; 1.3 ln Wisconsin 
and Kansas; 1.27 in Mississippi; 1.25 In Iowa, 
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee; 1.23 
in Kentucky; 1.20 in North Curolina, Alabama 
and Louisiana; 1.18in Arkansas; 1.15 In Michi¬ 
gan and Pennsylvania ; 1.10 ln Vermont, South 
Carolina and West Virginia; 1.9 ii Conneeti- 
i-ut; 1.5 in Ohio, Georgia and New Hampshire; 
1.4 in Massachusetts; 1.3 in New Jersey; 1.2 in 
New York; 1 In Maryland and Virginia; .95 in 
Rhode Island; .93 in Maine; ,81 In Delaware. 
The price of hay rules a little lower than last 
season in most of the States: rather higher in 
Massachusetts and New Hampshire; lower in 
Rhode Island and Connecticut; about the 
same In New York; a decline in New Jersey 
and Pennsylvania, a majority of t he Southern 
and most of the Western State . The follow¬ 
ing illustration of different sections is given as 
t he price per ton: 
N. Y. Va. Git. Tex. Tenn. 
1873. $18 00 817 20 $20 50 $12 75 $15 60 
1872!. 18 60 21 25 25 31 13 62 15 4ti 
Ill. 
$8 75 
9 47 
Kim. 
$3 90 
8 89 
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The New York Stale Fair for 18474 is to be 
held, it is understood, at Rochester, on the 
grounds of the Driving Park Association. We 
congratulate the State Society upon this ad¬ 
mirable selection of a location for its Annual 
Exhibition, for the “ Metropolis of the Eden of 
America” (Rochester) is,from it- internals and 
externals, the place for a successful Fair—and 
it is on record that every State Fair held in 
Rochester aforetime has proved a remarkable 
success. 
The Aldine.—This admirable monthly im¬ 
proves with age. The Jan. and February issues 
for 1874 (its seventh year) present excellent 
tables of contents and are superb in illustra¬ 
tions and typography. No magazine of its class 
in this country equals or even approaches The 
Aldine in externals, while its accomplished 
Editor, Dr. Fuller-Walker, fully maintains 
its high literary reputation. It is published by 
James Sutton & Co., 58 Maiden Lane, New 
York, at $5 per annum. 
The Georgia istnte Horticultural Society has 
done a wise thing in electing J. J. Toon, Esq., 
of Atlanta, Secretary. He is a live, progressive 
man, and will work effectually for the cause of 
Horticulture. We trust he will receive tne co¬ 
operation of kindred societies, &c., and re¬ 
ceive their documents, programmes, etc., as 
aids in his com men dab] e efforts. 
3 rhitrailon Growing. A bill has been intro¬ 
duced in the New York Legislature providing 
for the creation of a Board of Arbitration to 
settle disputes arising among merchants under 
the trade rules. It originates with the New 
York Chamber of Commerce. 
RURAL BREVITIES. 
MAKING AGRICULTURAL PRESIDENTS. 
HOW such paragraphs as the following would 
have been laughed at a few years ago! Now, 
politician* look with a certain wholesome ap¬ 
prehension upon such ialk, however it may 
have originated. This is found in a Washlng- 
ton telegram: 
it is rumored that Col. Robert W. Furnas, 
the present Governor of Nebraska, a man of 
great, wealt h and a man who lias done and is 
doing much for the Agricultural interests of 
the Wed, will be the Farmers' candidate for 
President of the United Btatcs in 1870. Judge 
AA t m. SCHLEY of Georgia, is named for Vice- 
President. Gov. Full* as is an enthusiastic Ag¬ 
riculturist and devoted to farmers’ interests. 
Concerning Gov. Furnas, wc know iillc. ex¬ 
cept that he Is an enthusiastic horticulturist 
and has done much within the past few years 
to bring Ids State to the notice of industrial 
men by an exhibition of her products. Of Judge 
Sun i.kv wo can speak from personal knowledge 
that ho is »" peril Ionian and a scholar.” AVe 
are quite sure a worse Vice-President might be 
chosen. .Vs n matter of record, wc copy the 
following comment upon • lie above telegram i 
from the Savannah Morning News : 
This Is a high compliment to our esteemed 
fellow citizen. Judge Schley, the more so that 
it is alone “ purchased by the merit of the 
wearer.” Although It may be gratifying to 
him, a# it was certainly unexpected, it is not 
less so tn his many friends in this community, 
where he Is honored aud esteemed for his un¬ 
impeachable Integrity, genial manners, sociable 
disposition and kindly dignity. Ills experience 
would enable him to preside u> President of 
the Senate with ability, ami certainly with In¬ 
finitely more satisfaction to the lovers of Con¬ 
stitutional liberty, than the incumbents of that 
position for the past several years. In common 
with tils' legion ol warm personal friends we 
congratulate the Judge upon the honor that 
has been thrust upon him—one that any man 
might feel proud of. But then of late our 
worthy Judge seems to he extremely fortunate, 
and wo would not bo surprised if we did have 
the pleasure of seeing hnn wield the gavel iu 
the chair of theUtilted States Senate. So mote 
it be! 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
The National Grange of the Patrons of Hus¬ 
bandry met in council—their annual meeting 
—at St. Louis last week. The proceedings, 
widen we are unabLe to give even a synopsis of 
this week, were of interest and importance. 
The Secretary reports S.(XX) Subordinate Granges 
added during 1873. The Treasurer reports $50,- 
000 mi hand. The Executive Committee de¬ 
clares co-operation to have proved successful, 
and that by means of stores und elevators the 
farmers have saved $8,000,000 the past year. It 
advises against, confining membership to farm¬ 
ers, and a-serts its dealings with railroad offi¬ 
cials to have been always agrceuble. AA r e shall 
endeavor to give a synopsis of the doings of 
the meeting in our next, issue. 
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Frog Culture.—SETH Green is doing a good 
thing by urging frog culture for food. There 
is no more delicious delicacy of the meat kind; 
and we know a feu gentlemen who raise their 
own frogs with which to supply their own 
tables. Mr. Green says:— “We have many 
stagnant pools about the country that are use¬ 
less 4n their present state, and believing that 
there is nothing made in vain, I do not know 7 
of any other use for them than to make them 
into frog ponds. I also believe it would make 
the man wealthy who could raise a million 
frogs and get them to market. All I would 
Millions of bushels of New 7 Jersey marls are 
consumed annually by market gardeners. 
NICHOLAS Cole, Pella, Iowa, sends us a Des¬ 
criptive Catalogue of vegetable, field and flower 
sci d >. 
Febru ary 5, the price of extra prime hogs 
in the Chicago market was reported at $6 per 
1(X) lbs. 
W. R. Riciia m>» asks Rural readers to tell 
how they start early tomatoes in the cheapest 
manner. 
“ Where can I got Lop-eared rabhits, and at 
wbat price?” is what E. G. S.asks. Advertisers 
must answer. 
Catalogues of seeds and plants have been 
received from D. T. Curtis & Co., 161 Tremont 
St., Boston, Mas*. 
The Tribune Almanac for 1814 lias reached 
and sustains its former reputation for com¬ 
pleteness and value. 
The Bellevue Nursery, Patterson, N. J., sends 
us an elaborate Descript ive Catalogue of plants 
and seeds. Send for one. 
T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia, N. Y., has issued 
his AVholesaie Price-List of grape vines and 
fruit trees for t he spring of 1814. 
It is said a.small colony of English laborers 
are expected to settle in t he neighborhood of 
t he Mary land Agricultural College. 
R. H. Allen & Co.. 191 Water St., N. Y. City, 
send us their Annual Descript ive Catalogue of 
seeds and grains, which is very complete. 
R. G. Craio As C'o., Memphis, Tcnn., offer a 
Champion Mower, worth $126, for the best essay 
on Grass Culture—meadow 7 and pasture. 
B. K. Buss & Son's (23Park Place, New York 
City.) seed catalogue and potato premium list 
have been received. They are worth looking at. 
“Bessie Blessing ton” wishes Rural wo¬ 
men to tell ber what tools they have found 
most useful and convenient in Floriculture. 
Jerry Carter, White Lick, Boone Co., Ind., 
wants a pair of Honduras turkeys, Black swans 
and the *' AYliito Jersey Geese.” Asks the price. 
D. It. Brown ht Sons, New Brunswick, N. J., 
send us their Soul Catalogue and list of pre¬ 
miums for the best vegetables grown from tlielr 
own seed. 
A DklawaiuS lady asks where she can procure 
White Flint corn for planting. Probably by 
addressing any of the seedsmen advertising in 
the Rural. 
AVe shall be glad to hear from Mary or any 
other woman upon the benefits she has realized 
from being a member of the Order of Patrons 
of Husbandry. 
“ Science Gossip” Is the name of a monthly 
publication issued by G. P! Putnam & i-ONS.N. 
Y. City, which we commend to all students of 
Nature. Price, $2.25 per year. 
A McLean Co., III., farmer is suggesting to 
English sportsmen Die practicability of Im¬ 
porting and rearing our prairie chickens there. 
We see no good reason why it may not be done. 
•Young Ornithologist” wishes "Rural 
readers would not e the date of the arrival of 
birds in their respective neighborhoods and 
name the kinds as they arrive and send report 
to the Rural for publication.” 
Kitty Jokes say* (he information she gets 
from the "Modes and Manners” Department 
in the Rural Nuw-Yohkkk, i« worth more 
than all the disinterested (?) advice she ever 
got. from milliners and dressmakers. 
There is talk of raising Angora or Cashmere 
goat* in Chautauqua Co.,N. A'. Tbe Jamestown 
Farmers' Club of that County have passed a 
resolution to form a company to buy and ex¬ 
periment with Angora goats, with a view 7 to 
their genera! introduction if they are a success. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
Hearing Restored. — A GREAT INVENTION 
Send stamp for particulars, to 
GEORGE J. WOOD. Madison, Ind. 
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