The West, from the census of 1880 : a history of the industrial, commercial, social, and political development of the states and territories of the West from 1800 to 1880 . a surplus of nearly half its crop;and the more western groups produce nearly fourfold morethan their home demand. The wheat crop of thirty years agowas about one hundred million bushels, divided into equalvolume by the eighty-first degree west of Greenwich ; in 1859the centre of production had advanced to the eighty-fifthdegree ; in 1869, to the eighty-eighth degree ; and last year, it issafe to say, the enormous crop of ne
The West, from the census of 1880 : a history of the industrial, commercial, social, and political development of the states and territories of the West from 1800 to 1880 . a surplus of nearly half its crop;and the more western groups produce nearly fourfold morethan their home demand. The wheat crop of thirty years agowas about one hundred million bushels, divided into equalvolume by the eighty-first degree west of Greenwich ; in 1859the centre of production had advanced to the eighty-fifthdegree ; in 1869, to the eighty-eighth degree ; and last year, it issafe to say, the enormous crop of nearly four hundred and sixtymillion bushels of wheat was divided equally by the ninetiethdegree of longitude. It has been said that the only hope for the British and theRussian farmers is in the high rates of transportation and theexhaustion of the soil of the Prairie States, through bad farm-ing. The first question will be discussed farther along. Thefollowing table shows, that, in States where ordinary care—suchas rotation of crops and a fair quantity of manure—is given thesc^il, the average yield is higher than some writers are willing,to admit: ? Co
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