The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . reage. Rank. Bushels. Rahk. Indian corn Wheat 493,320462,,,874280,029 26 21 853 I 15,109,9693,304,539 38,896,4798,220,2423,065,,735 21 17 Oats-- Barley--- - Rve - 953 Buckwheat I During the period 1880 to 1890 the number ofacres of meadow-land mown for hay was increasedin New York by 598,558 acres; 48,954 horses werefoaled ; the average weight of fleeces sheared fromsheep increased from to pounds; thenum- 232 NEW YORK ber of milch cows was increased by 2,375, givingthe
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . reage. Rank. Bushels. Rahk. Indian corn Wheat 493,320462,,,874280,029 26 21 853 I 15,109,9693,304,539 38,896,4798,220,2423,065,,735 21 17 Oats-- Barley--- - Rve - 953 Buckwheat I During the period 1880 to 1890 the number ofacres of meadow-land mown for hay was increasedin New York by 598,558 acres; 48,954 horses werefoaled ; the average weight of fleeces sheared fromsheep increased from to pounds; thenum- 232 NEW YORK ber of milch cows was increased by 2,375, givingthe state more milch cows than any other threestates in the North Atlantic division; the numberof neat cattle on farms was decreased by 208,364,—the largest loss of any state in the Union duringthe time, but leaving almost fifty cattle to eachsquare mile of land surface; the average milk-pro-duction per cow during the period was gal-lons,—thesecond highestproductionin the UnitedStates. New York stood high in the production ofboth flaxseed and fiber, ranking second in the av-. STATE SEAL OF NEW YORK. erage value per acre of all flax products. In 1880the state produced considerably more than onehalf of the total fiber raised in the United highest average production of hemp to theacre in i88g, 1,192 pounds, was in New York,which stood second in the average value per acre,seventh in acreage, and fifth in production. In thearea devoted to tobacco in the same year. NewYork stood eleventh, with 8,629 acres, and in pro-duction stood tenth, with 9, pounds the production of hops, New York led all theother states by far in the census reports of 1890,its hop acreage being more than seven times, itshop-production more than two and two fifthstimes, and the value of its hop crop more thantwo and three fifths times that of any otherstate. Below are given the relative statistics offarms, acreage, values and products for 1880 and1890: 1880. iSsc. Total number
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