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been made. And this opinion is confirmed by the considerations of climate, which are demonstrably known to control this industry. In the remarks on climate it was shown that the larger part of this State corresponds in this important respect to middle and northern Italy, and to middle and southern France. On this subject Humbolt observes, (Cosmos,) “ we find that in order to procure potable wine it is requisite that the mean annual heat should exceed 49°, that the winter temperature should be upward of 33°, and the mean summer temperature upward of 64°,” and he cites Bordeaux, France, for which these figures are 57°, 43°, 71°: for this State, to repeat, they are 59°, 43°, 75°. When this subject shall be taken up in a practical, and intelligent and business-like way, by persons who understand its regulative conditions, there remains no room to doubt that this will become one of the leading industries of the State.
Apples, peaches, pears, &c., grow in all parts of the State ; but the middle and western sections are among the finest fruit-growing regions of the continent.
The following abbreviated table from the United States Census of 1870, will give some idea of the range of agriculture production in the State.
Cotton,
144,935 bales.
Tobacco,
11,150,087 pounds.
Corn,
18,454,215 bushels.
Wheat,
2,859,879 “
Oats,
3,220,104 “
Rye,
352,006 “
Rice,
2,059,281 pounds.
Orchard Products,
$ 394,749
Wool,
799,667 pounds.
Peas and Beans,
532,749 bushels.
Potatoes,
738,883 “
Sweet Potatoes,
3,071,840 “
Molasses,
655,743 gallons.
Honey,
1,404,060 pounds.