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In like manner, the acres are taken in arpents. An arpent is about one-seventh less than an acre; and a minot about one-eighth (some say one-twelfth) more than a bushel. During the years 1850-1, Western Canada exported upwards of two million barrels of flour, and three million bushels of wheat, being equivalent to 13,600,000 bushels of wheat. The value of the wheat and flour exported in 1851 was L404,033. Canadian flour, like that of Genessee, is of very superior quality. WHEAT.--UPPER CANADA. Bushels. To each inhabitant. Wheat crop of 1841 was 3,221,991 or 6.60 Do. 1847 7,558,773 " 10.45 Do. 1849 9,706,082 " 12.08 Do. 1851 12,692,852 " 13.33 The quantity of land under wheat in "Upper Canada was 782,115 acres, showing a yield of about sixteen and three quarter bushels to the acre. The wheat produced in 1852 was valued at nearly two million pounds sterling. LOWER CANADA. Minots. Wheat crop in 1843 was 942,835 or 1.36 Do. 1851 3,075,868 " 3.46 UNITED STATES. Bushels. Wheat crop in 1839 was 84,832,272 or 4.96 Estimated by patent office 1847 114,245,500 " 5.50 Crop of wheat 1849 100,684,627 " 4.33 In order, however, to institute a fairer comparison, I will divide the States into three classes, viz.:--1st. States growing over six million bushels. Bushels. Population. Bush, per head. Pennsylvania 15,367,691 2,311,736 6.65 Ohio 14,487,351 1,980,408 7.32 New York 13,131,498 4,148,182 3.16 Virginia 11,232,616 1,421,661 7.90 Illinois 9,414,575 851,471 11.06 Indiana 6,214,458 988,416 6.28 ---------- ---------- ----- Total 69,847,189 11,701,924 5.97 2nd. States growing over one million and less than six million bushels. Bushels. Population. Bush, per head. Michigan 4,925,889 397,654 12.39 Wisconsin
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