A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 27
... bushels of Indian corn per acre . Rye is raised in considerable quantity ; and tobacco thrives well . Produce . The greatest produce of the township of Newhaven is as follows : Wheat , 40 bushels per acre ; rye , 28 ; barley , 45 ...
... bushels of Indian corn per acre . Rye is raised in considerable quantity ; and tobacco thrives well . Produce . The greatest produce of the township of Newhaven is as follows : Wheat , 40 bushels per acre ; rye , 28 ; barley , 45 ...
Page 51
... bushel and a half of seed is sown on an acre , of which , in many parts , the produce is thirty bushels . Bread or cakes are made of it , which is a fa- vourite food . The grain is also employed to fatten hogs and fowl . The straw is ...
... bushel and a half of seed is sown on an acre , of which , in many parts , the produce is thirty bushels . Bread or cakes are made of it , which is a fa- vourite food . The grain is also employed to fatten hogs and fowl . The straw is ...
Page 65
... Conemaugh , on both sides of the river , fifteen miles north - east from Queensburg , produce a hundred bushels of salt per day , by means VOL . II . E of four furnaces . The saline waters are found at PENNSYLVANIA . 65.
... Conemaugh , on both sides of the river , fifteen miles north - east from Queensburg , produce a hundred bushels of salt per day , by means VOL . II . E of four furnaces . The saline waters are found at PENNSYLVANIA . 65.
Page 84
... is near double of that on the western side . In the latter , the value of different commo- dities , in 1817 , was as follows : Wheat from 1 dollar to 1dl . 29c . per bushel ; rye from 75c . to Idl .; 84 UNITED STATES .
... is near double of that on the western side . In the latter , the value of different commo- dities , in 1817 , was as follows : Wheat from 1 dollar to 1dl . 29c . per bushel ; rye from 75c . to Idl .; 84 UNITED STATES .
Page 85
... bushel ; rye from 75c . to Idl .; corn 75c .; oats 37c .; beef 5c .; pork from 6dl . to 7dl . per cwt .; salt from 6dl . 50c . to 7dl . 50c . per barrel of 250lbs . net . In some of the counties , -- Arm- strong , Westmoreland ...
... bushel ; rye from 75c . to Idl .; corn 75c .; oats 37c .; beef 5c .; pork from 6dl . to 7dl . per cwt .; salt from 6dl . 50c . to 7dl . 50c . per barrel of 250lbs . net . In some of the counties , -- Arm- strong , Westmoreland ...
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