Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-01-06
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Total 36oll 10 s4o.s96 ss64l6,eoo
Statistics of Wisconsin
NATIyIry Born in Wisconsin 63ois
IN others OF the u S 134.sq7
England 1882
Ireland 2I,043
Scotland and Wales 1916
British America s.277
Germany 3I.5l9
France IT'S
Other countries 15,2S3
Total born in U. $. 1882; ditto ia foreign
countries IoC,Go5; total population 3o5,3gI
Deaf and dumb 65
Blind 90
Insane rs
h.otic II
PaUpers who received aid IRON public funds in
tle year ending June lst, 1850, GG6 ditto re-
ceiviug aid on that date. 23s OF the first num-
Der l6o were natives and 447 foreigners of the
second, - were natives, 100 foreigners The an
nual cost Of support was sii,743.
Property. Assessed valuation 6,7I5 ,525; as
estimated by the AIarshals si2,05G, ,595.
AGRIcUIrrRE-ImDrored Lands.--In the New
Hrrfr 4 49, 4
- - - = '.'e - l'oP"-
:. - - - 80 ,-'''l y, ~ - ~ 90 Poisoi
Nh az. a. ','i, - ''I,i' . ~ Sics !"
the proportion IS about Z acres in South Caro-
hna, acIes in Kentucky - farms and in
Tennessee, acres. The cash value Of the farms
@ iI ,is H'''u 2'''e9 II 7e' io"H a' s't-'V 49,
~ .......1.- .-.- c..-,
ite ~ ".ln'eI IN "i acres "i improved iahd was
lls,45I .622 Of uuimpToycd lHnds IN acres lS4.-
G2l,3ie, giving a total of land under occupation
In farms al 5u5hiS,5fO acres, AZ an average cash
value OF Slo,.9 per acre.
IN wisconsin me number oi acres ul improved
Illid was l,U43,l99; al ummproved Land IN
la iiiS, % - i'i'' NaiNatoh S-o''@cs0o5 aver
AZ, 80. -.-,,,o,oo
IA i'i ii'I'iS i'iP'''"eH'> i,cOV5VoV were M
Sfa,.;,-,. 81. ,,-o
n n I''''i95 '''eiI we IT tHc = =. ~ looo'
'ie i'i'o" 1i'a "a''O1i' "9 '''hp4leu win i0fo
Ieio 1850
Horses and mules, 45335,66s 4,335,33s-
Mules and asses 559.229
latte lL9sl,oSb io.355,2S9
sheep l93Ili3il l12l,Sl4
Swine, 26.3BI i293 3O,3IJ,30S
This number in 1850 includes horses alone.
The enumeration Of ho-s,s. I'm the last census
oIuits all of such animals oy ned IN cities and vii
lagos There was a horse to every i've of the
population of the country. The number of hor-
SIS in the country was three times as large as
those of Cr at Britain.
Only 1000 mules were found in all Of tho
northern states. Mr.. kenn1dy says, very truly
" For various clnplovruerlts the rpult, Is far
better adapted TO that region than the horse
Extreme and long continued heut does not en-
feeble him. and the expeue.. of bis subsistence
,,,.d l.ruoIal care - ri,,ela ses- in comparison
with the service he is able to perform"
The amount OF butter produced gives aboutI9
pounds 10 each mich COW, ahd the average pro-
duSltoh oI cheese lS 100 pounds
New ork produced une-f'urth of the butter,
and nearly one-half of the enesse raised in the
Whole country.
IHe number OF sheep vas increased on the
"Ioie X per cent during the past ten years
Whle' owing 10 improved breeding dc, the
weight OF their feeces has augmented 46 per
cent; In Iol0 there were ,374 sheep.
NleIaihg SJ,Su2 III pounds OF TooI-equaI To
Io4 pounds per head In 1880 the average
We'Sut OF each fleece W Is 243 In Vermont the
average weight oi the fleece IN 1910 was ? ID
pounds, and IL 1880 1t had Increased to 1l-lOO
pounds the gam being equal to almost 20 per
cent. Ia Massachusetts the average weight of
the fleece has been increased from q to lilo
pounds. The State of CIV York produced 226
UVO more pounds wool IN leJo, from 3,45dOO
sheep than nom ), Is 900 IA le4U showing that
to "eisht oi iece mas been missed from less than
two 70 nearly three pounds. Ourinports Of wool
40 loJ0 were lo.G59 l9l pounds IN value 8 ,6ol.-
t9i the quantity imported HOW amounts Ia
about one thru Of that produced IN 1t VII le,while
irom 1881 10 l-l u was nearlt one half
was loo,503,s39 bushels. and that crop a
short one ID many States.
The crops OF rye decreased 4.52t,0O0 bis. be-
meath Io4O he crop Of 1919 was I1lec.631
bushels hc crop OF pennsylvania decreased
nearly 2oUrto" pus
INHJAS CoHN--N aTious Interesting facts are
gwen relative to the origin and progress of the
culture OF tins grain, the Superintendent bclicy
Iug that 1t Is 81 American orisin The first sue
c's7iui attempt by the Engi1sh 10 cultivate 1t
Wason james RIVER, ln lbO-. The Increase Of
PROD eli"h from i94U 10 1850 was 2l4ioOO.O0O
bushels or about 10 per cent No state has
trograded IN the production If this crop and the
total aal UNI raised IN 1919 was 592.3166l2 bus.
over lit0U"p0 bus. were us,sd in the fnanufac-
tUrc Of malt and spIItuous liquors.
OATs-Ths grain was introduced into this
country by Tie English settlars in Virginia Its
cultivation, 90 any great extent is chiefly c.nfius
ell 10 the Northern Western, and Middle States
,,e5yl mite IS exported The crop oi $50 was
l2305I,3i0 bus; that Of 1850, l4G,67S,s7e bus.
RICE hi7 pu3iit VII flourish on the Atlnntic