Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-19
w isconsin Statistics.
The annual report OF the Secretary OF
state contains some interesting STATISTICS.
ESTATE.


The appendix of the report contains
table showing the number of acres of land,
The average value per acre, assessed val
ue of lands, assessed value of city and VII
age property, aggregate valuation as
sessed, and aggregate valuation eluaiized
in the several counties, with the exception
of Door, Douglas. Eau Claire, kewau-
nee. La Crosse, La Pointe, Polk ST.
Croix, Shawauaw and w God, leaving out
these counties and the total foo;ings are:
No of acres, l2,9l7,756
Average val. per acre, S2.79
Assessed vain of lands, Si7,74S,402
city \ vii. lots 1882 ,2O7
4" - pers'I prop'ty 5,256,4ll
Aggregate vain assessed, 69,9lS,O2O
{" eGnaIized, 10000, 900
The highest average valuation OF lands,
is IN Rock county, Sll.l0 per acre
Kenosha comes nex., Sl0.42 per acre
| The average valuation for Waukesha is
50; Ozaukee IS; Walworth S7.20;
Milwaukee 81; Dane S5.l3 Marquetiss
So. The lowest average value per acre,
is Sank colntv, SLIGO per acre.
TAXES.
Milwaukee pays the highest tax,
SIS, 800; Rock the next highest, $40 $50;
Dane comes next, $40, S00-only $50 less
than Rock and Racine next after Dane,
paying SlS,23O. La Poin,e contributes
the least of any county to the general
fund, paying only SOU.
AGRICULTURAL, MANUfACAURING AND
MINING STATISTICS.
Statistics embraced under this head
have beer. returned from all the counties
except Adams, Bad AN, Chippewa, Clark,
Douglas, Grant, OZauliee, Pierce. Polk,
Portage, Sank, Waupaca and Wood. IL
is TO be regretted that the counties are
omitted. Grant embraces not only Il rich
Agriculture district, but is the principal
lead district III the State. Ozaukee,
Pierce, Sank, Waupacca, are all rich ag-
ricultural counties, and already produce
i've. From the counties returned we
CLEAN the following facts:
Apples.-The orchards of Wisconsin
are just beginning to produce fruit The
total number OF bushels, returned for last
year, is 80, las, valued at Si2 066-
keuosha Ranks first among the apple
growing counties, producing 6,l03 BUSH
els; NalWorth IS the second Racine,
third AMI Naukeoha, fourth. Our
county of Dane Retains / lU2 bushels
Bariev. The lager bier interest is Il
large one, and Wisconsin produced
4Uo, $50 bushels uf barley last year from
~ ,5U4 acres sown, valued at 1893, rs.
III IhIs Result the greas lager bier county
vi Ozaukee is omitted.
Beans and Peas.-The numbor OF ac-
res planted was 700, which produced
81, 1U6 bushels valued at So ST..
Il
corn, producing o,IUU, $50 bushels, val
at 81, 4o5, 59l. Rock is The banner corn
county, and NalworIh Ranks next. Dane
ranks TIE third producing 525 500 bush
els.
Grapes.-By reckoning 5000 pound $
OF hops grown III jefferson county, as
grapes, The Secretary attaiuo the mcagre
aggregate OF s lo2 lbs. as The total grave
crop OF the State. The amount VIII be
Inuun greater for 1857. More atleption
Is being paid 10 grape culture every year
as the TACT gets circulated that this fruit
Is easily grown, and Is at once one of the
delicious, as well as wholesome fruits that
can be raised III this latitude.
Hay and Grass Wisconsin pro-
duccd 5l9,547 tons of Hay, III 1856, val
ued at 81, 597 ,735. Also, / ,023 ,l77 lbs
of Grass Seed, worth S5I,S So
Oats.-Number vi acres sown, 1893 500
product, 2,3l2 ,3Ol bushels, worth 81
7U7 500.
Potatoes.-Number of acres planted,
p ,ooS; product, 23lS,694; worth s.
Ib2 40. IL will be seen by this that po-
tatoea were potatoes last year.
Rye.-22U, 53l bushels were produced
worth Sl36 ,G69. More of this grain is
raised by Germans than by any other class
Rock, the most agricultural county, raised
Oily S,o32 bushels, while Washington
produced 60,S36 bushels; Sheboygau,
II, 975 bushels; aud Mani;owoc, "a sos
bushels.
! Wheat This is the grea, staple of the
State. In the counties returned, 52l :
1913 acres were sown, producing S,7I7,-
756 bushels, worth IS, lUl 900. Rock
ranHs first as u wheat growing county
and Dane The second in the State. Wal
!, worth comes next after Dane. Rock
produced l ,072 .4l5 bushels Dane, | =
U49 149, and Walworth, 7S3 ,292.
Butter and Cheese,-The farmers of
Wisconsin devote but lille attention to
the dairy. The number of pounds of
butter produced was 6,655 ESQ, valued at
s. ,O69 ,9l4. The number of pounds of
cheese, 444, 633, worth S4S, 653.
Lead and Iron.-2, 379, 932 lbs. Of lead
were smelted in Iowa county, and l5.-
100, 600 in La Fayctte county. In the
former, during the same time 5000 90
lbs of lead ore was raised, and 16, 673 900
in the latter. During the same period
10000 lbs. of lead ore were raised in
in Dane county, and %, zoo in Green
Total value, 1872 $40.
MIscelaneous.-The value of the cat
tie on hand in the counties returned is
6,79l 200; of those slaughtered during
the year 1898 800. Value of hogs on
hand, $685., l59; slaughtered 81 ,65I, 100.
] Value of horse and mnl.-. 1920 oao