Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-09

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State contains some interesting statistics
REAL EsTATE.
The appendix of the report contains a
salle showing he number Of acres ofland
he average value per acre, assessed value
iof lands, assessed value of village and citv
property, aggregate valuation assessed,and
aggregate valuation eqlalized in the Sc err
=! counties with the exception Of Door,
Douglas, Fan Claire. Kewauuee. In Crosse,
In Pointe. Polk, St. Croiy, S~hawaaaw, and
Wood. Leaving out these counties the
total foetiags are:
Number Of acres, 12,9l7.756
Average valuation per acre, SO 50
Assessed valuation Of lands, S47,748,402
city
and village lots, 15,912,207
Assessed valuation of per-
sonal property, 6.258,411
Aggregate valuation assessed, G9.9I8,020
equaiized, l50,o0o,00o
The highest average valuation Of land is
To Rock county-$Il,l0 per acre. Ke
aosa4 comes next-8t0.+2 per acre. The
average valuation for Waua-sha is So:
0zaukee So; WaIworth 81 20: Milwaukee
81; Dane 1912; Marquette s.. The low
est average value per acre is Sank county
$3.50 per acre
TAXBs.
Milwaukee pays the highest tax, *2s,
500; Rock the next highest, 5l9.899:
Dane comes next, $l8,8OO-oalY $50 less
shan Rock Dane has 80 townships, anil
Rock 20; and Racine next after Dane,
paying $l3,230. La Pointe contributes
the least Of any county to the general fund,
paying only $500.
DEAF, DUMB, BLIND, INSANE AND DIoTIC.
There are in the State So deaf and
lamb persons, p blind, q insane, and 81
idiot!c. This table, however, is very i'm
Notwithstanding only IL counties.
AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING, AND MIN
ING STATISTICS.
Statistics embraced undcr this heal
have peen returned from all the counties
kept Adams, Bad AK, Chippewa, Clark,
Dongias, Grant, Ozaakee, Pierce, Polk,
Portage, Sank, Waupacca, and Wood. II
is to be regretted that these coanties are
omitted. Grant embraces not only a rich
agricultural district, but is the principal
lead district 10 the State. 0~zaukee, Pierce,
Sank aud Waupacca are all rich agricnltu
fal coun;ie~,ani already productive. From
the counties returned Sc CLEAN the follow
my facts:
A~rr'es-The orchards Of Wisconsin arr
just beginning TO pruluce fruit. The to-
tai number of bushels returned Cor last
gear is So, - valued at S43,086. Ke-
nosha ranks first among apple growing
counties, producing CLOS bushels; Wal
worth is the second. Racine tbirl, and
Waukesha fourth. Our county Of Dane
returns !, l02 bushels.
Barlev-Tle "lagor beer interest is a
largo, and Wisconsin produces 408,885
bushels of barley from 1861 acres sown,
valued at 5393.178. la this result the
great lager beer coun J Of Ozaukee is omit
ted.
Beans and Peas-the number Of acres
planted was 2,070; which produced 81,
706 bushels, valued at S52,871.
Corn--285,839 acres were planted to
corn, producing 800, 100 bushels, Valued
lat ~S5,485,594. Rock is the banner cofi
comfy, and Walworth ranks next. Dane
ranks the third, p~rolueing 525,8oo bush
els.
Grapes-By reckoning 5000 pounds Of
hops grown in Jetfersan county, as grapes,
the Secretary attaius the meagre aggre
gate of 1882 pounds, as the total grape
crop Of he State. The amount viii be much
greater for 1857. More attention is being.
raid to grape culture every year, as the
.f.ct gets circulated that this fruit is easily
grown, and is at once one OF the most de-
~licious. as well As wholesome fruit that can
be raised in this latitude.
Hay and Grass eed-Wlsconsin pro
dnead 5l9.547 o n of hay, 10 1856
valued at 52,507,735. Also, 1923, III
pounds oferass seed valued at $54,892.
Oats-Number Of acres Sown, l93,6o9;
product ,3I2,303 bushels, worth 81, 707,
800.
Potatoes-Number Of aeres planted,22,
I258; prodacl, 2,3l8,665; worth 81, l62,
40. 1t will be seen By this that that po-
ratoes were potatoes last year.
Rye-220,53l bushels were produced,
Worth $4,000. More Of this grain IS
raised 5y Gssuans than by any other class.
Rock, the most productive agricultural
county, raised only 8,835 bushels, while
Washington produced 50,836oushels She
~boygta =. 1915 bushels, and NanltoRoc
2u,5QS bushels.
Wheat-This IS the great staple of the
State. In the counties returned, 52l,393
acres sown, producing 8,7l7,756 bushels,
worth IS, lol,0 900. Rock ranks first As a
wheat growing county, and Dane Is next
Nalworth comes next after Dane. Rock
1ra1naaI nT) AIE h,1shatS. Ilana l.D41.