St. Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1861-01-11
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

RRPRssENrATTvEs: CC 4 vFT ,o gy'
q II Is peraitted me, in presenting the
customary Communication touching the
- condition and state of the country," TO
congratulate you on the very considerable
sfand hsppy improvement, le me eondition
~ and circumstance, both OF our people and
the,State
r. The financial liabilities of our citizens
existing since the fall-of 1861 I, are in great
degree liquidated, OF provided for. Upon
=, no community, probably, could the imme-
G. date effect Of the difficulties of that year,
N have been more serious or severe. and
no people have made greater exertions and
a. greater sacrifices to meet their obligations
- than the citizens of Minnesota. Applying
Themselves to the task with hopefut con-
" fdence characteristic of the Northwest,
and an energy which our very ar seems
|. to inspire and make universal, they have
:. been largely successful, and very early
period would have witnessed, hut Tor the
present Fictitious commercial deransement,
/; an almost complete revival Of business and
: the return of general prosperity Upon
these efforts Of our own, benign ProVi-
dence, which ever seems to favor those
who strive, has smiled It's blessings, peace,
: health and plenty: 80 .1ss s1..' % "a
The population of the State was estiIns-
= ted in my Communications the Legislature
of january, 1860, at one hundreq. and
eighty thousand. The United States Cen
aus, taken in june Of that year, shows the
number Of inhabitants to have been about
one hundred and seventy six Thousand
The immigration during the summer
months of families seeking farms and
homes. considerably added to the number,
but our present population cannot safely
be estimated above two hundred tionsand.
The total assessed value of the taxable
property of,the State in 1859, was s;33,-
564.492,7O. The total valuation IN 1860,
as eoualized by the State Board, Is sS36,-
673.S79.47. From the Bureau OF Statis-
tics, which, though established but few
months, is proving itself Of an Importance
and value that confirm the wisdom OF It's
organization, the following statements are
Obtained, showing the condition and re-
suits Of the agriculture OF the State during
the past wear, as estimated by the Com
missioner from the partial returns received
by him up to the present date !: !, '..''] =
CULruRs. -.- . '."
Whole No acres occupied for farm =
!.
No. acres under cultivation. =. :, -. "2O,yyV
No of $4,000
Average No. Of acres titled per farm. F. - 23
''T1@.'" 80 tppnoBIcrs. Iot g. g,.-.-ry .
Ne. bushel. of wheat harvestcd.... 100000
1'' er.r-e corn ~ - b.. 2,2oo, cog
....-.H - oats l.'',,rs- ,.:rs S,s99,Vgy00 ,9,eg0
..r g potatoes =" e. ~, 2,oVo,VvV
...,a AVERAGE .YIgLD PER ACRE. s.:s !
Wheat .......-.:. - ~. 800 e
Corn. u. ....!..,.r..: = .-,..".rrc.. 'S5
Oats. 80, :, ''''''''' ~
Potatoes. .......", =: t,r' - ''''''''''' i''
The great preponderance Of the wheat
nroduct shown in this Statement, indicates
the marked adaptatiCnof our soil snd eli
,nate 70 the cutiyatiori Of this important
staple, and foreshadows the high plsceit is
"a hold hereafter in the agricutGi~al indus!
trv of the State 1T is all interesting TACT
that Minnesota produces more wheat per
capita than any. State in the Union, being
in the proportion of 80 bushels to one in
habitant,. while Wisconsin produced last
wear but about %, Ohio but II, and iowa
only 20 bushels. ri 'a1g"I1 ."Ao 4
OF the products abose enumerated there
have been forwarded to marketgd Z ,s@s7s
OF Wheat. ,l22U,MV .pusrels.
Other grams ..ss ppJVyC. y
Potatoes .g.,..5.. ..5..!.. ..j.s .-..2 10000 H''Aa
Estimating the consumption 6fwheat by
-eur own population, in food and seed. at
'--t,59a, ,og0 bushels, the Surplus in that AZ
ticis alone will pe 8,9o0,Oo0 bushels, of
\ which SIS 900 bushels yet remain IN the
= .,SS,,ptry. AS our other farm products are
raised mainly for domestic conSulmptlen,
they dc not form Important items oleNp0rt
The value OF the products exported IRON
Minnesota m 1853, was estimated at two
million dollars o'Phe exportable Surplus OF
the past wear may be valued Approximately
as follows: ''''' - '@
Grain, I. -.......'.. -. -, -. tS-'eoo,Vov ~,
Potatoes. ..,.,.-..' ~ = 'l,'..' esb,o4
Iumber.....f - it-f':.' =; Hi''i:f, .S9S geo