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

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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRssENTATTvEs: 4 4 rFY ,.q LTt
Ii is pereitted me, in presenting the
customary communication " touching the
condition and state of the country" to
congratulate you on the very considerable
and hsppy improvement i9- me condition
1 and circumstances, both of our people aud
the State.
The financial liabilities of Cur citizens
existing since the fallEof 1851, are in great
degree liquidated, OF provided for. Upon
no community, probably, could the imme-
diate effect Of the difficulties OF that year,
have been more serious or severe. and
no people have made greater exertions aud !
greater sacrifices to meet their Obligations
than the citizens OK Minnesota. Applying
themselves to the task with a hopeful con-
fdence characteristic oil the Northwest,
and an energy which our very air seems
to inspire and make universal, they have
been largely successful, and very early
period would have witnessed, hut Tor the
nresept Fictitious commercial arrangement,
sn almost complete revival OF business and
the return OF general prosperity. Upon
these efforts Of our OWL, benign proVl-
dence, which ever seems TO favor those
who strive, has smiled It's blessings, peace,
health and plenty. e 20 .--.-- - 20 I
The population of the State was estims-
ted in my communication 10 tae Legislature
l. lAf0 ct hundred anu
eighty thousand The United States Cen
sus, taken in June Of that year, shows the
number of inhabitants 70 haye been aooat7
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 saieiy
be estima ted above TWO hundred thousand.
The total assessed value of the taxable
nroperty Of the State in 1893, was Ss33,-
5B4492,7O. The total valuation IN lo5O,
as eoualized by the State Board, Is sS36,-
G73 $40 ar. From the Bureau OF Stats
tics, which, thoagh 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 cohdition ana ieT
suits Of the agriculture OF the state during
the past year, as estlinated by the Coth-
missioner from the partial ;returns received
by him up TO the present date:
CULTURE.
Whole No. acres occupied for farm
lag purposes. - "'2v''V'y
NJ 9crss rndnr cultiyation. 52U,VpQ
so nf fsTnrsS rsS.,............... 22,aO5
Average No. of acres titled per farm %
PRopJCcg
Ma bushel. Of whea, harvested. . j,4oo,e00
ID" com o.. - .-... 2,zou,opV
/" oats 49,. S';2S'0S99 1;SS 0S9
9" potatoes y...' 2,'g'oVo
.F AVERAGE YIELD PER AcRE.
Wheat ...,.... .a.. ~
Corn. ~. .....! .,...'..'r .'I'-'"'r';' '"I
Oats. '..f..'.':.' ''''''''' %
Potatoes. ...,...r''.". - '''''''''. lN0
The great preponderance Of the wheat
nroduct shown in this statcnsnt, indicates
Inc marked adaptatiCnot our soil and Gil
note r.. the culriyation Of thus important
stanie and forcshadows the high place 1t Is
"a hold hereafter in the agricuitif"al indus
trv of the State is all interesting fact
that Minnesota produces more wheat per
capita than any State in ;he Union, being
in the proportion of 80 bushels to one, IN
habitant,. while Wisconsin produced last
wear but about %, Ohio but ! ], and Iowa
only 20 bushels .-'.> -.Ea
Of the products above enumerated there
have been forwarded to market,a z5
OF Wheat 2g,Mo sbustetS'
Other grains. .--.'. nn,cgS
Potatoes. ........ go -. -''Voo D"
Estimating the consumption Of wheat by
car own population, In food and seea, al
= ,it.,o0e, ,oo0 bushels, the Surplus in that az
ticla alone viii oe 8,9oo,000 bushels, OF
which 3,lL51,9 900 bushels y9t remain IN the
cSuptry. As our ether farm products are
TsiscI mainly FOR domestic consumption,
they DO not form ,ippQrtaptitems Of export.
The value Of the products exported ircn
M;ncsota IN 1859, was estimated at two
million dollars oPhe exporta1ie Snrpius ol
the past year may be valued approximately