Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08
what the Census shows.

The preliminary report of the eighth census
for 1860, Just issued shows the increase in the
population of the United States, in the decade
from 1850 to 1860 Fifteen slaveholding States
contain II 240,0 inhabitants, of which sos,
900 are whites, 25l 900 free cOlOred and 1885,
600 slaves. The actual gain Of the whole ponu-
latior in these States is equal tn % 33 per
cent. The slaves increased 2344 per cent
The nineteen free States and seven free Terrific
ries contain 10 20l 546 including 81 ,749 Indians
l6.936579 are white and 237 ,2lS free colored
The increase is Al "a per cent. No more salts
isfactory indication of the advancing prosperity
of the country could be desired than this general
and remarkable progress in population The
dIsproportion between the gain of the free States
compared with the slave States is attributed to
immigration The gain in population in AL the
States and Territories is more than IS per cent
In the same period of time more than fifty
millions of acres have been brought into cultiva
ton. The quantity of wheat grown was III :
1873 ,3Sl bushels, AN increase of 20 per cent OF
double the increase of population. The crop of
Indian corn was $50 45l ,7O7 bushels, or an in.
crease OF more than 40 per cent. over the produc
ton of 1910. The cotton produced amounted to
5,l96 1874 bales or more than | 10 per cent in ten
years. OF butter, there were 460. 500 ,S54 pounds
produced an increase of as per cent. The amount
of cheese was los ,S75, 1875 pounds. The value OF
SlalHfUbTbu duulAlS WIS S-lSOil ,UOD- NuiHucf
of sheep. 23,3l7,75 Amount of WOOL sc. 5ll.
343 pounds. Amount of sugar, 302 205 hogs
heads, oil | 900 pounds each. Moiasses. 1887. :
0e6 gallons; from the sorghum. .235,O50 gal
Ions OF maple sugar, 80 ,S63, SS4 pounds
Tobacco, 429.S9J,77l Wine, I,S6O,OOS gal
ons. Hay. 1923. I2S tmus; this is not
proportionate 20 the increase of live stock in
the country, but it appears that, with better farm
ing, more roots and cut straw and rough fodder
is used. The amount of clover seed was 500 ,0Iu
bushels, nearly double what the production was
in 1850. Orchard products valued at Sl9 ,759 ;.
Sol. very large increase The great increase in
agricultural productions, so much greater Ia pro-
portion than the increase of population, is attribu
ted to the very general use of improved agrcul
tural machines upon farms.
The products of manufacture are no less re
markahle in the amount and increase They
increased, in the ten years, nine hundred mil
lions OF dollars. or at the rite OF 90 per cent.
and are valued at nineteen hundred millions oil
dollars. The mechrnc arts, in our country, ap
pear to contribute more directly than any Others
to the general comfort and improvement of the
people The items which make uD the large
amount of production above stated were given in
the columns OF the Ledger some months ago
The banking capital of the country increased
from 1927 1863 074, in 1850, To s42I $50. OBS, in
| 1860, while the circulating currency was aug
mented $50, 0S0 500. The amount of Insurance
increased S3ll .O0O00O More than % 600 miles
OF railroad were completed in the last ten years
and the capital involved increased from 1896
GAO. l4S, in 1850, to 81 ISL 600 500, in 1860
Lines of telegraph were extended over the whole
country like spider web. Our internal aud
foreign trade kept pace with our advance in pro
duction and increase of capital Education has
been made more accessible, and crime has rather
diminished. The value of real and personal es
tate exceeds the sum of sixteen thousand mil
lions of dollars, representing an increase of 1863
per cent. in the aggregate and an increase of Dc
per cent per capita of the free population. The
wealth OF Pennsylvania per capita is S4o7-an
increase of So per cent in the last ten years.