Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-27


We take from the Homestead the follow
ing items relative to the remarkable pros
perity of our noble State:
Iowa was erected into Territorial Gov
eminent, July 4tb, 1888. The Indian title
10 portions Of The State was not extinguish
Cd. however, until some four years after,
namely, in lS42.
The Territory was admitted ~ State
into the Union, in August 1916. 1t con-
tains an arsa Of 1924 squsrs miles, or 90,
b84 $50 acres.
when . Territorial Government was
formed in 1888. the population was q, S5y !;
in 1910 IL was AZ, ia in 1860 il wss l9l,-
9s2 10 1860 il was 674,9lS in 1867 it
vas oO2. O40, or at Gov. Stones estimate,
not less than 100000 Here then, - thir,,
tn years, in less than one gsnerstisn, there
has sprung into eSistenee. With all the cisor
of az agricultural, social, edaeotioasl. poll
teal and religious maturity commonwealth
Of one million people.
But let Us look at this wonderful growth,
a little more in detail. The value Of all
kinds of property in 1860 was $23, 7l4,6 3S;
in 1860 il was $l47, 1888 ,256, and 1867,
- i,AC
assessed ralue, and it 10 estimated that the
real salus would be about 81, SOC. 900.
The number Of acres Of improved land in
1850 VS. $50, 900; in 1867 the number Of
sues enclosed was {. 1868, TIA. an increase Of
near seven and half millions.
The bushels OF wheat raised in Iowa in
1850 Was $50. ISL in 1867 it was IA, $685..
$50, and the number Of acrss Of wheat for
the latter year ,0b7 $50.
" Indian corn there was raised in Iowa
in 1850. 1856, 100 bushels; in 1867, Sc, $685.
S3s bushels-an increase in seventeen
years of 4s,272 ,l39 bushels.
There we're raised Of oats in 1850, ,524, :
345 bushels in 1867, 1851, 494-sn in
crease of over 100000 bushels.
OF Irish potatoes in 1860. there were
raised 2T6, 100 bushels; in 1857, 1856, 67S
buvhels-an increase Of nearly two and .
half mlliors.
Ofrye, in 1850, there we're raised 1915
bushels in 1867, 492 ,04l bushels.
OF the other agricultural productions
about the same increase 10 manifest.
| OF our orchard products, there was in
$50, in value, $5,434; in 1860 they
mounted to 1871 ,234. For 1867 We have
no report but estimating the product Of
each frui. bearing tree At one dollar per
tree and the number Of .re;s reported in
bearing being l.075. III. the product would
be 81 .OT5,lI7 There are also reported 3 :
629, 7e9 fruit trees not get in bearing, making
an aggregate Of fruit trees Of 4,705,966 OF
the number Of grape vines gro wing we have
no report. Iowa is rapidly rising 10 one Of
the frat grape growing States in the Union.
There was reported - raised in 1867, 549,-
l79 pounds of grapes. But a., to our GER
tain knowledge, the report is deficient on
this point, We presume these figures might
with truth be increased from three TO FIVE
fold.
The number Of pounds Of butter was in
1850, 2,lTl, 1ss; in 1867, 1915, 727-an
increase Of over 100000 pounds. The
nsmber Of cows in 1850 Was - ,905 in
1867, 1927 ,259 The number Of oil cattle in
1850 Was LAG. 62l in 1867 il Vas 056, so.
Horses in 1850. 1886; 1867, All, 055.-
Sheep in 1850, l49, $50; in 1867, l,70s, 95s,
Swine in 1850. 1928. PAT; in 1867, 1,620,0s6
IAN increase Of about one and quarter
milllons