The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-21

WnOSe manufactured prONucJS exceeds
$50, 900, 600:
Fdlue Of I'dlre If
Manufactures. Manufactures
California 5 f6, ,594. $50 Michigan. 80 Slis 394 676
Connecticut lGI ,0G5 474 Miss ,uri 49,. 2OG 2I3 400
Illinois 2O5,625G72 New Jersey 1863 237, 732
Indiana =. 105.6l7 27SI New York -. 7s5 1874, ,65'
Kentucky... 6i,G25 JlOhio... 2G9, 1850
Maine -. e.. 79,49752l Pennsylvania. I'll 1894, ,S44
Maryland..... 7G,j93Gl3 Rhode Island. III ,4lS354
Massachusetts, 5j3,0l2 56S Wisconsin. 77,2is,32G
In respect to agricultural products
Iowa produces the largest spring wheat
crop of any State, the production of the
United States being 112, F, ,549, 733 bushels,
and that of Iowa 28,708,312 bushels,
while Wisconsin ranks next with a.
375, 435 bushels. Ohio raises the largest
winter wheat crop, or 27, 625, 759 of 49,
1875, 1913 bushels produced in the United
States. Pennsylvania supplies over one
fifth of the rye produced in this country,
or 3,577, ,641 bushels out OF 16,01S, 795.
Illinois grows larger quantity OF corn
than any other State, OF 129, 92l, ,395 of
the 760, 944, 549 bushels the country pro-
duces. Illinois also takes the lead in the
oat crop, growing AZ, ,7S0, ,581 out of
the total of $50, 107, l57 bushels. Cali
fornia produces the largest barley crop, or
8,783, 400 out of a total of 30, 761 ,305
bushels New York is the largest cult
vator of buckwheat, raising 3, ,904, O30 Of
total of 8, ,S21, 721 bushels. Mississippi
takes the lead among the cotton growing
States. Ohio produces more than half
the flax OF the United States. Kentucky
grows more than half the hemp crop OF
the country. California produces nine
tenths of our native silk cocoous. Ohio
contributes one-fifth of all the wool pro-
duced i'll the United States, or twice rs
much as New York, and nearly twice as
much as California New York produces
more than one fifth of the hay crop, OF
nearly twice as mucn as Pennsylvania,
which furnishes the next largest figures
in that line. NV York furnishes more
than two-thirds of the hop crop of the
country. South Carolina supplies near
ly half the rice produced in the country.
Georgia is next, or 100000 pounds
ahead of Louisiana. Nearly ali the lice
comes from these three States. OF the
272, 735, ,341 pounds of tobacco produced
in the country, 105, 305, ,S69 pounds are
grown in Kentucky. Virginia comes
next, with 81, ,0S6, 364 pounds. Louisiana
contributes nearly all the sugar and mo-
ltSoco lIOul COllt, uDNl u IlOib lttllO
one-third the sugar from maple, while
New York produces over one fourth the
sugar from maple. Ohio and Indiana
(the latter the most produce each about
one-eighth of the sorghum molasses.
New York grows one-ffth of the white
potato crop. North Carolina produces
more sweet potatoes than any other State.
New York raises one-fifth of the national
supply of peas and beans. California
produces more than half Of the native
wine.
In respect to animal wealth Illinois is
ahead III horses and swine Missouri in
mules and asses New York in mich
cows Texas in working oxen and other
cattle, and Ohio in sheep. New York is
far ahead of any State III dairy products,
furnishing one-tifth of the butter of the
country, nearly half the cheese and more
than half the milk sold, The value of
all live stock in New York is greater i'll
the aggregate than in any other State.
IN seeds, Pennsylvania furnishes one
the grass, and Ohio over one-third of
the fax. The aggregate value of farms
in New York is greater than any other
State, being one-eighth the value of ali
farms i'll the country and the value of
farming implements and machinery is
also greater, being about one seventh of
that returned for the whole country.
The distribution of educational facili-
ties may be inferred from the fact that
the largest number of persons in any
State over 10 years of age who cannot
read are in Virginia next, North Caro-
lima. Pennsylvania has the largest num-
of schools, but the schools of New York
have by far the largest income from en-
dowment, taxation and tuition fees.
Michigan has 5000 more libraries than
New York, which State has 10000, and
comes next in the list Ohio next, Penn
sylvania next, Illinois next. New York
has S35 newspapers {; Pennsylvania, so;
Illinois, sos Ohio, 39j, and so on.
The greatest valuation OF all property
is in New York, next Massachusetts,,
next Ohio, next Pennsylvania. The
highest total of taxation is in New York,
next Massachusetts,, next Pennsylvania,
next Ohio. New York, i'll 1870, had
nearly one-fifth of the State aud local
public indebtedness of the country, or
$3.50, 600, 900; Pennsylvania, $S9, coo, GOO;
Massachusetts, 500, 600, 900 Virginia,
500, 900, 900; Louisiana, S53, 900, eco /;
Tennessee, S4S, 600, ,a00, AMI SO on.
All the above figures are from the
census of 1S70.-Ne,O York Bulletin.