Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-28

The CENSUS AND AGRICULTURE.-Ac-
cording to the census of 1880, the pro-
duCtiveness of the persons employed in
farming varies surprisingly. The high
est productiveness appears in The Pacific
States, where l10,G67 perons engaged in
agriculture in 1879 produced staples
worth $75,8l1 ,422, or $685. to each per-
son engaged in the business. The next
highest irfssAIe list are the four Middle
states, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware where 755, 635 per-
sons raised crops to the value of $343,-
751 ,272, or S454 to each person The
Western or Mississippi Valley States come
next in order, with 2,346 .544 persons pro-
ducing crops worth 1913, $50, ,552, or 1889
to each worker New England's poor soil
and worse climate cut her products down
so that 301,815 farm workers produce
only $103, 943. .566, or $342 each. But
the astonishing result is in the South.
Here 4,070, 945 laborers produce values
aggregating 1856, 391, ,30S, or only $185 to
each worker.
GREAT BRITAIN STILL GROWING.
Those who think that England's manu-
would do we'll to study some official fig
ures which have been recently published
When Victoria commenced to reign there
were less than 100000 horsepower in
the stationary engines. In 1880 the esti-
gnate was 100000 During the same 43
years the production of pig iron had in.
creased from 100000 to 100000 tons
per anpum, and the production of Goals
from 130, 100000 to 1,147, 100000. The
annual consumption of cotton had in
creased from 437 100000 to ], ,404, 600, 900
pounds, while the value of cotton manu-
f8ctures had increased from $3.50, 1000, 900
to $475, 100000, and the number of yards
of linen manufactured had 1uadrupled.
Indeed this last is the proportionate in
crease all round Yet, in the mean time
the population has increased only 33 per
ceRt.-Demorest's Monthly
SHEEP-RAIsING IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Herald says there is notice
able revival throughout Massachusetts, in
the matter of sheep-raising, an industry
which has been sadly neglected by farm
ers in that state Of late. This decline in
what was once profitable branch in New
England farming is owing, in great meas
ure, to The ravages of sheep-killing dogs.
Last July the Massachusetts Society for
the Promotion of Agriculture imported
81 choice rams, which were afterwards
leased to farmers in different sections of
the commonwealth. Next June the So
ciety will import'100 thoroughbred ewes
and they, with the rams, will be sold to
farmers in various sections of the state
Edwin D. Morgan was leading mem
Der of the Brick Church in New York and
jealous in religious work in the Presby-
terian denomination He has always
been liberal giver, and his gifts to the
Union Theological Seminary amount to
nearly $50O,000. His personal care was
bestowed on church affairs, and at New
port, where was for years his summer
home. as well as in New York, he was
pillar of the Presbyterian cause. Will
Jams College recognized his friendship
to education by conferring on him the
degree of LII. D. in 1867.-UticG Her
aid.
The restoration to health of our child
considered uncertain When two weeks
old she caught cold. Fer Is months
was not able to breathe through her nos
trils, became emaciated. Upon using
EIy's Cream Balm her difficulty is re-
moved; she breathes naturally. Mr.. q
Mrs. S. M. Smith, Oswego, n. Y.