The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-01
qeorgia,s Wealth in lseo.

Editor Morning News: | received a few
days ago Census Bulletin 379, March,
1894, and thought the statement relative
to Georgia's wealth would interest your
readers. The stated wealth of the United
States is put at S65, 037, 091, 197-per capita,
81, 1888; increase per cent, 1902. Assessed
valuation of real and personal property
taxed, total, $25, 413, 173, 41S-per capita
S407; increased per cent, 1852
For Georgia, in table l, summary of the
true valuation of real and personal prop
erty, 1890. total, 1852, 409, 449
Real estate, with improvements thereon,
S41F ,339, 1884.
Live stock on farms and ranges, farm
implements and machinery, $37 ,Z42 96S.
Mines and quarries, including product
on hand. 81 .613, 745.
Gold and silver, coin and bullion, S28,
298, 6SS
Machinery of mills and product on hand,
and raw and manufactured, S26, 1851.
Railroads and equipments, including
street railroads, 1927, 597, go
Telegraphs, telephones, shipping and
canals, 81, 67l, 91S.
Miscellaneous, $99, 64S, 1856.
In table 2, summary of the acreage and
valuation of real estate
Area in acres, 81, 747, 200
True valuation of real estate and i'm
provements: Total, S4l5, 339,3S4
Taxed, $685., 1893. 745
Exempt from taxation, S32, 1886, 500.
Per capita of total, S226.05.
Per acre of total SLIGO.
Assessed valuation of taxed real estate
and improvements, S225, 054, 9l5.
Valuation of farm lands and improve
ments. 1852, COG, 230.
In table 3, summary of the true valua-
e oal nd n u
and per capita
For 1880, 1852, 400, 449; for 1880, S606, 600,
0OO for 1870, s26S, l69, POI for 1850 $685.
695, 237; for 1850, 1885,, 1914.
Per capita of total true valuation:
For 1890, S464; for 1880. 1898; for 1870,
S2g6; for 1860, S51l for 1850, $50.
FARMS.
The numb of farms enumerated in
1890 in the United States was, 4, 564 Gal
in 1880, 4, 00S 500 an increase of $50, 734,
Total area of land in these farms in 1890
was 623, PTS, go acres, of which 357 ,6l0, 155
were improved.
Georgia, total number of farms in 1890,
1,07l.
proved, 9,5S2 500 unimproved, 1857 500.
Land. fences and buildings, valuation,
1852, COS $50: implements and machinery,
s., 764, 97S; live stock on hand June l, 1890,
S3l Az 800
Estimated value OF farm products, 1889,
$50, 81, 4S2; horses, l03, sol; mules and
asses. l57, 377; neat cattle, total, 973,926;
working oxen, 40, 10S; mich cows, 2S7,-
III: other cattle, 597, l0l; swine, 1896,
| 1862; sheep, 440, 459.
Number of fieeces shorn spring of 1890
and fall of 1885, $40, 76S; pounds of wool,
S41, 141.
Dairy products. 1889, gallons of milk,
s., 234, sos pounds of butter, IA, 4S3,323;
pounds of cheese, 1888.
Cotton 1889, acres, 3,345, 104; bales,
| 1,19l ,S46.
Cereal products in 1889, acres, barley,
$40; bushels, 6,053; corn, acres, 2,5S2,3l6;
bushels, 30, 291 425; oats, acres, 5l6,oo6;
bushels, 4,767 S21. Rye, acres, 20,949;
bushels, STOOL Wheat, acres, 1868 ;
bushels, ,096,312. Rice, acres, Is, 1875;
pounds, IA, Sac 432.
Tobacco, acres, 800; pounds, 263, 1872
Broomcorn, acres, 33; pounds, 1889. Dry
! Canada peas, bushels, 1881; cowpeas,
bushels. 955, 300; beans, dry, bushels, 49,
619; peanuts. acres, 81, 226; bushels, 624,
52S. The above tables are worth thought
and reflection. They are pointers:
r. M. o.