The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-15

Dane has the most farmS-O,o4O. But
then Dane is very large county.
These counties have 1000 farms or
over-Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant,
Manitowoc, Marathon, Vernon.
When it comes to live stock, we find
Dane leading again with over S5,000,-
600 so invested, but many counties
with two and three million and more.
The fertilizer bill is considerable for
the whole state-nearly 100000. The
average size of farms for the state is
III acres, and varies from 4S7 acres
IN Milwaukee county to 1S4 acres in
Iowa county. The largest farms are,
as a rule, in the western part of the
state, in the counties devoted to cereal
and stock raising, and the smallest in
the eastern counties where, dairying
and diversified farming prevail. Since
1890 the number of farms operated by
owners has increased 1872 per cent.
by cash tenants, 42.2 per cent, and by
share tenants, $50 per cent. The aver
age gross incomes per acre for the va
rious groups are as follows: Farms
under acres, $171.45; to 8 acres,
1926; 10 to 10 acres, $1991; 20 to 40
acres, $S.O5; so to 80 acres, 1898; 26O
to 400 acres, S4.63; 500 to 900 acres,
$3.50; and LOCO acres and over, 81. 43.
Slaughter Industry in Wisconsin.
The census bulletin ON slaughtering
and meat packing, just issued by Di-
rector Merriam, gives Wisconsin
thirteen establishment, Of which but
four are incorporated, with a total cap
ltal of $3,S11,616. These concerns en-
ploy an average of 1867 workmen,
paying $563,2OS in wages, and 1913 Of
hcials and clerks at salaries aggregat-
ing S145,333. Ten officers draw an
average of $500 per year each, while
seven women clerks earn total of
S4,O9S per year. Two working women
only are employed, drawing 1915 year
~ between them. No children under
sixteen are given places. 1t is inter-
est1ng to note that these thirteen con-
Germs paid but $40, 1877 taxes, out of a
total miscellaneous expense account of
$4OS,991. They paid $11,SS9,52 in
1900 for 46,499 beeves, 36,7S7 sheep,
947,614 hogs, and 21,973 calves. TO
the railroads they paid $3S4,S7O in
freights. The total value of their
products was $13,649, $50, of which $4,-
1908, the largest item, was received
for sailed pork. They sold over TWEEN
ty-four million pounds of fresh beef,
valued at $1,622,676, and slightly more
fresh pork, worth 81, 463,OO7 Out of
the same hogs they made 19,26O924
pounds of lard, valued at SLOTS, 1902.
The Making of Shoes.
The government is issuing a success
sion of bulletins from the census de-
partment of great interest. A recent
bulletin on boots and shoes shows that
the output of the factories of Massa-
chusetts for 1900 was Silt, 115.243, or
TIL per Ceul. vi TIE lOldl lOr the ell
tire country compared with 52.7 per
cent. in 1890. The shoe factory of to-
day provides a perfect system of con-
tinuOus manufacture, involving, in
some instances. more than 100 opera
tiOnS
Wisconsin is tenth among the states
in the industry, with some $500 per-
sons employed. The business has fall
len off some in this state In WiscOn-
in child labor constitutes 6.5 per cent.
in this industry, compared with 1.S per
cent. in 1890. and 33.9 per cent. was
represented by women against 35.7 per
cent. in 1890.
Here is another straw to indicate
the child labor evil is not wholly alb
sent from this state. There are forty
establishments in Wisconsin for the
making of boots and shoes.
ORLANDO BURNETT.