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Miscellaneous .- City debt, $100,000, due in 20 years. Mortality, 1867, 98 interments ; 1868, slight increase. Banks, 3; capital, $300,000. Normal school, with 315 scholars. One daily and weekly paper, and 1 weekly. One Good Templar, 3 Masonic, and 2 Odd Fellows' lodges ; 1 library, 1 Young Men's Christian, and 1 German Dramatic association ; Turners, Fenians, &c.
ST. CHARLES, 30 miles by rail from Winona, has grown up within a few years to over 1200 population. It has 25 or 30 stores, a weekly paper, a Methodist, Presby- terian, Congregational, Baptist and Episcopalian church, and is a thrifty and prosperous town. Annual receipts of wheat at the elevator from first hands, 500,000 bushels.
STOCKTON has 300 population, 2 flouring mills, 2 stores, a furniture factory, &c., &c., and is a thriving pretty village.
SARATOGA, a pleasant village, same population, church, &c., &c.
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MINNESOTA CITY has a fine water-power and 2 flouring mills, costing $70,000, with a daily capacity of 225 barrels.
LEWISTON has 200 population, 7 or 8 stores and saloons, a grain elevator, shops, &c.
PICKWICK has a large flouring mill, with a capacity of 100 barrels per day.
The other villages are TROY, DRESBACH, ENTERPRISE, UTICA, WHITEWATER FALLS, ELBA, BEAVER, HOMER, CEN- TREVILLE, RICHMOND, and MOUNT VERNON, most of which have from 1 to 3 stores, good flouring mills, and a local trade. Valuable water-powers in the Whitewater ; land very fertile, scenery grand and picturesque, fishing fine.
POST OFFICES .- Argo, Frank Hill, Hart, Jefferson, La Moille, New Boston, New Hartford, North Warren, Oak Ridge, Ridgeway, Rolling Stone, Twin Grove, Wiscoy, Witoka, Worth, Wyattville.
WILKIN COUNTY,
On Red River, about 30 townships of rich level prairie ; timber scarce. No stone ; extensive marl beds ; clay for brick ; fine salt springs. Good market at Fort Aber- crombie, across the river. Sparsely settled as yet ; land nearly all open.
MCCAULEYSVILLE, the only village. BRECKINRIDGE has lots, but no houses ; terminus of railroad, and will be reached in 1870.
WRIGHT COUNTY,
Adjoining Hennepin ; over 20 townships, or 460,000 acres ; gently undulating ; a fine agricultural county ; in
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WRIGHT COUNTY.
the "Big Woods ;" nearly seven-eighths rich timbered
land. Mooer's Prairie in south-western part, Clear- water and Monticello prairies have each 15 to 20 square miles of medium quality of soil. A belt of brush land and "openings," 5 miles wide, between Monti- cello and Clearwater prairies. 115 lakes. Brick and lumber, but no stone, except boulders ; good water- power. Land, $5 to $10 unimproved. Population, 1860, 3270; 1865, 5028 ; 1869, over 10,000 ; half Americans, one-fifth Irish, one-eighth Germans, one-eighth Swedes and Norwegians, balance French, English, &c. A Ken- tucky and Virginia settlement in south-west corner. Vote for Grant, 985 ; Seymour, 623. Five or 6 grist and 10 or 12 saw mills ; 12 to 14 churches.
STATISTICS .- Lands assessed, 245,839 acres ; $2.53 per acre ; homestead, 43,186 ; railroad, 130,000; school, 20,148 ; cultivated, 1867, 12,784 acres ; wheat produced, 90,869 bushels. Assessed property, 1860, $520,789 ; 1865, $576,748 ; 1868, $1,022,263 ; personal, $406,847. Horses, 1230; cattle, 6823 ; mules, 26; sheep, 3919 ; hogs, 2918 ; carriages, 166 ; watches, 111; pianos, 7 ; merchandise, $22,660 ; money and credits, $10,457. School districts, 79 ; houses, 47 ; scholars, 2996 ; year's increase, 313.
VILLAGES .- MONTICELLO has about 450 population ; mercantile business, $150,000 ; Methodist and Congrega- tional church ; 2 lawyers, 2 doctors, weekly paper, 2 saw mills, shops, &c.
CLEARWATER has over 300 population ; mercantile business, $120,000 ; 2 grist mills, chair factory, a church, a lawyer, 2 doctors, shops, &c.
ROCKFORD has 200 population ; mercantile business, $60,000 ; grist and 2 saw mills, business, $18,000 ; spoke and hub factory, $4000 ; a lawyer, doctor, Presbyterian church, shops, &c.
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GROWTH OF COUNTIES.
BUFFALO is the county seat, with 100 population.
CROW RIVER is a new town, laid out on the railroad in 1868, has several stores, and is a growing place.
DASSEL is also a railroad village just springing up.
POST OFFICES .- Albion, Big Woods, Cassel, Chatham, Corrinna, Dean Lake, French Lake, Lake Mary, Lilley Pond, Maple Lake, Melody Lake, Middlesville, Montrose, Mooer's Prairie, Otsego, St. Michael's, Zellingen.
GROWTH OF THE COUNTIES IN PERSONAL PROPERTY AND LIVE STOCK, UP TO JANUARY 1ST, 1870. From State Auditor's Office.
The following are the Assessors' Returns, for 1869, as corrected by the State Board of Equalization, November, 1869.
Anoka .-* Assessed property, $99,546 ; horses, 241; cattle, 1086 ; mules, 28; sheep, 415; hogs, 230; carriages, 32; watches, 48; pianos, 7; merchandize, $7080; money and credits, $4372.
Benton .- Assessed property, $293,813 ; horses, 698; cattle, 2564; mules, 11; sheep, 1783; hogs, 655; carriages, 101; watches, 145; pianos, 19; merchandize, $72,230; money and credits, $10,867.
Blue Earth .- Assessed property, $1,251,827 ; horses, 4362 ; cattle, 11,016 ; mules, 55; sheep, 6540; hogs, 4023; carriages, 155; watches, 508; pianos, 44; merchan- dize, $139,350 ; money and credits, $79,891.
Brown .- Assessed property, $257,970 ; horses, 1107 ; cattle, 4632 ; mules, 27 ; sheep, 1349; hogs, 833; carriages, 28; watches, 69; pianos, 4; merchandize, $33,608 ; money and credits, $3718.
Carver .- Assessed property, $448,297 ; horses, 1538; cattle, 9800; mules, 24; sheep, 4549 ; hogs, 5382; carriages, 318; watches, 61; pianos, 7; merchandize, $27,806 ; money and credits, $17,645.
Chisago .- Assessed property, $323,550 ; horses, 531; cattle, 2964; mules, 19 ; sheep, 1514; hogs, 960; carriages, 29; watches, 125; pianos, 5; merchandize, $32,325 ; money and credits, $71,353.
Dakota .- Assessed property, $1,141,187; horses, 5319; cattle, 9146 ; mules, 119; sheep, 3408; hogs, 4069; carriages, 434; watches, 452; pianos, 63; merchandize, $110,725 ; money and credits, $72,211.
Dodge .- Assessed property, $562,971; horses, 2853; cattle, 6900; mules, 67; sheep, 5123 ; hogs, 1740; carriages, 162; watches, 157; pianos, 21; merchandize, $58,188 ; money and credits, $52,122.
Douglas .- Assessed property, $314,848 ; horses, 497 ; cattle, 2636; mules, 24 ; sheep, 2114; hogs, 463; carriages, 36; watches, 123; pianos, 3; merchandize, $27.815; money and credits, $15,110.
* Assessed property means the total PERSONAL property only. The real estate as assessed in 1868, remains the same for two years. The growth can be ascertained by reference to the statistics of each county.
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GROWTH OF COUNTIES.
Faribault .- Assessed property, $562,368 ; horses, 2853; cattle, 7887 ; mules, 56; sheep, 4656; hogs, 1978; carriages, 136; watches, 152; pianos, 1; merchan- dize, $28,225 ; money and credits, $33,172.
Fillmore .- Assessed property, $1,375,781 ; horses, 7560; cattle, 17,964 ; mules, 108; sheep, 12,236; hogs, 9532; carriages, 400; watches, 298; pianos, 28 ; mer- chandize, $131,123 ; money and credits, $139,184.
Freeborn .- Assessed property, $514,774; horses, 2744; cattle, 10,537 ; mules, 27; sheep, 4961 ; hogs, 2344; carriages, 194; watches, 110; pianos, 9; merchan- dize, $17,350 ; money and credits, $16,108.
Goodhue .- Assessed property, $1,734, 182 ; horses, 6994 ; cattle, 14,987 ; mules, 185; sheep. 7381; hogs, 5429; carriages, 282; watches, 549; pianos, 61; merchan- dize, $196,334; money and credits, $232,552.
Hennepin .- Assessed property, $1,653,771; horses, 4272; cattle, 9994 ; mules, 107; sheep, 5162; hogs, 3865 ; carriages, 798; watches, 608; pianos, 191; mer- chandize, $243,952; money and credits, $136,129.
Houston .- Assessed property, $773,192; horses, 3559; cattle, 9338; mules, 53; sheep, 6558 ; hogs, 6911; carriages, 187 ; watches, 114; pianos, 12; merchandize, $63,950 ; money and credits, $92,820.
Isanti .- Assessed property, $86,676 ; horses, 171; cattle, 1528 ; mules, 2; sheep, 989; hogs, 282; carriages, 25; watches, 49; merchandize, $4650; money and credits, $5270.
Jackson .- Assessed property, $71,933 ; horses, 228; cattle, 1335; mules, 8; sheep, 489; hogs, 133; carriages, 67; watches, 25 ; merchandize, $2524; money and credits, $3883.
Kanabec .- Assessed property, $5792 ; horses, 12; cattle, 61 ; hogs, 24 ; merchan- dize, $200.
Kandiyohi .- Assessed property, $43,829 ; horses, 123; cattle, 968 ; mules, 6; sheep, 406 ; hogs, 62; carriages, 2; watches, 39; merchandize, $1255 ; money and credits, $1713.
LeSueur .- Assessed property, $420,194; horses, 1914; cattle, 7256 ; mules, 32; sheep, 4426; hogs, 5969; carriages, 120; watches, 105; pianos, 13 ; merchandize, $23,110; money and credits, $26,665.
McLeod .- Assessed property, $259,401; horses, 963; cattle, 5183 ; mules, 7; sheep, 3383; hogs, 1654; carriages, $5; watches, 60; pianos, 3; merchandize, $19,548 ; money and credits, $13,103.
Manomin .- Assessed property, $8904; horses, 55; cattle, 134; sheep, 276; hogs, 29; watches, 4; pianos, 1.
Martin .- Assessed property, $212,937; horses, 880; cattle, 3081; mules, 15 ; sheep, 820; hogs, 511 ;. carriages, 9; watches, 68; merchandize, $5188 ; money and credits, $10,317.
Meeker .- Assessed property, $283,062; horses, 936; cattle, 4223 ; mules, 34; sheep, 2141; hogs, 969; carriages, 17; watches, 87; pianos, 2; merchandize, $17,571 ; money and credits, $10 019.
Mille Lac .- Assessed property, $39,672; horses, 122; cattle, 660; mules, 2; sheep, 95; hogs, 105; carriages, 6; watches, 9; pianos, 1; merchandize, $2650 ; money and credits, $2240.
Monongalia .- Assessed property, $174,514; horses, 487 ; cattle, 2725 ; mules, 4; sheep, 1760; hogs, 361; carriages, 33; watches, 77; pianos, 1; merchandize, $5880 ; money and credits, $10,202.
Morrison .- Assessed property, $86,126; horses, 305; cattle, 1369; sheep, 612; hogs, 619 ; carriages, 25; watches, 43; pianos, 3; merchandize, $2700; money and credits, $7560.
Mower .- Assessed property, $485,422; horses, 2728; cattle, 6569; mules, 50; sheep, 2820 ; hogs, 1521; carriages, 183; watches, 133; pianos, 24; merchandize, $54,742 ; money and credits, $39,303.
Nicollet .- Assessed property, $573,644 ; horses, 2043; cattle, 7329; mules, 24; sheep, 3191; hogs, 1537; carriages, 126; watches, 202; pianos, 12; merchandize, $95,065 ; money and credits, $52,804
Olmsted .- Assessed property, $1,726,364; horses, 7195; cattle, 13,214 ; mules, 208; sheep, 5383 ; hogs, 4768; carriages, 294; watches, 480 ; pianos, 59; merchan- dize, $218,400 ; money and credits, $216,706.
Pine .- Assessed property, $6751; horses, 19; cattle, 45; sheep, 11; hogs, 21; carriages, 1; watches, 6 ; merchandize, $1500 ; money and credits, $500.
Pope .- Assessed property, $184,172 ; horses, 307 ; cattle, 2051 ; mules, 23; sheep, 753 ; hogs, 1:5; carriages, 6; watches, 90; merchandize, $5940; money and credits, $7401.
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Ramsey .- Assessed property, $2,554,377 ; horses, 1488; cattle, 965; mules, 69 ; sheep, 390; hogs 1133; carriages, 444; watches, 585; pianos, 233; merchandize, $742,488; money and credits, $134,503.
Redwood. Assessed property, $65,899 ; horses, 213; cattle, 615 ; mules, 27 ; sheep, 232; hogs, 75; carriages, i0; watches, 33 ; pianos, 2; merchandize, $8547 ; money and credits, $6358.
Renville .- Assessed property, $199,737; horses, 414; cattle, 2362; mules, 12 ; sheep, 767; hogs, 272; carriages, 11; watches, 72; pianos, 2; merchandize, $3 30 ; money and credits, $12,974.
Rice. - Assessed property, $1,053,779; horses, 3963; cattle, 9399 ; mules, 65 ; sheep, 6961 ; hogs, 4431; carriages, 3-9; watches, 322; pianos, 53; merchandize, $163,420 ; money and credits, $160.150.
Scott .- Assessed property $+79,658 ; horses, 1914 ; cattle, 7476 ; mules, 73 ; sheep, 3S58 ; hogs, 4821; carriages, 72; watches, 92 ; pianos, 11; merchandize, $52,803 ; money and credits, 19,531.
Sherburne. - Assessed property, $135,672 ; horses, 413; cattle, 2029; mules, 15 ; sheep, 1192; hogs, 337; carriages, 32; watches, 68; pianos, 5; merchandize, $5390 ; money and credits, $S764.
Sibley .-- Assessed property, $271,774 ; horses, 1503; cattle, 6299; mules, 20; sheep, 3001; hogs, 2464; carriages, 14 ; watches, 37; pianos, 4; merchandize, $21,120 ; money and credits, $9272.
Stearns -Assessed property, $695,642; horses, 2289; cattle, 9905 ; mules, 141; sheep, 5201 ; hogs, 4165 ; carriages, 260; watches, 186; pianos, 36; merchandize, $94,579 ; money and credits, $29,371.
Steele .- Assessed property $560,817; horses, 2289; cattle, 6434; mules, 37; sheep, 2S23; hogs, 1549; carriages, 195; watches, 240; pianos, 28; merchandize, $81,330 ; money and credits, $63,506.
Todd .- Assessed property, $ 103,082; horses, 217; cattle, 1142 ; mules, 6; sheep, 325 ; hogs, 195; carriages, 11; watches, 45 ; money and credits, $35$8.
Wabasha .- Assessed property, $1,151,920; horses, 4670; cattle, 7578 ; mules, 164; sheep, 2286 ; hogs, 4226; carriages, 329; watches, 321; pianos, 5S; merchan- dize, $157, 175; money and credits $ : 29,48 <.
Waseca .- Assessed property, $392,782; horses, 1919 ; cattle, 5030 ; mules, 28 ; sheep, 2679; hogs, 1925; carriages, 102; watches, 100; pianos, 4; merchandize, $30,944 ; money and credits, $23,516.
Washington .-- Assessed property, $1,000,406 ; horses, 2260; cattle 4765; mules, 142; sheep. 2597 ; hogs, 2:64 ; carriages. 224; watches, 267; pianos, 52; merchan- dise, $152,514; money and credits, $115,>38.
Watonman .- Assessed property, $120,362; horses, 320; cattle, 1370; mules, 14; sheep, 408 ; hogs, 168 ; carriages, 6 ; watches, 19; merchandize, $4625 ; money and credits, $3650.
Winona .- Assessed property, $1,610,407 ; horses, 5123; cattle, 8926 ; mules, 162; sheep, 3772; hogs, 4007; carriages, 472; watches, 291; pianos, 71; merchan- dize, $349,557; money and credits, $236,991.
Wright .- Assessed property, $471,679 ; horses, 1438; cattle, 8285; mules, 'S ; sheep, 4198; hogs, 4142; carriages, 99; watches, 117 ; pianos, 5; merchandize, $27,975 ; money and credits, $11,261.
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PERSONAL PROPERTY AND VALUATION.
TOTAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE STATE, INCLUD- ING LIVE STOCK, JAN. 1ST, 1870 .- Total personal, $26,- 845,450, one year's increase, $1,075,505 ; horses, 93,949, increase, 10,240 ; cattle, 860,370, increase, 624,944 ; mules and asses, 2328, increase, 446 ; sheep, 134,851, decrease, 11,747 ; hogs, 103,808, increase, 12,332; car- riages, 7088, decrease,* 465; watches, 7791, increase, 318 ; pianos, 1161, increase, 117 ; merchandise, $3,546,- 571, decrease, $185,912 ; moneys and credits, $2,364,455, increase, $5481. The increase in each county may be seen by reference to each.
RATES OF VALUATION .-- Average value as assessed in 1868-a fair sample of other years: horses, $69.67; cattle, $18.96 ; mules and asses, $74.53; sheep, $1.26; hogs, $2.46 ; carriages, $45.22 ; watches, $19.19 ; pianos, $132.63.
Merchandise is the monthly average value of stocks on hand during the year, and is rated very loosely all the way from 20 per cent. of the fair wholesale value to 50 per cent. Money and credits include book accounts over and above debts, money loaned, and cash on hand, and does not approximate in the remotest degree to the actual facts, as one example will illustrate, to wit : Ram- sey County returned in 1868, $183,103, and in 1869 about $50,000 less, while the cash bank deposits for 1869, in St. Paul, show $1,417,921. (See page 248.) The same imperfect returns appear all over the State. Live stock alone appears to be assessed at over half the actual value. The State Board, in equalizing, takes 50 per cent. as the standard.
The assessed valuation of live stock in 1869 was $11,- 959,243.
* This is only apparent. Wagons were heretofore counted in the column with carriages. Now it is changed to the miscellaneous column.
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PROGRESS OF RAILROADS.
"PROGRESS OF MINNESOTA RAILROADS DURING 1869, AND CONDITION, JAN. 1ST, 1870.
Constructed Whole line
in 1869,
in opera-
Miles. tion, Miles.
First Div. St. Paul and Pacific, main line ..
52
103
First Div. St. Paul and Pacific, to Sauk Rapids
81
Winona and St. Peter
10
116
St. Paul and Sioux City
10
100
Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Minneapolis
131
Southern Minnesota
25
75
Lake Superior and Mississippi.
57
87
Hastings and Dakota
10
30
St. Paul and Chicago
20
20
Total
184
743
It is probably safe to say that during the year 1870 these roads will be extended as follows-the statement as to most of them being based upon reliable data, viz., cash on hand :
St. Paul and Pacific, to Breckinridge, 111 miles further by August, 45 miles being now graded.
Lake Superior and Mississippi, to Duluth (entire line,) 63 miles further by July 4th, much of the grading being done.
Winona and St. Peter, to St. Peter and Mankato, 20 miles further.
St. Paul and Sioux City, to Watonwan County, 20 miles further.
Southern Minnesota, the gap between Lanesboro and Austin, or the line beyond Wells, 50 miles further.
Hastings and Dakota, to Glencoe, 40 miles further.
St. Paul and Chicago, to Red Wing, 22 miles further.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF THE COUNTIES FOR THE YEAR 1868.
From advance sheets of the Official Report of Pennock Pusey, Esq., Assistant Secretary of State, to the Legislature, January, 1870.
WHEAT.
OATS.
CORN.
RYE.
POTATOES.
WOOL. BUTTER. CHEESE.
COUNTIES.
TOTAL TILLED AREA.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Bushels.
Pounds.
Pounds.
Pounds.
Anoka. . .
3,779
1,244
18,309
538
12,591
1,453
39,420 141 2,057
252
38,518
6,287
40,432
3,116
Benton .. .
773
227
2,814
213
4,649
177
5,344
16
142
114
14,308
1,163
11,633
5,450
Blue Earth. .
44,307 27,987
500,709
7,224 306,181
4,654 |198,488
85 1,963
948
84,602 19,053 209,495
7,200
Brown ..
11,503
7,426
141,330
2,181
91,097
844
26,365
24
648
266
21,076
4,296
54,958
Carver .
20,761 13,164
248,983
3,406 114,952
2,563 101,450 128 3,036
941
75,188
8,099
77,065
1,793
Chisago .
3,861
1,498
26,949
912
27,027
522
15,378 253 3,717
171
27,285
3,718
34,190
820
Crow Wing.
203
27
730
59
1,900
27
600
. .
53
837
985
74,089
11,757 171,255
2,360
Dodge. .
43,921 27,521
481,215
8,146 257,752
2,982 111,999
73
118
304
39,700 18,957 127,069
7,470
Faribault ...
30,218 20,331
347,928!
5,707 240,733
3,168 132,226
1
10
570
55,398 19,561 170,071
9,407
Fillmore. ...
141,281 89,859 1,661,054 21,571 941,945 15,775 562,652
91 1,594
931
86,695 37,403 317,129
11,395
Freeborn ...
29,389 |18,208
334,056 5,068,200,499
3,889|160,698
13
279
579
72,626 12,143 173,370
2,113
Goodhue ...
119,485 81,896 1,595,542 14,381 590.124
6,372 246,255 108 2,426
774
64,709 23,207 316,572
10,417
Hennepin ...
35,201 20,770
328,763
5,325 154,129
6,134 204,001 267 4,650 1,068 119,969 14,648 131,024
3,090
Houston . . . .
55,245 29,941
521,172
7,863 313,653 28
505
549
47,006 26,173 212,874
10,000
Isanti ..
1,226
516
8,227|
6,290 213,438 1621 5,740
281
7,449 149 2,534
86|
13,905| 1,984| 10,175
135
. .
. .
1,415
48
Dakota ... ·
95,404 68,723 1,084,519 12,306 462,481
5,691 |186,218
...
·
·
·
10%
2,045
Jackson . . . .
1,415
814
165
6,020 1,275 2,462
292| 48 163
7,370 1,550 2,871
...
32
22,620
2,320
Kanabec .. .
162
4
45
75
Lake . . . ...
50
7
225
150
4,479 204,291 1,083 90
· 23 27 ...
. ... 459 590
S 953
6,247| 1,013| 1,507 9,316 1,055 1,125 93,060 75,133 44,383 10,638 2,500 22,546 61,109 5,146 18,763
400 2,196 4,427
9,665 360 59,462 66,501 4,000 65,917 53,373 4,246 26,140
325 9,839
Manomin .. .
367
168
3,360 62,174
1,456
54,271 42,773
705
2
41
356 63
616
515
Monongalia.
3,469
2,450
39,712
583
20,567
173
4,340
12,630
59
572
141
27,335
930
13,166
Nicollet .. .
20,031|11,482
173,756
5,663 186,630
1,518
33,436 108 2,039
418
29,560
9,469
82,177
10,754
Olmsted ....
120,105 83,462 1,571,878 16,625 730,370
7,766 314,664
6
124
788
90,432 12,826 273,848
11,455
Otter Tail ..
800
416
5,000|
200
7,000
49
1,118
120
9,000 21,615
1,078
16,734
1,150
Ramsey
8,050
2,897
58,267
1,357
42,500
995 173
38,260
63 1,433
50,476
2,266 554
6,369
Rice. .
45,834 27,641
484,184
7,125 272,311
4,872 214,810
37
774
754
89,168 21,253 209,918
5,475
Scott ..
25,610 15,520
282,083
3,743|
11,184
3,136 111,819 154 4,154
663
52,009 10,162 109,550
906
Sibley . .
26,743 14,391
281,650
5,207 138,642
2,390
95,205 180 4,335 2,280 146,070
Stearns.
35,750 15,732
232,993
9,761 241,503
1,649
50,626 109 1,727 1,122 156,613 11,824
91,527
4,750
Todd ...
1,516
778
10,547
309
6,207
70
679
. ..
....
100
19,475
1,666
10,375
70
Wabasha .
75,841 53,630
963,415 10,231 400,203
5,017|197,106
38
868
682
68,994
2,726 118,348
198
Waseca. . .
21,958 14,692
277,882
3,200 135,092
1,700
70,632
. ...
331
50,991
4,671
35,486
4,053
Washington.
48,790 27,034
498,246
5,767 218,406
21,841
134
4,575
9
156
35
5,449
713
11,884
Winona. . . . .
79,520 50,657
914,010 11,144 442,726
7,661 296,190
21
485
4.60
46,792 10,197 179,960
2,440
Wright .....
15,270
8,227
143,317 10,724
2,444 285
71,000 6,547
3,110 100,147 628
16,845
69 1,259
96
15,982|
2,691
20,500
1,065
.
. .
Meeker ... ..
7,832
4,153
74,080
1,271
100
Mille Lac ...
1,250
370
4,594
243
7,636
484
12,645
8 5
233 48 188
3,572|
875
Morrison .. .
1,781
572
7,873
499
1,595
377
39,957 270 38,766 23,182
. ...
357 25 245
Martin . . . . .
7,474
4,024
193,798
McLeod ....
9,660
9,419 6,015
102,699
60
. 2,980 118,118 1,963 66,840 2,400
. .
Le Sueur .
760
437
Kandiyohi ..
. ...
17 78
....
..
.
Pope . . .
2,721
1,273
19,090
491
431
6,542
1,783
·
461 49
6,333
48,127
6,500
Renville
1,325
599
4,834
13,697
.
·
.
509
62,097
7,271
70,815
Watonwan. .
2,727
2,040
38,393
444
4,125 126,642 196 3,581
70 1,621
927 142,992 10,866 107,169
1,432
Sherburne . .
2,294
744
12,229 100 6,525
9,915
95,637
75
1,244
1,133
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF THE COUNTIES FOR THE YEAR 1868 .- CONTINUED.
BARLEY.
SORGHUM.
BEANS.
MAPLE SUGAR.
HAY.
TIMOTHY.
BUCK- WHEAT.
MISC'LANEOUS.
COUNTIES.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Gallons.
Acres.
Bushels.
Gallons.
Pounds.
Acres.
Acres.
Tons.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Value.
Anoka . .
10
152
32.00
378
160
1,998
3,726
15₴
29
383
486
56
$2,302
Benton. .. .
2
38
9.50
133
410
1,210
951
2,420
...
. .
·
.
14
862
Blue Earth. .
507 22,552
89.50
8,894 29:50
460
534
3,873
7,544 .
15,261
48
20
211
265 183
6,863
Brown . ..
335 10,390
83.00
3,754
2.62
19 3
182
256
1,492
11,402
18
64
2
21
68
2,115
Carver . ..
485 14,327
.50
74 14.75
76
1,062
2,782
5,910} 11,428
423
75
91
151
2,504
Chisago . .
47
913
.12
10|17.50
553
499
4,154
9242
1,829
4
73
34
38
16%
2,517
Crow Wing.
558 13,919
5.33
534 20.00
167
50
6,688₺ 10,726
23
107
44
674 1243
5,804
Dodge ..
683 19,195
9.33
1,115 12.12
192
20
610
4,585
9,649 639
583
112
1,713 103
7,770
Faribault ...
303
9,255
84.25
11.00
1,05132.00
627
272
8,512
12,657
19,036 893
450
95층
189
84
6,502
Freeborn ...
78
2,124 130.25 10,894 15.81|
221
90
8,450
25,839
12 %
14
39*
690
12
1,502
Goodhue ...
15,58 48,743
6.18
637 29.70
461
90
600 13,630
21,988 124 }
12
983 1,658 481
11,887 ₺
Hennepin. . .
136
3,673
16.00
965 71.00
804
2,804 106,336
7,424
11,995
78%
89
33
626
98%
11,569
Houston. . . .
771 23,211
16.00
1,047 9.00
300
10,270
19,304
19
33
32
505
.
.
12.00
229
60
224
2,366
4
50
99
9,025
Jackson . . . .
5
159
14.50
1,136
5.50
72
25
. 865
1,259
2,528
·
·
..
40
5,750
Kandiyohi . .
14
450
Lake ...
4
120
·
·
. .
. .
31
65
·
...
3
200
·
-
.
.
3.50
39
....
470
12,883
14
23
19%
708
6,216
Fillmore. ... 1,808 50,683
5
71
2
37
745
Kanabec .. . .
8.00
179
..
·
2,961
.
66
....
. .
...
·
Isanti . . . ..
5,633 19.00
Dakota.
Tons.
Le Sueur . . .
190| 5,270| 44.00| 4,677|34.00; 506
91| .
.
McLeod ....
147
4,024
22.00
2,245 13.00
162
4
4,510
· 350
700
· ....
.
Martin .. . . .
64
669 114.25
10,352 25.25
265 317 2
122 500
25 2,060
3,458 404
2
4
18
219
88
5,151 6,451
Meeker .....
92
1,974
7.75
1,043 19.00
13.00
165
Monongalia.
84
1,472
·
86
21.00
236
..
846
311
838
4
60
23
1,522
Nicollet ....
490 10,421
56.75
2,232 12.00
117
9,299
20,863
20
71 440
89
1,440
113
6,349
Pope ...
8
184
13.00
136
400
1,970
3,030
36
69
18 1
290 1751
20,880
Renville .
11
482
14.00
726|15 00
74
Rice. .
555
14,674
31.00
2,933 21.50
3741 1,369
33,660
18,181 761
529
3,069
. · 89 1 903 1763
7,466 6,050
Scott. ..
190
5,285
4.50
462
8.50
127
575
2,615
14,042
15 %
29
·
.
4:
6
334
448
74 1
10,351
Todd ....
·
11
268
8.25
130%
239
3,020
842
2,044
..
1
24
46
1,524
Wabasha ...
1,007 30,403
9.50
1,032 32.00
264
54
2
3,690
5,653 160
139
54
938
31
3,630
Waseca. . . . .
116
3,076
40.00
5,304
6.00
97
·
446
....
200
2,4331
3,002
5
70,147 }
4,670
Watonwan ..
25
872
14.00
1,636
1.50
23
....
...
....
5
70
214
1,227
Winona .. . .
961 30,794
. 13.00
201
895
9,274
12,297 128
422
73
1,223
40
3,625
Wright .....
137 3
3,642
22.50
2,397 69.50
918
1,451
23,126
2,535
7,172
00
38
10
185 238 4
6,717
Sherburne ..
116
1.50
172 53.00
391}
327
2,165
18
428
91
3,034
·
·
.
12
175
Mille Lac .. .
3
67
. ...
4,918
·
....
.
240
3,848
Olmsted ....
1,908 57,090
5.00
584 24.25
427
453
3,214 10,604
1,339
. . ...
10
155 662
2,781
Ramsey .
62
2,150
·
.
2,395 50,270
. .
....
·
...
Stearns.
279
6,774
·
76.75
607
218
990
6,907
16,226
12,556
.
40
1,312
Washington
235
7,581
2.50
840 37.25
·
..
Besides the above there were the following articles produced : Clover seed, 114 acres, 258 bush .; Hemp, } acre, } ton; Hops, 22,700 lbs. ; Flax, 347 acres, 117,159 lbs. fibre, 3,718 bush. seed; Tobacco, 7.35 acres, 11,980 lbs.
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