WISCONSIN The number of acres planted with the leading crops in 1875, as returned by the state asses- sors (five counties not reported), was : wheat, 1,539,008 ; oats, 766,343 ; Indian corn, 866,081 barley, 117,020; rye, 97,286; hops, 9,720; to- bacco, 4,399 ; flax, 6,224. There were 291,815 horses, valued at $12,374,928; 6,592 mules and asses, $304,839; 805,881 neat cattle, $8,979,- 158; 1,025,990 sheep and lambs, $1,640,967; and 462,300 swine, $1,188,564. The produc- tion of wool in 1870 was 4,090,670 Ibs., from 1,069,282 sheep; butter, 22,473,036 Ibs., from 308,377 cows; cheese (on farms), 1,591,798 Ibs.; flax, 497,398 Ibs.; maple sugar, 507,192 Ibs.; honey, 299,341 Ibs.; sorghum molasses, 74,478 gallons. Commissioners have been ap- pointed to stock the waters of the state with fish, and a hatching house has been ejected. In 1870 there were 7,013 manufacturing estab- lishments, having 926 steam engines of 30,509 horse power, and 1,288 water wheels of 33,714 horse power, and employing 43,910 hands, of whom 40,296 were males above 16, 2,114 fe- males above 15, and 1,500 youth. The capital invested amounted to $41,981,872; wages paid during the year, $13,575,642; value of mate- rials used, $45,851,266 ; of products, $77,214,- 326. The leading industries were : 683 INDUSTRIES. No. of estab- lish- ments. Hand! em- ployed. Capital. Value of products. Agricultural implements. . Boots and shoes 82 753 59 79 485 54 232 250 581 188 1 6 74 13 85 70 19 53 8 176 1,887 2,852 191 1,133 2,184 177 1,785 717 2,031 1,844 642 592 719 91 577 822 85 812 104 835 $1,494,700 1,082,268 127,250 456,050 1,252,476 126,740 1,075,185 . 207,040 6,574,650 1,798,505 100,000 865,000 760,500 91,000 906,184 407,206 56,350 228,180 171,000 2.108.150 12,393,428 2,271,425 410,227 509,626 2,596,534 249,056 2,260,004 627,190 20,419,877 1,542,356 1,129,562 737,268 1,423,193 514,402 2,013,093 2,360,347 129,641 807,729 425,340 1.790.273 Bread, crackers, and other bakery products Brick Carriages and wagons Cheese Clothing, men's Cooperage Flouring and grist-mill products Furniture Iron, forged and rolled " pigs " castings Lead, pig Leather, tanned " curried " dressed skins Lime Liquors, distilled v . " malt. . . INDUSTRIES. No. of Ub- lUh- mnti. Handi co- ployed. Caiiial. Vila, of product*. Lumber, planed 88 719 44 2 8 17 3 6 209 81 16 225 1 4 109 6 48 268 12,458 811 84 25 448 88 207 672 1,881 69 605 84 128 697 861 786 |9M,8M 11,448,845 812,024 85,000 28,000 521.000 17MMHI 445,000 842,211 1,418,793 108,480 888,889 75,000 190,000 808,230 188,700 1,211,289 ^M-.'To 15J29.SOB USjm 24,800 68,100 788,410 213,000 878,200 711.698 l,W8,87d 2bO,6s5 769,470 122,000 495,000 605,082 842,198 1,115,646 " sawed Machinery, not specified. . " cotton and woollen Machinery, railroad and repairing Machinery, steam engines and boilers Malt Paper Saddlery and harness Sash, doors, and blinds Soap and candles Tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware Tobacco and cigars. . . " chewing and smo- king Tobacco, cigars Wooden ware Woollen goods The products of mining were valued at $510,- 982, including iron worth $22,000, lead $369,- 067, peat $750, stone $106,925, and zinc $12,- 240. The total production of lead ore from 1862 to 1873 was 163,422,672 Ibs. The amount of zinc ore obtained in the lead region of Wis- consin, Iowa, and Illinois from 1860 to 1873 inclusive was 155,302,150 Ibs., most of it be- ing the production of Wisconsin. The yield amounted to 25,921,785 Ibs. in 1871, 43,278,- 358 in 1872, and 33,603,570 in 1873. The manufacture of lumber is an important indus- try, there being in the state a capacity for pro- ducing about 1,500,000,000 ft. annually. Be- sides an immense quantity of shingles, there were made 983,631,402 ft. of lumber in 1874, and 1,097,443,681 in 1875. There were on hand on Jan. 1, 1876, 268,640,309 ft. of lumber and 279,336,000 ft. of logs. Wisconsin had 20 m. of railroad in 1850, 187 in 1855, 905 in 1860, 1,010 in 1865, 1,525 in 1870, and 2,565 in 1876. A general supervision over the rail- roads of the state is exercised by a state com- missioner, who receives reports from the com- panies and makes reports to the legislature. The railroads lying wholly or partly within the state in 1876 were as follows: NAMES OF CORPORATIONS. TERMINI. LENGTH. From To In WUc'mln. Total. Chicago and Northwestern -j Chicago 111 Fort Howard 171 49 27 8 121 55 40 68 28 196 193 87 96 48 14 42 242 49 72 48 141 55 85 68 29 196 198 87 96 48 14 49 Fort Howard Rockford, 111 Menomonec Kenosha j Chicago and Milwaukee * Bclvidere III Klroy Winona Junction Chicago, ill Milwaukee Fond du Lac Winona, Minn La Crosse. Prairie du Chien W t rtown Madison Portage | Berlin Wlnneconne Milton... Monroe
- Operated by the Chicago and Northwestern company.
