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while the total acreage is given at four per cent, greater. California 

 alo]ie, of all the States, is reported as having a crop above the aver- 

 age. Therefore the conclusion is reached that the United States gen- 

 erally will have less wheat for export than the year previous. With 

 an increased demand in Europe, and a diminished surplus in this 

 country, the price of wheat may reasonably be expected to advance. 

 Upon this encouraging prospect we congratulate our California 

 farmers, as an indication of good fortune in store for them. The 

 aggregate wheat crop of the State for 1878 was 22,000,000 centals, 

 valued at S35,000,000, of which was exported 8,069,829 centals, valued 

 at $14,464,000; barrels of flour exported, 498,725, valued at $2,612,777; 

 making the aggregate value of wheat and flour exported for the year 

 1878, $17,076,943. 



The total wool product of California, from the year 1854 up to and 

 including 1878, has been about 480,000,000 pounds, valued at $80,000,- 

 000. The clip of 1878 was 40,862,000 pounds, valued at $7,000,000. 



The wine product of the State last year was about 8,000,000 gallons, 

 valued at $3,500,000, of which amount was exported 1,764,000 gallons, 

 valued at $770,000, which is about twice the amount exported in 1877, 

 showing conclusively that our wines are growing in favor with our 

 Eastern brethren, but our own people don't like it. Although good 

 and pure, it isn't " tony " enough for them, and in consequence is lit- 

 tle used except by our Italian, French, and German people. Well, 

 perhaps we will have to glean some consolation from the fact that 

 when the upper ten portion of our population shall have killed 

 themselves by drinking vile compounds called " imported wines," 

 those of us left will be able, as we shovel dirt on the victims of a 

 fashionable thirst, to exclaim: 



"'Tis too bad to bury people thus, 



California wine is good enough for us." 



The curing of raisins as an industry was hardly known up to 1875, 

 since which time it has developed to such an extent that last j^ear 

 there were cured 76,000 boxes, most of them of excellent quality. 

 There is no valid reason why California raisins should not be equal 

 in quality to those of Malaga, and altogether supersede them in the 

 United States, thereby adding millions to our annual wealth. There 

 are about 60,000 acres of vineyards in the State, which, together with 

 the factories and wine cellars, are valued at $30,000,000, with a State 

 capacity for wine growing sufficient to supply the world's demand. 



The total farm product of the State for the year 1S7S is estimated in value at. $8f).T0n,n0O 



Gold and silver 20,000,000 



Other products, not including increased value given by labor to luanul'actured 



articles 10,900,000 



Making the aggregate product of the 3'ear valued at $117,000,000 



The total imports for the year are valued at $75,261,553 



Total exports 88,3(iS,137 



Excess of exjaorts over imports $13,101,58-4 



Which amount, being a part of our gold export, was placed to our 

 credit, presumedly in the cancellation of old debts. Owing to the 

 embarrassed condition of many of our industries, and a general dis- 

 position on the part of the people to grow suddenly rich by spas- 



