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rence, 20,261. Mules, N. Y., 256. Swine, Orange, 40,584. 

 Sheep, Ontario, 132,725; wool, same, 609,075 lbs. Poultry, 

 Queens, §69,114; eggs, Dutchess, §68,913. Fulled cloth, St. 

 Lawrence, 19,102 yards; flannel, same, 29,178 yards. Linen, 

 Schoharie, 7,376 yds. Cotton and mixed cloth, St. Lawrence, 

 36,640 yards. 



The miscellaneous crops named in the tables annexed, and 

 "which are not named in the list of agricultural products, amounted 

 to §1,421,700, of which, broom corn, Schenectady had §133,970. 



The total value of special manures reported, was §663,464, of 

 which guano, §137,607. The counties using the largest amount, 

 were Queens, 1.206i tons, §60,274; Suffolk, l,059Uons, §52,015; 

 Gypsum, §304,773, generally used throughout the State, Dutchess 

 county having the largest quantity, 2,630 tons, §19,051. Bone- 

 dust, §16,439, Suffolk using §11,721 in value. Ashes, §10,359, 

 Suffolk using 50,632 bushels, value, §7,879. Lime, §8,409, Ul- 

 ster using 48,676 bushels, §2,266. Miscellaneous mixed manures, 

 §182,163, Suffolk using §120,756; Kings, §21,491. 



Miscellaneous Domestic Manufactures. — The total value of these 

 manufactures, as returned, is §258,354. The article of most 

 value is carpeting, §96,115, of which Chautauque county has the 

 largest quantity, 16,547 yards, value, §7,149. Most of the coun- 

 ties in the State have returns in tliis column. The next larfi;est 

 article, socks, mostly woolen, 152,645 pair, §46,297, of which 

 Erie county has the largest number, 21, 420, §6,192. Dried frtiits 

 amount to 34,492^ bushels, §46,846, of which Wayne county has 

 19,550 bushels, value, §22,474. 



The residue of this table has small amounts, the miscellaneous 

 class of unclassified productions being §36,224. 



We had hojied the census would have given the statistics 

 in sucli a form tliat tlie products per cow for butter and clieese 

 could have been ascertained; but it will be seen tluit it is 

 impracticable to ascertain from the census anything reliabh*. The 

 nunib<.'r of cows are given, thequantity of butter and cliecsemado, 

 and tlic gallonsof milk sold; but it was found inipracticjible to separ- 

 ate the ccjwSjSo as to ascertain tlie number devoted to dilTereiit j^ur- 

 poses. We arc assured, however, from the returns we are re- 

 ceiving from dairies in different portions of the State, that there 

 is a steady progress going on, and that the quantity of cheese and 



