STATISTICS OF AGRICULTURE. 



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STATISTICS OF AGEICULTUEE. 



I am enabled by the assistance of Mr. Carroll D. Wright, 

 chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to give the results 

 of the United-States census, so far as they show the condi- 

 tion of agriculture in the Commonwealth. 



These I compare in the following table with the United- 

 States census of 1870 and the State census of 1875, show- 

 ing the condition and progress of our agriculture for ten 

 years past. The State census of 1875 was the fifth census 

 of the industrial statistics of the Commonwealth, and was 

 taken with great thoroughness. It shows that the total 

 domestic and agricultural product of the farms of Massachu- 

 setts for that year was 841,521,799. The total value of farm 

 property was $209,974,877. The figures given from the 

 hitherto unpublished statistics of the United-States census 

 of 1880 deal only with property, products, and labor on 

 farms, and do not include horses, cows, or products other- 

 wise kept or produced. Judging from the figures ^iven, our 

 census of 1885 will record a gratifying increase ; and it will 

 appear that our agriculture not only holds its position, but 

 makes a relative advance with the other industries of the 

 Commonwealth. 



1870. 



1875. 



1880. 



Horses . 



Working oxen 



Milch cows 



Other cattle 



Sheep 



Swine 



Barley 



Buckwheat 



Oats 



Wheat . 



Rye 



Eggs (doz.) 



Tobacco . 



Hay 



Milk (gals.) 



Butter 



Cheese . 



Corn 



Potatoes . 



41,039 

 24,430 



114,771 

 79,851 

 78,560 

 49,178 



123,071 

 58,049 



797,664 

 34,644 



239,227 



7,312,885 

 .597,455 

 15,284,057 

 6,559,161 

 2,245,873 

 1,397,807 

 3,025,446 



53,218 



16,308 



126,034 



81,916 



58,773 



42,255 



46,884 



52,127 



457,710 



13,749 



250,113 



3,440,530 



5,993,666 



671,130 



35,698,150* 



7,922,431 



1,280,234 



1,040,290 



3,630,546 



59,629 



14,571 



150,435 



96,045 



67,979 



80,123 



80,128 



67,117 



645,159 



15,768 



213,716 



6,754,179 



5,369,436 



684,679 



29,662,953 



9,655,587 



829,528 



1,797,768 



3,070,389 



* These flOTres show the total production of milk, not only what was pold.^ut the quan- 

 tity used in the manufacture of butter and cheese. The figures in the other columns indicate 

 only the number of gallons actually sent to market. 



