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in other occupations than agriculture. Yet, even thu3 situated, the yield is most 

 extraordinary. In the same year Minnesota produced but 12.7 bushels per in- 

 habitant. 



Again, let us consider the populat'on of Minnesota for 1865. The highest 

 claim that we have seen made for it is 275,000. This is an over-estim ite. The 

 State of Wisconsin was settled under most auspicious circumstances, and a cor- 

 responding increase on the part of Minnesota would give it in 1870 a population 

 of 441,670. But the progress of Minnesota has been held back by its Indian 

 ■war, by the rebellion, by the heavy emigration to the Pacific States and the 

 Rocky mountain Territories. Foreign immigration has been drawn towards 

 other localities, as is seen from the following statement : 



" iriiere the immigrants go. — The New York Times furnishes the following statistics of the 

 immigration at thafport for the year J 865: 



January 5,319 



February 2,466 



March 6, 1 70 



April 1 0,H18 



iJay 24,451 



June 27,119 



July 21.290 



August 22,011 



September 23,204 



October 20,069 



November 24,446 



December 13,911 



Total 201,275 



"Their destinations — Arknnsas, 5; Alabama, 10; Australia, 18; British Columbia, 24; 

 Canada, 1,601; California, 1,070; Connecticut, 2,68ii; Colorado, 6 ; Central America, 2; 

 Cuba, 61 ; Delaware, 31V); District of Columbia, 1,137; Floiida, 5; Georgia, 21 ; Illinois, 

 17,914; Iowa, 3,720; Indiana, 2,852; Kentucky, 1,298; Kansas, 412; Louisiana, 294 ; 

 Massachusetts, 9,899; Maryland, 2,077 ; Maine, 4^2; Michigan, 4,024; Minnesota, 1,8U2; 

 Missouri, 6,971; Mexico, 74; Mississippi, 34 ; New Ham])shire, 2)6; Nova Scotia, 46; 

 New York, 91,480; New Jersey, 6,Uo6; Nebraska, 117; North Carolina, 27; New Bruns- 

 wick, 49 ; Oregon, 18; South Caoiina, 45; Soutli America, 68; Texas, 21 ; Tennessee, 

 369; Vermont, 6Z\) ; Utah, 1,109; Virginia, 585; West ludies, 16; Wisconsin, 6,493." 



Here it is seen that out of 201.275, Minnesota obtains but 1,802. Minnesota, 

 too, lias, proportionally to Wisconsin at the sa:ne period of its numbers, a larger 

 city and other population not engaged in agriculture. But overlooking this 

 difterence in the pursuits of its citizens, we see no reason to believe Ihat its 

 population in 1865 exceeded 23.t,000. Let us, however, accord to it 250,000. 

 If this State, in 1865, produced 10,000,000 bushels of wheat, then the product 

 per inhabitant is 40 bushels. A m ist ridiculous absurdity. 



Again, the following table shows the amount of all the breadstuffs, including 

 potatoes, raised in Wisconsin in 1860, and as estimated by this department in 

 1SG5, and also the product of tbe same in Minnesota fir the same years: 



Wheat bushels . 



Eye do . . . 



Barley , . . do . . . 



Oats do . . . 



Corn - do . . . 



Buckwheat do . . . 



Potatoes do... 



Wisconsin, 

 1860. 



15,812,625 



888. 534 



678, 992 



11,059,270 



7,565,290 



67,6^:2 



3, 848, 505 



39, 920, 838 



Wisconsin, 

 J 865. 



20,3(17,920 



945, 400 



843, 649 



18,466,758 



13, 449, 405 



85, 466 



4,925,341 



59, 022, 939 



Minnesota, 

 1860. 



Minnesota, 

 18Li5. 



2,195, 

 124, 

 125, 



2,202, 



2, 987, 

 27, 



2, 027. 



812 

 259 

 130 

 050 

 570 

 677 

 945 



9, 690, 443 



425, 467 

 178, 171 

 178, 310 

 388, 848 

 577, 795 

 35,414 

 244,711 



10,028,716 



