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AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



Quautity. Value. 

 MisccllaiKMius inodiicts— Coutinucd. 



Oil, Linseed 2d,o75 fei26,914 



Volatile or essential 235, 556 



llicu ., pounds. . 403,835 28,768 



Seeds: 



Cotton pounds.. 6,360,109 72,212 



Flaxorliut bushels.. 600 1,867 



Clover, timothy, garden, &-c , 3,765,025 



Sugai'R and maniifaetnres thereof: 



Sugar, hrown pounds.. 17,065 2,170 



Sugar, reliued pounds. . 4, 461, 427 561, 455 



Molasses gallons.. 2,720,858 603,120 



Candy and confectionery 22,488 



Tobacco and manufactures thereof: 



Leaf pounds.. 234,936,892 24,136,166 



Cigars M.. 197 6,C48 



Smiff pounds.. 15,092 5,241 



Other manufactures 2,511,866 



Vegetables and preparations thereof: 



Onions ....bushels.. 80,619 78,988 



Pickles and sauces 20,87G 



Potatoes bushels.- 621,637 482,648 



Other vegetables .• 79,645 



Vegetables i^repared or iireserved 26, 168 



Vinegar gallons . . 28, 435 8, 356 



Total miscellaneous 46,352,010 



REC.A^PITULATIOX. 



DISTRIBUTIOlSr' OF AaRICULTURAL EXPORTS. 



The aggregate domestic exports of the United States for the last three 

 fiscal years, together with thi3 proportion of agricultural products, were 

 as follows : 



Year. 



1870 ^ 



1871 



1872 ^ 



Total esports. 



Exjiorts of 

 agricultural 

 products. 



S499, 092, 143 

 562, 518, 651 

 549, 219, 718 



$;389, 674, 981 

 395,681,859 

 406, 394, 254 



Per cent, of 

 agriculturT 

 l^rodacts. 



78 

 70 



74 



While the total export of 1872, compared with 1871, shows a loss of 

 $13,289,9.3.3, or 2.3 per cent., the export of agricultural products increased 

 $10,612,395, or 3.15 per cent. Of ti'ae latt€'r, all branches .show a decided 

 increase except cotton and its mani'tfactures. 



