22 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 
bama, and Georgia reporting any. The increase of product per acre is 
very decided, only Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana reporting a slight 
decrease, while 2 Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee report large gains. 
Should the season continue favorable for the next fortnight the crop 
will all be saved, and the total will exceed 5,000,000 balgs. ° 
The tobacco crop does not promise so large a yield this year as last, 
but the quality is much superior. Later returns are necessary before 
any estimate of the quantity can be made. 
The prospects for the sugar and rice crops of the South are very en- 
couraging, particularly the former. Last year was one of disaster, but 
the favorable weather this fall promises an unusual result—much greater 
than the product of last year. 
The following table presents the number of persons engaged in the 
different occupations in the United States at the last enumeration: 
1870 (census). 1878. 
Population. 
| Per Per 
cent. cent. 
iy oe 
Aare Cape seat esSee oo Seo A SS Scone enas sasesensaseearac 28, 298, G45 ee eee 34,000; 000" \saeceeem 
Wie ivestrerveul bayerernd vin Gr eee Re Serge pe sy ere PD: SOS OMS Ses Fe 15; 000, '000)2 be a= 
esyore (Galli = Ses ceores poe cD O Poor Be been aes SaeeoA Ss Seems sot 5 "922, 471 47. 35 7, 600, 000 50. 66 
Manufacturing and mining - ~~ 2-225. ona anes emcees eos 2 707,421 | 21.65 | 2,800,000 19. 33 
Professional and [DELSOe oe eee eee meee ee ena eee eee eet 2, 684, 793 | 21.47 | 3,000, 000 20. 00 
9.252 
Trade, commerce, and transportation -.-...-.---.------------ | 1, 191, 238 1, 500, 000 | 10. 00 
The census of 1870 gives an aggregate value of all personal and real 
property for that year of $29,822,535,140. 
The agricultural interest pene valued at 38 per cent. of all others 
combined, the value of farms and property is $11,124,959,037. 
“YSU AE Chg cgtcep) to) Jewett ay tees my SEEM seh A ers sey) S Seas op $9, 262, 803, 861 
eNITOLOL: feuO AIT AIS) lS Oy eee rons sem all Sele ie eerie 1, 525, 276, 747 
Value oteanm amplementsy WS) - tec she om cnt eceeeieieee aioe ae eee 336, 878, 429 
BV tree es Sen Ses eas ie ein inter ialtsrateleinienas Seetym ania baie ene etter 11, 124, 959, 037 
The increase of population over 10 years was somewhat above 21 per 
cent. At the same rate of increase of values the value of farms and 
farm products for 1878 would be as follows : 
Wenovor fars, TOTO. hs ewe nt an Sais was te nl eee ae ae eee 992,671 
Value of farm animals, 1878 ..2:.- 2---\- oe eres cnceecn ese cakewaeel | Lj eae neeeienam 
Walueoretarmn sraplements: 187 So. cc, ces enna! oscihe om eat stale) eee 407, 622,899 
Mohali =. ac cdac-cs <wmacn some ages ek open cele Cee aa meee eee a 
The value of farm products and animals for the year 1570 was re- 
turned at $2,447,558,658. Production has increased and prices have 
declined, and we estimate the total production of 1878 at about $3,000,. 
000,009. 
I desire again to call attention to a comparative statement of the 
appropriation made for the different departments of government, and 
