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The following statement shows the receipts 

 (including balances from previous year) into, 

 and disbursements from, the State Treasury, 

 for the year ending November 15, 1870, and 

 balance on hand, of each fund, at that date : 



During the year the funded debt of the 

 State was reduced $264,445.14, leaving the 

 amount outstanding $9,752,136.73. The com- 

 missioners have still invested in Ohio State 

 stocks $20,058.82, which, deducted from the 

 debt outstanding, leaves the amount yet to be 

 paid $9,732,077.91. The debt would have 

 been still further reduced but for the fact that 

 holders of Ohio State bonds refuse to part 

 with them, even at a handsome premium. 



The annual statistical report of the Secretary 

 of State shows the following summaries: 



The five years ending with 1869 give an 

 average in grain of 4,648,986, while the num- 

 ber of acres sown in 1869 exceeded this aver- 

 age by the sum of 409,773. The year 1869 

 shows the largest aggregate of breadstuff's 

 since 1861. 



The other agricultural statistics are as fol- 

 lows : 



Hay. Acreage, 1,488,581; tons produced, 

 1,784,947; average per acre, 1.19. 



Flax. Acreage, 89,073 ; bushels seed pro- 

 duced, 611,046; pounds of fibre, 18,723,377. 



Clover. Acreage, 401,629; tons hay pro- 

 duced, 360,268; bushels seed produced, 98,570; 

 acres ploughed under for manure, 36,648. 



Tobacco. Acreage, 20,251 ; pounds pro- 

 duced, 15,943,116; average pounds per acre, 

 787. 



Butter and Cheese. Butter produced, 38,- 

 783,607 pounds; cheese produced, 20,520,168. 

 There were 3,820,636 pounds more butter 

 made in the State in 1869 than the average for 

 the last ten years, and 430,182 pounds more 

 cheese. 



Sorghum. Acreage, 64,141 ; pounds of su- 

 gar produced, 30,353 ; gallons molasses, 1,777,- 

 100 ; average gallons molasses to the acre, 32. 



Maple Sugar. Maple sugar, 3,302,714 

 pounds; molasses, 898,263 gallons. 



Sweet Potatoes. Acreage, 1,714; bushels 

 produced, 119,746 ; average per acre, 69. 



Grapes and Wine. Acres planted, 1,276 ; 

 acres in vineyard, 10,477; pounds of grapes 

 gathered, 3,794,899 ; gallons of wine pressed, 

 155,535. 



Orchards. Acreage, 846,828 ; bushels ap- 

 ples produced, 15,518,685 ; peaches, 1,444,523 ; 

 pears, 147,022. 



The number of acres in pasture for 1869 was 

 3,989,917, being an increase of 25,820 acres 

 over the number reported in 1868. The acres 

 of uncultivated lands amounted to 5,621,173, 

 being a decrease in the year of 240,000. 



The animal statistics are as follows : 



