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MICHIGAN. 



The following are the payments made dur- 

 ing the year for the several State institutions : 



ASYLUM FOB THE DEAF, DUMB, ASTD BLIND. 



For arrearages $15,000 00 



" current expenses 86,500 00 



" building 30,00000 



Total $81,500 00 



ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. 



For current expenses $18,000 00 



' building... 45,50000 



Total ' $63,500 00 



AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



For current expenses $20.000 00 



" building. 25,000 00 



Total $45,000 00 



UNIVERSITY. 



Special appropriation $38,187 02 



From University interest fund 38,400 00 



Total $76,587 02 



NORMAL SCHOOL. 



Special appropriation $2,50000 



Normal School interest fund 16,000 00 



Total $18,50000 



State Reform School in all $56,025 53 



StatePrison $2,000 00 



This last institution for the first time in its 

 history has more than paid its current ex- 

 penses from its receipts, and it was not found 

 necessary to call for the whole amount of the 

 sum of $20,000 appropriated by the Legisla- 

 ture for repairs and building. 



The following are the trust-fund balances at 

 the end of the year : 



University fund $313,779 88 



u interest fund 74226 



Normal School fund 46,037 18 



" " interest fund 13,041 37 



Primary School fund 1,608,190 26 



" " interest fund 90,18702 



" " five per cent, fund 210,011 07 



Agricultural College fund 14,165 00 



" interestfund 5896 



The total expenses of the Judiciary for the 

 year, including the publication of the reports 

 of the Supreme Court, were $38,184.80. 



The Legislature of 1869 made provision for 

 the appointment of an immigrant agent, to 

 reside abroad, and the Governor has made an 

 appointment of one, who has taken up his resi- 

 dence at Frankfort-on-the-Main. One is also 

 appointed to reside in the United States. And 

 plans are being perfected under which, it is be- 

 lieved, the State may receive a large increase 

 of a good class of immigrants. 



There are published in the State 11 daily 

 newspapers and 181 other periodical publica- 

 tions, mostly weekly newspapers ; of the weekly 

 papers, 4 are published in the German language, 

 and 4 in Dutch. 



The State Geological Survey has been put in 

 the general charge of Prof. Alexander Winchell, 

 of the university, as director, with a large corps 

 of assistants; among whom are Major T. B. 

 Brooks, in charge of the survey of the Mar- 

 quette iron region; Dr. S. S. Garrigues, the 

 salt manufacture ; D. Darwin Hughes, ornithol- 

 ogy ; and others equally competent. 



To the agriculturist the year was generally 



very prosperous, so far as production was con- 

 cerned, but with some exceptions. The low 

 price of wool continued the tendency among 

 farmers last year to kill off sheep, and the whole 

 clip of the State marketed reached only about 

 9,500,000 pounds ; the total clip would be, per- 

 haps, a million more. The corn crop was to a 

 considerable extent a failure, owing to excessive 

 rains. Wheat was a large crop, and generally 

 secured in good condition. The fruit crop was 

 generally excellent, and throughout the State 

 is increasing in value and importance. The 

 following were the shipments from two ports of 

 fruits gathered in their immediate vicinity : 



During the year the manufacturers of salt in 

 the State secured a satisfactory arrangement of 

 interests, under which sales for the most part 

 are made by a corporation, in which all have 

 shares. They also secured the passage of a law 

 for the appointment of a State Inspector of 

 Salt, and Dr. S. S. Garrigues was appointed. 

 The production of the Saginaw Valley for the 

 year was 41,183 barrels larger than last, reach- 

 ing 596,873 barrels. The manufacture has ex- 

 tended but slowly since 1863. The following 

 statistics will be of interest : 



Number of companies in operation in Saginaw 



Valley 59 



Number of salt blocks 119 



Number of covers 4,198 



Number of kettles 4,045 



Number of graniers 



Men employed directly or indirectly 3.000 



Capital invested $2,252,500 



Salt on hand at the end of the year (bbls.) 138,567 



Average cost of producing one bushel, 30 cents. 

 The production elsewhere than in the Sag- 

 inaw Valley is slight ; it being of importance 

 only at Port Austin, where 14,000 bbls. were 

 manufactured. 



. The following estimate of pine-timber manu- 

 factured is from figures compiled by the Detroit 

 Tribune, Saginaw Enterprise, and Muskegon 

 News and Reporter, and is probably not far 

 from correct : 



Feet. 



Saginaw Valley, proper 523,500,830 



The Huron shore, exclusive of Sheboygan. . 116,815,333 



Sheboygan .' . . . 25,000,000 



Genesel County 91,127,733 



Tuscola " 11,100,000 



Gratiot and Isabella Counties 19,930,000 



Huron County 40,000,000 



St.Clair " 61,000,000 



Lapeer " 22.000,000 



Sanilac " 14,500,000 



Detroit 55,500,000 



Muskegon and vicinity 419,330,555 



Ottawa County 22o,000,000 



OcG&nflr tfc 85,000,000 



Maniatee " ^//^l"^... 125,000,000 



Other parts of Lower Peninsula 30,000,000 



Upper Peninsula 80,000,000 



Total 1,999,804,431 



