LOUISIANA. 



LUTHERANS. 



487 



256,452, of whom 198,168 were males, and 

 58,284 females. There were engaged in agri- 

 culture 141,467, of whom 114,530 were males, 

 and 26,937 females; in professional and per- 

 sonal services, 65,847, including 36,883 males, 

 and 28,464 females; in trade and transporta- 

 tion, 23,831, including 23,496 males and 335 fe- 

 males; and in manufactures and mechanical 

 and mining industries, 25,807, including 23,259 

 males, and 2,548 females. 



The state contained 2,045,640 acres of im- 

 proved land, 4,003,170 of woodland, and 977,- 

 007 of other unimproved land. The cash value 

 of farms was $68,215,421 ; of farming imple- 

 ments and machinery, $7,159,333 ; total amount 

 of wages paid during the year, including value 

 of board, $11,042,789; total (estimated) value 

 of all farm productions, including betterments 

 and additions to stock, $52,006,622; orchard- 

 products, $142,129 ; produce of market-gar- 

 dens, $176,969; forest-products, $92,596; value 

 of home manufactures, $64,416; of animals 

 slaughtered, or sold for slaughter, $817,831 ; 

 of all live-stock, $15,929,188. There were 

 59,738 horses, 61,338 mules and asses, 102,076 

 milch-cows, 32,596 working- oxen, 200,589 oth- 

 er cattle, 118, 602 sheep, and 338,326 swine. 

 The chief productions were, 1,157 bushels of 

 spring, and 8,749 of winter, wheat, 984 of rye, 

 7,596,628 of Indian-corn, 17,782 of oats, 1,226 

 of barley, 260 of buckwheat, 15,541 pounds of 

 tobacco, 15,854,012 of rice, 140,428 of wool, 

 350,832 bales of cotton, 26,888 bushels of peas 

 and beans, 67,695 of Irish, and 1,023,706 of 

 sweet, potatoes; 578 gallons of wine, 322,405 

 pounds of butter, 11,747 pounds of cheese, 

 833,938 gallons of milk sold, 8,776 tons of hay, 

 80,706 hogsheads of cane-sugar, 4,585,150 gal- 

 lons of cane-molasses, 37,646 pounds of honey, 

 and 2,363 of wax. 



The total number of manufacturing estab- 

 lishments was 2,557, using 887 steam-engines 

 of 24,924 horse-power, and 23 water-wheels 

 of 142 horse-power, and employing 30,071 

 hands, of whom 23,637 were males above six- 

 teen, 4,210 females above fifteen, and 2,224 

 youth. The total amount of capital invested 

 was $18,313,974; wages paid during the year, 

 $4,593,470; value of materials consumed, $12,- 

 412,023; of products, $24,161,905. 



The whole number of newspapers and peri- 

 odicals w;is 92, having an aggregate circulation 

 of 84,165, and issuing annually 13,755,690 cop- 

 ies. There were 7 daily, with a circulation of 

 34,395 ; 1 tri-weekly, circulation 800 ; 8 semi- 

 weekly, circulation 8,500; 75 weekly, circula- 

 tion 39,970 ; 1 monthly, circulation 500. 



There were 2,332 libraries, having 847,406 

 volumes. Of these, 1,852, with 584,140 vol- 

 ume?, were private, and 480, with 263,266 vol- 

 umes, were other than private, including 26 

 circulating libraries, with 20,400 volumes. 



The total number of religious organizations 

 was 638, having 599 edifices, with 213,955 sit- 

 tings, and property valued at $4,048,525. The 

 leading denominations were: 



The condition of pauperism and crime 

 shown in the following statistics: 



Number of persons supported during the year 



ending June 1, 1870 



Cost of annual support 



Total number receiving support, June 1, 1870 



Native 



White 



Colored 



Foreign 



Number of persons convicted during the year 



Total number of persons in prison, June 1, 1870. 

 Native 



White 



Colored 



Foreign 



$53,300 

 507 

 409 

 219 

 130 



98 



1,559 

 845 

 818 

 460 

 S58 



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LUTHERANS. The Lutherans in the Uni- 

 ted States had, in 1872, fifty-one synods. Ten 

 of these are independent, the others are con- 

 nected with one of four great organizations, 

 called the "General Council," the "Synodal 

 Conference," the "General Synod," and the 

 " General Synod of the South." The table on 

 page 487 exhibits the names of the particular 

 synods (arranged according to their age), the 

 organization to which they belong, with the 

 number of ministers, congregations, and com- 

 municants. 



The " General Council " has 9 particular 

 synods, 454 ministers, 880 congregations, and 

 135,602 communicants. 



The " Synodal Conference " has 6 paiiicular 

 synods, 824 ministers, 1,348 congregations, and 

 187,973 communicants. 



The "General Synod" has 21 particular 

 synods, 680 ministers, 1,183 congregations, and 

 103,362 communicants. 



The a Southern General Synod " has 5 par- 

 ticular synods, 94 ministers, 163 congregations, 

 and 12,295 communicants. 



Ten synods, with 232 ministers, 541 con- 

 gregations, and 46,423 communicants, were 

 not in connection with any general organ- 

 ization. 



The Lutherans have theological seminaries 

 at Gettysburg, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Colum- 

 bus, St. Sebald, Salem (Va), Chicago (2), 

 Paxton (111.), Buffalo, Minneapolis, Hartwick 

 (N. Y.), and Selinsgrove (Pa.). There are col- 

 leges at Allentown, Fort Wayne, Gettysburg, 

 Decorah, (Iowa\ Watertown (Wis.), Galena 

 (111.), Columbus (O.), New York, Carver 

 (Minn.), Paxton, Marshall (Wis.), Salem (Va.), 

 Walhalla (S. C.), Mount Pleasant (N. C.), Buf- 

 falo, Greenville (Pa.), Springfield (111.), Spring- 

 field (O.), Carthage (111.), Chicago. There are 

 Normal Schools at Addison (111.), New York, 

 and Toledo. 



There are published 16 German periodicals, 

 8 English, 5 Swedish, and 5 Norwegian. 



