MINNESOTA. 



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small and scattered, furnishing lumber of an 

 inferior quality. 



In the belt of hard-wood extending west ad 

 south of the pine region, and consisting of 

 white, red, and burr oak, sugar-maple, poplar, 

 etc., it is estimated that 3,840,000 acres of for- 

 est remain, capable of yielding an average of 

 fifteen cords of wood to the acre, or 57,600,000 

 cords. 



The cut for the census year ending May 31, 

 1880 (exclusive of 7,825,000 staves and 547,000 

 sets headings), was 36,884,000 feet. 



The birch-lands are interspersed with tama- 

 rack swamps, and, besides the prevailing birch 

 (Betula papyracea) and scrub pine (Pinus 

 Banlcsiana), contain patches of white pine 

 covering, in the aggregate, probably one tenth 

 of their area. 



There are 3,100 miles of railroad in the 

 State. The State Reform School had 166 in- 

 mates during the year. The following is a 

 summary of the condition of the banks of the 

 State for the year 1881, as compared with the 

 previous year : 



The following exhibits the insurance business 

 of two years : 



The State Commissioner of Statistics reports 

 the following agricultural data, showing the 

 total acreage, the total yield, the average yield 

 per acre for the year 1881, and the total acre- 

 age for the year 1881, of the crop of wheat, 

 corn, oats, rye, barley, buckwheat, potatoes, 

 beans, flaxseed, timothy-seed, clover-seed, and 

 sugar-cane sirup : 



TOTALS OF ACREAGE AND CROPS. 



The life-insurance business of the State for 

 nine years is shown in the following statement: 



THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF 1881. 



Cultivated hay, tons 175,595 



Wildhay, tons 1,263,472 



Butter, pounds 15,698,288 



Cheese, pounds 417,994 



Honey, pounds 221,255 



Maple-suirar, pounds 49.577 



Maple-sirup, pallons 18.413 



Apples, bushels 147,803 



Orapes, pounds 141,731 



Tobacco, pounds 4S.437 



Wool, pounds 928,170 



The greatest wheat-producing counties in 

 1880 were as follows, only those producing 

 more than 1,000,000 bushels being given: 



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