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124,486.28, the biennial system obviated the 

 necessity of any such expenditure in 1884. 



There was to the credit of the school fund in 

 the treasury on Sept. 30, 1884, $18,492.67, and 

 the productive school fund on that day amount- 

 ed to $2,913,612.16, and the school-fund in- 

 come for the biennial term was $398,973.62. 

 The total amount of the university fund pro- 

 ducing an income on Sept. 30, 1884, was $228,- 

 009.30. The receipts of the university-fund 

 income for the two fiscal years were $152,058, 

 of which $850 was interest on the Johnson en- 

 dowment, $20,332.20 were received from the 

 university, $27,801.77" from interest on the 

 university fund, and $103,075.03 from the tax 

 levied. The Agricultural College fund now 

 drawing interest is $286,965.22, and the income 

 of the fund for the biennial term was $34,947.54. 

 The total amount of normal-school fund now 

 drawing interest is $1,290,572 36, and the in- 

 come for the period, including interest, tuition 

 fees, etc., was $176,223.96. 



Assessment Statistics. The following results are 

 from the abstracts of the assessment rolls for 

 1884: Horses, 372,959; total value, $17,460,- 

 779 ; average value, $46.82 ; neat-cattle, 1,090,- 

 141; total value, $14,405,189; average value, 

 $13.21. Mules and asses, 7,123; total value, 

 $328,399 ; average value, $46.10. Sheep and 

 lambs, 1,167,534; total value, $1,836,627; av- 

 erage value, $1.57. Swine, 820,647; total val- 

 ue, $2,162,051; average value, $2.63. Wag- 

 ons, carriages, and sleighs, 227,791 ; total value, 

 $4,255,360; average value, $18.68. Watches, 

 30,329 ; total value, $537,440 ; average value, 

 $17.72. Pianos, organs, and melodeons, 28,131, 

 total value, $1,502,699; average value, $53.42. 

 Shares of bank - stock, 46,325 ; total value, 

 $5,458,012. Value of merchants' and manu- 

 facturers' stock, $29,981,773. Value of all 

 other personal property, $31,168,143. Total 

 value of all personal property as aforesaid, 

 $109,096,472. Land, 28,043,040 acres ; total 

 value, $248,238,869; average value, $8. 85. Val- 

 ue of city and village lots, $130,614,995. To- 

 tal value of real estate, $378,853,864. Total 

 value of all property, $487,950,336. 



Educational, From the report for the fiscal 

 years 1833 and 1884, of the State Superintend- 

 ent, the following statistics are gleaned: 



Number of persons between four and twenty years 



of age, June 80, 1S34 528,550 



Increase since 1332 83,317 



Number between seven and fifteen 286,542 



Increase since 1332 29,113 



Number between four and twenty enrolled in the 



public schools in 1334 815,804 



Increase over 1332 18,790 



Number enrolled in normal schools, colleges, and the 

 university during 134, excluding law department 

 and theological schools, including model depart- 

 ment in normal schools 5.821 



Number of teachers required for all schools in 18S4.. 7,453 

 Increase over 1882 366 



On the evening of Dec. 1, Science Hall, one 

 of the most important of the State University 

 buildings, was with its contents destroyed by 

 fire. The loss has been estimated at $200,000. 



Charitable and Penal Institutions. Of the whole 



amount appropriated for these institutions for 

 1883 and 1884, there remained unexpended on 

 Sept. 30, 1884, $125,891.50, and on Jan. 1, 1885, 

 $56,474.10. The tutal number of persons cared 

 for in the six State institutions was 3,721, and 

 the daily average was 2,016; the total cost to 

 the State for current expenses to Sept. 30, 1884, 

 was $651,691, and to Jan. 1, 1885, $721,108.40. 



The State Hospital for the Insane had an av- 

 erage of 476 patients under treatment for 1883, 

 and an average of 510 for 1884, and cost $96,- 

 545.70 for 1883, and $91,722.22 for 1884. The 

 Northern Hospital for the Insane had an aver- 

 age of 567 patients during 1883, and 613 dur- 

 ing 1884, and the current expenses for 1883 

 were $114,735.48, and for 1884 $117,110.52. 



The Institution for the Education of the 

 Blind had an average of 57 pupils for 1883, at 

 an expense of $16,670.48; and an average of 

 63 for 1884, at an expense of $17,525.32. 



The Institute for the Education of the Deaf 

 and Dumb had an average of 188 pupils in 1883, 

 and 205 in 1884, at an expense of $35,666.30 

 for 1883, and $38,536.37 for 1884. 



The Industrial School for Boys at Waukesha 

 had an average attendance of 291 for 1883 and 

 300 for 1884 ; and the current expenses for 



1883 were $42,038.73, and for 1884 $42,229.74. 

 The State Prison at Waupun had an average 



of 363 prisoners during 1883, and an average 

 of 398 during 1884. The current expenses of 

 the prison for 1883 were $50,031.29, and for 



1884 $53,949.52 ; and the proceeds of the con- 

 vict-labor for 1883 were $38,573.53; and for 

 1884 $44,648.62. 



There are now organized, under the laws, 

 eleven county institutions for the care of the 

 insane. The Industrial School for Girls had, 

 on Sept. 30, 1884, an attendance of 165 pupils. 



Insurance. The revenue derived by the State 

 from insurance companies was $57,362.13 for 

 1883, and $64,904.75 for 1884. 



Railroads. The total miles of railroad in Wis- 

 consin, on Dec. 31, 1884, was 4,204.54 ; an in- 

 crease of 370-8 miles since Dec. 31, 1882. The 

 earnings for the year ending June 30, 1883, were 

 $19,706,858.10, an average of $5,344.20 per 

 mile of operated road; the operating expenses, 

 and taxes were $12.513,7 / .5.92, an average of 

 $3,393.74; and the net earnings for the year 

 were $7,193,112.18, or an average of $1,950.46 

 per mile. The earnings for the year ending 

 June 30, 1884, were $20,411,573.96 ; expenses 

 and taxes, $12,689,996.49; earnings per mile, 

 $5,131.91; expenses per mile, $3,190.54; net 

 earnings, $7,721,577.47; and net earnings per 

 mile, $1,941.37. The number of passengers 

 carried in 1883 was 3,807,675, being an equiva- 

 lent of 169,991,697 passengers carried one 

 mile. In 1884 there were 4,473,480 passengers 

 carried, or an equivalent of 199,919,011 pas- 

 sengers carried one mile; being an average of 

 46-69 miles traveled by each passenger, and at 

 an average cost of 2'69 cents per mile. The 

 number of tons of freight carried in the State 

 in 1883 was 4,462,367, equal to 758,352,663 



