14 



Total product 64.023 333 



Deduct interest at per cent, on $ 108.921.238, invested 



in manufactures, farms, and implements- - 6.535.454 



Balance 57.487.879 



This gross product of ^^37.487.879, gives an average 

 product to each inhabitant of sixty-seven and fifty one- 

 hundredth dollars, or about twenty-three dollars above 

 the average in Ohio. If we omit to charge interest 

 upon the capital invested in agriculture, manufactures 

 and mining, the average returns to each person will be 

 seventy-five dollars, against fifty-six dollars in Ohio. 



In 1850, the population of Wisconsin was 305.391. 

 Its products of agriculture and manufactures were as 

 follows, viz : 



Slaughtered animals, valued at - - - 920.178 



Wheat, 4.286.131 bushels, at 1,00 - - - 4.286.131 



Oats, 3.414.672 " at 30c - - 1.034.401 



Corn, 1.988.979 " at 50 - - - 994.489 



Potatoes, 1.402.956 " at 25 - - 350.739 



Hay, 278.662 tons at 6,00 - - - 1.659.972 



Butter, 3.633.750 lbs. at 15 - - 545.061 



Cheese, 400.283 " at 07 - - - 28.019 



Wool, 253.963 " at 40 - - 101.585 



Garden and orchard products . . - - 36.965 



Various agricultural products not here enumerated - 357.076 



10.314.616 

 Home manufactures ----- 43.624 



Product of manufactures, mining, and the mechanic arts, 



exclusive of raw material _ . . 3.878.137 



Total product ------ 14.236.377 



Deduct interest at 6 per cent, on 33.552.279, invested in 



manufactures, farms, and implements - - 2.013.136 



12.223.241 



This sum gives an average product to each person 

 in the state of Wisconsin of forty dollars per year, 

 against forty-four in Ohio, and sixty-seven and a half in 

 Illinois. If we omit the interest on the capital invested, 

 we have an average of forty-six dollars, to seventy-five 

 in Illinois, and to fifty-six in Ohio. 



