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STATE AGKICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 
Thus it appears that the foregoing seventeen classes of our 
manufactures are alone capable, at this early period in the de¬ 
velopment of the State, of yielding an annual product of some 
thirty-one millions of dollars. If to this sum were added 
the actual revenue derived from all those numerous branches 
of manufacturing industry, which, though individually less 
productive than those enumerated, still, in the aggregate, yield 
a very large income to the people of this State, it is highly 
probable that the total product would rise to but little less 
than forty millions of dollars: 
It is undoubtedly true that in manufactories Wisconsin has 
made more actual progress since 1860 than in any other one of 
the several departments of industry we have had under con¬ 
sideration ; and equally true that, in view of the extraordinary 
natural facilities she possesses for a successful prosecution of 
very many important branches of the manufacturing business, 
she has, as yet, relatively done but little. 
As was shown in our last report, and as every one familiar 
with our resources must know, we have unsurpassed stores of 
at least three of the most important metallic ores. 
We have iron enough for our use through all time to come. 
But how many smelting furnaces have we, working up these 
ores and converting them into iron for our railways, machine 
shops, implement factories, and other establishments consum¬ 
ing this metal? Aye, and where are the rolling mills, 
foundries, machine shops and factories themseves? The 
former may be numbered on the fingers of one hand; and the 
foundries and factories, though more numerous than that, are 
vastly less in number than the wants of the State demand; 
and even such as we have, are, of course, importing ninety- 
nine hundreths of all the iron they consume. 
We have lead enough to supply the whole country for 
many generations. But how many furnaces, shot-towers, lead- 
pipe and litharge factories greet the eye of the traveler as he 
passes through the great lead region of the State ? 
Zinc enough we have, also, to supply at least the great West 
