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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Germanicum ) lias been cultivated to some extent, though as jet 
it does not stand fully approved. 
The Chinese and African Sugar Cane , introduced by the 
State Agricultural Society and by the proprietors of the Wis¬ 
consin Farmer , in 1857, have been steadily growing in favor for 
cultivation on a small scale, until during the last year hundreds, 
perhaps thousands of families have manufactured enough of 
the molasses for their own consumption. The number of acres 
reported as grown the past year (1860) is 314, with a yield of 
51,085 gallons of molasses, and 3,493 pounds of sugar. The 
quantity actually produced must have been very much greater 
than this. 
For a discussion of the subject of fruit-growing, reference is 
made to the accompanying report of the Wisconsin Fruit-Grow¬ 
ers’ Association. The prospect is continually brightening, and 
the success of the past year will give a great impetus 
to this important interest. The number of bushels of apples 
reported by the assessors as grown in 18(50, is 194,982.75* 
Plums, grapes, and all the small fruits, have done remarkably 
well. Pears, likewise, are succeeding well in the hands of 
careful cultivators. The cranberry grows wild in the greatest 
abundance and thousands of bushels are shipped every year 
to eastern markets. 
Of miscellaneous products, the anexed table is designed to 
show the most important, together with the increase in amount 
of each since 1849 and the value of that produced in 1860: 
PRODUCTS. 
1840. 
1860. 
QUANTITY. 
QUANTITY. 
VALUE. 
Clover Seed. 
483 bushels. 
63,604 pounds. 
$6,010 76 
Timothy Seed. 
5,003 bushels.' :i: ' 
29,668 bushels. 
53,734 64 
Flax. 
08,393 pounds. 
13,035 pounds. 
19,776 65 
Flax Seed. 
1,191 bushels. 
18,063 bushels. 
12,676 28 
Maple Sugar. 
610,976 pounds. 
825,391 pounds. 
103,897 32 
Maple Molasses... 
9,874 gallons. 
35,557 gallons. 
25,349 95 
Honey. 
131,005 pounds.f 
245,185 pounds. 
31,318 32 
Wine. 
113 gallons. 
18,545 gallons. 
23,329 50 
Butter. 
3,633,750 pounds. 
10,923,826 pounds. 
1,198,404 52 
Cheese. 
400,283 pounds. 
1,176,816 pounds. 
112,139 47 
Wool. 
253,963 pounds. 
915,073 pounds. 
331,147 95 
* Including other Grass Seeds, f Including Beeswax also. 
