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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
produced well, but given lively encouragement for their general 
cultivation. In brief, the agricultural interests of this county 
are prosperous, brightened by many evidences of progress, and 
cheered by omens of more advancement in the future. 
To give an authentic or proper account of the past agricul¬ 
ture of this county, would require the toil of many days, and 
the resources of an able pen. It is a task too difficult to be 
attempted here. The following table, however, which I have 
been at much pain3 to make authentic by careful examination 
of official records, will show the number of acres, and the val¬ 
uation of real and personal estate, as assessed, in this county, 
since its organization. 
Acres. 
Valuation. 
Personal Property. 
Total. 
1847. 
. 102,830 
$ 545,590 
$ 33,454 
$ 579,050 
1848. 
000,090 
4,300 
010,450 
1849 . 
940,489 
178,750 
1,125,245 
1850. 
840,115 
93,539 
933,664 
1851. 
844,306 
92,330 
936,702 
1852. 
824,777 
> 95,797 
920,674 
1853 . 
. 284,890 
947,392 
132,277 
1,079,609 
1854. 
. 339,247 
1,133,585 
190,083 
1,329,608 
1855. 
. 387,998 
1,290,945 
172,491 
1,463,436 
1850. 
. 389,334 
1,409,773 
178,012 
1,587,785 
1857. 
. 897,227 
1,510,428 
201,734 
1,718,102 
1858. 
. 398,013 
2,000,249 
180,247 
2,840,489 
1859. 
2,739,770 
324,499 
3,064,269 
1800. 
. 399,458 
2,740,277 
553,099 
3,293,370 
From this table, it will be seen, that personal and real 
property have largely increased in value, the last twelve years. 
This increase belongs almost entirely to the Agricultural 
department; for the mining interests have much decreased 
during the same period. Notice the decrease of valuation 
from 1849 to 1853, in the above table, arid you will then have 
observed the period of that unprecedented emigration to Cali¬ 
fornia, which nearly depopulated portions of the county, and 
drew off one-third of the whole mining force. To supply this 
great loss, and to replace the removed values, has been the 
work and success of the farming community. 
