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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
however, has been made in this line, which is likely to prove 
valuable to the owner and to the public. We refer to the ex¬ 
tensive marble quarry of Thos. N. Baker, on the Manitowoc 
river, four miles west of Manitowoc. The quarry is apparently 
inexhaustible, and produces a very fine quality of marble, 
which when finished exhibits a beautifully smooth and polished 
surface. For building purposes it is regarded as quite superior 
to anything ever discovered in the West, and has been pro¬ 
nounced by competent judges as excelling the far famed 
Vermont marble. 
The early history of Manitowoc County is identified chiefly 
with the manufacture of lumber, but latterly its agricultural 
resources have been wonderfully developed. During the pres¬ 
ent season up to the close of navigation, over 200,000 bushels 
of wheat will have been exported, besides a corresponding pro¬ 
portion of other grains and agricultural products; and this 
amount, it is safe to say, will not include half the productions 
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of the year. The soil is capable of producing a fine quality 
of wheat, and the brands of flour that'have already been 
shipped to Eastern markets have created a demand for Mani¬ 
towoc flour. Also the growing of fruit, has been for the last 
few years most successful, and the fine specimens of apples, of 
different kinds; delicious pears, plums and grape wine, exhib¬ 
ited at the last County Fair, cannot be excelled by any 
locality of this State, and gave evidence that soil and climate 
are well adapted. 
The county contains, according to the census of 1860, 
22,405 inhabitants, representing about nine or ten nationali¬ 
ties, of which the Germans have the greatest number. They 
are all a thriving, persevering class of people, accustomed to 
agricultural pursuits in their native countries, and are bringing 
the county forward in this respect with remarkable rapidity. 
The principal villages are Manitowoc and Two Rivers, both 
situated, as before stated, on Lake Michigan. 
Manitowoc contains 4,000 inhabitants, and is beautifully 
located on both sides of the river, on a deep bay of the Lake. 
It is the county seat, and a fine trading and shipping point. 
