Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1884 [PAGE 73]

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77 The mining industry of the State, though important, does not present so large an aggregate as related to the other industries as might be supposed.. The product of all mines and quarries is as follows: Coal, tons Value of coal. Value of all minerals Value from quarries Total value out of earth. 6,089,514 .\ . . . $8,739,755 8,911,279 1,342,572 $10,253,851

The three great industries, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Mining, may be deemed to include nearly all of the productive labor of the State. I shall not, of course, assume that they are all that lend value to products. The influence of the labor employed in trade and transportation, in personal and professional service, including education, upon the aggregate of values is too subtle to be followed, and estimated, and set down in figures. Much of this influence has already been included in the figures given. Nor is it easy to present the aggregate of the annual production in the industries named. The aggregate value of all farm products for the year ending June 1, 1880, including all sold, consumed, or then on hand, is put at $203,908,137. It is not stated whether this is to include live stock or not, but as the live stock is separately valued, and as a rough computation of the value of the three leading grains, corn, oats, and wheat, gives nearly that total, I must assume that live stock is not included. Let us add, then, a share of the live stock as belonging to the product of the year; this share can not be less than onefourth, or $33,109,440. To this may be added at least the average percentage of increased value of farms, as reported for the preceding ten years, or two per cent. We shall then have as the total proceeds from agriculture— Farm products other than live stock Live stock, one-fourth Improvements, two per cent Total agricultural " manufacturing " mining, etc Total product of all industries The number of persons in the State i s : Under ten years of age Over ten years of age There were employed in Agriculture Professional or personal service Manufactures,.., Trade and transportation .• Miscellaneous forms of labor 808,656 2,2^9,215 8,077,861 436,371 229,467 114,727 128,372 60,843 ; $203,980,187 33,109,440 20,000,000 $257,281,568 .. 125,020,766 10,253,851 .• $392,566,185

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