Machinery in the United States.
The French Consul-General (M. Lefaivre) in New York has been supplying his Government with some interesting statistics in reference to the development of the manufacture of agricultural implements and machinery in the United States. It appears that in 1850 there were only 1,333 establishments, employing 7,220 workmen, which manufactured machinery to the value of £1,368,522, whereas in 1880 the number of manufactories had risen to 1,943 and of workmen to 40,180, while tho value of the the machinery made had risen to £13,724,097. The State of Ohio comeit first in the lift as the value of the machinery manufactured there in 1880 was upwards of t'3,000,000, Illinois coming second with a total of £2,600,000, and New York third with a total of £2,000,000. The other states which manufacture the most machinery are — Indiana (£880,000), and Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, aid Michigan (about £600,000 each). The value of the materials employed is given as ♦ 3,600,000 for the iron aiid steel, £1, 120,000 for wood, and £1.540,000 for other material*. M. Lefaivre adds the following table- to show what were the principal implements manufactured ;—
By proclamation from Queensland stock is now (pigs excepiod) admitted into that colony from places outside- the Australasian colonies. It is calculated that tho Western Prairies of Texas are capable of sustaining 3,000,000 homed cattle, 1,000,000 horses, and 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 sheep.
Description of Description of Implements. No. Implements, No. Rakes .. .. 3,704,700 Reaping and Hoes .. .. 3,592,000 mowing nmcli'ii's 54,900 Shovels and Do., Indian corn 44,300 spades . 2 545,700 Corn drills ..43,200 Hay forks . . 2,480,700 Other drills . . 35.700 Ploughs .. 1,?26,100 Reapingmuch'n's 35,300 Scythes . . 1,244,200 Chafl'oult era .. 33,800 Scythe handles 437,100 Potato dippers . . 33,800 Cultivators .. 318,00 • Cotton drills .. 19,200 Harrows .. 127,000 Cider mil wine Indian corn presses .. .. 10,200 drills . . 68,600 Stone crushers . . 9,000 Win no win q Soparatois .. 9,000 machines, corn 59,100 Sugar mill . 2,355
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, 3 December 1887, Page 4
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