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CANADIAN GUIDE BOOK. 133 Ohio with a population of 1,980,000 produced 20,000,000 bushels, or little more than 10 to each inhabitant. Indiana with a population of 1,000,000 produced 8,500,000 bushels, or about 8 to each inhabitant. With respect to Michigan, it is worth while to examine the re turns. In 1840 the population of that State was 212,267, and its produce in wheat was 2,157,108 bushels. In 1848 the population is rated at 420,000, and the wheat crop at 10,000,000 bushels, and other crops at 22,110,000, making together 32,110,000 ; how does that stand with regard to the available labour of the State 1 According to the ratio of 1841, the whole male population between the ages of 15 and 70 would be about 127,000, of whom, allowing 75 per cent to be engaged in agriculture, we have 92,000 to collect this enor mous harvest of grain above, of 350 bushels to each man, the wheat crop being about twenty-four bushels to each inhabitant. CATTLE. Neat Cattle [in Canada] in 1842, 504,963, in 1848, 565,845 ; in crease 60,882 or 12 per cent. Horses in 1842, 113,675, in 1848, 151,389 ; increase 37,714 or 33 per cent. Hogs in 1842, 394,366, in 1848, 484,241 ; increase 89,875 or 23 per cent. Sheep in 1842, 575,730, in 1848, 833,807; increase 268,077 or 45 per cent. The last, viz. Sheep, is of peculiar consequence as connected with the improvement of the country. In 1842 there were produced 1,302,510 lbs. of wool, while in 1848 it amounted to 2,339,756, or an increase of very nearly 80 per cent, the average fleece being 2 6-8th lbs. In the States in 1840 the number of Sheep was 19,311,374, and the wool 35,802,114 lbs. TOTAL VALUE OF EXTORTS FROM QUEBEC AND MONTREAL. Years. Quebec. £ s. d. Montreal. £ s. d. Total Currency. £ s. d. 1841 . . 1727726 15 1 700070 2 9 2427796 17 10 1842. . 991489 8 9 728729 14 9 M 1720219 3 6