The average yield of products throughout the county can be fairly placed at these figures: Wheat, 1,375,000 bushels; oats, 800,000 bushels; rye and barley, 35,000 bushels; corn, 200,000 bushels; potatoes, 150,000 bushels; hay, 20,000 tons; cheese, 180,000 pounds; butter, 350,000 pounds.
During the past few years agriculture has steadily increased while rapid strides have been made in manufactures, so that the totals would be quite materially enlarged now over those of 1885.
MANUFACTURES.
In manufactures the statisticians have the county down for 112 establishments with a capital of $740,197, utilizing materials to the amount of $1,105,203, evolving products to the sum of $1,488,192, and paying $107,469 in wages per annum.
As to manufactures, in round numbers there is produced in the county: Lumber, 50,000,000 feet; shingles, 18,000,000: laths, 7,000,000; furniture, $120,000; barrels, 125,000; flour, 160,000 barrels.
ST. CROIX POOR FARM
Is located in the northwest part of Kinnikinic, section 11, on each side of the Kinnikinic river. It was purchased in 1870 for $1,000, and the probable present value is $10,000.
FIRST TAX ROLL OF ST. CROIX COUNTY, 1848.
ST. CROIX FALLS.
| NAMES. | AMT. PROPERTY. | TOTAL TAX. |
| John McKusick | $1,500.00 | $10.50 |
| Leach & McKean | 5,400.00 | 37.80 |
| Edward Johnson | 1,115.00 | .81 |
| Falls of St. Croix Company | 59,700.00 | 417.90 |
| Dexter & Harrington | 2,585.00 | 18.09 |
| A. W. Russell | 405.00 | 2.83 |
| Edward Worth | 199.00 | 1.39 |
| Peter Lombair | 40.00 | .28 |
| Serno Jonava | 75.00 | .52 |
| J. McLanglin | 2,204.00 | 15.43 |
| [Pg 150]Wm. Town | 144.00 | 1.01 |
| J. Cornelison | 75.00 | .52 |
| George De Attley | 50.00 | .35 |
| S. Partridge | 418.00 | 3.37 |
| Dan Foster | 30.00 | .21 |
| A. Livingston & Kelly | 185.00 | 1.29 |
| John Powers | 21.00 | .14 |
| Thos. Foster | 10.00 | .08 |
| George Field | 45.00 | .31 |
| Adam Sebert | 240.00 | 1.68 |
| Weymouth & Brother | 130.00 | .91 |
| S. S. Crowell | 150.00 | 1.05 |
| Lewis Barlow | 103.00 | .72 |
| I. S. Kimball | 30.00 | .21 |
| Philip B. Jewell | 7,235.00 | 50.64 |
| Kent & Mahoney | 3,631.00 | 25.42 |
| H. Crandall | 219.00 | 1.53 |
| Daniel Coite | 85.00 | .57 |
| M. M. Samuels | 375.00 | 2.62 |
| W. H. C. Folsom | 800.00 | 5.60 |
| W. W. Folsom | 210.00 | 1.47 |
| J. Sanders | 207.00 | 1.45 |
| G. W. Brownell | 1,755.00 | 12.28 |
| Richard Arnold | 205.00 | 1.45 |
| Wm. R. Marshall | 15.00 | .10 |
| Dr. Palmer | 10.00 | .07 |
| Joseph Lagroo | 25.00 | .17 |
| J. Bascan | 25.00 | .17 |
| B. Cheever | 1,100.00 | 7.70 |
| H. H. Perkins | 2,000.00 | 14.00 |
| Levi Lagoo | 50.00 | .35 |
| M. Shults | 2,000.00 | 14.00 |
| Total | $94,801.00 | $1,642.72 |