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tation of the States in Congress for the next ten years, will be as follows: New York 33 Pennsylvania 25 Ohio 21 Virginia 13 Massachusetts 11 Indiana 11 Tennessee 10 Kentucky 10 Illinois 9 North Carolina 8 Georgia 8 Alabama 7 Missouri 7 Maine 6 Maryland 6 New Jersey 5 South Carolina 5 Mississippi 5 Connecticut 4 Michigan 4 Louisiana 4 Vermont 3 New Hampshire 3 Wisconsin 3 Rhode Island 2 Iowa 2 Arkansas 2 Texas 2 California 2 Florida 1 Delaware 1 Total 233 AGRICULTURE.--The following is a summary of the returns of the Census for a portion of the statistics obtained respecting agriculture: Number of acres of land improved: 112,042,000 Value of farming implements and machinery: $151,820,273 Value of live stock: $552,705,238 Bushels of wheat raised, 1849: 104,799,230 In 1839: 84,823,272 Increased production: 19,975,958 Bushels of Indian corn raised, 1849: 591,586,053 In 1839: 377,531,875 Increased production: 214,054,178 Pounds of Tobacco raised, 1849: 199,522,494 In 1839: 219,163,319 Decreased production: 19,640,825 Bales of cotton of 400 lb. each--1849: 2,472,214 In 1839: 1,976,199 Increased production: 495,016 Pounds of sheep's wool raised, 1849: 52,422,797 In 1839: 35,802,114 Increased production: 16,620,683 Tons of hay raised, 1849: 13,605,384 In 1839: 10,248,108 Increased production: 3,357,276 Pounds of butter made, 1849: 312,202,286 Pounds of cheese made, 1849: 103,184,585 Pounds of maple sugar, 1849: 32,759,263 Cane sugar--hhds. of 1000 lbs: 318,644 Value of household manufactures, 1849: $27,525,545 In 1839: 29,023,380 Decrease: 1,497,735 Manufactures. The entire capital invested in the various manufactures in the United States, on the 1st of June, 1850, not to include any establishments producing less than the annual value of $500,
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