Capital invested in 485 malt-houses of all dimensions having altogether a malting capacity of 35,227,984 bushels: Real estate, $16,567,562.00 Capital invested in the production, 18,620,950.00 ----------------- $35,188,512.00 Capital invested in 1,614,654 acres of land under cultivation for barley, $72,659,430.00 Capital invested in 67,216 acres of land under cultivation for hops, 2,689,232.00 Capital invested in gathering ice needed for brewers, 15,000,000.00 Capital invested in fodder of all kinds, 5,000,000.00 LABOR. Men employed in breweries now in operation; men 22,640; annual wages, $13,584,000.00 Men employed in malt-houses; men 3,045; annual wages, 1,324,575.00 Men employed in the culture of barley, 10 men to every 100 acres; men 16,446; annual wages, 4,844,000.00 Help employed in the culture of hops, 1 person to every 10 acres; persons 6,721; annual wages, 2,016,630.00 All other adjuncts necessary as capital invested by architects, builders, wagon and harness-makers, coppersmith, coopers, machinists, etc., will amount to not less than, 60,000,000.00 --------------- Total, $307,039,989.00 A glance at the figures just quoted is enough to show that this branch of industry has become very important. Such a production implies the contribution of a large amount of capital, and after careful investigation of the most trustworthy _data_ we find that there are more than three hundred million dollars invested in breweries, malt-houses and other adjuncts of the manufacture of beer in the United States. The direct investment however, is not the only thing to be considered. A business of this magnitude furnishes occupation not merely to vast numbers of laborers, but also to thousands of men who follow some profession or trade, such as architects, civil engineers, masons, carpenters, coopers, coppersmiths, wagon and harness-makers, and the like. The following table exhibits the production of the various states and territories for the last year, together with the increase or decrease as compared with the previous year, and also the amount of brewers’ manufacturing tax collected: