Agriculture and Produce.-It has been mentioned that Kentucky has generally a good soil, and many districts are well cultivated. The principal productions are wheat, Indian corn, rye, barley, oats, and other grain. Hemp thrives luxuriantly; and cotton is produced in several parts of the state, particularly south-west, principally for domestic use. Tobacco is extensively cultivated. Grapes thrive remarkably well, and wine may be made by the quantity. Garden vegetables are plenty, and there is abundance of fine fruit. The number of persons employed in agriculture, in 1820, was 132,161.

Manufactures and Commerce.-Being an inland state, the prosperity of Kentucky will chiefly depend upon its manufacturing industry, and to this the state has paid a good deal of attention. In 1810 the manufactures of Kentucky were estimated at $4,121,000, and the articles were chiefly as follows:

The number of persons employed in manufactures, in 1820, was 11,779.

Kentucky has of course no direct exports abroad, but she has considerable trade, principally by exports to New Orleans, and imports from thence and the Atlantic states. The principal exports are flour, tobacco, provisions, and manufactured articles. The number of persons employed in commerce, in 1820, was 1617.

Chief towns.-FRANKFORT, the seat of government, is situated on Kentucky River, in a country hilly and romantic, but not fertile. It derives considerable advantage from being the seat of government, but has not many manufactures, nor much trade. Population, 1679.

LEXINGTON is the largest town in the state, and one of the most beautiful and important in the western country. It is situated in the heart of a rich fertile country, and has elegant farms in the neighbourhood, which furnish all the necessaries of life at a cheap rate, and Lexington is a fine situation for manufactures, of which there are a number. The Transylvania University is established here. Population, 5279.

Louisville, at the falls of Ohio, is a large thriving commercial place; having also considerable manufactories. The country in the neighbourhood is fertile and well cultivated. There is a great intercourse between Louisville

and all parts of the country, where the navigable waters extend, particularly by steam boats. Population, 4012.

Russelville is the seat of justice of Logan county, in the south-west part of the state, and is in a thriving situation. Population, 1712.

These are all the towns of which he have the population in the census. We shall notice the other towns as they are situated on the rivers beginning in the north-east. On the Ohio.-Catletsburg is situated at the outlet of Big Sandy River. Clarksburg is situated on the south side of the river, 48 miles below Catletsburg. Maysville, or Limestone, is situated on the bank of the river where the south-west road crosses the Ohio, and being a great thoroughfare, it is a place of considerable trade. Augusta is situated on the bank of the river, 18 miles below Limestone. It is a pretty situation and a thriving place.

Newport is situated at the outlet of Licking Creek, opposite to Cincinnati, and has a beautiful view of the river.

Port William is situated at the outlet of Kentucky Ri

ver.

Shippingport is situated on the east bank of the river, two miles below Louisville. Its name designates its sta

tion.

The towns below are Yellow Bank, Henderson, Morgan field, and Smithland.

Columbia is a settlement recently laid out on the banks of the Mississippi, about 11 miles below the outlet of the Ohio.

Prestonburg is situated on the west branch of Big Sandy River near Cumberland Mountains.

The principal towns on Licking Creek and its waters, are Olympian Springs, Mount Sterling, Paris, Millersburg, Cynthiana, Marysville, and Falmouth.