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Home Woolen Mills-Number of hands employed, 25 to 32; number of cards, two sets; number of spindles worked, 720; number of looms, nine; amount of wool worked, 28,500 pounds; yards of goods manufactured 30,750; pairs of blankets manufactured, 200; pounds of yarn manufac- tured, 3,000. Running time, six months.
Hemp-In 1842-3 Messrs. William Snyder, I. N. Sanders, Edward Foster and F. N. Banbury, and many others, made experiments with hemp, and the yield was from three to five tons. 'They erected machinery for manufacturing the same into lint. The yield was large. After its preparation for market, the lack of transportation at once deterred them from further experiments, at the same time they were fully satisfied that it would be a profitable crop if proper transportation could be had. There has been, from year to year, small lots put out for the seed, and during the last five years it has been increasing in acreage. Mr. William North four years ago sowed forty acres. This proved a good paying crop, the yield being three and one-half tons per acre. Last spring, Messrs. Finkbine and Lovelace, owners of the lint mills, purchased seeds from Missouri, and furnished a few farmers, to give it a fair trial, to see whether it would be a paying crop. They themselves put up forty acres. The average yield is about three and one-half tons per acre, but on two small lots have gone as high as five and one-half tons. It is worth, at the mills, $10 per ton, or about $35 per acre for the crop. The expense of the crop is about the same as a heavy crop of rye. The amount of seed to the acre is one and a half bushels.
One farmer, three miles from the city, put out sixty acres, and he tells me that he has never handled such a crop. It leaves the ground perfectly
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clean, not a weed on it. His acreage is over three tons to the acre, which will make the snug amount of $1,800 for his crop in gross. Where is there a crop that will equal it? We can say none. The next best crop in this county is flax. I have heard no complaint of any losses by over- rotting.
Experiments in Handling Calves .- P. Tantlinger, of Clear Creek township, purchased, in the fall of 1869, sixteen common cows at a cost of from $25 to $40 per head. The spring of 1870 the calves were dropped from March to June. His treatment was to let them have all the milk and pasturage, with the cows. He had two lots of pasturage, and changed them every two weeks. When he cut his meadows he let them on it, and after the grass had made a good start; he let them remain on them two weeks. He then changed every two weeks from the pasture lots to the meadows till the frost had destroyed the grass. From that till the first of November his feed was hay alone. His rule was to salt twice a week. He fed no grain of any kind. The cows gave milk enough to pay for their keeping.
For 1870, sixteen head, average 540 pounds, at 5c .. $432.00
" 1871, 66 545 " c. 348.00
$787.80
Calved from April to June, 1871; sold from November 1 to December 5, 1871.
Philo Haynes owned in April, 1871, two twin calves, from a common cow and crossed with Devon. He experimented with them as follows: He gave them all the milk and three quarts of shorts and oats per day. He found the experiment a paying one. He sold them at five and seven months old.
One at five months old, 525 pounds, at 4 cents $21.00
" seven 695 " 4 27.80
$48.80
This has fully satisfied him that there is money in calves in this man- ner of treatment, the cow furnishing milk enough after the calves were taken away to pay for her keeping. There are three or four other lots with the same result.
A HUSK FACTORY.
The report of Johnson county for 1872 was made by L. Robinson, the only item of special note being the following new industry:
" Since the last report a new enterprise has been started by Messrs. Gregg & Horner, and is a benefit to the farming community as well as to our city. It consists of a factory for the utilization of corn husks. They pay from $15 to $20 per ton, according to the quality of the husks, and have a capacity for working up twenty tons per week, and have secured
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about three hundred tons. In several instances they have hired men and teams at full prices, and set them at work in sundry fields jerking, husk- ing and cribbing the corn for the husks, demonstrating to the farmer that the husks will pay for gathering the crop of corn. The prepared husks will find a ready market in Chicago and all large cities."
In 1874 S. Robinson made the report for Johnson county, and a few points are worth preserving. He says:
" There were near nine hundred entries, of which over three hundred were of live stock. The display of cattle, horses and swine was very fine, and showed marked improvement in each class.
"D. Cookson & Son, and Shaner & Meyers bore off the herd premiums with their magnificent Durhams. E. W. Lucas, H. W. Lathrop, A. Crawford, and A. H. Humphrey, showed fine animals of this royal breed, and took away sundry premiums. No Devons or Ayrshires were shown. Z. C. Luse & Son, and John Dilatuhle swept the premiums on Jerseys.
"G. W. Lathrop's 'Whalebone,' and G. W. Simpson's 'Georgia ' bore off the honors of the trotting course, making the best time ever made on our track, 2:313. In the principal running race Halderman's 'Woodburn ' and Brown's 'Little Frank' were the running horses, all for citizen's purses. For the society's premiums, W. W. Smith and Joe Golddust took first premium, and Burg's 'Kitty Bell-founder' second for single trotting, and Burg's 'Kitty' and mate first, and Porter's 'Bessie' and mate sec- ond for double teams. In blooded horses, W. C. Bryant's Golddust stallion took the first premium, and Wm. Nelson's Perchon the first for horses for general work. E. T. Seymour's Bashaws took the first premiums for carriage horses. Luse & Son's jack, "Spanish Ben," took the honors i this class.
" E. Sangster, A. Whitaker, W. W. Thompson and J. Zellars, took the many premiums on Poland China swine; J. Ady and John Clark on Berkshires; Haynes and John Wilcox on Chester Whites; H. W. Lathrop, on Essex.
" Our display of vegetables was unusually fine, there being 129 entries. D. R. Pillsbury, J. Ady. W. W. Thompson and W. J. Leate were the largest contributors, and bore off premiums accordingly.
" Floral hall was adorned by flowers from the grounds of Mrs. J. W. Clark and others, and a generous display of the handiwork of Iowa City's and t e country's fair daughters; Mrs. M. E. Neely, of Iowa City, taking the largest number of premiums.
" Fruit .- Our people continue to set out orchards and fruit trees of other kinds, and many are this year eating the fruit of their own trees. Early apples were a good crop, and there is a fair crop of winter apples, but there are many complaints of their being wormy and not keeping well. Many trees are affected with the oyster scab louse, and the canker worm has done some damage. Cherries were an abundant crop. The
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Early Richmond and Morello are the only kinds that do well. Small fruits were abundant. The drouth shortened the crop of raspberries one- half.
" In manufactories there is an increasing interest. Mr. L. Close has more than doubled the capacity of his paper mill; Messrs. Turner & Co. are putting in the machinery to manufacture oat meal, pearl barley, pearl wheat, cracked wheat, and hominy, with a capacity to consume 1,500 bushels of grain per day."
WHAT KIND OF WHEAT.
In 1877, Charles A. Vogt made the agricultural report for Johnson county. And in order to show what varieties of wheat have been tested here, and the results as reported, we quote: "The varieties furnished by our dealers are, the Club, Tea, Mammoth, Odessa, Nut and Chicago White. The Chicago White, (this year, 1877,) has yielded from eighteen to twenty-two bushels. Mammoth has done well; in most of the locations from fifteen to twenty. Odessa has been the favorite variety; in most of the townships where sowed, it was universally good; from twenty to thirty bushels; sixty to sixty-two pounds. Nut has also proved to be a variety that has gained in favor; yield from eighteen to thirty-two bushels; fifty- eight to sixty-two pounds. No rust; no lodging with the Odessa and Nut.
"The result of the yield in the different townships, and the varieties are as follows: Dr. Coulter, of Graham township, Odessa, thirty bushels per acre. A. Stahle, of Graham township, Odessa, twenty-nine and seven- eights bushels per acre. E. Almon, Monroe township, Nut, thirty bushels per acre. F. Novak, Monroe, Odessa, Nut and Chicago White, twenty- eight and one-half bushels per acre. Lewis Doty, Oxford, Odessa, five acres, 150 bushels, sixy-two pounds per bushel. Wm. Manna, Clear Creek, Odessa, eight acres, 244 bushels, sixty pounds per bushel. Thomas Welch, Hardin, Nut, nine acres, 257 bushels, sixty-one pounds per bushel. There could be a large number still added to the list from other town- ships, but the above is sufficient to show the importance of changing the seed of small grain, and especially wheat. Our farmers will, in the future, profit from this experiment. In many neighborhoods the old varieties gave fine yields of Chicago White, Club, Tea, Italian, etc."
OATS.
This crop has become an important one since the oat and pearl mill has been started in our neighborhood. The kind and quality is import- ant. Many varieties have been introduced, and the best has been selected for milling. The White Dutch has been pronounced as one of the most valuable for milling purposes. This report from a few townships to show its yield per acre: In Graham township, sixty bushels per acre, from one farmer. In Clear Creek township, fifty bushels, from three farmers. In
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Union township, sixty-five bushels per acre, from two farmers. In Wash- ington township, fifty-eight bushels per acre from twelve farmers. In Penn township, fifty-five bushels per acre, from five farmers.
These oats weigh thirty-five pounds to the bushel, machine measure.
PRODUCE SHIPMENTS.
To show what kind of industries are chiefly pursued in the county, the following list of shipments from Iowa City from December 1, 1877, to November 30, 1878, is given by car-load lots. Of course some shipments were made from Oxford, Tiffin, Morse, Solon, Lone Tree, and Coralville, but the great bulk of the county's shipments are made from Iowa City. This table is compiled and consolidated from the returns of the C., R. I. & P. and the B., C. R. & N. railroads:
Products shipped.
No. cars.
Products shipped
No. cars.
Horses
26
Wrapping paper
101
Cattle
156
Ice
18
Hogs
460
Oat meal
158
Sheep
7
Stone 27
Wheat
123
Lime
2
Rye.
35
Wool.
4
Oats
65
High-wines
10
Corn
95
Butter
4
Barley
7
Poultry
1
Flour
78
Other freight
612
Linseed oil
72
Oil-cake.
89
Total
2,150
The corresponding reports for 1879 showed a total of 2,113 cars shipped from Iowa City.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR 1SS0.
The report for Johnson county to the State Agricultural Society was made this year by E. K. Lucas, and embodied some general information of permanent value, which we quote:
" The roads and bridges are first-class. Iowa City shows signs of prosperity on every hand. Besides being a center of education and cul- ture, it is becoming a great manufacturing point. There are: 1st, Glu- cose works, capacity, three thousand bushels of corn per day; will give employment to forty men; 2d, alcohol works, capacity, two thousand bushels of grain per day; the company feed one thousand, one hundred head of cattle, and several hundred hogs; the alcohol is exported to Europe and South America; 3d, packing house, nearly completed, capi- tal $125,000; will employ about three hundred men; capacity, three hun- dred hogs daily; 4th, glass-works, capital, $25,000; employs twenty-five hands, and manufactures the finest quality of flint-glass, table-ware, etc .; 5th, cutlery-works, capital, $25,000; employs thirty hands. Besides these are paper-mills, oatmeal-mills, woolen-mills, watch-factory, galvanized iron works, machine-shops, and foundries. They are all owned at home and operated by home capital.
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" The farmers are very progressive in breeding live stock, and improve- ments in the best strains are general. This applies to both horses and cattle, so that at no distant day this will be one of the great fine stock centers of the west. Jerseys and Holsteins are attracting attention for their milking qualities. A cow was exhibited at the fair as a milk and butter cow. She is a thoroughbred Holstein, four years old. . She calved June 13, and the trial began June 25. She gave in ten days eight hundred and fifteen pounds of milk, from the cream of which were made twenty-nine pounds and six ounces of good butter, which was also exhib- ited at the fair. She ran with a herd of eighty-five, and owing to the dry weather the pasturage was short. She was fed a mixture of common shorts, and during the last few days of the trial some green corn fodder. She increased in milk after the trial, reaching as high as ninety-one pounds per day.
"The swine mostly preferred are Poland China and Berkshire: the few experiments with Duroc met with indifferent success. The loss from hog cholera was quite severe in several localities. The sheep interests are not so great as they should be; there is one flock of Merinos, the finest and purest breed in the State.
"The crops generally were good, something more than the average. Oats and rye, good : wheat, poor ; potatoes, fine; apple crop, small; grapes, good."
CENSUS STATISTICS OF 1880.
[Furnished by W. H. Fleming, Esq., of Des Moines. ]
Area of the county, 61S square miles.
City and village population
9,077
Rural population .
16,352-25,429
Number of farms under 3 acres.
11
over 3 acres and under 10 acres ..
43
" 10 acres and under 20 acres.
55
" 20 acres and under 50 acres
289
" 50 acres and under 100 acres.
560
" 190 acres and under 500 acres.
1,213
" 500 acres and under 1,000 acres
42
" 1,000
1
Total number of farms in the county
2,809
Number farms rented for fixed cash rent 191.
share of profit.
404.
Acres.
Bushels.
Barley .
1,532
28,646
Buck wheat
300
3,614
Corn
108,417
4,951,472
Oats.
22,23S
736,649
Rye.
4,795
73,026
Wheat.
30,250
242,229
Irish potatoes
2,095
201,473
Sweet potatoes
10
919
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Number of horses in the county
13,522
66 of mules and asses
Số
66
of working oxen
4
66
of milch cows.
12,695
66
of other cattle.
28,851
of sheep.
16,142
of swine.
122,295
The equalized valuation of real estate in 1881 was: Lands. Town lots.
$4,251,825
1,360,085-$5,611,910
The number of miles of railroad in the county, December 31, 1881, was 69.86-made up as follows:
Name of Railroad.
Miles.
Value per mile.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern 16.05
$ 5,500
B., C. R. & N., Iowa City Division
19.59
2,000
B., C. R. & N., Muscatine Division
7.06
2,500
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
27.16
12,600
The total railroad valuation in the county as assessed in 1882, was $487,321.
LAND VALUATIONS IN 1877.
June 15, 1877, the county board took up the equalization of the assess- ment of the several townships, and after a thorough examination, the fol- lowing was on motion adopted as the equalized valuation of the realty of the several townships and incorporated towns in Johnson county, the same rate of increase to apply to town lots, to-wit:
Cedar township, average value $10.00 per acre; Big Grove township, average value $9.50 per acre; Jefferson township, average value $8.00 per acre: Monroe township, average $9.00 per acre: Oxford township, average $9.25 per acre; Hardin township, average $9.06 per acre: Madi- son township, average $9.75 per acre: Clear Creek township, average $10.10 per acre; Penn township, average $10.75 per acre; Newport town- ship, average $8.35 per acre: Graham township, average $11.42 per acre; Scott township, average $11.60 per acre; Union township, average $10.25 per acre; Washington township, average $10.50 per acre; Sharon town- ship, average $11.50 per acre; Liberty township, average $9.35 per acre; Fremont township, average $10.15 per acre; Lincoln township, average $11.25 per acre; Pleasant Valley township, average $10.07 per acre; Lucas township, average $19.15 per acre; Coralville, add 16% per cent : Iowa City, as assessed.
A. J. HERSHIRE, Clerk.
JAMES LEE, Chairman.
LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY VALUATIONS IN 1882.
TOWNSHIPS.
Realestate.
Personal
Spodo.nd
Av. valne
Population
June 1, 1880|
Graham
214.722 5 109.776 513 16
$76
Newport
120.739
29.513
1 -
536
Scott.
303.500
141.955
13 23
:97
Cedar
216.531
89.745
963
Big Grove
204.359
100.561
11 31 1363
Jefferson
135.959
40,471
Union.
249.399
43.950
11 26 750
Washington
267.059
116.566
11 53
999
Sharon
262.961
79.663
12 33 1159
Liberty
152.080
49,195
10 50
10 061210
Pleasant Valley
155.595
31,611
12:06
Madison
140,326
27.196
Penn
155.355
30.729
11 10
Clear Creek
150.353
121.705
10 07
842
Monroe
180.239
25.749
5 73
941
Hardin
199.485
36.950
+45 831
Oxford
203.425
123.0:5
9 67 1436
Lucas
3.5.337
149.736
17 05 1494
Totals
4.218.636
1.471.755
VALUATIONS IN CITIES AND VILLAGES IN 18:2.
TOWNS
Realestate.
Personal
Property.
Population Co 44| in 1880.
Morse Station
3.029
Solon.
26.624
30.255
Shuerville
4,273
105
Williamstown
1.650
Totown"
Lone Tree.
14,05-
217
River Junction
716
25
Morfordsville.
55
Green Castle*
257
North Liberty
3,23.
Tiffin
2.847
South Libert
1.483
15
Windham
1.145
33
Coralville
37.230
347
Oxford
54.932
15.003
500
Ioma Cit
1.171.65
508,350 7123
Totals
1.347.050
621.530
Fremont
261.770
79.633
39.036
9 56
Lincola
*The own: marked with a sar are out pamed in the census tables of 1880. And !wo . Lai are lo (Le cemsn: tahle. to-wit : Oseis, 16 inhabitants, and Frank Pierce. 31 inhab- foxcta are not named in this assessment table. Their assessment was not made separate from their townshipe See complete census table for a series of years, on page 202
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Total realty in towns
$1.347.558
Total farming lands 4.214.277
Total railroad property
490.839
Total live stock valuation
:32.454
Total other personal property
ELECTIONS ON THE " HOG LAW."
This was a "local option " law. to be accepted or not by each country separately. The main point was. "that from and after the 15th of Octo- ber. 1:55. it shall not be lawful for any sheep. goat or bog to be suffered to run at large within the county of Johnson. in this State." The rest of it merely recited details of violation, nature of penalties, mode of recor- erv. etc. The election took place on April 2d. 1:55. and resulted as follows:
For the Apsiile
Township.
For the heg isw
Agsins. the hoz law.
Township.
Iowa City
Clear Creek
62
Big Grove.
35
55
Washington
Cedar
32
1-
Union
31
Jefferson
--
10
Liberty
23
36
Monroe
23
Pleasant Valley
55
Penn
12
32
Newport
45
Scott
3.
11
Total
Majority for hog law ..
208
But the law seemed to be not satisfactory in its workings. for Oct. 19. 1858, a vote was taken on a proposition to rescind the law, and the resul: in the county was 1084 in favor of rescinding it, and 917 agains :- 16: majority in favor of abolishing the law. And still they were not happy. for. on March 14. 1859. the voters took another wrestle with the hogs. This time there were 930 votes cast in favor of keeping up hogs and sheep, and 1085 votes against it, or a majority of 135 for hog liberty. So the hogs got their opponents down again.
Matters stood in this shape until October 6. 1886. when the peripatedic porker question was tried again at the ballo: box. This time there were 1125 votes cast in favor of " swine running at large." and 1453 against it. So hog liberty was beat at last by 358 majority. And all the piggies wept.
STOCK LAW.
On October 13. 1574. a vote was taken on a proposition for " restrain- ing stock from running at large from the first day of August in each vear to the first day of December following." The result of the vote in the county was:
For the stock law 1095
Against the stock law 1/21
Only seventy-one majority in so large a vote was a close fit. but i: carried.
MR. LATHROP ON HOG CHOLERA.
In 1872 the State Agricultural Society sent out a list of inquiries con-
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cerning the management of live stock, their diseases and remedies. There were nine general heads of inquiry. The only answer of any extent or importance from Johnson county was the following on the hog question, by H. W. Lathrop, of Iowa City:
" Several thousand hogs have died of cholera; 500 dead hogs have been used up in the lard oil factory here. The best preventative is succulent food, as pumpkins, turnips, and other root crops. For both preventative and cure, I give plenty of stone-coal and wood ashes, with an occasional feed of lime slacked in water or slop; about once a week mix salt with the ashes when fed. I also use sulphate of iron, and saltpeter in slop. Whenever the disease makes its appearance I give the copperas twice a week, in doses of a tablespoonful to eight to fifteen hogs, according to the age. I have made frequent dissections the past twelve years, and in all cases have found a hepatized condition of the lungs, being filled more or less with dark hard bodies. The skin assumes a scarlet or purple appearance, accompanied with swelling about the throat. In all acute attacks, there has been no other form of disorganization; but in chronic cases the bowels have been found ulcerated and filled with worms. The disease begins in the lungs, and is first indicated by a cough. Among the preventatives, cleanliness and good shelter are important. My theory is that the lungs fail to purify the blood, and the other symptoms are the result."
HOG NOTES.
Charles A. Vogt made the agricultural report for Johnson county in 1875. The following statistics printed with it were furnished by H. W. Fyffe of Iowa City, and show who did what, and with what kind of hogs:
Number of hogs sold in Iowa City market for the months of December, 1875, and January, 1876.
H. A. Bradley, 29, gross weight 11,285 pounds, average 389.14 pounds ; May pigs and brood sows, were taken from grass Sept. 30, and were fed eighty-six days, when put in the pen they were very thin and estimated to weigh 150 pounds each. At the end of eighty-six days there was a gain of almost 250 pounds to each hog, or a fraction less than three pounds per day.
Roland Reese sold, on the 6th of January, 50 head; weight 22,100 pounds; average, 442 pounds; average age, 16 months; breed, Chester White.
A. Hensworth sold, on the same day 5+ head; weight, 18,468 pounds; average, 342 pounds: average age, 12 months; breed, Chester.
Samuel Low, in December sold 28 head; weight, 9,640 pounds; aver- age, 344.27 pounds: age, 13 months; breed, Poland-China.
Isaac Bowen sold, in the same month, 30 head; weight, 10,332 pounds; average, 344.25 pounds; age, 14 months; breed, Poland-China.
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E. Fry in the same month sold 14 head; weight, 5,235 pounds : average, 373.92 pounds; average age, 12 months; breed, Poland-China.
Mr. Brennan, 39 head; weight, 15,415 pounds; average, 395.26 pounds; age, 13 months; breed Poland-China.
J. Zella, 25 head; weight, 8,700 pounds; average, 348 pounds; age, 12 months; breed Chester.
J. B. Miller, 30 head; weight, 11,000 pounds; average, 370 pounds ; age, 123 months; breed, Chester.
R. Davis, 56 head; weight, 19,750 pounds; average, 353 pounds; age, 15 months; breed, Chester.
E. Roup, 68 head; weight, 21,970 pounds; average, 323.09 pounds; age, 17 months; breed, Poland-China.
E. W. Jones, 19 head, weight, 5,960 pounds; average, 313.72 pounds; age 123 months; breed, Chester.
J. Buckingham, 20 head; weight, 7,290 pounds; age, 14 months; breed, Poland-China.
Mr. Welch, 35 head; weight, 11,475 pounds; age, 15 months, breed, Poland-China.
John Breese sold, January 6, 60 head; weight, 19,380 pounds; average, 323 pounds; age 13 months; breed, Chester.
James Magruder, January 10, sold 50 head; weight, 17.705 pounds: average, 354 pounds; age, 16 months; breed, Poland-China.
Richard Williams, January 20, sold 19 head; weight, 6,469. pounds: average, 341 pounds: age, 15 months; breed, Chester.
John Miller, January 25, sold 20 head; weight, 9,320 pounds; average, 466 pounds; age, 16 months; breed Chester White and Poland-China.
The object is to give the number, age and weights of a few lots to show the qualities of the two leading breeds of the county. The Berkshire is gaining favor with the farmers for their purity, as they have for many years been used for crossing.
FINE STOCK ASSOCIATION.
In March, 1875, a Johnson County Fine Stock Association was formed, the following gentlemen being its first officers:
President, Capt. Phil. Shaver; Vice-President, Z. C. Luse; Secretary, Chas. A. Vogt; Treasurer, H. W. Lathrop; Directors, D. Cookson, Ce- dar county; John A. Myers, Washington county; A. Crawford, Wm. Billingsly and John H. Weeks, of Johnson county.
This is not a premium exhibition, but a real fine stock show, to bring all of the pure blooded breeders of this and adjoining counties together, to exhibit the progress and standing of this section in thej matter of fine stock.
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