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26,132 acres of oats yielded 1,079,648 bushels. The largest production of wheat had been in Freedom, while the largest acreage of wheat was in Webster. The smallest acreage of wheat was in Ypsilanti township, which had also the small- est production. The largest acreage in corn was in Sharon township, and the largest yield of corn in Sylvan. The smallest acreage and produc- tion of corn was in Dexter township. The largest acreage. in oats was in York, which had also the largest production. The smallest acreage and production of oats was in Lyndon township.
There were 2,615 acres of potatoes in the county, yielding 255.532 bushels : 10.155 acres of beans, yielding 132,627 bushels : 2,846 acres of rye, yielding 39,031 bushels ; 58,018 acres of hay, yielding 69,201 tons ; and 8,642 acres of clover, yielding 8,171 bushels of clover seed. The larg- est acreage and production of potatoes was in Augusta and the smallest was in Sharon. The largest acreage of beans was in Lyndon and the largest production in Northfield, while the small- est acreage and production of beans was in Lodi. The largest acreage of Rye was in Lyndon and the largest production in Northfield, while Lodi produced no rye at all. The largest acreage of hay was in Superior, which produced the most oats, while the smallest amount of hay was produced in Lyndon. In 1900 there were only 10 acres of sugar beets in Washtenaw county, producing 122 tons. Since that time, however, the acreage of sugar beets has very largely increased, owing to the springing up of numerous beet sugar factories in Michigan com- peting for the product of the farmers. The agri- cultural yield in 1900 in the county was much below the normal, the year having been a poor one for the farmers.
In that year there were 11.931 horses in the county. 13.729 milch cows, 11.705 other cattle, 10,252 hogs, 81.336 sheep, and these sheep had been sheared for 634.614 pounds of wool. Au- gusta had the most horses, and Ann Arbor town- ship the smallest number. Ypsilanti town had the most milch cows and Dexter the smallest num- ber. Northfield contained more cattle other than milch cows, and Lyndon the smallest number. Northfield contained the most hogs and Ann Ar-
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bor town the least. Bridgewater contained the greatest number of sheep and Ypsilanti town the least number. Lodi sheared the greatest num- ber of pounds of wool and Ypsilanti town the least. The farmers of the county, in tooo, had sold 603.368 pounds of butter. They had also sold 12,135,974 pounds of milk to creameries. 2,070,860 pounds of milk for cheese, and 2,621,- 834 to dealers and others. The farmers of York had sold the greatest number of pounds of but- ter while the farmers of Ypsilanti had sold the greatest number of pounds of milk to creameries ; and the farmers of Ann Arbor township had sold the greatest number of pounds of milk to cheese factories, while the farmers of Pittsfield had sold the most to milk dealers. In 1000 there were 5.141 acres of apple orchards producing 148,460 bushels. There were 831 acres of peaches produc- ing 3.003 bushels: 67 acres of pear trees pro- ducing 2.343 bushels : 30 acres of plum trees pro- ducing 433 bushels : and 5 acres of cherries pro- ducing 227 bushels. The greatest quantity of apples were grown in Freedom and the smallest quantity in York. Ann Arbor township furnished over a third of the peaches grown in the county and almost half of the pears, while Northfield produced the most plums and cherries.
There were 38 acres of strawberries in the county which yielded 2,762 bushels ; 12 acres of blackberries with a yield of 582 bushels ; 69 acres of raspberries with a yield of 2.481 bushels ; and 28 acres of grapes yielding 138.475 pounds. The most strawberries were grown in Northfield, the most blackberries in Ann Arbor town, the most raspberries in Ann Arbor town, and the greatest quantity of grapes in Lodi.
In 1903 there were five creameries in oper- ation in Washtenaw with a capital invested of $27.000. They purchased in that year 2,204.635 pounds of milk and manufactured 1.044.821 pounds of butter. of the value of $237.135.39. The number of patrons who supplied the cream- eries with milk were 1.210, of whom 339 de- livered their milk and 871 hired their milk de- livered.
The total assessment of Washtenaw county real
estate in 1004 was $29,862,502, and the assessed valuation of personal property was $8.267.073. The total valuation of the county as equalized by the state board of equalization was $37,000,000. Real estate in Ann Arbor city was valued at $8,230,990, while the personal property in the city was assessed at $2,839,377. Ann Arbor thus furnished nearly a third of the total valuation of the county. The real estate valuation of Ypsi- lanti city was $3.041.900 and the personal $1.346,- 590. The valuation of Ann Arbor as reviewed by the board of supervisors was $11,070.367 and of Ypsilanti $4.388.580. In the whole county in 1904 the state taxes amounted to $93.854.98. the county taxes to $48,652.24. the general township taxes to $15.392.18. the school and one mill taxes to $11,986.66, the general highway tax to $23 .- 663.78. the highway labor tax to $27.535.61, the drain tax to $4.407.91, the general city taxes to $117.733.54. the general village taxes to $16,- 403.95. and the rejected taxes to $308.24, making a total of taxes levied in the year 1904 for all purposes in the county of Washtenaw. $168 .- 118.60. an average tax rate of $13.25 per thou- sand dollars of assessed valuation. In Ann Arbor city in 1904 the total tax levied for city purposes was $125.402.37. and the rate per thousand dol- lars of assessed valuation was $11.33. This was the smallest rate of taxation in any city of over 7,000 population in the state of Michigan. The total tax in Ypsilanti was $54.484.43 and the rate $12.42 per thousand dollars of valuation. The greatest valuation of real estate in the townships of the county was in York, although the differ- ence between York and Saline was only about $2,000. The greatest valuation of personal prop- erty in the townships was in Sylvan, and this is due to the fact that Chelsea village is included in this township. The least valuation of real estate in the townships of the county was in Lyn- don. which also had the least valuation of per- sonal property. In five years the valuation of the real estate of the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti had increased $3.157.785, while the valuation of the real estate of the townships had increased $1.954,017.
INDEX
BIOGRAPHIES OF PROMINENT CITIZENS
A
Braun, J. M. 400
Brogan, Eliza Cousins. 366
Brooks, Dr. Ervin Davis 93
Burchfield, Samuel W. 177
Alber, J. A.
337
Alexander, Samuel
277
Allen, Rev. Charles T.
14
Allen, Rev. Eugene.
223
Allen, E. P ...
C
Allmendinger. G. Frank. 216
Ames, Albert W 282
Angell, Dr. James B
24
Arnold, Valentine
492
Atchison, Dr. Russell E 446
Avery, Dr. H. H. 468
B
Clark, Dr. E. A.
Clark, William.
419
Fischer, George H. 335
Foerster, L. Z. 126
Foley, Joseph F 153
Freeman, F. M. 33
Fritz, Adolph H. 259
Fritz, Michael J. 488
Fuller. Thomas C.
181
G
1
Garrett, J. C. 183
Gates, Dr. Neil A 513
Gaudy, George M. 251
Gauntlett. Charles 214
Gelston, J. M. 415
George, Dr. Conrad 486
Gibson, Dr. E. B 48
Gilmore,
Glazier, Frank
Glazier, George P. 304
Godfrey, C. 100
Goodrich. Edward 281
Goodyear. William 324
Gorman, James S
94
Granger, Ross 58
Green, Richard. 224
Guthard, Charles H. 457
Gwinner, Jacob A.
135
Doersam, Edward G. 154
Dorow, August W. 366
Dorrance, Dr. William H. 437
Doty, William G. 43
Douglas, Dr. Silas H. 301
Dwyer, J. W 110
E
Eaton, J. H. 430
Eberbach, Ottmar 422
Edwards, J. J. 474
Eibler, John B. 404
Ellis, Caroline P. 184
English, A. D.
445
Esslinger. William H.
479
F
Fairchild, Harrison 429
Faist, Adam G. 455
Feldkamp, Henry B 387
Fiegel, Albert. 99
Finkbeiner, Michael 374
Babcock, James L 340
Babcock, Loren 364
Bach, James R
49
Clements, James
63
Bacon, Jabez.
408
Cole, Charles A 159
Conklin. C. T. 60
Bailey, George W
327
Conklin, Dr. E. M. 272
Banfield, P. S 192
Beakes. S. W 531
Beal, Junius E. 355
Beattie, Adam
264
Cooley. M. E
230
Beck, J. Gottfried
403
BeGole. George A
421
Belser, Dr. M. L.
74
Copeland, William B 480
Benham, Franklin 194
Benham, Harry C 301
Bennett, Adin A. 239
Beyer, Augustus. 30
Biggs, William
428
D
Bilbie, W. S. 57
Binder, Henry 253
Birkett, Thomas.
204
Bischoff, J. George. 425
Blaich. George 516
Blair, Dr. William 193
Blakeslee, John W 122
Bliss, Wallace W 357
Bliton, Henry.
269
Blosser. Mat D. 78
Blum, Philip. 406
Boes, Louls H. 515
Bower, Miss Emma E. 248
Braun, Carl F 345
Braun, Charles 458
Darling, Dr. C. G 497
Davidson, J. L .. 84
Davis, Gen. Martin 260
Davis, Minnie M .. 347
Davison. Charles B 505
Dean, Col. Henry S
40
DeMosh, J. C. Dettling, Frank.
436
H
Haas, Daniel C 452
Hagen, Frank ..
182
Hall. Dr. Louis P
458
Abbott, Horatio J 255
Alber, E. T 467
Burke, John B. 199
Burkhart, George 37
Bush. Dr. Sumner 337
Campbell, E. D. 268
Carpenter. E. A. 364
Caspari, Frances E 470
Cavanaugh, M. J. 48
Chalmers, J. C .. 168
Clancy, William J.
474
476
Clark. William A
475
Clark, William C.
98
Conlin, W. J 160
Cook. E. H 28
Cooley, Charles H. 287
Cooley, Thomas M 293
Copeland, Dr. Royal S 108
Corselins, George 469
Crane, A. G. 73
Cutting, John H. 207
413
130
522
Bacon, William 9
822
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Hamilton, Mary L. 443
Hasley, F. G .. 254
Heinzmann, John 56
Hemphill, R. W. 156
Herrmann, Dr. F. L. 67
Luiek, Gottlob. 116
Luiek, Otto D. 9
Q
Quirk, D. ] 50
Quirk, Daniel L., Jr. 358
R
Read, John. 320
Reeve, Russell C. 219
Rehberg. Ernest. 494
Reiff, Christian 462
Rentschler, J. F 499
Reule, Andrew 67
Reynolds, Albert E. 315
Rice, William H. 382
Richards, Rev. J. E. 132
Rogers. Moses .. 142
Rohde, Louis. 269
Ronneburger. Dr. G. F. 203
Root, F. 328
Rose, John. 322
Ross, Daniel J
289
Rowe, Thomas 440
Ryan, Edward T
208
S
Sage, J. R. 245
Sample, George W 87
Saner. C. A. 505
Saunders, James B. 79
Sawyer, A. J. 14
Sawyer, A. J., Jr 213
Schaeberle, J. F. 391
Schairer, Alfred C. 407
Schaller, M. J 398
Scharf, G. H. 396
Schleede, F. J. 247
Schlemmer, Henry J.
377
Schlemmer, Reuben P 398
Schlenker, Christian 136
Schmidt, A. R. 380
Schneider, C. L. 163
Schneider, Emanuel L.
405
Schneider. William A
296
Schneider, William R
427
Schoen. Fred W
473
Sehroen, C. H.
314
Schultz, William
461
Scott, Evart H
121
Scott. George
150
Seabolt, Moses .
348
Seery, William A.
456
Seyler, Edward L. 485
Seymour, G. L. 287
Seymour, W. B. 286
Shankland, V. L. 306
Shearer, Chauncey H. 427
Sherk, Isaac
371
Shutts, H. E.
507
Parker, Alonzo D 171 Slauson, H. M.
Parker, F. C. 487
Parshall, J. J 444
Paul, Alfred J. 161
Paul, Henry 491
233
Speechley, R. L. 439
Spokes, Reginald. 523
Stadel, Samuel A. 482
Staffan, Frank -370
I
Mayer, John
237
Meier, Anton.
241
Illi, John W. 403
Illi, William 188
Jackson, A. D. 371
Jacobus. J. T. 289
Jacobus, W. C. 285
James, William P 241
Jenness, John S. 234
Jolly, William B .. 508
Josenhans, Gerhard 336
Joslyn, Frank 339
K
Keeler, M. E. 68
Kelly, Rev. E. D 198
Kempf, . H 178
Kenny. Bert 148
Keppler, John 288
Newton, Frank T
64
Nicklas, Rev. A. L.
316
Kerr, Clyde C.
331
King, C. B.
456
King, Charles E. 154
Kinne, E. D 19
O
Klingler, F. C .. 129
Klopfenstein, Dr. W. A. 379
O'Connor, John. 34
Oesterlin. Engene 139
Osband, William M. 361
O'Toole, Dr. J. H. 39
Ottmer, G. B. 414
Overbeck, Christian H. 389
Koernke, Julius H.
252
Korzuck, Paul 338
Krapf, Herman 517
Kuhl, A. H. 329
L
Landwehr, Henry J 518
Lantz, Morris F. 374
Lawson, John ... 28
I.eFurge, Henry 525
Lehman, M. J 194
Leland, E E .. . 29
Lemble, Alphonse. M. 526
Lewis, Francis J 450
Little, T. M. 245
Prescott, Dr. A. B. . . 438
Lodholz, W. F 304 Prochnow, Theodore F 314
Long, Aaron . 297 Putnam, Daniel 330
Herz, William. 303
Heusel, Friedrich 139
Hensel, Samuel
290
Hill, Comstock F.
338
Hiscock, Daniel
481
Hoag, E. G.
155
Hochrein, Henry J
323
Holmes, Alfred H
80
Holmes, H. S.
256
M
Horning, Frederick C. 500
Howe, Wesley E 451
Howell, Dr. R. B
450
Howlett, Dr. G. A.
83
Hummel, Chauncey
411
Mann, George J 373
Mann, Henry J. 238
Markey, J. W. 262
Marquardt, Hermann.
271
Martin, A. F.
239
Hutzel, W. A.
392
Martin, O. M.
74
Max. Matthew.
188
Merrill, George W
378
Meyers, Charles F
452
Millard, Sid W
Miller, Charles L.
311
Miller. F. M
321
Miller, George H
502
Mills, Charlie
280
Mills, Dr. W. S
430
Mingay. T. W.
99
Moore, Dr. W. S.
420
Moorman, B. G.
109
Morton, Hudson T.
464
Morton, William H. 493
Murnan, James D. 252
Murray, Dr. Ellen B 323
Murray, William H. 69
N
Naylor, J.
355
Knight, Peter S. 312
Koch, Christian G. 305
Koch, John 70
Koebbe, Frank H 59
P
Palmer, J. A. 524
Pardon, Charles F 435
302
Smith, Dr. Dean T. 184
Snanble, Paul. 167
Snyder, R. A. 354
Sonle, Harrison 119
Paul, Robert S.
Pipp, Henry G. 470
Pipp, Herman W 215
Pond, George H. 343
Pray, C. L. 267
Mc
MeIntyre, W. H. 141
MeKernan, Patrick 369
McQuillan, C. E. 381
Mack, Christian 20
Mack, Walter C. 416
Major, Charles H. 119
Hummel. Jacob 263
Hurd, Gilbert 111
Huss, Aaron C.
279
Hutzel, Titus F 221
Kerngood, Moses 38
Niethamer, Adolph G 200
Noll, Conrad. 209
Knight, J. W .. 112
500
PAST AND PRESENT OF WASHTENAW COUNTY.
823
Stark, W. H. 420
Stein, George F. 191
Steinbach, Charles 439
Stevens, Major W. C. 172
Vaughan, Dr. Victor C. 77
Vogus, A. J. . 294
Whitman, Dr. Elmer
L. 508
Wilcox. James H. 203
Wild, Gottlieb H. 312
Wilgus, H. L .. 510
Wade, James H. . 149
Wagner, Edward J 200
Walker. A. B .. 242
Wills. Woodson T. 396
Wines, E. A. 88
Wines, Levi D. 449
7
Ware. Earl. 35S
Wisner. John
487
Warner, C. M. 498
Wood, James P.
390
Warner, E. P.
130
Warren, A. J. . 389
Warren, R. L.
521
Warthin, Dr. A. S.
507
Worden. Charles H. 107
Wuerth, J. F 34
Wurster, Jacob F 344
Wyckoff, Joseph.
203
Thompson, John O 131
Tracy, Dr. B. A. 161
Weeks. George W. 363
Z
Zachmann, Gustave 510
Tyler. Dr. Dean M. 353
Wessinger, Dr. John A. 90
Westfall, Oliver H. . 209
Wheelock, Judson W. 494
Whitaker, Byron C. . 346
Whiting, Mary Collins 162
Stewart, Cornelius. 298
Stimpson, Fred T 463
Stimpson, W. F. 187
Stimson, G. C. . 192
Stivers, Charles W 529
Stivers, Frank A.
526
Stone, Clement 181
Sullivan, D. P. 140
Sutherland, Nelson. 129
Sweet. B. L.
480
Sweet. G. L.
372
Sweet, George W.
426
T
Tenny, Herbert B 388
Tessmer. Paul G. 270
Thews, Erich R. 27
Webb, James H.
332
Wedemeyer. William W. 10G
Tuomy, C. L. 392
Weinberg, F. C. 262
Tuttle, W. W. 365
Weissinger, F. J. . 395
399
Waters, A.
Watson. James C. 10
Wood, J. S. 246
Wood, Theodore E. 155
Woodbridge, Dr. Charles O 414
Wilkinson, Capt. W. M. 295
Wallace, Dr. J. B. 316
Walsh, John P .. 475
Ward, Dr. Marcus L. 286
Wines, W. W
Wilkinson, Frank W. 381
Zwergel, J. George.
89
V
Valentine, George 210
HISTORICAL WASHTENAW COUNTY
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CHAPTER I-First Inhabitants of the County . 535
CHAPTER II-Early Settlements . 545 CHAPTER III-The Origin of Geographical Names 582
CHAPTER IV-Two Bloodless Wars. 587
CHAPTER V-Transportation 595
CHAPTER VI-Wildcat Banking 605
CHAPTER VII-Bench and Bar .607
CHAPTER VIII-Washtenaw Medical So-
ciety .613
CHAPTER IX-The Press
616
CHAPTER X-Power Development of Huron
River
627
CHAPTER XI-Washtenaw in the War. 633
CHAPTER XII-Michigan University 636 CHAPTER XIII-State Normal College. 649
CHAPTER XIV-First German Settlement. 654
CHAPTER XV-Election Statistics 658
CHAPTER XVI-Illustrious Dead .680 CHAPTER XVII-Public Buildings .691 CHAPTER XVIII-Rapid Settlement. .694
CHAPTER
XIX-History of Ann Arbor City . 700
CHAPTER XX-History of Ypsilanti City. ... 732 CHAPTER XXI-History of the Townships. . 755 CHAPTER XXII-Statistics of the County To- day 817
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