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PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY FIRE RELIEF AS- SOCIATION. - This association was the happy thought of the Hon. Milton Rude, of Weeds- port, and first made known at a meeting of the County councils of the " Patrons" on the first day of March, 1877. A committee was ap- pointed to draft articles of association, consisting of Milton Rude, H. H. Treat, Elisha Cook, J. J. Ammerman, and J. L. Giles. These articles were adopted by the council on the seventh day of June following. On June 30th, 1877, pursuant to request of the council to send one representa- tive from each grange to perfect their organiza- tion, there met in convention in Auburn the fol- lowing representatives :
P. O. Address. No. of Grange.
Milton Rude Weedsport, N. Y. 48
J. L. Searing Poplar Ridge, N. Y. 208
H. H. Treat Box 80, Auburn, N. Y. 70
J. L. Giles. Skaneateles, N. Y. 271
Pardon Brown
Aurora, N. Y.
187
D. B. Post Owasco Lake, N. Y.
S. C. Van Sickle Cayuga, N. Y. J. H. Baker Aurelius, N. Y. 371
258 86
George W. Bell.
Montezuma, N. Y. 107
C. H. Corwin __
Five Corners, N. Y. 132
Alfred Lanterman Kings Ferry, N. Y. 125
Joseph Eldridge_ Union Springs, N. Y. 182 L. W. Treat .. Port Byron, N. Y. 49
Upon consultation it was found that there were fifty-six applications for insurance in the pro- posed organization, of property to an amount ex- ceeding $ 100,000, and that the plan was received with great favor. By-laws were adopted and the following officers chosen :
Milton Rude, President, Weedsport, N. Y., Grange No. 48.
J. L. Searing, Vice-Pres't, Poplar Ridge, N. Y., Grange No. 203.
J. H. Baker, Secretary, Aurelius, N. Y., Grange No. 371.
H. H. Treat, Treasurer, Auburn, N. Y., Box 80. Grange No. 70.
The members present were declared directors of the association. The members reassembled pursuant to adjournment, on July 28, at which applications for insurance were reported, amount-
ing to $133,611, and the decision was made to carry out the purpose of the organization. The rates fixed in the first instance were one-ninth of one per cent. on the less hazardous, and one- seventh on the more hazardous risks, the money thus obtained being intended to meet the few ex- penses incident to the organization and main- tenance of the business.
The necessary books and blanks were procured by the treasurer, the cost of which was $113. 12, and the association was now ready to commence business. The first policies were issued on the eleventh day of August, 1877, and at the next annual meeting on September 19th, $197,412 worth of property had been insured owned by eighty-one persons.
The compensation of the officers is two dollars per day for necessary services, and the secretary is allowed fifty cents additional for the issuing of each policy. The local directors are each allowed one dollar for survey and application.
On the 27th of July, 1878, one year after the organization of the association, there had been one hundred and twenty-one policies issued on property to the amount of $302,921, with no loss during the year, nor any assessment.
No one can become a member of this associa- tion who is not a member in good standing, of the Patrons of Husbandry. All the farm prop- erty usually insured is embraced in the policies of the association.
The successful initiation and progress of this association is certainly remarkable. It is entirely voluntary, without legal sanction, and bound to- gether only by the honor of its members. The principle on which it is founded is clearly a sound one. It is a mutual insurance company in which the risks and benefits are as nearly equal as it is possible to have them. The members are all engaged in the same pursuit and their property is about equally exposed to destruction by fire, and when so destroyed, the associates are united to mutually bear the loss in proportion to their re- spective interests in the common organization as represented by their several policies.
The following tables taken from the census of 1875, will show by towns the area of farm lands, the value of farms, of farm buildings, of live stock and of implements, the area of crops and the amount of agricultural productions :
81
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
AREA OF LAND IN FARMS.
PRESENT CASH VALUE.
IMPROVED.
UNIMPROVED.
Of Farms.
Of Farm Buildings other than Dwellings.
Of Stock.
Of Tools and Implements.
Cost of Fertilizers bought in 1874.
Amount of Gross Sales from Farms in 1874.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Dollars.
Dollars,
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
City of Auburn.
2,643
96
848
608, 100
66,250
37,100
12,180
734
31,336
Aurelius
16,614
1,314
942
1,743,472
202,659
158,607
56,190
1,778
184,442
Brutus
10,234
1,242
1,001
918.292
134,825
100,795
37,528
571
Cato
15,854
3,797
837
1,444,735
244,360
158,843
80, 118
476
174,385
Conquest
13,895
3,831
2,643
1,195,952
141,830
141,093
45,407
538
170,154
Fleming
12,403
1,267
40
1,330,454
153,750
130,106
63,345
· 5,742
116,549
Genoa
20,222
3,805
315
1,828,575
211,010
172,615
65,236
5,442
153,228
Ira ...
17,134
3,026
996
1,467,763
174.730
177,778
81,534
31
157,7II
Ledyard
18,342
2,544
3
1,423,365
211,264
190,623
80,243
7,968
132,343
Locke
11,819
2, 179
677
727,065
54,060
92,247
18,877
550
67,623
Mentz. .
7,246
991
1,845
762,800
94,625
70, 185
26,333
385
63, 138
Montezuma
7,528
844
1,178
625,440
72,545
74,054
26,431
356
67,594
Moravia
12,424
2,722
1.836
1, 144,135
126,559
145,795
44,844
409
105,471
Niles. .
18,152
3,863
1,202
1,368,610
211,540
181,919
56,984
2,931
161,372
Owasco
11,112
1,606
544
792,505
165,225
94,555
34,921
2,591
86,228
Scipio
20,206
2,297
1,507.580
196,040
164,019
45,902
2,854
157,543
Sennett.
16,070
1,80I
206
1.594,973
195,225
126,077
39,124
1,484
134,949
Sterling.
18.343
5,017
3,388
1,696,350
187.900
202,018
63,537
261
132,753
Summer Hill.
11,822
2,489
1,764
672, 605
92, 110
109,613
24,126
218
88, 146
Throop
10,002
821
640
1,014,115
115,310
99,909
35,353
1,243
104,654
Venice.
20,956
3,854
186
1,544,800
205,800
171,335
54,685
7,020
144,805
Victory
16,085
4,641
508
1,257,129
159,150
144,172
53,826
I91
99,685
Total
336,165
59,667
22,373 28,864,270
13,682,477
3,215.413
1, 127,428
45,018
2,866,435
AREA PLOWED. |
GRASS LANDS.
BARLEY.
AREA IN PASTURE.
AREA MOWN.
Hay produced
Grass Seed prod'd
AREA.
Produced.
In 1874.
Ia 1875
In 1874.
In 1875.
1874.
1875.
1874.
1874.
1874.
1875.
1874.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres
Tons.
Bushels
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
City of Auburn.
897
1,000
698
657
828
755
1, 128
IO
142
181
3,743
Aurelius
5,730
5,231
3,160
3,319
3,902
3,586
4,746 1,085
1,209
1,5071
33,628
Brutus
3,423
3,319
2,622
2,602
2,529
2,430
3,585
1,244
664
808
16,322
Cato.
5,552
5,371
3.515
3,510
2,878
2,767
4,064
280
1,520
1,875
33,197
Conquest .
4,903
5,010
4,218
4,124
2,870
2,717
3,68 1
147
492
508
11,106
Fleming
4,729
4,880
2,505
2.552
2.718
2,482
3,549
5,196
182
1,071
1.333
24,818
Ira .
5,024
5,051
4,064
4,065
3,454
3.434
5,330
120
767
1,031
17,736
Ledyard
7,053
6,833
3,570
3,589
3.570
3,344
4,022
729
1,05I
1,499
23,398
Locke
2,792
2.872
5,145
5,072
3,279
3,131
3,661
140
53
96
1,285
Mentz
2,541
2,400
1,894
1,876
1,713
1,673
2,692
99
143
280
3,349
Montezuma
2,810
2,744
2,265
2,197
1,731
1,570
2,241
541
662
15,378
Moravia ..
3,189
3,223
4,729
4,703
3,966
3.856
6,094
I44
200
214
5,214
Niles
5,590
5,554
5.356
5,389
4,710
4.705
6,086
364
1,058
1,386
25.385
Owasco
3,601
3,192
2,558
2,561
2,442
2,249
2,910
22
472
626
11,196
Scipio.
5,297
5,733
3,III
3,606
3,746
3,196
5,004
I6
1,710
1,568
37,569
Sennett. .
4,878
4,859
4,204
4,198
3,727
3.479
4,554
79
888
936
22,784
Springport .
4,990
3.336
2,353
2,389
1,969
1,782
2,519
17
977
1,174
29,318
Sterling
7,062
7.477
5,613
5,489
4,494
4,653
5,806
229
160
313
3,707
Summer Hill.
1,872
2,035
5,346
5,164
4,556
4,444
5,388
9
33
19
765
Throop.
3,25I
3,135
2,497
2,419
2,526
2,347
3,145
7
223
223
5,633
Venice.
5,969
5,645
5,248
5,204
4,955
4.523
5,826
478
1,017
1,206
25,587
Victory
5,184
5,005
5,057
5,181
3,840
3,881
4,514
180
133
180
2,865
Total
105,305 102,526 89,899 90,467 79,534 75,957|101,266 6,011|15,489|18,890 376,608
Civil Divisions.
13,174
4,308
775
779,420
118,515
117.950
38,567
76,103
Springport
11,885
1,222
1,416,035
147,195
154,005
42,137
1,245
140,462
Genoa.
7,015
6,530
5,076
5,51I
4,380
4,217
360
915
,204
21,518
Sempronius
1,953
2,061
5,095
5,090
4,75I
4,736
5,525
70
50
61
1,057
Sempronius
Woodland|
Other.
Civil Divisions.
82
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
BUCKWHEAT.
INDIAN CORN.
OATS.
RYE
AREA.
Produced.
AREA.
Produced.
AREA.
Produced.
AREA SOWN.
Produced.
Civil Divisions.
1874.
1875.
1874.
1874.
1875.
1874.
I874.
1875.
1874.
1873.
1874-
1874.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
City of Auburn .. .
8
4
184
275
262
12,220
158
208
6,035
.
Aurelius.
86
60
1,630
1,323
1,516
48,205
1,615
1,828
62,974
I
II
1 5
Brutus.
45
23
529
900
1,026
31,569
730
840
24,47 I
I
I
1 5
Cato.
I27
38
2,078
1,841
1,828
72,981
1,163 1,784
2,074
62.997
II7
31
1,162
Fleming.
220
200
5,002
1,080
1, 18I
42,1IO
1,071
1,328
35.055
Genoa.
383
85
8,629
2,02 2
1,532
1,633
54,845
1,485
1,407
51,625
33
22
578
Ledyard .
21I
22I
3,897
1,631
I 803
59,100
1,637
1,671
51,205
4
2
42
Mentz.
59
79
897
657
75 1
19,454
918
909
32,079
4
16
40
Montezuma
76
90
1,243
633
709
42,655
734
725
27.589
19
15
100
Moravia.
125
IIO
2,243
612
769
24 833
1.264
1,315
44.062
4
25
Niles ..
175
99
3.134
1,076
1,19I
43.267
1,788
2,135
57,416
I
I
20
Owasco.
175
IO
2.88I
750
892
25,026
1.098
1,185
35,100
Scipio.
336
153
7,008
1,688
1,325
60.793
1,762
1,477
57.417
Sempronius
139
41
2,590
314
298
17,505
39.542
1,297
1,453
41.371
5
5
97
Springport
28
17
535
1,026
1,067
47,023
848
853
37,222
I28
67
1.556
Summer Hill.
183
171
3,116
285
285
10.269
974
1,138
32,222
Throop
49
34
678
867
979
32,040
1,156
1,289
43,410
Venice .
312
39
6,484
1,524
1,690
56,546
2,165
2,469
74,606
Victory ...
414
216
6,104
1,554
1,577
50,160
1,939
1,992
63.343
55
62
923
Total. .
4,216
2,608
73.978 26,575
28,249 1,083,548
32,92 1|
34,930|1, 123,643
381
237
4,728
SPRING WHEAT.
WINTER WHEAT.
BEANS.
PEAS.
AREA.
Produced.
AREA SOWN.
Produced.
CORN SOWN FOR FODDER.
AREA.
Produced.
AREA.
Produced.
Civil Divisions.
1874 1
1875.
1874.
1873.
1874.
1874.
1874. ; 1875.
1874.
1875.
1874.
1874.
1875.
1874.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acrec. Acres
Acres.
Acres
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
City of Auburn
13
8
150
251
277
5,594
14
13
Aurelius
74
4I
1,070
3.297
3,563
71,359
26
27
2
2
20
3
3
45
Brutus
84
25
1,166
1.556
1,570
31,560
8
7
2I
2I
352
5
4
I
IO
Conquest
51
1
514
2,308
2,266
41,438
32
2]
24
20
303
4
9
II3
Fleming .
39
13
489
1,509
1,521
27,903
29
27
14
6
219
6
6
I20
Genoa
79
14
II
229
1,813
1.925
33,418
19
IO
26
2I
400
6
8
I22
Ledyard.
181
35
2,597
2.364
2,690
39,605
53
71
13
II
223
209
I
12
Mentz
7
4
100
1,075
I, III
20,653
28
37
16
16
190
206
Moravia.
29
24
379
793
750
15,010
51
73
IO
II
I68
12
17
177
Niles ..
I44
48
1,992
1,606
1,785
27,009
73
76
41
24
492
8
6
113
Owasco
20
5
253
1,277
1,371
23,290
13
3
8
5
107
7
4
148
Scipio
13
I
165
2,442
1.8031
44,642
1.475
91
88
IO
8
80
8
6
IIO
Sennett
IO5
86
1,337
1,81I
1,850
37,878
79
53
36
27
45I
5
9
120
Sterling .
160
103
1,949
1,329
1,436
17,395
50
41
31
27
393
33
32
465
Summer Hill
39
29
521
121
127
2,058
I32
125
5
4
62
6
230
Throop
3
3
45
1,444
1,563
27,333
33
36
7
7
129
3
2
21
Venice
93
27
1.084
1,833
2, 112
34,144
69
58
7
38
672
2I
14
371
Total
1371
560
17,896
38,253
39,973
709,442
94°
933
428
340
6,089
129
124
2,242
. . .
Ira .
208
203
2,877
2,882
702
790
45.436
1,255
1,374
45,887
9
155
Conquest
165
113
2,405
1,547
1.620
107,412
82,945
2.392
2,398
78.377
35,737
Sennett. .
I33
59
2,015
1,172
1,564
1,655
57,606
2.626
2,613
83,160
Sterling ..
376
369
4.936
891
2,344
2,666
38,064
29
16
2I
9
433
Locke
25
15
369
585
674
8,939
49
43
13
5
46
·
89
97
52
1,414
95
123
Springport
57
718
2,95I
3,018
50,273
II
58
13
14
241
4
. .
Victory
31
15
371
I,Go9
1,630
28,002
26
26
59
-
Cato. .
8
93
2,564
2,709
53-331
6
2
34
18
549
Ira
19
Montezuma
1,276
1,433
29,069
19
22
II
6
Sempronius.
1.062
1,159
40.583
Locke.
183
174
1.090
IOI
65
2,116
1,285
83
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
HOPS.
POTATOES.
TOBACCO.
APPLE ORCHARDS.
AREA.
Produced.
AREA.
Produced.
AREA
Produced.
Trees.
Civil Divisions.
1874-
1875.
1874.
1874.
1875.
1874.
1874.
1875.
1874.
Fruit produced. 1874.
1874.
Acres.
Acres.
Pounds.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Sq. Rods.
Sq. Rods.
Pounds.
Number.
Bushels.
Barrels.
City of Auburn
...
54
48
8,105
...
...
3,685
5,028
281
Aurelius
...
...
229
236
25,2 19
....
....
18,154
20,779
698
Brutus
....
255
314
29,349
640
720
4,300
13,386
20,085
1,72 I
Cato.
....
381
447
448,2 I
10400
8,640
86,970
15,749
37,29I
1,557
Conquest
6
7
5,212
319
351
33,961
4,160
5,120
34,710
17,008
36,446
988
Fleming
Genoa
21,882
21,025
572
Ira
305
479
36.367
18240
15520
142500
19,360
80,47 I
1,47I
Ledyard
134
106
14,816
...
...
18,990
17.410
567
Locke
. .
127
123
13,419
....
11.52I
18,765
345
Mentz.
...
158
195
16.682
.
12,659
22,855
677
Montezuma
139
233
22,559
160
8,522
13,346
665
Moravia.
6
6
3,200
159
159
18 927
Niles.
7
255
242
27,767
....
...
....
16,07 I
23,546
631
Scipio
....
194
108
21,26 I
....
....
19,319
10,624
279
Sennett
8
13
2,500
489
66 I
62 207
1,280
1,120
9,631
18,981
12,463
1,282
Springport .
...
878
1,106
88,846
640
160
4,900
39,900
64,116
1,065
Summer Hill .
170
163
22.415
....
500
11,242
25,309
672
Venice
163
143
20,936
...
....
28,358
24.577
41I
Victory
.. .
365
505
35.645
3,040
1,280
23,024
27,264
67,940
1.259
Total
20
36
10,912
5,893
6,672 670,683 38480
32720 306535 414205 632789 17,673
GRAPES.
MAPLE SUGAR.
HORSES ON FARMS. JUNE 1, 1875.
POULTRY.
Fruit produced.
Wine made.
Sugar made.
Syrup made.
Honey collected in 1874.
Colts of 1875.
Colts of 1874.
Two years old and over.
Mules on farms, June 1, 1875.
Value. owned.
Value sold.
Value ol eggs sold.
Civil Divisions.
1874.
1874
1875.
1875.
1875.
1874.
1874.
Pounds.
Galloos.
Pounds.
Gallons.
Pounds.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
City of Auburn.
5,675
252
...
150
7
7
84
3
600
270
222
Aurelius
2,320
182
50
850
42
45
748
5
4,320
2.632
2,702
Brutus
3,950
IO
105
3
285
22
27
430
IO
3,012
1,660
3.088
Cato
820
15
300
8
2,023
57
62
741
....
4 658
2,662
4,498
Conquest
2,750
5
269
64
4 574
38
41
591
II
3,906
2,839
4,859
Fleming .
1,560
4
....
32
1,890
44
34
557
8
3,667
2,794
2,992
Genoa
.. .
....
1,182
181
320
49
54
835
6
4,838
3.361
4,749
Ledyard
45,700
3.650
606
180
2,041
65
50
747
13
5,468
5,154
4,146
Locke
II2
I
6,338
153
1,918
39
45
436
·
2,264
1,562
1,974
Mentz. .
3,430
127
20
789
22
37
342
4
2,437
957
1,638
Montezuma
970
80
4,385
193
4,072
31
35
537
5
2,761
2,014
2,765
Niles. .
1,326
100
5,300
183
920
35
46
736
8
4,229
3,776
4,998
Owasco
...
31
90
81
1,810
20
2I
443
2
2,598
2,68I
2,466
Scipio
....
15,346
400
47
21
25
430
I
2,070
1,247
1,841
Sennett.
510
150
10
1.155
27
40
712
14
3,48 1
1,928
2,139
Springport
28,600
1,535
5
898
63
4,905
55
61
863
21
7,383
3,413
7,384
Summer Hill.
365
26.363
392
715
35
38
38 1
6
1,914
1.324
1,728
Throop
5,070
5
. .
1,295
25
22
463
2
2,998
2,613
3,216
Venice .
150
14
2,310
144
2,070
27
58
689
2
4,237
4,521
3.870
Victory
6,375
196
600
659
7,124
75
679
8
5,214
2,787
6,201
Total
115,628
4,677
64,347
2,898 47,448
926
1,036
13,860
164 84,329
59,609
77,31I
...
I68
160
18,805
Sempronius.
152
167
18,797
...
15,120
11,130
241
Sterling
3
1 1,890
13,454
253
Throop
..
224
248
27,087
80
..
2
5,219
3,324
5,154
Ira .
1,450
105
82
4,595
91
87
24
357
20
2,132
1,788
1,226
Moravia.
2,960
II
1,849
2.186
1,364
Sempronius
. . ..
...
3,225
44
40
617
2
3,074
2, 126
2,09 I
Sterling
44
62
678
12,765
8,971
408
130
124
16,190
....
...
18,234
24,24I
638
183
163
21,150
I91
25,892
444
20,949
23,874
548
Owasco
15,196
21,043
Cider
made.
675
15
764
212
84
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
SHEEP.
SWINE.
NUMBER SHORN.
WEIGHT OF CLIP.
LAMBS RAISED.
Slaugh- tered.
Killed by Dogs.
Pigs of 1875.
Of 1874 and older.
Slaugh'd on Farms. 1874.
Pork made on Farms. 1874.
Number.
Number.
Pounds.
Pounds.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Pounds.
City of Auburn.
236
139
1,196
700
48
33
7
144
1 45
120
29.250
Aurelius
2.314
2.237
11.656
10.803
1,102
954
157
46
661
965
803
181.996
Brutus
1,462
1,307
7 463
6,783
598
704
35
9
485
929
529
118,593
Cato .
2,144
2.172|
9.047
9,688
1,006
1,128
84
5
804
1,029
783
167.369
Conquest
1,793
1,728
8.416
8 053
993
981
157
27
767
500
909
204,216
Fleming
I 538
1,256
7,787
6,335
703
615
71
62
398
413
659
159,896
Genoa
6.493
3.992
36,083
23,068
1,849
2 062
147
33
811
649
962
232,448 232.382
Ledyard
6,097
5,689
34.824
32 914
2.058
2,042
238
108
520
453
759
175,730
Locke
1.555
1,576
7.041
7,184
830
959
30
20
237
203
336
87,433
Mentz. . .
422
409
2,079
1.947
245
252
29
7
296
242
345
81,85 1
Montezuma
652
638
2 922
3,030
346
390
5 1
48
266
387
458
107,898
Moravia
549
45 L
2.99I
2,135
256
261
30
5
243
265
414
110,346
Niles. .
1,464
1.179
7,664
7,858
7.435
601
699
46
22
280
180
421
98,115
Scipio
3.796
2,522
21.182
14,370
632
506
40
424
427
646
152,570
Sempronius
498
326
2 377
1,609
358
313
24
6
246
161
304
84 947
Sennett.
974
903
5,250
4.775
692
571
66
12
549
397
793
157,369
Sterling
1,914
2.146
7,815
8,940
I,IIO
1,328
73
22
998
853
953
225.556
Summer Hill ..
917
884
4,458
4:546
658
659
109
347
393
322
82.209
Throop
857
672
4.287
3,200
420
364
30
15
431
816
581
133.925
Venice .
4,846
I 689
28,442
10,266
1,564
1,799
104
13
655
1.037
737
185.300
Victory
2,479
2,807
11,714
13 581
1,146
1,319
71
19
892
1.312
823
193 579
Total
48 822 40,417 253266 207988
19,842
20,644
1,790
544 12 585
14 886
14,943 3.548 569
NEAT CATTLE ON FARMS, JUNE 1, 1875.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
HEIFERS.
Bulls of all ages.
Working oxen and steers.
MILCH Cows. AV- ERAGE NO. KEPT.
Cows WHOSE MILK WAS SENT TO FAC- TORY.
in families.
in families.
market.
Civil Divisions.
Two years old.
Yearlings.
Calves.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Number.
Pnunds.
Pounds.
Gallons.
Auburn . .
13
19
I7
13
5
286
291
40
40
7,265
200
81,925
Aurelius. .
132
161
152
47
91
793
770
I9
88,002
230
32,890
Brutus . .
116
120
138
I 26
162
610
614
12
I2
75,921
70
1,750
Cato
235
261
283
*133
22I
890
892
82
29
87.763
125
Conquest.
122
202
265
103
145
1.056
1,013
186
115
106.072
17.381
483
Fleming .
108
115
102
39
63
633
652
95
98
78.908
1,274
482
Genoa . .
202
256
311
IO1
68
1.022
1,043
10
127.120
100
580
Ira ..
253
307
367
170
137
1.233
1,255
605
535
107,178
816
Locke . .
I33
195
251
IOI
66
913
910
9
I 1
126,917
Mentz ..
107
97
IIO
50
42
493
467
16
15
42:072
140
12,075
Montezu'a
106
120
148
70
119
545
556
217
207
40,395
100
Moravia ..
285
281
340
240
48
1,466
1,519
424
458
195,195
525
7,014
Niles
194
342
407
288
63
1,725
1,686
602
955
17
18
84.660
360
15
Sempron's
215
240
284
115
8
1.526
1,510
197
291
194.435
420
150
Sennett . .
109
I33
151
78
18
1,032
I,OII
156
98
85,633
8,299
51,734
Springpo't
193
228
224
56
86
472
483
176
193
140,134
400
Sum. Hill
2II
203
309
102
4
1,344
1,362
Throop .. .
84
109
134
IOI
70
802
782
253
214
76,168
305
17,475
Venice ... .
217
262
306
124
154
1,109
1,108
II4
109
136,772
140
247
Victory .. .
222
2II
253
160
197
954
974
....
I 17,545
710
Total ..
3,786
4,708
5,498
2,689
2,153
22,341
22,525
2,628
2:443 2,555,361
53,436
220,895
Ira . ..
2,502
2,443
12,118
11.850
1.274
1.339
62
22
708
636
656
703
178 082
Owasco
1,637
1.647
1,605
8.596
8,536
637
725
54
I2
787
1,030
167,509
Springport
1,683
182
198
194
IOI
78
642
654
93.340
1,018
2,040
Owasco
84
104
132
96
87
607
Scipio
38
157
149
47
8
882
Sterling . .
225
387
47I
228
213
1,296
1,416
186,613
4,448
55
56,935
5,085
10,520
1874.
1875.
1874.
1875.
1874
1874.
1874.
. .
ON FARMS. JIINE 1, 1875.
Civil Divisions.
1874.
I875.
1874.
1875.
1874.
1875.
1874.
1874.
...
234 973
65,342
9,250
Ledyard. .
3.500
. .
.. .
1,444
·872
6.240
716
641
75
14
Butter made Cheese made Milk sold in
85
STUDY OF THE CENSUS.
STUDY OF THE CENSUS.
PROPORTION OF WOOD-LAND .- The census shows the entire County to contain 418,205 acres of land. Of this 336,165, or more than three- fourths, is improved, while there are in wood-land 59,667 acres, and 22,732 acres, or an average of nearly one thousand acres to a town, which is reported as not being wood-land and as "other- wise not improved." There are in the County an average of two acres of wood-land to fifteen acres of cleared-land. Sempronius and Sterling have nearly one-third of their soil covered with wood; Conquest and Cato nearly one-fourth ; Victory more than one-fourth ; Niles and Mora- via more than one-fifth ; while Springport has less than one-tenth, and Sennett less than one- twelfth, and the least proportion of wood of any town in the County.
CASH VALUE OF FARMS .- The census reports the average value of farms in Springport at about $109 per acre, Aurelius $91, Sennett $83, Cato $76, Owasco $61, Summer Hill $51, and Sem- pronius $45, and the average value of the County at $69.
VALUE OF STOCK .- The gross sales from all the farms of the County in 1874 were $2,886,435, of which Aurelius supplied the largest amount, $184,442 ; Cato next, $174,375, and Conquest third, $170,154.
USE OF FERTILIZERS. - Ledyard used the most fertilizers, the cost being $7,968 ; Venice next, $7,020. Fleming expended $5,742 for fer- tilizers, and Genoa $5,442. All the towns in the County used fertilizers more or less, the least being used in the town of Ira-but $31 worth.
PLOWED LAND. - It will be seen that the grain-growing towns of Aurelius, Springport, Sennett, Cato, etc., plowed an average of about one-third of their improved lands, while the dairy towns of Niles, Summer Hill, Sempronius, etc., plowed about one-sixth only.
GRAPES .- Two towns, Ledyard and Spring- port, supplied two-thirds of the grapes grown in the County, while the northern towns, in which they would succeed finely, show a very small product.
.
MAPLE SUGAR -Two towns, Summer Hill and Sempronius, supply two-thirds of all the maple sugar produced in the County.
RYE .- There was but 381 acres of rye grown in the County, of which three-fourths was pro- 15
duced in the towns of Conquest, Sterling and Victory.
TOBACCO. - There were 32,720 pounds of tobacco grown in the County, of which Ledyard supplied nearly one-half, and in sixteen towns the plant was not cultivated.
HoPs .- There were but 36 acres planted to hops in the County.
FARM BUILDINGS .- Of the rural towns, Cato shows the greatest value in farm buildings, $244,- 360 ; Niles next, $211,540 ; Ledyard third, $211,- 264, and Genoa fourth, with $211,010.
CHAPTER XIV.
CAYUGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES.
FIRST SOCIETY-ITS MEMBERS AND PROCEED- INGS - SOCIETY LIBRARY - DISBANDMENT AND ITS CAUSE-FORMATION AND PROCEED- INGS OF THE SECOND SOCIETY-MEMBERSHIP IN AUBURN-HISTORY OF HOMEOPATHY-ITS INTRODUCTION AND PROGRESS IN THE COUNTY -HOMEOPATHIC SOCIETY AND PHYSICIANS.
T THE Legislature of 1806 authorized the formation of county medical societies upon which certain powers were conferred and duties imposed. Previously, all persons desiring to practice physic and surgery, were required to present evidence of their competency to the Chancellor of the State, to a Judge of the Su- preme or Common Pleas court, or to a Master in Chancery, and on receiving a certificate entitling them to practice, to file it in the county clerk's office, under penalty of receiving no remunera- tion, or in case pay was received, to be fined $25 each time it was received. The law authorizing medical societies conferred authority on them to grant licenses and recognize diplomas from other States and countries, but such licenses and diplomas were required to be filed in the county clerk's office under like penalty.
At that time there were not more than forty physicians in the County, which was then con- siderably larger than now. One-half of them met at the tavern of Daniel Avery in Aurora, August 7, 1806, and organized the Cayuga County Medi-
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CAYUGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES.
cal Society. They were Nathaniel Aspinwall, and Ebenezer Hewitt, of Genoa, David Annable, of Moravia, William C. Bennett, of Aurelius, Josiah Bevier, and Jacob Bogart, of Owasco, Nathan Branch, Joseph Cole, of Auburn, Asahel Cooley, of Fleming, Frederick Delano, of Aurora, Isaac Dunning, Luther Hanchett, Silas Holbrook, Barnabas Smith and Ezra Strong, all five of Scipio, Consider King, of Venice, Parley Kinney, of Sherwood, and James McClung, John Post and Matthew Tallman, of Scipioville. Frederick Delano was elected President, James McClung, Vice-President, Jacob Bogart, Secretary, and Consider King, Treasurer. At a meeting held in Levi Stevens' tavern, in Scipio, the first Thurs- day in November of that year, by-laws were adopted, five censors were elected, Doctor Bar- nabas Smith elected delegate to the State Medi- cal Society, the present seal of the society ordered, and a tax of $4 a year levied on each member, to procure a library and provide medical appara- tus. The anniversary meetings were fixed to be held on the first Thursday of November, and the quarterly meetings on the first Thursday of February, May and August, and dissertations and discussions upon medical and surgical topics were provided for. The licentiates of the society were required to sign the following declaration, and the society archives contain a long file of the declarations signed by men honored in their day and generation for a faithful compliance there- with :
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