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" After the address the officers of the society and music ascended a car, which had been placed in front of the build- ing. This machine, which afforded an area of 165 square
feet, its railing decorated with rich articles of domestic manufacture and agricultural products, surmounted with a flag bearing an appropriate motto, elevated upwards of thirty fcet, drawn by 100 yoke of oxen, and followed by the members of the society with wheat cockades, and a long train of strangers, formed a spectacle at once novel and im- posing. The car, after moving about half a mile, halted on the ground, where the cattle and other animals, arranged in pens, were presented for inspection. Contiguous to these, lands of one-quarter of an acre each had been marked out for a plowing match. Four competitors with ox teams were immediately started. Perhaps no one excited more interest than Col. Thurbur, vice-president of the Society, who, without a driver, managed his team in a masterly manner. The premium was awarded to Henry Ladd, who finished his ground in twenty-four minutes and a few seconds, but to Col. Thurbur was awarded the premium as the best driver. The cattle and other animals were now inspected, where were found many excellent specimens. When this concluded, the society formed in procession and moved to the village, where they partook of a plain farmer's dinner. After dinner came on a trial of plows in green sward for the purpose of ascertaining their claim to the premium. When this ended the assem- bly were summoned to the car, when a report was made of the state of agriculture within the bounds of the society, the premiums awarded, and the assembly dismissed for the day.
" The following is a list of the premiums awarded : To Harvey Bosworth, Champlain, for the best acre of wheat. To Mathew Sax, of Chazy, for the best acre of corn and best three-year-old steer. To Wm. Blakeney, of Cham- plain, best half-acre of potatoes, best ram, and best lot of five ewes. To Abijah and Lemuel North, of Champlain, best half-acre of flax, best yoke of oxen, best two-year-old colt, best two-year-old steers. To Silas Hubbell, of Cham- plain, best bull. To Samuel Hicks, of Champlain, best milch cows. To Daniel Rider, of Champlain, best yearling steers and best calf. To James Rider, of Champlain, best three-year-old colt. To William Moore, of Champlain, best stud horse, English breed, best colt under seven months. To Josiah Corbin, of Champlain, best yearling colt. To Nathaniel Nicholas, of Champlain, best boar. To James Irwin, of Champlain, best fatting hog. To Ezra Blasdell, of Champlain, best plow. To Noadiah Moore, of Cham- plain, best implement of husbandry invented and intro- duced for saving labor, and best quarter of an acre of roots most valuable for fceding cattle, shecp, or hogs, and raised with least expense. To Mrs. Elnathan Rogers, of Cham- plain, best piece of linen cloth of ten yards long and yard wide. To Mrs. Reuben Stetson, of Champlain, best cover- lid. To Mrs. Peter Munroe, of Mooers, best pair of woolen blankets. To Mrs. Pliny Mooers, of Champlain, best piece of flannel ten yards long and three-fourths wide, and best four pairs of woolen half stockings.
" Dec. 16, 1819, a meeting was held at the house of Joseph I. Green, in Plattsburgh, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of forming a County Agricultural Society ; Hon. Thomas Treadwell was presi- dent of the meeting, and Isaac C. Platt secretary.
# Plattsburgh Republican, Oct. 14, 1819.
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BIBLE SOCIETY.
" In 1820, Allen R. Moore was president ; Robert Platt, Dr. John Miller, and Moses Hoit, vice-presidents ; Alex. Scott, treasurer ; J. C. Hubbell, principal secretary.
" The exhibition for 1820 was held at Plattsburgh, October 10th, and at Chazy, October 11th. It was highly successful, and attended by a large concourse of people.
" Among the premiums awarded are noticed the follow- ing: To Isaac C. Platt, for the best cultivated farm in Plattsburgh, $6; to Jas. Crook, for the best cultivated farm in Beekmantown, $6; to Mathew Sax, for the best cultivated farm in Chazy, $6; to Joseph King, for the best cultivated farm in Champlain, $6; to Samuel Churchill, for the best cultivated farm in Mooers, $6.
" Among the large crops reported at this fair were the following : Josiah Fisk, Peru, 108 bushels on 3 quarts of corn on an acre ; John How, Beekmantown, 88} bushels ; Isaac C. Platt, Plattsburgh, 70} bushels; Wm. Keese, Peru, 70 bushels ; Amos Barber, Beekmantown, 78 bushels; Russell Ransom, Peru, 88 bushels ; V. Howland, Peru, 74 bushels.
" Of the manufactures exhibited, they 'excelled the ex- pectations of the warmest friends of the society, both in quantity and quality.' Mrs. J. T. Addams, Mrs. Peter Munsey, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Whiteside, Mrs. Doming, and others made fine exhibits of linen. Mrs. Wm. Kecse, of Peru, exhibited a fine piece of ' blue woolen cloth.'
" After a few years interest in the society began to wane, and it finally was suffered to go down. It was reorganized in September, 1841, with the following officers : President, Hon. William F. Haile ; Vice-Presidents, Abajiah North, Wm. Hedding, Rich. Keese, Silas Arnold ; Recording Secretary, G. M. Beckwith ; Corresponding Secretary, I. C. Platt ; Treasurer, James Bailey ; Executive Committee, Willits Keese, Roswell O. Barber, John North, Thos. J. Whiteside, and Peter Weaver.
" The cxhibitions of the society were held at various places throughout the county until about the year 1860, when the present grounds were inclosed, buildings erected, etc. Interest in the society subsequently waned, and for a few years past no fairs have been held."
CLINTON COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.
This society was first organized on the 23d of February, 1816, at a meeting of a number of citizens of Clinton County in the Plattsburgh Academy, of which the follow- ing is the record :
" The Hon. Pliny Moore was chosen chairman, and Wm. Swetland, Esq., secretary.
" The mecting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Dunlap. The Rev. Mr. Proudfit and the Rev. Mr. Dun- lap being present,
" Resolved, That they be invited and admitted to assist in the de- liberations of the meeting.
" After some consultation and remarks on the subject of the meeting, it was
" Resolved, That it is expodient to form, and that this meeting de associate and form, a society, to be denominated the Clinton County Bible Society.
" Resolved, That the following articles bo considered adopted as the constitution of this socioty, to wit :
" Resolved, That a mooting of this socioty be holden on the first
Tuesday of March next, at three o'clock P.M., at the academy, in this village, for the purpose of eleeting officers of the society, and of trans- acting ether necessary business.
" Resolved, That two hundred copies of the proceedings of this meet- ing and of the constitution be printed and distributed, and that Messrs. Wm. P. Platt, James Trowbridge, and Wm. Swetland be a committee to carry this resolution into effect.
" The meeting was then closed with prayer by Rev. Dr. Proudfit."*
The movement which led to the organization of the Clin- ton County Bible Society appears to have been a part of that which had already resulted in the establishment of the " Clinton County Moral Society," the first steps towards which were taken at a " meeting of several citizens from different towns in the county," held at the academy on the 4th of October, 1815, at which Gen. Mooers, of Plattsburgh, was chosen president, and Silas Hubbell, Esq., of Cham- plain, secretary. It is inferred that these two societies were intimately connected, from the fact that the first an- nual meeting of the Clinton County Moral Society was held on the same day (Tuesday, March 5, 1816), at the same place (the Plattsburgh Academy) on which the first elec- tion of officers for the Clinton County Bible Society oc- curred.
On the 5th day of March, 1816, then, the first election of officers for the latter society was held, which resulted as follows :
First Board of Officers of the Clinton County Bible So- ciety, elected March 5, 1816.
" An adjourned meeting of the Clinton County Bible Society, for the election of officers, and other business, was holden at the academy in Plattsburgh, March 5, 1816; Eleazer Miller, Esq., chairman, William Swetland, Esq., secretary.
" The following persons were elected as officers of the society, to hold their seats until the annual meeting in Jan- uary next, to wit :
" The Hon. Pliny Moore, President.
" Dr. John Miller, Vice-President.
" Azariah C. Flagg, Treasurer.
" William Swetland, Recording and Corresponding Sec- retary.
" Directors : Rev. J. Byington, Rev. Nathaniel Hewitt, Deacon Roswell Ransom, Deacon David Savage, Deacon Wm. P. Platt, Mr. James Trowbridge, Gen. Mel. L. Woolsey.
" The following persons were appointed committees for receiving subscriptions in the several towns, to wit :
" Plattsburgh : Mel. L. Woolsey, Dr. B. Beckwith, James Trowbridge, Wm. Richards.
" Chazy : Rev. Mr. Byington, Roswell Ransom, Jocl Wells, Septa Fillmore.
" Champlain : Hon. Pliny Moore, David Savage, Stephen Kingsley, Aaron Smith.
"' Resolved, That the Rev. Mr. Howitt bo appointed and requested to deliver a discourse to the society nt thoir noxt annual meeting, and that in case of his failure the Rov. Mr. Byington be roquested to fill his place.'
" The society adjourned to their next annual meeting, to
* Plattsburgh Republican, March 2, 1816.
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HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK.
be holden in Plattsburgh on the Thursday following the third Tuesday in January next, at four o'clock in the after- noon."*
The present officers of the society are as follows : Presi- dent, J. E. Myer. Vice-Presidents, Altona, Frank Palmer ; Ausable, Winslow C. Watson, Jr. ; Beckmantown, Nathan Mason ; Black Brook, A. W. Stetson ; Champlain, R. Hitchcock ; Chazy, Lemuel Brown ; Dannemora, Rev. J. C. Walker ; Ellenburgh, L. S. Carter ; Mooers, Charles S. Knapp; Peru, R. P. Moon ; Plattsburgh, M. P. Myers ; Saranac, D. H. Parsons ; Schuyler Falls, O. C. Spaulding. Secretary, F. F. Hathaway. Treasurer, Dr. T. B. Nichols. Executive Committee, Rev. B. B. Loomis, or pastor of Methodist Episcopal Church ; Rev. A. J. Waugh, or pastor of First Presbyterian Church ; Rev. F. B. Hall, Rev. H. M. Smyth, and Rev. J. M. Webster, with the President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
Foundation of the Common-School System-Governor Clinton's Ac- tivity-Peck, Comstock, and Hawley-Present Condition of the Schools in Clinton County-Number of Districts-Number of Teachers-Children between the Ages of Five and Twenty-one Years -Number attending School-Average Daily Attendance-Value of School-Houses and Sites.
IN the year 1795, George Clinton, then Governor of this State, laid the foundation of the common-school system, when, in his message to the Legislature that year, he recom- mended to the people "the establishment of common schools throughout the State."
The Legislature soon after appropriated the sum of $50,000 to be divided among the several counties in pro- portion to the number of electors, and each county was required to raise by taxation a sum cqual to one-half the amount allowed by the State. Notwithstanding Governor Clinton's urgent appeal to the people in behalf of the schools, much inactivity was manifested, and in some locali- ties the movement met with positive opposition.
The cause was carly espoused by Peck, Comstock, and Hawley, who, co-operating with the Governor, so far ad- vanced the system that in 1819 there were 6000 school districts in the State and nearly 250,000 scholars. In 1871 there were 11,372 school districts in the State, with 28,217 teachers. The value of school-houses and sites was $20,426,412.
The following exhibit shows the status of the common schools of this county for the year ending Sept. 30, 1878:
ALTONA.
Number of districts, 11 ; 28 teachers employed,-2 males and 26 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1353; number attending school, 772; average daily attendance, 351 ; value of school-houses and sites, $8355.
AUSABLE.'
Number of districts, 12 ; 31 teachers employed,-6 males and 25 females ; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1027 ; number attending school, 1031 ; average daily attendance, 484 ; value of school-houses and sites, $14,295.
BEEKMANTOWN.
Number of districts, 16; number of teachers employed, 31,-7 males and 24 females ; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 890; number attending school, 712 ; average daily attendance, 288 ; value of school- houses and sites, $7290.
BLACK BROOK.
Number of districts, 14 ; 32 teachers employed,-3 males and 29 females ; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1418; number attending school, 891; average daily attendance, 414; value of school-houses and sites, $9120.
CLINTON.
Number of districts, 13; 17 teachers employed,-8 males and 9 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1036; number attending school, 751 ; aver- age daily attendance, 263 ; value of school-houses and sites. $4225.
CHAMPLAIN.
Number of districts, 16 ; 29 teachers employed,-8 males and 21 females ; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1802; number attending school, 1205; average daily attendance, 582; value of school-houses and sites, $17,650.
CHAZY.
Number of districts, 17; 36 teachers employed,-13 males and 23 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1104; number attending school, 880; average daily attendance, 413; value of school-houses and sites, $15,259.
DANNEMORA.
Number of districts, 4; 9 teachers employed,-2 males and 7 females ; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 433; number attending school, 289; aver- age daily attendance, 146 ; valuc of school-houses and sites, $730.
ELLENBURGH.
Number of districts, 16; 31 teachers employed,-8 males and 23 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1077 ; number attending school, 713; average daily attendance, 326; value of school-houses and sites, $5406.
MOOERS.
Number of districts, 24; 48 teachers employed,-12 males and 36 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1875; number attending school, 1361; average daily attendance, 660; value of school-houses and sites, $17,335.
PERU.
Number of districts, 19; 36 teachers employed,-9 males and 27 females; number of children between the
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ages of five and twenty-one, 878; number attending school, 684; average daily attendance, 347; value of school-houses and sites, $7800.
PLATTSBURGH.
Number of districts, 16; 60 teachers employed,-12 males and 48 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 3056; number attending school, 2511; average daily attendance, 1309; value of school-houses and sites, $72,470.
SARANAC.
Number of districts, 18; 34 teachers employed,-9 males and 25 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 1701; number attending school, 1240 ; average daily attendance, 528; value of school-houses and sites, $5880.
SCHUYLER FALLS.
Number of districts, 11; 23 teachers employed,-6 males and 17 females; number of children between the ages of five and twenty-one, 633; number attending school, 530; value of school-houses and sites, $4200.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
The Clinton County Teachers' Association was organized Sept. 24, 1866, with the following officers: President, Levi Smith ; Vice-President, Ransom Nichols ; Secretary, R. Corbin; Treasurer, Warren Harkness.
The presidents from the organization to the present time liave been as follows: Levi Smith, R. S. Mccullough, S. S. Taylor, F. M. Hickok, Charles Gale, A. W. Morhous, and John B. Riley. Mr. Riley is the present school com- missioner for the second district of this county.
CHAPTER XXXIV. STATISTICAL.
The following interesting and valuable statistical chapter was compiled from the census of 1875:
I .- Showing by Towns the Area of Farm Lands ; the Value of Farms, of Farm Buildings, of Live Stock, of Implements, etc.
AREA OF LAND IN FARMS.
PRESENT CASH VALUE.
TOWNS.
Improved.
Unimproved Other Unim- Woodland. proved Land.
Of Farms.
Of Farm Build- ings other than Dwellings.
Of Stock.
Of Tools and Implements.
Cost of Fertilizers bought in 1874.
Amount of Gross Sales from Farms in 1874.
Altona
11,582
14,021
17,843
590,249
60,988
81,052
18,961
25,080
Ausable
10,995
7,152
3,126
690,034
68,065
85,094
28,736
263
73,529
Beekmantown
25,336
6,274
4,212
1,504,179
166,790
185,211
58,305
548
140,196
Black Brook
8,584
15,663
15,973
314,305
41,057
52,831
8,588
7
19,126
Champlain
21,744
5,090
2,209
1,359,175
143.485
164,790
42,608
1,369
123,516
Chazy ..
23,395
5,351
3,565
1,309,392
139,470
152,679
38,415
46
94,716
Clinton.
13,507
23,322
3,164
555,285
65,463
100,484
27,448
50,489
Dannemora
1,784
4,161
30,739
81,065
4,600
11,865
2,207
10
4,801
Ellenburgh.
16,379
25,182
1,061
660,022
92,435
125,524
35,747
338
67,705
Mooers
23,964
19,426
5,047
1,097,114
129,412
156,392
39,228
76
58,945
Peru.
26,164
10,515
5,600
1,421,928
167,760
167,345
48,530
190
136,118
Plattsburgh
19,650
5,276
4,635
1,550,135
236,535
153,586
46,794
147
93,624
Saranac.
21,607
40,991
2,549
810,645
106,460
140,376
44,276
25
62,242
Schuyler Falls ..
12,833
4,861
3,694
741,675
77,718
94,360
20,046
319
75,086
Totals
237,524
187,285
103,417
12,685,203
1,500,238
1,671,589
459,889
3,338
1,025,173
II .- Showing by Towns the Area of Crops and the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
AREA PLOWED.
GRASS LANDS.
BARLEY.
TOWNS.
In 1874.
In 1875.
Area in Pasture. 1874.
Area in Pasture. 1875.
Area Mown. Area Mown. 1874. 1875.
Hay pro- duced. 1874.
Grass Seed pro- duced. 1874.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Pro- duced. 1874.
Altona ....
1,806
2,016
4,437
4,468
4,426
4,660
3,485
3
7
6
130
Ausable ..
2,712
2,787
4,884
4,694
3,328
3,206
3,060
48
15
14
485
Beekmantown.
6,188
6,478
9,355
9,312
8,806
8,603
8,774
144
89
104
2,137
Black Brook.
1,735
1,793
3,776
3,908
2,423
2,489
1,781
6
56
50
1,220
Chazy ..
5,029
5,112
10,737
10,732
7,569
7,706
7,202
44
1
20
Clinton
2,051
2,199
4,604
4,617
6,708
6,565
5,371
27
36
40
624
Dannemora
194
250
663
663
952
956
757
60
74
101
1,431
Mooers.
4,684
4,746
9,746
9,896
8,622
8,828
7,629
104
4
19
95
Peru.
6,783
7,104
11,931
11,841
7,464
7,593
6,491
170
21
19
350
Plattsburgh
4,857
4,952
8,528
8,283
5,961
5,958
5,958
68
46
46
934
Saranac ..
4,994
5,263
10,065
9,991
5,974
6,100
4,885
4
9
23
218
Schuyler Falls.
4,278
4,311
4,608
4,718
2,842
2,849
2,613
43
115
Totals
52,886
55,090
98,054
97,609
79,894
80,465
73,144
738
362
424
7,759
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Tons.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Champlain
4,607
4,914
9,101
8,853
7,753
7,775
8,635
17
Ellenburgh.
2,968
3,165
5,619
5,633
7,066
7,177
6,503
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
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III .- Showing by Towns the Area of Crops and the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
BUCKWHEAT.
INDIAN CORN.
OATS.
RYE.
TOWNS.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1874.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1874.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1874.
Area Sown. 1873.
Area Sown. 1874.
Pro- duced. 1874.
Altona .. ....
161
175
1,941
153
160
3,681
953
Acres. 809
Bushels. 16,697
26
36
265
Ausable,
454
307
8,974
270
339
7,475
791
983
20,473
62
95
812
Beekmantown
1,273
1,360
24,617
610
613
18,878
2,639
2,861
78,923
61
58
562
Black Brook
111
117
1,479
68
51
2,347
1,082
1,183
22,948
48
108
401
Champlain.
676
731
13,780
256
288
7,335
2,780
2,936
75,183
Chazy ..
645
676
12,263
467
479 38
1,001
1,136
1,211
25,927
4
9
61
Dannemora
16
20
320
3
4
65
88
122
2,189
Ellen burgh.
200
242
3,168
28
28
718
1,627
1,771
51,864
Mooers ..
599
373
8,408
437
425
11,600
1,663
1,637
37,925
15
11
127
Peru .....
1,047
1,073
17,406
802
911
24,280
2,162
2,426
57,938
62
70
597
Plattsburgh.
991
755
15,140
525
514
20,290
1,652
1,733
42,151
125
120
1,018
Saranac.
449
493
6,559
188
204
8,643 10,009
1,076
1,267
27,458
33
39
517
Totals.
7,499
6,533
126,660
4,325
4,493
129,561
22,279
24,147
590,088
515
637
5,635
IV .- Showing by Towns the Area of Crops and the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
SPRING WHEAT.
WINTER WHEAT.
CORN SOWN FOR FODDER.
BEANS.
PEAS.
TOWNS.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1874.
Area. 1873.
Area. 1874.
Produced. 1874.
1874.
1875.
Area. 1874.
Area. :875.
Produced. 1874.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1874.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Altona
38
56
597
5
18
16
185
22
27
305
Ausable ...
274
227
2,748
18
16
206
191
1,835
6
11
115
Beekmantown ..
278
193
3,591
32
20
209
200
3,188
59
70
1,030
Black Brook
51
112
591
1
5
16
14
208
14
26
253
Champlain
282
256
3,623
2
1
36
20
466
141
159
2,271
Chazy
329
223
4,154
20
12
188
145
2,780
157
169
2,546
Clinton
199
173
2,468
12
8
95
31
37
485
Dannemora.
318
301
5,148
2
2
20
1
68
43
879
29
35
424
Peru
814
524
7,429
5
6
52
56
66
472
325
6,838
39
39
628
Plattsburgh
339
210
4,126
2
5
30
108
77
202
219
2,391
39
47
694
Saranac.
249
264
3,799
18
16
489
54
51
196
160
1,994
6
5
90
Totals
3,687
2,937
43,761
27
29
.591
293
254
1,671
1,397
21,555
624
727
10,184
V .- Showing by Towns the Area of Crops and the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
HOPS.
POTATOES.
APPLE ORCHARDS.
TOWNS.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1875.
Area. 1874.
Area. 1875.
Produced. 1874.
Trees.
Fruit produced. 1874.
Cider made. 1874.
Acres.
Acres. 1
Pounds.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Number.
Bushels.
Barrels.
Altona.
438
565
48,443
7,990
2,267
6
Ausable.
388
475
52,316
11,185
6,606
120
Beekmantown
3
3
2,000
838
990
109,062
25,939
20,156
435
Black Brook.
7
7
5,950
378
449
50,869
15,756
7,148
127
Chazy
17
17
10,660
542
666
71,647
26,874
17,071
200
Clinton
513
623
64,753
1,696
340
Dannemora
50
68
5,782
Ellenburgh ..
657
712
91,855
3,513
225
Mooers.
1
1
1,135
759
878
93,050
12,526
6,536
81
Peru ..
7
27
5,028
942
1,416
134,656
24,468
21,327
311
Plattsburgh
6
5
4,200
733
850
77,825
33,783
17,616
419
Saranac ..
979
1,192
146,148
3,430
2,609
7
Schuyler Falls.
1,050
1,081
120,018
14,194
9,713
163
Totals.
41
61
28,973
8,466
10,179
1,090,639
182,544
112,223
2,154
1
4
17
1
1
14
18
22
235
45
50
774
Mooers.
128
128
1,743
1
1
29
30
444
35
51
555
Schuyler Falls ..
388
270
3,744
11,137
472
439
13,239
2,202
2,352
62,072
16
12
271
Clinton.
97
75
1,468
46
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
Acres.
Bushels.
Acres.
68,340
63
79
1,004
Schuyler Falls.
780
136
Champlain
199
214
24,215
1,190
609
285
......
Ellenburgh
Acres.
2,572
2,712
143
STATISTICAL.
VI .- Showing by Towns the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
GRAPES.
MAPLE-SUGAR.
HORSES ON FARMS, June 1, 1875.
POULTRY.
TOWNS.
Fruit produced. 1874.
Wine made. 1874.
Sugar made, 1875.
Syrup made. 1875.
Colts of 1875.
Colts of 1874.
Two years old and over.
Value owned. 1875.
Value sold. 1874.
Value of Eggs sold. 1874.
Altona
Pounds. 25
Gallons. 50
Pounds. 19,470
99
Pounds. 1,294
No.
No.
No.
No.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Dollars.
Ausable ..
1,365
125
22
695
5
40
349
2
1,437
753
1,023
Beekmantown.
225
20,160
355
4,878
56
67
837
7
3,608
3,048
2,871
Black Brook.
300
10
14
10
266
3
509
52
107
Champlain
200
29,460
329
2,425
88
84
780
4
2,199
1,093
1,039
Chazy
3,720
87,220
969
785
80
73
803
2
2,036
1,034
1,846
Clinton.
4,260
117
539
77
53
460
1,589
227
406
Ellenburgh
27,631
2,806
150
55
56
286
1
1,752
494
905
Mooers ..
455
18,035
218
2,831
77
101
903
2
2,184
418
1,278
Peru
1,767
589
1,784
260
8,547
18
46
721
6
3,184
1,851
3,314
Plattsburgh
7,675
3,210
101
4,672
34
53
624
7
3,040
1,658
1,877
Saranac
65
2,915
24
3,790
36
43
718
2,743
524
968
Schuyler Falls
460
4,915
38
610
19
36
400
3
1,546
802
1,479
Totals.
15,957
639
219,485
5,348
31,348
592
701
7,726
44
27,288
2,274
17,617
VII .- Showing by Towns the Value of Live Stock and the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
TOWNS.
Heifers.
Bulls of all Ages.
Working Oxen and Steers.
1874.
1875.
Cattle slaughtered
1874.
1875.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
Pounds. 61,281
Pounds.
Gallons.
Altona ... ........
146
240
266
88
85
732
685
173
Ausable ....
122
164
180
125
87
625
591
65
101
52,558
9,835
17,160
Beekmantown.
303
312
354
116
96
1,335
1,263
240
99
29
133,252
3,754
Champlain ...
252
278
296
139
508
968
935
108
257
232
92,134
1,035
1,290
Chazy
316
358
342
236
255
1,225
34
161
75
109,747
490
Clinton ..
274
324
410
106
86
1,071
66
91
228
83,613
Ellenburgh ..
375
383
384
221
34
1,115
1,147
93
93
92
106,361
580
Mooers
314
532
642
82
106
1,383
1,301
95
16
14
131,392
2,138
1,185
Plattsburgh
333
326
350
167
38
1,343
1,323
117
360
317
92,985
4,480
31,080
Schuyler Falls.
151
152
174
131
91
611
651
31
82
62
58,355
200
Totals ..
3,493
4,028
4,316
1,951
1,959
13,193
13,023
1,296
1,534
1,143
1,182,973
23,731
52,885
VIII .- Showing by Towns the Value of Live Stock and the Amount of Agricultural Productions.
SHEEP.
SWINE.
Number Shorn.
Weight of Clip.
Lambs Raised.
On Farms June 1, 1875.
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