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Two days later, on January 11, 1868, there was fled in the office of the Secretary of State (see Record of Corporation, No. 4, p. 64) a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, changing the name of the Sandusky & Cincinnati Railroad Company to the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad Company.
This last-named company, on the 28th of June, 1870, leased for a period of ninety-nine years, from July 1, 1870, renewable forever, the road, prop- erty and rights of the Columbus, Springfield & Cincinnati Railroad Com- pany (successor to the Springfield & Columbus Railroad Company, hereto- fore named as lessors to the Mad River & Lake Erie Company), the latter agreeing to complete its line of road from London to Columbus by Septem- ber 1, 1871, and to keep and maintain its corporate existence and organiza- tion, the first party to have the privilege of issuing coupon bonds to the amount of $1,100,000, secured by mortgage or deed of trust on the prop- erty, and agreeing to maintain, use and operate the road from Columbus to Springfield, making such additions, etc., as the business may require, pay all running expenses, damages for loss or injury to property or persons, all taxes, etc., and to pay as rental, when in possession of the whole line be- tween Springfield and Columbus, in equal quarterly payments, forty per centum of the gross earnings and income of the road between Spring- field and Columbus; provided that when the aggregate thus to be paid shall ex- ceed the sum of $120,000; the first-named company shall pay, and the latter be entitled to receive fifty per centum only of such excess in addition, the first party guaranteeing that the annual payment to the Columbus, Spring- field & Cincinnati Railroad Company shall not be less than $80,000 each year.
. .. The following in relation to the above lease is from the annual report of this company, June 30, 1872, to the Commissioner: "The lease has been modified so that this company, instead of paying forty per cent of the gross earnings of that road, guarantees the principal and interest of the bonds of the Columbus, Springfield & Cincinnati Railroad Company, and its stock, exchanged for stock of this company, share for share, is owned and held in trust by the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad Company."
The company has made a perpetual lease of that portion of its road extending from Springfield to Dayton, receiving therefor thirty-five per cent of the gross earnings, to the Cincinnati & Springfield Railway Com- pany, by whom it was transferred, together with a lease in perpetuity of its own railway rights, privileges and franchises, to the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Company.
On the 8th of March 1881, this company, and the Columbus, Spring- field & Cincinnati Railroad Company, leased their roads to the Indianapo- lis, Bloomington & Western Railway Company, for ninety-nine years, renewable forever.
This road affords excellent facilities to the residents of the western part of Wyandot County, and running in a general northeast and southwest course, traverses, with sidings, 19.85 miles within the county limits. Its chief stations in Wyandot are Carey and Whartonsburg.
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company .-- This company was organized in the summer of 1856, by the consolidation of the interests of the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad Company (which was incorporated
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February 24, 1848, by the Legislature of Ohio, and April 11, 1848. by the Legislature of Pennsylvania), the Ohio & Indiana Railroad Company (which was incorporated March 20, 1850, by the Ohio Legislature, and ratified Jan- uary 15, 1851, by the Indiana Legislature), and the Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company, which was incorporated in Indiana September 22, 1852, by filing articles of association with the Secretary of State, and in Illinois by an act of the State Legislature dated February 5, 1853.
Turning to a report (dated at Pittsburgh, Penn., May 6, 1856), addressed to the stockholders of the three roads by George W. Cass, President of the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Robert McKelly, President pro tem. of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad Company, and Joseph K. Edgerton, President of the Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company, we find the following facts concerning the early history of these roads.
The Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad Company, as originally incorporated, was authorized to extend its road from Pittsburgh to the State line of Indi- ana, in the direction of Fort Wayne. The company did not, however, deem it expedient to exercise the full power of its charter, and the present town of Crestline, a point on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad, 187 miles west of the city of Pittsburgh, was established as the western termin- us of the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad.
It was supposed in that early period in the history of the company, that the extension of the road westward from Crestline could be better carried on under the auspices of another and independent company. The road was. therefore, only constructed from Pittsburgh to Crestline, and was opened for business over its whole length on the 11th day of April, 1853.
Pending the progress of the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad, and with a view to its western extension to Fort Wayne, the Ohio & Indiana Railroad Company was chartered and organized under the laws of Ohio and Indi- ana, and empowered to construct its road from Crestline to Fort Wayne. Liberal subscriptions were obtained from the counties along the line of the road, and from private individuals, and in the spring of 1852 the work of construction was commenced. On the 1st of November, 1854, the road was opened from Crestline to Fort Wayne, a distance of 131} miles. The Pennsylvania and the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad Companies had also aided largely in its construction by their means and credit, and in 1856 owned about one-fourth of the road, its rolling stock, etc.
The successful commencement and progress of the Ohio & Indiana Rail- road led to the organization in September, 1852, under the general railroad laws of Indiana, of the Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company, with power to build a railroad from Fort Wayne, Ind., the western terminus of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad, to the city of Chicago, Ill. This organiza- tion was strongly encouraged by the officers of the road first mentioned in this paragraph. Indeed, the Ohio & Indiana and the Fort Wayne & Chica- go Companies were regarded as so strongly identified in interests that both were placed under the care of the same President, and obtained station grounds in common at Fort Wayne.
The Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad Company subscribed $100,000 of the stock of the Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, and the Ohio & Indiana Company made a similar subscription to the amount of $213,550.
The Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad was commenced in the summer of 1853, and its completion by January, 1854, was confidently expected, but unavoidable delays, monetary depressions, etc., occurred, and at the time of the consolidation of the three roads in 1856, as the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
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& Chicago Railroad, only 20 miles of the 147 miles from Fort Wayne to Chicago were finished.
The relative value of the stocks agreed upon at the time of consolida- tion were as follows: Ohio & Pennsylvania, 120; Ohio & Indiana, 100; Fort Wayne & Chicago, 106.
Length of each road: Pittsburgh to Crestline, 187 miles; Crestline to Fort Wayne, 131 miles; Fort Wayne to Chicago, 147 miles. Air line dis- tances between the same points: Pittsburgh to Crestline, 146 miles; Crest- line to Fort Wayne, 126 miles; Fort Wayne to Chicago, 136 miles.
Not deeming it pertinent to this work to follow further the history of the consolidated organization-to give an account of its litigations, trans- fers, leases, etc .- we invite the attention of the reader to a few mat- ters of local interest connected with the history of this grand avenue of travel and commerce, now operated as a part of the great Pennsylvania Railroad system, which in passing through the central part of Wyandot from east to west, having the towns of Nevada, Upper Sandusky and Kirby as its principal stations, has 24.44 miles of road bed in this county, includ- ing 4.20 miles of sidings.
The first action taken by the people of Upper Sandusky to secure rail- way facilities, or rather the route of the then proposed Ohio & Pennsyl- vania Railroad through their town, resulted in a meeting being held in the court house on the night of December 30, 1848. At that time Robert Tag- gart was elected President, and William King, Secretary. Various speeches were made, and a number of resolutions were adopted to further the end in view, but other details of the doings of this assemblage have not beon preserved.
In complying with the provisions of the thirteenth section of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Ohio & Indiana Railroad Company," approved March 20, 1850, a majority of the votes polled at an election held in Wyandot County on the 8th day of October, 1850, were in favor of the proposition that the Commissioners of the county subscribe to the capital stock of the said company $50,000. Two days later, however, a writ was issued from the Court of Common Pleas of the county, which enjoined the Commissioners from subscribing to the capital stock of the road. There- upon they (the Commissioners) refused to proceed in the matter, and re- tained Messrs. Berry, Sears, McKelly and Kirby, as attorneys in a suit in chancery brought by John Carey and others in the Common Pleas Court of Wyandot County. This case was continued until March term, 1854, when (considering the fact that the railroad in question was nearly completed without aid from Wyandot County*) the injunction, by the consent of both parties was made perpetual.
The railroad buildings at Upper Sandusky and the railroad bridge, over the river at the same place were built in the summer of 1853. On Friday, November 11, 1853, the completion of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad to Upper Sandusky was celebrated at the latter place by the firing of cannon, with music, speeches, etc., and a grand supper at the Exchange Hotel. The first through passenger train from Pittsburgh reached Upper Sandusky on Friday, January 20, 1854. It here made connection with the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, which led to Sandusky and Cincinnati. Mr. Mills, in 1854, became the first telegraph operator at Upper Sandusky. At the same time E. P. Copeland was known as the first freight and ticket agent.
*The town of Upper Sandusky subscribed $15,000 to the capital stock of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad Company, which was paid.
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However, the latter was succeeded in the course of a few weeks by Curtis Berry.
Columbus & Toledo Railroad Company .- This company was incor- porated May 28, 1872, under the general act of May 1, 1852, the corpora- tors being M. M. Greene, P. W. Huntington, B. E. Smith, W. G. Deshler, James A. Wilcox and John L. Gill, of Columbus, Ohio, who were empow- ered to construct a railroad from the city of Columbus to the city of Toledo, through the counties of Franklin, Delaware, Marion, Wyandot, Seneca, Wood and Lucas, a distance of 123.7 miles. The capital stock named in the certificate of incorporation is $2,500,000, which by law is divided into shares of $50 each. On the 1st of July, 1872, subscription books were opened in Columbus and Toledo. During the succeeding three months, $270,000 having been duly subscribed, the corporators called a meet- ing of the stockholders, which was held in the city of Columbus on the 13th day of November following, and nine Directors were duly elected. On the same day the Directors met and organized the company, by the election of the proper officers. One year later-October 15, 1873-the line of the road was permanently located through the towns of Delaware, Marion, Upper Sandusky, Carey and Fostoria. The bids for construction were opened August 4, 1875, and on the 16th of the same month a contract was concluded with Miller, Smith & Co. They commenced work the next day, and in November, 1876, the work upon the line from Marion to Columbus was sufficiently completed to justify the company in complying with the urgent solicitation of the stockholders and business men along the route to commence running trains. This was done at considerable cost in proportion to the amount of business, which was, necessarily, limited on so short a distance upon a new and incom- plete road.
On the 9th of November, 1876, a contract was made with the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company for joint use of the Toledo & Woodville road from Walbridge to Toledo, five and one half miles, including the bridge of that road over the Maumee River at Toledo, and its depots and other terminal facilities in that city.
Early in January, 1877, the entire line was so far completed that through business was commenced, and regular trains were run between Columbus and Toledo, under an arrangement with the contractors, who were, how- ever, occupied for some time after that in finishing up the road, so that it was not fully completed and accepted by the company until July following. This road-118.2 miles -was constructed, fully equipped and provided with all the necessary and proper terminal accommodations in Columbus* and Toledo, at a cost of $3,338,507.54.
In July, 1881, this road-the Columbus & Toledo Railroad-was sold to a syndicate, and the name was thereupon changed to the Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railroad.
In passing through the central part of Wyandot County, in a northwest and southeast course, 24.40 miles of road bed, including 2.26 miles of sid- ings are required. The principal stations in the county are Fowler, Upper Sandusky, where it crosses the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway, and Carey where it crosses the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Rail- way.
POST OFFICES.
Under this heading will be found a complete list of Wyandot County's
*In Columbus, on the 22d of February, 1877. an arrangement was effeted with the Columbus & Hock- ing Valley Railroad Company, for the joint use of its terminal property.
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post offices and postmasters, which, through the courtesy of Hon. George E. Seney, the present Member of Congress from this district, and Hon. Louis A. Brunner, the present Speaker pro tem. of the Ohio House of Rep- resentatives, has been procured especially for this work from the books of the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C.
BELLE VERNON-(Late in Crawford County).
Jacob Curtis, May 10, 1842; Ezekiel Eckleberry, Jr., September 11, 1848; Ashford Stover, December 10, 1855; Seldon T. Payne, May 29, 1861; J. V. Stevenson, March 12, 1867; Jacob Staum, December 22, 1870; David Dubre, October 25, 1871; Daniel Pope, January 2, 1879; Daniel Bope, January 20, 1879; Marshal B. Snover, April 2, 1883.
BIG TURTLE.
Thomas Wolverton, May 29. 1854. Discontinued December 10, 1855.
' BOWSHERVILLE-(Late in Crawford County).
William H. Hunt, October 31, 1839; Albert Mears, October 17, 1845; Barnet Hughes, September 19, 1863. Discontinued April 17, 1865.
CRAWFORD-(Late in Crawford County).
George Ames, November 15, 1844; Abraham Myers, July 29, 1845. Name changed to "Carey," June 5, 1848.
CAREY-(Late Crawford P. O.).
Abraham Myers, June 5, 1848; Samuel B. Turner, July 5, 1861; Ros- well Perry, December 4, 1865; David Jay, March 2, 1868; Robert Gregg, February 22, 1869; James W. Herndon, June 24, 1881. Re-appointed (Pres.) April 2, 1883; (President and Senate), December 20, 1883.
CRAWFORD.
Joseph D. Baxter, June 5, 1848; George Unger, June 27, 1848; William Parker, June 11, 1849; Reuben Savidge, November 17, 1851; Solomon Hare, April 6, 1855. Discontinued November 12, 1860. Re-established January 15, 1877, and McDowell M. Carey appointed. McDonough M. Carey, January 31, 1877.
DEUNQUOT.
James Culver, June 3, 1880.
KIRBY.
James C. Culbertson, September 26, 1854; Franklin Hilliard, December 15, 1855; Hugh H. Long, May 14, 1857; James Warren, September 27, 1858; Perry Knox, July 26, 1861; Franklin Pope, February 22, 1864; Or- mund W. Johnson, December 11, 1865; Silas S. DeBolt, October 4, 1869; Luzern E. Landon, May 2, 1872.
LITTLE SANDUSKY-(Late in Crawford County).
Joseph E. Fouke, July 10, 1841; John Q. A. Worth, October 9, 1846; Joseph E. Fouke, November 8, 1849; William E. Hurxthal, November 1, 1850; Joseph E. Fouke, February 16, 1852; John F. Myers, September 5, 1853; Robert W. Malone, March 14, 1855; John S. Fouke, July 22, 1856; Samuel M. Worth, April 25, 1861; Joseph Wilmith, December 31, 1864; James Whittaker, November 4, 1880.
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LOVELL.
Jonathan Z. Walborn, January 10, 1877; John E. Kirby, December 23, 1878; Jonathan Z. Walborn, June 16, 1879; Jacob H. Foster, October 30, 1882.
MCCUTCHENVILLE-(Late in Crawford County).
Michael Brackley, August 8, 1840; Roswell Perry, July 24, 1845; Henry Freet, February 28, 1849; James M. Chamberlin, November 13, 1849; Henry V. Brinkerhoff, May 1, 1851; John Myers, July 26, 1853; George W. Hoffman, December 9, 1856; David Hoffman. Jr., January 26, 1858.
MARSEILLES-(Late in Marion County).
Jasper Hunt, August 3, 1844; William M. Chesney, September 23, 1845; James P. Maddox, September 28, 1847; Charles Merriman, February 8, 1849; Lewis Merriman, December 30, 1851; John M. Chesney, July 29, 1853; Robert H. Mitchell, September 19, 1861; William M. Thompson, September 16, 1865; Charles W. Gates, June 21, 1866; J. O. Studebaker, April 3, 1876; George W. Davis, January 16, 1882; Josiah Smith, July 3, 1882; John W. Kennedy, March 30, 1883.
MEXICO-(Late in Crawford County).
Nicholas S. Mccullough, November 14, 1843; William Nowell, April 7, 1846; Jacob H. Funk, September 24, 1851; Jared M. Hord, November 4, 1853; Edward P. Marble, January 18, 1856; Henry C. Bogard, March 29, 1859; Adam R. Ganter, May 4, 1863; B. A. Wright, February 22, 1864; John N. Biggs, March 21, 1864; Henry M. Nichols, June 24, 1867; William Carr, March 20, 1871; Levi Gault, March 8, 1876; Levi F. Gault. April 6, 1876.
NEVADA.
William McJunkin, July 18, 1854; Robert Dixon, June 1, 1857; Will- iam McJunkin, March 22, 1858; Emanuel Aurand, January 29, 1859; Thomas J. Hinkle, August 9, 1860; William McJunkin, October 13, 1862; John Sheehy, January 10, 1867; Cyrenus De Jean, April 13, 1869; Thomas C. De Jean, October 19, 1874; William B. Woolsey, June 20, 1881.
PITT. Cyrus Sears, January 15, 1877.
PLEASANT DALE-(Late in Hardin County). Thomas Scott, March 23, 1846. Discontinued May 18, 1850.
SEAL.
James F. Wadsworth, December 26, 1850; Andrew Giegg, October 13, 1857; Elkanah F. Elliott, April 16, 1859; Philip Perdew, November 5, 1864; Hugh Mckibbin, April 13, 1866; Benjamin Ulrick, November 22, 1867; John M. Lee, May 21, 1869; Levin D. Johnson, September 6, 1872; James Culver, November 3, 1873; Arthur S. Andrews, June 18, 1877.
SYCAMORE-(Late in Crawford County).
Samuel Hudson, October 19, 1831; Luther L. Pease, November 13, 1849; Alexander W. Brinkerhoff, November, 5, 1851; John Harper, January 21, 1857; Pemberton C. Kitchen, June 28, 1861; Abram N. Gibbs, October 13, 1862; John W. Reynolds, April 5, 1865; A. Saffelt, November 23, 1870;
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Abram N. Gibbs, January 5, 1871; Frank Babcock, November 9, 1875; Francis M. Babcock, November 24, 1875; Henry M. Byers, June 4, 1877; John E. Kitchim, April 23, 1879; Mrs. Mary King, May 9, 1881.
TYMOCHTEE-(Late in Crawford County).
William Irvine, May 17, 1844; Samuel Kenan, May 24, 1845; Spencer St. John, September 13, 1847; Samuel B. Turner, April 9, 1850. Discon- tinued September 26, 1850. Re-established January 23, 1851, and James H. Williams appointed. Alfred Enninger, November 17, 1851; Ellis Car- ter, June 23, 1854; John Ringeisen, July 24, 1855; Joseph Sanders, Octo- ber 3, 1861; George W. Freet, April 24, 1865; John A. Roberts, August 8, 1866; George W. Freet, June 26, 1867; Philip Enders, April 18, 1875; Levi W. Spetler, May 6, 1875; Henry Long, December 3, 1878. Discon- tinued September 20, 1881.
UPPER SANDUSKY (c. h.)-(Late in Crawford County).
Andrew McElvain, October 12, 1844; Hiram Flack, August 12, 1845; William T. Giles, January 21, 1846; John A. Morrison. April 21, 1846; Josiah Smith, January 12, 1847; Austin C. Hubbard, June 12, 1849; James W. Brown, March 19, 1850; William McCandlish, March 12, 1857; Lewis R. Seaman, August 8, 1864; William A. Lovett, January 24, 1865; Moses H. Kirby, August 28, 1866; William B. Hitchcock (President and Senate), April 20, 1867; Pietro Cuneo, April 6, 1869. Re-appointed (President and Senate), March 20, 1873; re-appointed (President), May 24, 1877. William M. Thompson (President), June 25, 1877; (President and Senate), Novem- ber 8, 1877 ; re-appointed (President and Senate), January 12, 1882; John F. Rieser, February 26, 1884.
WARPOLE.
Daniel Straw, February 25, 1852. Discontinued August 2, 1858. Re- established May 15, 1862, and Ephraim Stansberry appointed. Discontinued December 13, 1870. Re-established August 17, 1874, and Jeremiah O'Neal appointed. Discontinued February 10, 1882.
WHARTONSBURG.
James E. James, July 20, 1852; Ira Bristoll, March 3, 1855; Adam De Brough, January 31, 1866; Charles Hostler, September 23, 1867; Hiram P. Marshall, December 18, 1867; Adam B. Houck, January 11, 1869; Syl- vanus R. Coats, August 9, 1869. Name changed to Wharton, July 21, 1879, and Sylvanus R. Coats re-appointed.
WYANDOT-(Late in Marion County).
John Kirby, June 10, 1837; Augustus W. Munson, January 14, 1846; Samuel Kirby, July 19, 1850; James H. Reicheneker, September 23, 1850; Henry Flock, June 3, 1854; Joseph Turney, December 4, 1860; Henry Flock, March 31, 1864; Daniel Flock, October 31, 1870; James G. Jun- kins, July 31, 1871. Discontinued September 23, 1872. Re-established July 11, 1873, and Daniel Flock appointed.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS.
Wyandot County has ever been famed for the natural fertility of its soil and its varied agricultural productions, yet, notwithstanding these ad- vantages, the cultivation of the ground and the raising of live stock was not
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the road to wealth for the pioneers of this region. The great embarrass- ment under which they labored was the difficulty of getting their products to market. Despite roots and stumps, sprouts and bushes, the newly- cleared land brought forth bountiful harvests; but the early wagon-roads were, at most seasons of the year, in an almost impassable condition; canals and railroads were entirely wanting, and the distance to large towns, and consequent markets was so great, and the route so difficult and hazardous, that the pioneer farmer had but little encouragement to burden himself with surplus productions. However, the completion of various railroad lines leading north, east, south and west, has wrought a wonderful change during the past twenty-five years. Values have rapidly increased, and many farmers are now termed wealthy.
The following facts concerning the farm products, live stock, etc., of Wyandot County for the year 1882, have been compiled from the reports of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, published in 1883:
Acres wheat sown, 34,674; bushels wheat produced in 1882, 467,841; average yield per acre, 13.49; acres sown for 1883, 31,450; cost of commer- cial fertilizers bought for crop of 1883, $62; acres buckwheat sown, 43; bushels buckwheat produced, 648; acres corn planted in 1882, 31,433; bushels corn produced, 1,314,606; acres oats sown, 6,299; bushels oats pro . duced, 193,998; average yield of same per acre, 30.79; acres rye sown, 142; bushels rye produced, 2,073; acres barley sown, 23; bushels barley pro- duved, 472; acres of meadow lands cultivated, 14,157; tons of hay produced, . 17,583; acres clover sown, 9,157; tons of clover produced, 7,872; bushels of clover seed produced. 4,328; acres clover plowed under, 1,184; acres of flax cultivated, 82; bushels of flax seed produced, 429; acres of potatoes culti . vated. 1,104; bushels of potatoes produced, 92,850; gallons milk sold for family use, 56,589; pounds butter made in home dairies, 445,957; pounds butter made in factories and creameries, 24,600: pounds cheese made in factories, 77,000; acres tobacco cultivated, 4; pounds of tobacco produced, 9,610; number hives of bees, 1,238; pounds of honey produced, 22,763; acres sorghum cultivated, 8; pounds sugar manufactured, 145; gallons syrup manufactured, 2,800; pounds maple sugar manufactured, 6,255; gallons maple syrup manufactured, 4,477; dozens eggs produced, 363,029; dozens eggs shipped beyond the State, 107,625; acres in' vineyards, 16; pounds of grapes gathered, 56,165; gallons wine pressed, 407; acres occupied by or- chards, 3,160; bushels apples produced, 85,156; bushels peaches produced, 3,823; bushels pears produced, 714; bushels cherries produced, 208; bushels plums produced, 42; bushels sweet potatoes produced, 98; acres land culti- vated, 119,359; acres of pasture, 52,384; acres of woodland, 49,334; acres lying waste, 2,430; total number of acres owned, 223,507: pounds wool shorn, 435,217; milch cows owned, 4,769; stallions owned, 28; total number of dogs, or hydrophobic generators owned, 1,663; sheep killed by dogs, 312; : tue of sheep thus killed, $1,299; sheep injured by dogs, 331; amount of damage to same, $738; domestic animals died of disease-hogs, 758; value of same, $5,118; sheep, 1,179; value of same, $3,820; cattle, 183; value of same, $4,499; horses, 132; value of same, $10,672; losses by flood-live® stock, value, $626; grain, etc., value, $2,381; houses, etc .. value, $170; fences, etc., value, $6,215.
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