Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-03-20
Local Statistics.

AhoaSf0.-W We gather from the Census
Report for 1850, the following statistics,
which will prove interesting to our read
ers. The population Of Augusta county,
the LIST Of June, 1850, was, 24,61O-white
males, 9,67S; females $685. total whites,
l8,9S3.' Total free coIored, 574 slaves, s.
O53 There were. for the year ending
June /, 1850, 493 white and free coored
births and 1876 slaves. Marriages. whites
1873 ; deaths during the same period Whites
and free colored ,205; slaves, 61 Number
dwellings in the county, 1907; families, g.
20S. There were 1872 male adults who
conld not read and write and 1872 females.
There were 17s, sos acres OF improved land
and 155,9S1 acres unimproyed whose to-
tai cash value was S7,022, 273. There
were 7,445 horses 69 mules: 6, 1876 mich
cows Al working oxen; and IS 63S other
cattle; sheep, Is 3l6 swine, 25975-value
of live stock, $685.. 1861. There were pro-
duced in the county, 419006 bushels of
wheat; %, 104 ofRye; sos, 900 Of Corn !;
250026 OF Oats. Pounds of wool produc.
ed, 42,004 bushels of beans, III; of Irish
potatoes, "a, 1856; OF Sweet potatoes, bus;
2,461 bushels Of Buckwheat 1886 of Bar.
ley. Value of orchard products, ST, 790.
Number of gallons Of wine made, 1876
Pounds Of Butter 275 4S3; pounds of cheese
1904; Tons of Hay, 1925; bushels of
Glover Seed, 4,7S1 pounds Of Hops, 142 /;
Flax, 11,771; bushels of Flaxseed, 7S1;
pounds of maple sugar, $50 gallons Of mo.
lasses, %; pounds Of Beeswax aud Honey,
1854; value of home made manufactures,
$13,314. There was one Episcopal; one
Free 2 German Reform; 2 Luthern; 5
Mennonite; 8 Methodist Morayian IS
Presbyterian; Roman Catholic Turk
er, and 5 Union churches-total number A.
Bath-The tot white population of
Bath county was 2,434-1, 254 Of whom
were males, and 1,1s0 females. Total
number Of free colored population was
45-25 males and 20 females. Total num-
Der of slaves 947-506 males and All fe-
males. Total population including Saves
and free black, 3,426. Births during the
year ending June |, 1850, 73-marfiages
during the same time, ~. Number of
dwellings IN the county, 40. Number of
families 40. There were public schools
in the county, 5 teachers and 20 pupils
and the annual income was 1860. There
were acadamies, 5 teachers and s. pu-
pis-total income 5000. Adults (white}
who cannot read and write 4-3 males
and fsmale--iree culored Tina king in
all l /. There were % Sf9 acres of land
improved and 10j,615 unimprovtd-
whose total cash value was s692 346.-
Value of farming impiem ents and ma
chinery $20.506. Horses LOO Asses
and mules 20. Milch cows I 1885. York
lug oxen 93-other cate 1859. Sheep
5,S29. Swine 3 $40. Value of live stock
Sl4S, 565. Bushels of wheat produced,
1852; Rye, 4,012; Corn, 1861; Oats,
42,676. Pounds of wool produced, 49,
271. Bushels Of Irish potatoes, 4,745;
bushels of Buckwheat, 1891: waite of
orchard products. $S7. Gallons OF wine
produced %; pounds Of butter, 36, 100;
cheese, $40 tens Of hay. 1888; no clover
seed 6 bushels of other grass seeds
Pounds of flax 4, 1870; bushels of flax seed,
271; pounds of maple sugar. 6.1s8; pounds
of Beeswax and honey, ATS; value of
homemade manufactures, SO, $50. Num-
Der of churches 6; ,otsl value Of property.
$4,000.
Highland.-The total white population
in Highland was 3,937-of whom 1910
were males aud 1,S77 females. Free col
ored population, rs IA males and - fe-
males. Total slave population, 364--1S9
males and 175 females. Total population
Of the county, including slaves and free
blacks, 1927. Total number Of births
curing the year ending June l, 1850, 1872:
marriages, IS; number of dwellings, 6jI;
number Of families, 651; number of pub
lie schools 7; number OF teachers, S-num-
Der of pupils 1876. Total annual income,
S42S; adults who cannot read and write
$40 males and 43 females. Acres of
improved land, 1859; unimproyed 1861
49, cash value S1,23044l; value of
farming implements aud machinery, S26..
692; number of horses, 1909; asses and
mules, AZ; milch cows, 2,631; oxen, 100;
other cattle $685. sheep, 1852; swine,
A, 4S3-value of live stock, 1901 600
bushels Of wheat produced. 90, 456; rye
7.741; corn, 81 241 oats, 81, GA pounds
of tobacco. 1874 wool, 26,661; bushels of
peas and beans, 9d3; Irish potatoes 4
059; buekwheat, 6,214; value Of orchard
products, $1,167; gallons of wine s;
pounds of butter, S3.067; cheese 1904:
ions o: hay, 1854 ; bushels of clover seed,
%; otter grass seed n ; pounds Of hops
So; 8 tons OF hemp; pounds Of fax, 49,
S45 bushels Of flax seed, 3S7 pounds of
maple sugar 1921; gallons of molasses,
1910; pounds of beeswax and honey.
10.262; value of homemade manutac-