Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-28
Ohio Statfafics.

crease to be about 100000 bushels for
the first period, 100000 for the second,
and e7,000,000 for the third. This in
crease has arisen from increase of acres
planted. A peculiar fact is noticed, that
the corn crop for ten years until 1850, has
been uniformly bad in even years, and good
in odd years. The average crop of odd
years 1851 to 1859, was 19, 500, 900 bush
els more than the averaged crops of even
years 1850 to ls5S-The year 1860 was
the best ever known FOR corn. The crop
is estimated at 100000 bushels.
The greatest wheat crop in quantity and
average was ttat of 1850. The crop of
1860 is estimated at 100000 bushels.
The production in ten years has been %,
100000 bushels. The people at the ut
most allowance per head, have not consum-
ed over half this quantity. The balance
was exported. This is equivalent to the
bread support of 100000 of people for
that period-or equal to the support of the
Kingdom of Denmark.
The oat crop of 1860 was about 20, ,OOO.-
900 bushels, and about 100000 acres plan
ted.
The crop of barley in 1859 was $685.
577 bushels being nearly five times the
crop of 1s49, and nearly eight times that
of 1889.
Buckwheat increased from 633,OOO in
1889 and 63s,OO0 in 1s49, to s,o42,176
pushels in 1859.
The hay crop for 1859 was l,346, ,o55
tons varying but little from the average
for twenty years. The general average
crop is 1-3 tons to the acre.
The production of potatoes in 1859 was
100000 bushels, being nearly the same
as in 1889 and 1S49.
The increase of live stock from ls4O to
1850 was "a per cent. on horses and mules,
40 per cent. on cattle, and Is per cent on
hogs. Sheep have decreased. 1t is esti-
mated that 100000. Ohio cattle are an.
nually transported to eastern markets.
The improved lands amount TO l3,O5l,-
945 acres, and unimproved TO 12,21O,15
ncres. During the past ten years $780,
ASP acres, valued at $40 per acre, have
been reduced to cultivation. The agricul-
tural exports of the State for 1860 were
s56,446, ,797, being nearly half the whole
value of the products.
There are $4,000 people employed in
clothing manufactur in Ohio, and the value
of the product is sl6,OOo,Ooo. This de-
partment in Cincinnati exceeds that of New
York City. The distillation of liquors
decreased. The present is about 3O,0oO,-
600 gallons consuming 100000 bu. of
grain. The value of meats annually pack
ed in Ohio is about Sl2,OOO,OO0. The
pig iron produced in 1860 was IO5,2OO,
worth S3,171.000; required 81 furnaces
and 5000 hands. The incrase since 1850
is 100 per cent. The salt produced is g.
100000 bushels, worth S5OO,OoO; the
production in ten years peing quadrupled.
The industrial Establishments s"-exclu-
sive of pig metal and coal-are set down
at 1o,e64 in the State; value of produc-
tions being s122, 1857 200. Ofthese Cuya-
hoga county furnishes $50; producing So
613,769. Hamilton county is the only
one ahead of it in this respect. The coal
mining for 1860 employed 1000 hands
produced $4,000. 900 bushels, worth S.
100000.
The property of the State consists of
s637,sS4,3ll in real estate, s24s, ,4os,-
$50 personal. making an aggregate of
SSS8,302,60l. The increase in value in
ten years has been almost 100 per cant.
The general aggregate debt of the State
is estimated at $3.50, 525,63s.
There are no reliable statistics of births
and deaths. The marriage licences issued
for the year ending July, 1860, amounted
to 23,l06. To these should be added about
ten per cent. for marriage banns. The
number is larger than for 1859, but less
than the two preceding years. The in
dlctments for the year were 1852, exhibits
no material change from the three proceed
ing years. The crimes against property
are about the same as those against per-
sons. A comparison with the English
statistics show that life is not so safe here,
but that the people are more prosperous.
In 1860, there were n murder IS suicides,
$50 casualties. Of the latter, the greatest
number were by drowning, and railroad
next. The latter have been diminished,
and no passengers lost their lives on the
cars. Getting on and off the cars is fire.
quent cause of fatal accident.
The number of paupers in infrmaries
during the year was 1865; those receiving
outdoor relief estimated at 10000. The
number of new buildings of all kinds in
1860 was 100, at 1856 ,7S7, being less
number than during any year since 1850.
The value of new buildings erected since
1850 is S45,56O,6OO.
The naturalizations in 1860 were more
numerous Than any other preceding year,
numbering 10, ,479, about half being from
Germany.
The churches number $3.50, valued at
Ss,s96,536.
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