The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-11-09

Ahoo'S9e III 1NSW IidulpSlllIe, NoHi!ooe1-
sofa and other States, and exceeded in
Massachusetts by only 1855, O64.
The value OF slaughtered animals,
50, 124, 500, exceeds the income from the
same source in Delaware, Florida, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Is
land and Oregon. 1t is exceeded slight
ly in Maine, ($2,7S0,l79;) in Maryland,
go, s21 800 Massachusetts, (s2,9l5, 045,
and Vermont, ($2 ,549, OOl.)
The product of butter exceeds that of
eleven States, among them California,
Kansas, the Carolinas, Mississippi and
louisiana. Maryland makes but 494, $40
pounds more.
In flax, greater results are shown than
in any of the States, with the exception
of kentucky, New York Pennsylvania,
North Carolina and Virginia proper, the
latter of which is far exceeded by West
Virginia in proportion either to popula
ton or area.
More of maple sugar is found than in
Il score of the States, and this product
could be increased more than ten-fOld.
Sorghum is also a growing interest.
The following is the order of prece-
dence of the several counties in the sew
cral items indicated:
In farm implements, Hampshire, Bar
bour, jefferson.
In value of farm lands per acre, Jetfer-
son, Brooke, Ohio, Hancock.
In horses, Hampshire, Harrison, Mo-
mongolia.
In cows, Hampshire, Preston, Marion.
In working oxen, Wayne, kanaWha.
In sheep, Brooke, Hancock, Preston,
Ohio, Hampshire.
In swine, Jefferson, Hamspire, Berke
ley, Harrison, Greenbrier.
! In corn. Hampshire, Jefferson, Har-
risOn.
| In wheat, Jefferson, Berkeley, Mason,
! Hampshire.
| In oats, Marshall, Monongalia, Green
brier, Preston.
In barley, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock.
In buckWheat, Hampshire, Pendleton,
| Marshall.
In butter, Pocahontas, Marion, Hamp-
shire, Monongalia, Berkeley.
In hay, Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley,
Barbour, Monongalia, Jefferson, Marion.
In tobacco, Putnam, Kanawha, Mer-
Ger, Wood, Monroe, Fayette.
In flax, Nicholas, Upshur, Barbour,
Mercer, Logan, Marion.
In cheese, Harrison, Upshur, Preston,
Barbour, Monroe, Marion.
In potatoes, Marshall, Preston, Hamp-
| sHIre, WOOu, JackSOll, JeHerSoH.
| Statement of the rallte ofliue stock, accord
| ina to the United States census Of 1860.
Rarhour sa77 COZ. Rarkelev s335 ~
RonnaSIoo 5so. IRA yton 500 i56. Rroolse
soso Iae. Gahell sia5 ca. Calhoun So
6ai. cav S41 sS2f. Ro.idridpe Sl43. 269 ::
Fayette S177 40: Gilmers113.7 22: Green,
brierS676 Dos: Hampshire s763. 454: Han
cock sis2, 746 Hardy 1856, 7Os Harrison
s644 325 Jackson Si73.354 Jefferson
#I66 16s: Kanawha $l97. 224: Lewis S225.-
500: Logan sI61 400: Marion s466. 254 ::
Marshall $3.50. $50: Mason $3.50. OG3: Mer-
Ger s2f4.9 Monongalia s464 90: Mon
roe $500. 26s: Morgan Sill .439: Mellow
eli s33.7S5: Nicholas $334 500: 0hios253
o9O: Pendleton S371 .22S Pocahontas
1928 .0O2: Preston s461. 1913: PutnamSl
995: Peasants SSi .275: Raleigh s69. OBS:
| Randolnh So44 S57: Ritchie S213147:
Roane SS6. $50: Tavior Sl62. 1854 !: Tucker
AS. $50: Tyler 500. 7O7 Upshur S27I .523:
Wayne Sill. DOS: Webster SI4 .3O4: Wet,
zel Sl69. $50: Writ $40. Az: Wood s214.-
077. Wvomino ss1 99o' Total S1o ass
$50.
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