The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-07

WyandOt tCOunty-INTEREsTIN STA
T1sTIcs.-fn looking over the Report of
the Auditor of State; for the year 1865, we
discovered "a enumber, of very interesting
statfstitR fattA, which welhave compiled
for the benefit ofourFealddetrs alddetry in this county:
We find that the amount of State taxes
paid in from Wyandot county in the past
year was s33s302 r43s gsunlT received from
pcdlers' licenses, 81 20; from show licenses,
SO CO; idufiifg the same tirne"we paid into
the State Common School Fund ssh y,
and received out of Said fund s9,4O2 81.
There arc 254,906 acres of land in this
county, valucdiat S3,62l30s. D The value of
real estate in towns is S470,209, and of
chatter property $2749,0is; so that Elittle
Wyandot is just worth S6,S39 b36 We own
GIG head of horses, valued at $500, COG; we
have 1l,465i head ofcattfe.I Said toibe1worth
s193,527; sheep 9l.76O, valued at 1881, III; ;
hogs 1909, value S65,391; dogs 1910, value
Ss33.es 1sliouldn' 't1ikeS to IiaFest iii fhesca-
mines at those figures, unless guaranteed
city prices for slaughtering the curs.
The 6ontonrpfthe epunty use 2,62S earri-
W
5s4 watches, valued at S$10.7G7; our ears
are tickled by sweet sounds from 20 pianos,
which are only valued at S9,76l-the asses
sors >sudceeded in getting thiif property
down to pretty low figures.
sThere7were 14.7A acres of wheat sown
in this cotnty last" year, producing f72,2 ,297
bushels; of rye 100 acres, with 1922 bush
els; barley 723 acres, with ll,27G bushels !;
buckwheat GAS acres, and 953S bushels ;
coine 17,S6f acres, with 59O.253 bushels |;
oats 3,2S6 acres, producing 9ls5l9 bushels ;
meadow 14,723 acres, with 14,9lG tons OF
hay ;@c1over l4;1O7 acres with 1875 tons of
hay and 2412 bushels of seed; potatoes 59l
acres, on which were produced 59, 153 BUSH
elSofI Pat 5, ,f,torite fruit, tobacco 9laeress,
with 5,54S pounds of the weed; butter
237,0 ,064 poundss sorghum 124 acres, $40
pouadS Sofesugar and S67sE l gallons, syrup syrup
maple sugar 27,4S3 pounds and syrup l,25l
gallbns.0Y y Gt3ti
During the year 459 sheep were killed. by
dogs i'll the county and 4s7 injured. Total
numbatfof sheep killed fby dogs -last~year
in the State 30,337, the number dinjared
2l.103, with a total loss to sheept traisers OF
S174,g24 80! 1t occurs ito us that this is a
tpretty "steep'' tax to pay on pack iot
Worthless dogs - '''8f'1" 81 N""''~''"''''
last year our little county had 1883 sol
diers and marines in the. service Of the
! United States > 297i died in the service, and
94 were disabled. -. ia1''a-,.i<' ls'A an:'l9f'o
! b.- t&ozd 9a. - sHuffa.s /. n ifc ~ -itEslri
NoW, we come to, a very. Interesting .pos-
ton of the Report, in which we find just
how much the gentlemen who live in and
about the Court House receive for their
services. 1t is not very surprising that the
poor htneaa Nonfeeelss tight so desperately
1 over the 'loavcs and fishes" The Auditor
received last ear 81 $50. ofwhich he paid
for clerk hire $3.50, leaving $1,000 net com
pensatiQn ; the Treasurer received $l,073 G2
of which he paid ~$l40 to assistants, leay ing
1888 81 net salary ;lthe Recorder received
Sos 20, paying assistants s1l0, 1eaNvfne g
s59S 20 net. for his services, Sheriff receiv-
ed $3.50, paying s1OO to deputies, leaving
$3.50 net-not much to fight for certainly
any Industrious daboring man can make
that ffllch. without giving any bonds fol
the faithful performance of his duties; the
Clerk made just $3.50 Go last y ear; /; the office
IofProsecuting! Attorney is very '.fatp in
deed, (which Will ACCOUNT in some measure
for the great joy manifested BY the Honor
able Chester II. Mott. on learning that ht
was elected to that lucrative and respon
sible position net proceeds last yea
amounted to.just 1888 3d. r.,is ,I,atu7a