Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-04
STATISTICS

featuring resources and productions of the
County of Iowa, taken by the Assessors O.
the various Towns, at the time of making
the annual assessments for the year 1866
The statistics, as a whole, are very incor,
rect and incomplete-the Town of Arena
not reporting at all, and some other Towns
only reporting about half the items named
in the blanks furnished The following
however, is the productions reported in
the whole County
Apples, 4,254 bushels, valued at $6,577;
Wheat, 17,46o acres, 2s9,344 bushels
valued at 1858, ,946; Barley, 1881 acres,
81 ,29l bushels, valued at $S,64l Rye
,433 acres, 90, 130 bushels, valued at 81,
SIT; Oats, 1918 acres, ,6o3 bushels
valued at $l47,9l7; Buckwheat, S92 acres
5,595 bushels, valued at $2,915; Corn. 49,,
293 acres, 766, ,222 bushels, valued at Sl65,
5S6; Beans and Peas, S36 acres, l,03e
bushels, valued at 1891; Timothy ane
other Grass Seeds, 27 bushels, valued at
SlO7; Flax Seed, 2,543 bushels, valued at
s6,ll8; Hay, II, 500 acres, 1913 tons
valued at S93 ,487 Potatoes, 1888 acres
l52 ,e95 bushels, valued at S38,032.
Butter. 3l4,524 pounds, val. at s69, ,795
Cheese, 1902 pounds, valued at 1884
Sorghum, d acres, 146 pounds sugar, val
ued at $l4,6o-4,125 gallons Molasses
valued at 1885; Maple Molasses, 249 gal
Ions, valued at s249 Honey, 3,545 pounds
valued at $500; Grapes, l05 pounds, val
ued at $26 Wine, 10 gallons, valued al
$3S; Cattle and Calves, 16,359 on hand
valued at $249, ,819-1, ,784 slaughtered
valued at $50, Hogs, 1908 on hand,
valued at $11o,o25-s,25s slaughtered
valued at $l5l, ,o27; Horses and Mules,
1926 on hand, valued at s37e,379 Sheep
and Lambs, II, ,740 on hand, valued at
$27,645-S33 slaughtered, valued at So
828; Wool, 26,lSS pounds, valued at $l2,-
004; Woolen Fabrics, 1896 yards, valued
at $l,607; Leather, valued at sl,40o
Boots and Shoes, 3,625 pairs, valued at
$lG,942; Castings, valued at So 500; Lead
smcltcd, $239, ,239-raised, 800, ,966-man,
ufactured into shot, &C., $4,000; Zinc
10000 pounds. valued at 1925; Agricul-
tural Implements and Machinery, valued at
$4,025; Cabinet Ware, valued at s., 100
Wagons and Carriages, valued at $3.50.
Hops, pounds, valued att dolls; Beer
1886 barrels, valued at 29,225 dolls. /;
Lime, 500 pounds, valued at 25o dolls. !;
JOB Printing, valued at |, 100 dolls; Ready
Made Clothing, 1918 yards, valued at
30,840 dolls. ;-vaiue manufacture, 27,-
CAB dolls. /; Tobacco, l05 pounds, valued at
.966 dolls. Dogs, 1918; Sheep Killed, 564
valued at ,T49 Sheep Injured, l6, valued
at 2G dolls. Aggregate value of sheep kill
ed and injured, 1,775 dolls, /; Capital in
vested in manufactures, 36,5l5 dolls.
In looking over the statistics of the var
ious towns in the county, we find that the
following towns excel in the items which
are placed after them:
Clyde excels in the value of material fol
making clothing.
Dodgeville excels in butter, wine, mum
Der Of cattle on hand, number Of horses
and mules, number Of sheep and lambs
slau ghtered, yards Of WOODEN fabrics man
ufactured, lead snlelted, agricultural i'm
plements manufactured, hops, job print
ing, and capital invested in manufactures
Highland excels in maple molasses
hogs slaughtered, lime, and dogs.
Linden excels in apples, hay, cattle
slaughtered, wool, and zinc.
Moscow excels in cheese.
Mtfiin excels in barley, oats, corn, fla,
seed, hogs on hand, lead raised, and leat
manufactured.
Mineral Point excels in potatoes ant
grapes.
Mineral Point City exceIs in leather
boots and shoes, iron castings, cabne
ware, wagons and carriages, beer, numbe
Of yards of material for clothing. and val
uc Of ready made clothing
Pulaski excels in buckwheat and honey
Ridgeway excels in rye, beans and peas
timothy seed, sheep on hand, and numbe
of sheep killed by dogs and wolves.
Waldwick excels in wheat, sorghum
sugar, and tobacco.
Wyoming excels In sorghum molasses
W Abbott's History Of the Civil War
q copy of the second volume of which i
before us, is considered by good judges t.
be one Of the best histories of the late ma
tional struggles which has been written
John S. c. Abbott is writer of consider
able note, having figured in histories an,
other literary enterprises of note for
number of years. At the breaking out G
the rebellion, Mr. Abbott commenced t
gather material for his history, and havin
faithfully followed it up to the close Q
the struggle, his history may be relic
on as being quite as authentic as any ott
er. 1t is written in modern, readabl
style, and cannot help bat please as We
instruct. The engravings, which are o
steel, are superior to those of any histor
which has yet come under our observation
Considering the matter it contains, and ii