The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27

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Noble, Belmont, Montgomery and
Brown.
In 1866, 36344,GO7 pounds of
butter We're produced, being near.
ly four millions more than in 1865.
The number OF pounds of cheese
was %, 1877, ,929, an increase on the
previous year of more than five
million pounds. This increase is
probably due 10 the larger and |
better crop Of grass in 1866
Sugar and moiasses are produc.
ed in this State from the maple
tree and the sorghum cane. Tho
number of acres planted in 1866
was 1929, producing 5,147
pounds of sugar and 4.696.U89 gal.
Ions of molasses. This is large
increase on any previous year.
The product of the maple tree was
5,657 ,449 pounds of sugar and
393, ,764 gallons of molasses.
ANIMALs.-The enumeration of
horses tor 1867 showed that there
were in the State COL 800, valued
at S48, ,949.l00, or an average cfS11
per head. There were 90, 925 mules,
valued at $3.50, ,039, or S71 each.
There were ,426, l15 cattle, valued
at $50, ,593,036 or S23 each. The
nun. Der of both horses and cattle
decreased during the war, but since
its close both have been constantly
increasing. The counties having
the most cattle arc those devoted
to dairying interests, viz Trum.
bull, Ashtabula, Lorain, Geauga
and Portage.
The number Of sheep returned in
1867 was 7,55S,507, valued at S2O,.
$50, 1902 or So 80 each. Tho num-
bcr since 1860 has more than dou-
bled. The counties devoted espec.
tally to the raising of sheep are
Licking, Harrison, Knox, Mus.
kingum, Columbiana, Coshocton.
jefferson, Iorain, Medina and
Stark. The wool product was 81
193,047 pounds which was sold for
a little less than $4,000. 600. The
number of sheep killed by dogs
was q 438 and were valued at
$l26, 1862.
The number Of hogs returned in
1867 was 2,058, ,0S6, valued at S..
l4l, ,46S or 81 per head. In 1864
65 the number of hogs in tho State
greatly diminished, but since that
time it has increased, and at the
present time is about equal TO the
lumber in 1861.
COMMERCE AND NAv1GATIoN.-The
following is the tonnage of the
districts into which Ohio is divid-
ed, for the year 1866: Cuyahoga
district, 52529; Sandusky, l3 600;
Miami, II, 692, and Cincinnati II.
SO4, an increase on 1858 of about
32 per cent. During the same
year three ships, II schooners, 80
sloops and canal boats and 4S
steamers were built-.total 106.-
The foreign commerce of tho State
will be seen by the following fig.
uers: The number ofvessels clear.
ed was no, and entered 946. with
a tonnage of 236,759. Tho in
crease of tonnage from 1855 to
1866 was 95 per cent. Three
vessels were built in Toledo. nine
in Sandusky, nineteen in Cleve-
land, and soventy-Gve in Cincin-
natl, in 1866 u
MINING.-The only statistics of
mining returned in this State are
those of coal and iron. The nun.
ber of bushcls of coal produced in
1867 were 42,13O,O2O and the num-
ber of tons of pig iron Manufactured
Sl,79O, an increase on all previous
years,
| PROPERTY AND TAxATIoN.-The
value of lands returned to the
Auditor was S50l ,144,5S4, of lots
and lands in towns Sl72,S19,173,
and Of personal property 464,7Gl,.
O22. Total s1,73S754,779. This
is thirty.two millions greater than
in any previous year. The great.
est rate of increase Of value of tax
able property has been in the new
counties of the northwest, and the
next greatest in the large towns
and cities. The rate of taxation 10
1867 was ia mills per dollar
Of this amount 3 5 mills were for
the State tax, II 8 mills for local
taxes, and Ia mills for special tax.
es. Since the war the State tax has
not increased, but local taxes have
constantly increased. The coun.
lies which pay the heaviest taxes
are Hamilton, Cuyahoga, Mont
gomcry, Lucas, Butler, Franklin,
Muskipgum, Scioto and Warren.
Tho Commissioner estimates
that the whole amount Of taxes
paid for State and National pur-
poses is bout s57 100000
RECORDED DEBT.-Tho state
debt is Sll,O31,941 the municipal
debt S15,OOO,OO0, and the mortgage
debt SSS,4lS,935, making the en-.
tire record debt of the State about
$50, 100000 more than the record
cd debt ten years since. The mort
cages recorded in 1867 amounted to
$46, ,5S5 1926, double that of 1863
The counties which had the largest
recorded debt in the last two years
are Hamilton, Franklin, Stark,
montgomery, CIyahoga, Miami,
Ross and Wayne, ..i
BANKs-In 1867 there were one
hundred private banks in Ohio,
with a capital of s2,623.05 The
number ofNational banks was l37,
with o capital of s22,547 SOB, and
there were Z State banks, with O