The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-01-12
GRAPES AND WINE.

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GRAPES AND WINE.
The culture of the grape in 1858 was as
follows:
4cTes 4cre m Viy;:o;i 593
Pounds of grapes gathere 737
Gallons OF wine pressed l43,s67
ORCHARDS.
The reports made by township assessors
for 1869 show the statistics Of orchards for
that year, and of the apples, peaches and
pears for the year 1868, in the State, as
follows:
Number of acres in orahard..........-..... 3l2212
Bushels of apples SIS
Bushels of peaches produced.............. 590499
Bushels OF pears produced-.......- G6;7l212
The increase and decrease in the acres
in orchards and amount of fruit produced
! IN 1868, as compared with that of 1867,
Will be seen in the following table:
Acres in orchards.............. 35OG72 342,2i2
Bushels apples sproduced....9 1852 lI.6S75i5
| Bushels peaches produced...I,359GO4 599,499
| Bushels pears pToduced....... s3s5S 6G,7I2%
Ares in orchards, decrease. s,64O
| Bushels apples produced, increase.......-l 9l3,G23
| Bushels peaches produced, decrease. 7G0lO5
Bushels pears produced decrease......... 17,li512
BREADsTUFFs.
The following IS the production Of bread
stufis for 1868:
Bushels:
4SO Oj9
ISye.;.. Sl5,666
ouctN"ilei'I 5bz56
Corn 22S
0lts. Is, ,05s s52
BsIley Sl5,TsS
7,449247
The increase and decrease in the grain
| crops, as compared with the year 1867,
are as follows
Wheat, 1888
Buckwheat decrease............. 279S9
" I5tltS, IA 524G30
Potatoes, 7047l7
Showing an increase over the aggregate
grain crops of 1867 Of II, 1872 $50 bushels,
being an increase IN wheat, corn, oats and
potatoes Of 1928, 844 bushels, and a de-
crease of l,0l6,0 bushels in rye, buck
wheat and barley. This comparison shows
the agriculture of the State to be in a
prosperous condition. giving a large sur
plus Of all kinds of gram over that requi-
red for home consumption.
WHEAT FOR 1868
Bushels 4sOO59
Average per acre-'.---.--..-- ll3l
This shows an increase over the number
of acres sown IN 1867 of 296, 40 acres, and
q decrease of 247, ,2S0 acres as compared
with the average for the last ten years,
which is l ,704 0l4, also q decrease Of 82l-
6G6 bushels as compared with the average
for the ten years previous.
THE Hay CROP.
The hay crop for 1868 was follows:
Acres in hay, ! ,532, ,342; tons of hay
produced, l,743,537 average tons per
acre, 1.13.
CLOVER AND SEED.
The statistics Of clover and its seed, for
1868, are given below:
Acres ,39l
Tons Of hay s95
Bushels Of seed produced Al G35
Acres plowed under for manure...-......-.- 32,6s9
Comparing with 1867, We have the fol-
lowing:
Increase in acres ,s71
Decrease in tons of hay produced......... 81, ,s42
Decrease in bushels Of seed produeed-....-.-IOO2u
Increase in acres plowed under for manure. 5,sOs
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
The products of the dairy in 1860 were
as follows
Pounds of butter, 2I71, 1888; decrease
IN Pouzds Of cheese, 2,l7O,S87.
MAPLE SUGAR.
The returns show that maple sugar and
| molasses were manufactured IN 1868 as
| follows:
Pounds of maple sugar, 3,57O,932; gal
Ions Of molasses. 81, ,19l.
PASTURE, &C.
There are 3,963,O97 acres in pasturage,
a decrease of 358, ,209 acres since 1867.
The uncultivated lands number 5,S61
277 acres, a decrease of So, ,254 acres since
1867
HORSES.
The number and value of horses listed
for taxation in 1869, are as follows;
s47 06l s33
Average Sos "
CATTLE.
The number and value of cattle in '69,
are as follows:
Number of 1872 5sI
Value OF s3Z sZ4soo
| SHEEP.
The number of sheep listed for taxation,
and their value, for 1869, are as follows:
Number of G,2I2c40
De- s-. %
Average 81 Il
NEW STRUCTURES.
The number and value Of new structures
for the last year are as follows:
! Number. Value.
| Dwellings, hotels, ,&c...........l423O SloOiOlO9
Barns and stables. 2I3O 11u2OO
Mills, factories, &c.;.-..''...- 299 5ls655
BANKS AND THEIR CAPITAL.
The returns of banks and their capital
| in Ohio, for 1859, are as follows:
National S22Gl0S0O
Private and other banlls.............-l1 6,Ilj24l
Aggregate. S26.726o4l
This shows decrease of five in the
number of National banks, but their capl-
tai has been increased S46l,05O.
The number of private banks shows an
increase of % during the year, and the
capital of these banks has been increased
$99O,271.
BONDS, ETC, EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
The amount of legal tender notes or
other money exempt from taxation, as re-
turned for this year, IS $l4,827, $40, being
decrease on last year Of 81, ,099, ,455.
PROPERTY AND TAXATION.
The total valuation of property, as re-
turned to the Auditor of State, 1869, IS as