The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-02-02
Statistics OF stark County for the
wear 1870

From the annual report of Secretary
of State Sherwood, we CLEAN the follow
ing statistics relative to Stark county, dur
the year ending July l, 1870;
Number of acres of wheat planted 39,3-
so. bushels produced, 723, ,52I. Rye, acres
728, bushels 9,433 Buckwheat acres g.
Is, bushels, 4l58 Oats, acres 19,704,
bushels 7l2,679. Barley, acres 8,446,
bushels 1924. Corn, acres %, ,153, bush
els 75S,4Il. Meadow, acres Il, ,952, tons
of hay 4,006, bushels of seed 1858, acres
plowed under for manure ga. Flax acres
l,094, bushels of seed S,0S9, pounds of f.
bre 525, ,900-Potatoes, acres 1852 bush
els l68,6S5. Tobacco, acres l, pounds 25O.
Butter, pounds 7S9,014. Cheese, pounds
%, S75. Sorghum, acres 45, pounds of
sugar 20, gallons of syrup 4,370. Maple
sugar, pounds 81, $50, gallons of syrup f.
264. Grapes and wine, acres planted in
9, pounds ofgrapes gathered in 1869, 49,
073, gallons of wine pressed the same year
46. Sweet potatoes, acres 2S, bushels l.
31S. Orchards, acres 5.76S, bushels of ap-
pies 80, lJ7. of peachesI9, ,294, ,Iof pears ,465.
Pasturage, acres 40,2S9, cultivated land
acres 81, POP.
Pounds of wool shorn 3O9.9O6, Sheep
killed Ill, value $2O30. Number of dogs
2, $40. Sheep injured by dogs, etc, SIl,
estimate of injury done 81, ,004 aggregate
amount ofinjury to sheep by dogs $3,034.
Bonds, etc, exempt from taxation $l5l,
760. Number of horses 1858, value S.
,7S3. Cattle 25,6l8 value $5I5 1852.
Mules, etc, l96, value $lS,G40 Sheep
s0,9l5. value $ll3,928. Hogs "a, ,266, val
ue sos, $50.
Marriages (by license) ass, by banns 2.
Wills admitted to probate AZ. Letters
of administration 19. Letters OF guardian
ship issued IS, number of children inelu-
ded lS4, insane and idiotic persons includ-
ed 8, aged persons l.
Birth l,295. Legitimate-white males
700, black males l, white females 5S3,
black females l. Legitimate white males
5, black fei,aies s.
Deaths Sii. White males 200, white
females l7i violent and unnatural deaths
3, number i inquests l.
Costs in criminal cases, total amount 81,
81 u; amount of costs taxed against de-
PENDANTS $S39, 81, costs collected $685., ,26.
Fines, amount asseted 81 ,955 amount
collected 81, ,S08, ,95, amount probably col
lectable 1924. Civil judgments 243, a.
mount $140,093,37. Tha number of pris-
oners confined in our county jail was 104,
at an aggregate cost of 81, ,337, 81, average
born in the United States, 4, in Great
Britain, % in Ireland, IS in Germany, s
in France, and in other foreign coun-
tries.
Number of deeds recorded 3,023, num-
Der of leases SO. Mortgages exclusive of
R. R. mortgages) number recorded 1854
amount of money secured So, ,335, sol num-
ber cancelled $50, amount ofmoney releas-
ed $704, 1856.
There has been 708 new structures e.
rected at cost Of 1924, 200, of these 604
were dwellings, hotels or depots, at cost
| of $181, 200 81 barns or stables, at $23,
009, 10 mills or manufacturing establish
ments at $1,000, 8, places of business at
$4,000
Naturalised papers were granted to 5,
natives of England, Scotland or Wales,
from Ireland, 6 from Germany and 8 from
all other foreign countries. -
There are three county buildings, valued
at $4,000. -
The paupers number ITO, of these I2O
are occupants of the county infrInary and
so are otherwise supported.
Number of National Banks 4, capital
100000. Number of other banks s. cap
ital $130,000.
The population of Stark county in 49,
| 0was AZ, ,938, in 1870it was So 1889, show
ing an increase in ten years of 10, ,951.
Among the certificates of incorporation
filed at Columbus during the past year
we find that of the Massilon Coal anC
Mining Co.. Canton Street Railroad Co.
Minerva Furniture Co., Pittsburgh Can
ton q Chicago R. R. Co, Alliance Machine
Co, Board Of Trade (Massilonl Alliance
Driving Park Association. &c..
We have two cities of the second class
4. G., Canton and Massilon, and six II cor.
porated villages, viz, Alliance Canal Full
ton, Limaville, Minerva, Mt Union. anC
Waynesburg.
Many other interesting items, concern
ing the State at large, are contained in tn,
report, which we to omit for want o
space" "Mollie Stark" shows a good rec
ord IN comparison with other counties
and we have every prospect of a large in
crease