The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-01-28

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up.
Geanga produced no sorghum, and
Ashtabula only Al gallons OF syrup-
Portagesproduced 96, Lake 207, and Gu.
yahoga AL, No other fell below 500
gallons.
Gallis had the greatest number Of
acres in sorghum the previous year-777
land led the state in the production Of
syrup--64.585 gallons. Clermont made
most sugar 3,66l pounds.
MAPLE SUGAR AND sTRUr.
Gesuga leads in maple sugar, prodnc,
ing 3l0,520 pounds. Ashtabula is next,
with l 18l.342 .ppunda; .Lorain third, with
l89, ,220. and Portage fourth, With 139,
654 NJ othsr reaches 100000. Otta.
va aa oEiy40 Ice pounds, and brought
up the reas jefferson made 231. and
Harrison 282. No other fell below 800
pounds.
In maple syrup Portage led with a.
202 gallons, Montgomery was second,
with 13, ,741, and Mahoning third, with
11,0S5, No other reached 10000 gal.
Ions.
Fulton County produced SO gallons,
and brought up the rear; Padding, 81 /;
Ottaws, 90; Van Vert, 99 No other
fell as low as 100 gallons. a
Gesuga led in maple sugar the prevl-
Gus year, also, producing 364,9 81 pounds,
and Jackson brought up the rear with SO
pounds. Ashtabula male the most syr-
ups, ,233 gallons; and Lawrence the
least-5 gallons.
VINEYARDS, GRAPES AND WINE
Ottawa planted the most acres in vine.
yards last year-1l2; and Hamilton
Clermont was next, with 68,
and Belmont next, with IS. Twenty.
FIVE counties planted no vineyards. OF
additions to viney ards, last year.
Taken altogether, Erie had the great.
est number of acres in vineyard-I, ,723
Ottawa came next, with 1868. and Bel.
mont third, with l,02O. No other coun.
ty has thousand acres, although Lucas
and Cuyahoga each nearly reach that
figure.
Allen, Defiance. Fayette, Paulding
Preble, Shelby and Union, have no land
reported in vineyard, and several Others
have each only o fraction of an acre,
Ottowa County leads the State ir
grapes, producing the enormous quaint
ty of 5,605, ,68S pounds. Erie, of course
comes next, with 4,62S,436 Cuvahogs
third, 2,529,555: Lorain fourth, 1,551,
1893; Lake fifth, 946,4o0, and Belmoaf
sixth, 612,52o. These six counties pro
duce nearly eight-ninths of all the grapes
inaOllio, and no other reaches even tt
500, ,9Go pounds.
Pickaway is the only county produc
ling no grapes; Lawrence reported 15I
pounds; Shelby, ASS; Allen, 495; anc
Madison,. 900 No other runs beIoy
II, 900 pounds
OF course the grapes reported above
are exclusive OF those used for making
wine. t.-,,.as.
In wine Erie lesds, predicting 261.32i
gallons; Ottawa follows With 245,545
Lucas is third, with 18SG95 These thre
enumerated make seven-tenths of all th
wine pressed in the State Cuvahogt
pressed 57.544 gallons; Loraip, 81 Q28
Belmont, 26 264; Hamilton, Is, ,626 Win
ton, 1851; Warren, l5,426;; Fairfield
13. 1914; and Clermont, 10,464. No 9th
ers reached 10000 gallons.
No wine is reported from Lawrence
Paulding and Trumbull counties. Mi
ami only pressed 6 gallons; Clinton, 6a
jackson, 10; Van Vert, II; Hardin, 33
Fayette, 36; and Shelby and Union eacl
AT. No other fe.l below 80 gallons.
During the year previous Warrer
planted the most acres in yineyard-lll
Ottawa had the most altogether, 500
Erie gathered tie most grapes-7,347
638 pounds, and Ottawa pressed mos
wine-162, 1863 gallons.
SWEET POTATOES @
Warren puts out the greatest numhe
Of acres in sweet potatoes-200, an
raises the greatest number. of bushels
1885, thus leading the State. Cler
mont is second-l6, 43S bushels; Mont
gomery third, 1926; Hamilton fourth
IL, $40, and Washington 9th, lo,73S-
No other reaches 1900 bushels. 6 Geaug
is at the tail end, with 5 bushels; Asl
tabula produces SO; Lake 81, and Porl
age 90. No other falls below 100 busi
els, q
The previous year Hamilton Count
had the greatest number Of acres
sweet potatoes--lS7, and led in bushe
l-12,207 Gcanga brought up the res
with 40 bushels.
oRcHARls--APPLEs PEACHES, PEARS.
/ Clermont has the the greatest numbt
Of acres in orchards-1G,524; Washin:
ton has S,954, and no other count
reaches 1909 acres.
Richland Conaty produces the mos
apples-36 36s 272 bushels Wayne com,
next, with 3500a4, and Huron thir,
with 307, 900. No other reaches 500, ,0C
bushels.
Vinton falls fnrthest behind in apple
producing only 9,lS3 bushels. Van We
produces ll,7Sl; Paulding l2,403; n
other falls below l5 900
/ CIermont leads the State in peache
producing 5i,6l8 bushels; Muskinsu'
comes next, with 1876; Warren thin
with 81 ,277; Highland fourth, 33.39.
and Ross fifth, 80, ,Sa9. No ether reacht
10000 bushels.
| Paulding is q. the extreme rear, vii
only 4 bushels Of peaches; Shelby pr
dnces u; Auglaize and Vanw TT, eaC
q :; Alien 80, and Mercer SO No 9th,
fails fellow 100 bushels,
! Henry County beats the State in peal
producing l0,a79 bushels, Hainilte
comes next with 6,S29,and Montgpmer
third, with E, loo No other reaches )
00Q bushels.
Papltiipg is in the rear with 43 busl
els O pears, Jackson produces 10, az
Allen IL No other ia Is below II
Ebushcls.
The previous year, CIeruont also la
most acres 10 orchards %, I55, and Pau
ding then as now, had fewest--9I9.
Stark County nlodaced most apples
900 500 bushels and Piulliny least--S
:. o05.
! Cermont then as now hli mo
lpeacaes- 2t,937 blshels, aai Neb
lea>t-234
Montgomery leld in peIrs-i,0 OF