People's voice., 1896-06-18
SUMNER COUNTY.
Interesting Statistics Showing Her
Wealth and Resources.

March 1St, 1896 are now complete and
show the following interesting facts
in regard to the great wealth and re-
sources of Sumner, the banner county
Of the state.
Sumner county has 22476 inhabi-
tants, of which there are but three
blind, eight deaf and dumb and eight
idiots.
The county has CPS, ,6l( acres Of farm
ing land comprising 1926 beautiful
farms. OF this 4S3, l5S acres are under
fence ana 50 acres under irrigation.
The present cash value of farms and
Improvements is given at SlO,34S, ,OS5;
of farming implements and machinery
at sl44, ,29j.
In the fall of '9j there was planted
2l7, ,243 acres of winter wheat and l,676
acres of rye. This spring there was
planted 1924 acres Of corn, POS acres
Of barley and 81 624 acres of oats.
Sumner county had on hand March
/, 1896, of corn, 757, 7,O55 bushels and of
wheat 81, 1893 bushels.
1t takes 8S4 acres of Irish potatoes
and IS acres of sweet potatoes besides
numerous garden patches to supply
the demand for potatoes.
1t will surprise some people to know
that 81 acres of castor beans were
planted in Sumner county this year.
This is said to be paying crop.
BroOms are in constant use and
Sumner county has POS acres of broom
corn to help supply the market.
OF millet and Hungarian we have
1888 acres.
1t takes SOB acres Of sorghum cane
to supply mOlasSeS for our pancakes
and sugar for our coffee. while 4,794
acres are planted for forage and feed,
making total of 5,297 acres of cane.
Kaffir corn and the other kinds of
drought.StanderS are coming to the
front and take prominent place in
our crop. The figures given are like
this: Katf:r corn I4,22S acres, Jerusa-
dem corn 337 acres, Milo maize 96 acres.
There are !, l53acres of alfalfa in the
county and but Is acres of blue gras.
besides lawns in the cities, but blue
grass does not do well here without
water. There are 80 acres of other
grasses. Our pastures and meadows
of native srass comprise 1926 acres
which yielded last year 2O,344 tons of
hay. The tame hay last year made
978 tons.
OF small fruit we have 457 acres of
raspberrieS, 40 acres of blackberries,
and 2 acres of strawberries besides the
many smaller patches which if they
could be measured would swell the
j.. total. We have SO acres Of vineyards
q aud but Is gallons Of wine we're made
auaDd II of this by one man with a 3
Ioacre patch in Illinois township, show.
,,ing that the people would rather eat
r and preserve their grapes than make
l. wine of them. The entire value Of
horticultural products marketed the
O past census year was 81, ,532, while the
isFalue Of market garden products sold
{ ip the same time was $3.50.
TIE poultry and eggs sold during
the yeareading March l, 1896 brought
S15'O4lsshowhg that Il ere is still a
legOoddeal Of money in poultry raising.
'DG Youtwouldn't think that the far.
4sners wives made 6l5,43S pounds of
ls eutter last year while but 100 pounds
di%ere unsde.lin the creamery in the
AeOuntyiocated 10 Fails township, but
y Ghis isghatthe census books show.
sINBesdesi this good butter showing,
81 291iworth.oi milk was sold outside
do0f that milk which was sold to cream.
cries audcheese factories, Speaking
llof'cheese We will surprisenyou again
''oy telling you that 7,235 pounds
were made in the year and 1909 pounds
.,Qf this were made in "a cheese. factory
IN Greene township, and the other
TS235 uQsnds Ssre.hade by the ltaim.
rrerS' wives. -, -. sec
Oflive stock We have 1853 horses,
2,44O mules and asses, S,4altnileR- cows,
!. aad 10, ,S% other cattle and 7SO sheep,
while we have 1859 head of hees.
Tue value Of all animals fsttened and
rs Slaughtered Or sold for slaughter dur
,dI9g the year was 1856, ,5Q9,, The wool
cBpof 1893 amounted to 7,4SO pounds,
sosThe busy bqzzing Of 81 stands of
II bees is music ip. the farmers ears and
:, means honey lOf the county. Thirty
Ave of these stands art 10 Oxford,
There afe also &O93 dogs ip the county
..,.Ofapple, trees there are ,l43.3IS in
5Ipee2riPg and 45,slS not ip bearing
nm making total Of, 1854 apple trees.
INV Sumner county has s03,249 peach
rIFess, E411S.O (which .WFh9iicchlia are, in bearing
,OtIAAeEess aregoal lQ,l2 .lpssaar pear nj. trees;
,.4T82f plum trees only S,4lbaf. which