Springfield Ohio History of Clark County

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October 8, 2008

History of Clark County

Miscellaneous Statistics for the Year Ending June 1, 1880

From The History of Clark County, Ohio
Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 243

Description.	Acres.	Bushels.	Weight, Etc.	Value.	Remarks
Wheat	33887	741813
Rye	215	3672
Oats	4295	144035
Buckwheat	28	375
Corn	43821	1458505
Meadow	10605		12832 tons hay.
Clover	9724	6377 seed.	6858 tons hay.
Flax	1720	11473 seed.	132600 lbs. of fiber.
Potatoes	1107	81025
Tobacco	42		76058 lbs.
Butter			469461 lbs.
Cheese			680 lbs.
Cultivated land	108406
Pasture land	46279
Wood land	34861
Waste land	3234
Total Acres	192780
Wool			203700 lbs.
Lime			10700 barrels.	$42,200.00
County Building				$200,000.00	Seven in mumber.
Tunpikes (free)			114 miles.	$257,200.00	Twenty-one in No.
Turnpikes (toll)			116 miles	$278,400.00	Thirteen in number.
National road			13 3/4 miles
Cost of pauperism				$6,300.00
Each pauper per day				.19
Public debts				$199,536.92	Including township, city and school debts
Taxable land	250483			$11,604,500.00	Exclus'e of city lands.
City lands.*				$1,282,090.00	Exclusive of city lots
Total				$12,886,590.00	Not including city lots.

	1820.	1830.	1840.	1850.	1860.	1870.	1880.
Population	9533	13114	16882	22178	25300	32070	41948

* Lands within the city which are taxed by the acre.

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