WEST VIRGINIA. 



65 



Counties. 



Mercer 



Monroe 



Greenbrier .. 



Raleigh 



Fayette 



Kanawha... 



Putnam 



Mason* 



Total 



Whites. 



6, 423 

 9,536 



10,500 

 3, 291 

 5,716 



13, 785 

 5, 708 

 8,750 



63, 714 



Inc. of free 



pop'ln since 



1850. 



2,410 

 464 

 1,950 

 1,562 

 1,936 

 1,786 

 1,015 



11,034 



Slaves. 



362 



1,114 



1,525 



57 



271 

 2,184 



580 



376 



Agg. pop- 

 ulation. 



6,819 



10,757 



12,211 



3,367 



5, 997 



16, 150 



6,301 



9, 173 



6,469 



?0, 775 



The following is a statement of the agricultural statistics of the Kanawha 

 valley of West Virginia, comprising the above eight counties : 



Area in square miles 4,746 



Acres of improved land 426,235 



Acres of unimproved land 1,352,802 



Acres of uuassessed or waste lands 1,256,403 



Value of farms $16,093,079 



Average value of farm lands per acre S9 03 



Value of farm implements $334,455 



Number of horses 14,220 



Number of cattle 55,588 



Number of sheep 65,589 



Number of SAvine 70,350 



Value of live stock $2,303,280 



Bushels of wheat 476,286 



Bushels of rye 33,852 



Bushels of buckwheat 30,659 



Bushels of Indian corn 1,487,828 



Bushels of oats 335,556 



Pounds of flax 26,866 



Pounds of tobacco 1,247,365 



Pounds of wool 134,416 



Bushels of Irish potatoes 95,442 



Bushels of sweet potatoes 12,112 



Pounds of butter 658,562 



Pounds of cheese 20,144 



Tons of hay 19,529 



Gallons of wine 478 



Pounds of maple sugar 153,362 



Gallons of maple molasses 14,730 



Gallons of sorghum molasses 7,902 



Pounds of honey 74,896 



Value of orchard products $28,404 



Value of home manufactures $139,481 



Value of slaughtered animals $477,589 



* Decreaoe in free population, 89. 



