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the average for the last ten years, which is 

 1,704,014 ; also a decrease of 821,866 bushels as 

 compared with the average for the ten previous 

 years. The average bushels per acre for that 

 time is 10.15, showing an increase, in 1868, of 

 1.16 bushels per acre over that average. 



Corn. Acres planted 2,232,3011 



" Bushels produced 76,725,288 



" Average bushels per acre.. 34.37 



This crop is an increase of 12,850,224 bush- 

 els over that of 1867, and 1.67 bushels above 

 the average per acre of the eighteen previous 

 years. 



Oats. Acres sown 798,573 



" Bushels produced 19,058,852 



" Average bushels per acre.. . 23.86 



This crop is above the average amount raised 

 for the ten preceding years, while the bushels 

 produced per acre are about the same as for 

 that time. 



Barley. Acres sown 40,021 



" Bushels produced 815,788i 



" Average bushels per acre .... 20.38 



There was less barley sown in 1868 than for 

 several years previous thereto, while the aver- 

 age bushels produced per acre were more than 

 that of any year since 1864. 



Eye. Acres sown 87,899 



" Bushels produced 815,666 



" Average bushels per acre 9.30 



This is a decrease from 1867 of 20,800 acres 

 sown, 209,625 bushels produced, and 0.14 in 

 average. 



Buckwheat. Acres sown 51,232 . 



Bushels produced 562,256 



" Average bushels per acre. 10.97 



This is a decrease from 1867, in acres sown, 

 of 6,641 ; in bushels produced, 27,989, and an 

 increased average of 0.78. 



Potatoes. Acres planted 103,287 



Bushels produced 7,449,247 



" Average bushels per acre 72.12 



This crop is the largest since 1860, and the 

 largest yield per acre since 1864. 



A comparative aggregate statement for the 

 past five years shows an average acreage in 

 grain of 4,555,760, while the number of acres 

 sown in 1868 exceeded this average by 214,287. 

 The year 1868 shows the largest aggregate of 

 breadstuff's since 1861. 



Hay. Acres 1,532,342 



" Tons produced 1,743,537 



" Average tons per acre 1.18 



The average for ten years was 1.18 tons per acre. 



Flax. Acres sown 97,820 



" Bushels of seed produced. . . 620,092 

 " Pounds of fibre produced. .. 12,032,392 



The culture of flax in 1868 was greater than in 

 any year since 1862, when the statistics of this 

 crop were first reported. 



Tobacco. Acres planted 18,035 



Pounds produced 17,398,198 



" Average pounds per acre. 964 



The crop is above the average, both in quantity 

 and average per acre. 

 In 1868, 37,005,378 pounds of butter and 



17,814,599 pounds of cheese were produced, 

 being 2,466,967 pounds of butter more, and 

 2,227,569 pounds of cheese less, than the aver- 

 age of nine years. The manufacture of cheese 

 for export is confined to the counties compos- 

 ing the Western Reserve. The sorghum crop 

 for 1868 was as follows: 



Acres planted 25,257 



Pounds of sugar produced 28,668 



Gallons of molasses produced 2,004,055 



Average gallons of molasses per acre 79 



The returns show that maple sugar and mo- 

 lasses were manufactured in 1868 as follows: 



Pounds of maple sugar 3,570,932 



Gallons of molasses 311,191 



This is considerably below the average produc- 

 tion. 



The sweet-potato crop, in 1868, was as fol- 

 lows: 



Number of acres planted 2,030 



Number of bushels produced 148,268 



Average bushels per acre 73 



There were, in 1868, 3,963,097 acres in pas- 

 ture, being a decrease of 358,209 acres. The 

 acres of uncultivated lands in 1868 amounted 

 to 5,861,277 acres, being a decrease of 85,524 

 acres from the previous year. 



The number and value of horses, cattle, 

 mules, and sheep, listed for taxation in 1869, 

 are as follows : 



Number of horses 704,578 



Value of same $47,961,833 



Average value $68 07 



Number of cattle 1,492,581 



Value of same $32,924,806 



Average value $22 05 



Number of mules 25,020 



Value of same $1,740,487 



Average value $69 56 



Number of sheep 6,272,640 



Value of same $10,774,324 



Average value $1 71 



Comparing with the year 1868, we have tho 

 following result : 



Decrease in number of sheep 1,416,205 



Decrease in value of same $4,045,029 



Decrease in average value .21 



The returns of the assessors show that the 

 wool-clip in 1868 was 22,940,479 pounds, which 

 is a decrease of 1,908,145 pounds as compared 

 with the clip of the previous year. 



The following table shows the damage done 

 to sheep by dogs during the year : 



Number of sheep killed by dogs 48,203 



Value of same $98,167 



Number of sheep injured by dogs 22,725 



Estimate of injury done. $32,546 



Aggregate amount of injury to sheep by 



dogs $130,713 - 



Number of dogs in the State 184,102 



The number of hogs in the State is placed at 

 1,455,943; value, $8,030,262 ; average value, 

 $5.51. 



The number of marriages reported for the 

 year ending July 1, 1869, is as follows : 



Marriages by license 23,482 



Marriages by banns 428 



Total marriages for the year 23,910 



