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killed by dogs, 31,691 ; value, $101,681 ; and 

 25,770 sheep injured by dogs, to the estimated 

 amount of $43,633 : aggregate loss, 145,324. 

 This shows an increase of 7,674 dogs over 

 1873 ; and a decrease in the value of sheep 

 killed and injured of $10,994. 



The number of acres in orchards and vine- 

 yards, and their products, in 1874, were re- 

 ported as follows: acres in orchards, 391,620; 

 acres hi vineyards, 9,975 ; acres in vines plant- 

 ed in the year, 905 ; bushels of apples gath- 

 ered, 15,918,794; bushels of peaches gathered, 

 2,251,878 ; bushels of pears gathered, 135,987 ; 

 pounds of grapes gathered, 17,965,604 ; gallons 

 of wine, 1,078,056. 



The assessors' reports of taxable lands in 



1874 show the number of acres cultivated to 

 be 7,670,333 ; in pasture, 4,956,975 ; wood- 

 land, 4,887,579 ; other lands, unproductive and 

 lying waste, 548,298: total acres owned, 19,- 

 526,715. The census report of 1870 gives the 

 amount of acres at 25,312,937, being 5,958,311 

 more than returned by the assessors. By the 

 reports it appears that 67,355 acres of wood- 

 land have been cleared in one year, of which 

 20,368 acres lay in one county, Washington. 

 These reports may be regarded as very incor- 

 rectly returned by the assessors. The total 

 acres of land on the grand duplicate of the 

 State for taxation is 25,458,323. This amount 

 exceeds that returned by the assessors 5,931,- 

 608 acres. 



. The number of horses listed for taxation in 



1875 was 738,839, with a total assessed value 

 of $44,594,849, and an average value of $60.36. 

 Compared with the previous year, this is an 

 increase in the number of 9,536, a decrease in 

 the aggregate value of $337,519, and an aver- 

 age decrease per head of $2.59. The number 

 of cattle was 1,509,260; value, $25,920,445; 

 average value, $17.17. This is a decrease 

 from the previous year of 164,604 in number, 

 and in value of $1,997,092, and an average in- 

 crease of fifty cents per head. The number of 

 hogs was 1,778,399; value, $7,353,740; aver- 

 age value, $4.14. Number of mules, 26,312 ; 

 value, $1,811,631 ; average value, $68.25. This 

 is an increase in number of 967, and an aggre- 

 gate value of $33,450; and a decrease in the 

 average value of $1.30. 



The total number of hogs packed in the win- 

 ter of 1874-'75 was 871,736 ; being a falling off 

 from the preceding winter of 25,891. 



The amount of coal mined in the State, ac- 

 cording to the returns of the assessors, was, in 

 1874, 97,876,809 bushels; thus giving employ- 

 ment to 10,261 men. This was an increase in 

 the product of 9,082,569 bushels, and in men 

 employed of 1,399. 



The law requires the assessors to collect and 

 return statistics of manufactures, water-crafts, 

 mines, miners, and miscellaneous items; but, 

 owing to a failure to provide means for pro- 

 curing correct statistics in these departments, 

 the returns furnished are so absurdly inaccu- 

 rate that the Secretary of State warns the 



public against placing any confidence in them ; 

 they are therefore omitted here. 



According to the returns of the county audi- 

 tors, there were in operation for the year end- 

 ing April 12, 1875, 171 national banks, with a 

 capital of $29,986,742; 22 banks incorporated 

 under the laws of the State, with a capital of 

 $525,503 ; 22 savings-banks incorporated un- 

 der the State law of 1873, with a capital of 

 $1,274,280; 198 private banks, with a capital 

 of $6,561,743 ; making a total of 390 banks of 

 all kinds, with a capital of $38,348,260. The 

 amount of Government bonds reported as held 

 in the State exempt from taxation was $7,094,- 

 125 ; being a decrease of $1,311,325 from the 

 amount returned for 1874. 



The Railroad Commissioner's report shows 

 that within the State of Ohio there are 4,458 

 miles of track in main line and branches, laid 

 with rail, and 1,190 miles of sidings and other 

 tracks ; total, 5,648i miles, an increase for the 

 year of 83 miles of main and 48 of other 

 track, a total of 132 miles. This is 128 miles less 

 of main track and 49 miles less of sidings than 

 was laid the previous year. The report covers 

 returns from all the lines wholly or partially 

 within the limits of the State. The aggregate 

 length of main line and branches owned or 

 leased is 8,222 miles ; the traffic, etc., reported, 

 however, being upon 7,489 miles. 



The number of passengers reported carried 

 over the entire lines was 17,193,948, an increase 

 of 1,706,654 ; of freight, 25,750,501 tons yield- 

 ing revenue were transported, an increase of 

 145,725 tons, excluding supplies carried for 

 company's use. 



The gross earnings reported for entire linea 

 operated were $64,495,325.83, against $70,- 

 928,194.67 last year, a decrease of $6,432,- 

 868.84, nearly 11 per cent. 



The net earnings were $17,515,686.94 against 

 $19,798,169.39 for year previous, being $2,272,- 

 482.43 less, or a fraction over 11 per cent, de- 

 crease, and amounting to only 3 per cent, upon 

 the paid-in capital stock and indebtedness of 

 the companies owning the lines operated. 



The passenger earnings were $17,116,524.84, 

 a falling off of $5,779.46 from last year. 



The earnings from freight transportation 

 were $43,230,930.11, being $6,377,646.41 less 

 than amount derived from this source last year, 

 and a decrease of 12.83 per cent. 



The companies report a total paid-in capital 

 stock of $267,013,980.17, with $269,416,732.92 

 of bondsissued, and other indebtedness amount- 

 ing to $31,808,044.45, an aggregate liability of 

 $568,238,757.54. The interest paid amounts 

 on funded debt to $12,691,903.72, and on other 

 debts to $685,081.36. 



Dividends are reported as paid on preferred 

 stock of $773,456, and $5,604,335.09 on com- 

 mon stock. 



There are 7,41 9 J miles of telegraph-lines 

 reported, with offices at 1,102 stations. The 

 passenger and freight stations number 1,727, 

 and 48,216 persons are reported as employes. 



