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nearly one-eightieth of all the potatoes. It produced nearly one-fortieth of 

 the total pork, and our average weight of hogs exceeded that of ,the State 

 by 38 pounds. Suffolk County is credited with less poultry in 1865 than 

 any of the twelve counties I have named, but sold more in 1864 than any 

 counties in the State except Queens and Dutchess. Suffolk County beat 

 all other counties in the State on eggs, and sold nearly $5,000 more than 

 Dutchess County, which is the next highest on the list. 



The census of 1875 gives these figures: 

 Improved lands in the State, acres, i5>875, 552 



Unimproved lands in the State, acres, 91783,714 



Suffolk County, improved lands, 156,760 



'• " unimproved lands, 332,685 



The relative proportion of lands in the State and county remained 

 nearly as in 1865: 



Value of all stock in the State, $ 1 46, 497, 1 54 



" " " " Suffolk County, 1,879,073 



" " tools and implements in the State, 44,228,263 



" " " " " " Suffolk County, 541,158 



Value of all farm buildings other than dwellings. 



In the State, $148,715,775. In Suffolk County, $2,161,675 



Value of all fertilizers purchased in the State, $1,767,352 



" Suffolk County, 316,737 



Area mown in the State — acres, 4,796,739 



" " " Suffolk County, 38,744 



Hay produced in the State, tons 5,440,612 



" Suffolk County 41,980 



Corn. — The State produced 20,294,800 bushels; Suffolk County pro- 

 duced 582,690. 



Oats. — The State produced 37,968,429 bushels; Suffolk County pro- 

 duced 280,566. 



Winter Wheat. — The State produced 9,017,737 bushels; Suffolk 

 County produced 182,867.' 



Potatoes. — The State produced 36,639,601 bushels; Suffolk County 

 produced 405, 237. 



Number of cattle slaughtered in the State, 85,571 



" Suffolk County, 889 



" '' hogs " in the State, 521,490 



" " " " " Suffolk County, 11,585 



Pork made in the State, lbs., 121,184,622 



" " " Suffolk County, lbs. " 2,708,759 



Gross sales of farm produce in the State, $121,187,467 



" "" " " " Suffolk County, 1,019,617 



Apples produced in the State, bushels 23,118,230 



" Suffolk County, bushels 308,315 



Poultry sold in the State, value $1,772,084 



" " Suffolk County, value - 65,572 



Eggs sold in the State, value 2,513,144 



" Suffolk County, value 118,049 



Two counties sold more poultry, and two only, viz. : 

 Dutchess County sold $77,188; Queens County sold $88,403. 

 Onondaga sold eggs in value next to Suffolk, and to the amount of 



