182 APPENDIX. 



II. — Returns from Marlboro' for 1838. 



Dear Sir, — In compliance with your request we make the following 

 statement : 



Total number of acres in the town - - 19,480 



In water 236 acres, in roads 597 acres - - 833 



Improved and unimproved land - Acres 18,647 



The number of farms is 227, which will give a little more than 80 

 acres to a farm. The farms are principally owned by those who occu- 

 py them. 



We find, by the returns of the assessors, the following amount of 

 Live Stock :— Horses, 265 ; Oxen, 328; Cows, 1211; three years old, 

 91 ; two years old, 73; yearlings, 76; Sheep, 309; Swine, 539. 

 Butter made and sold ; made, 90,960 ; sold for $21,120 



Calves fatted, 1037; calves raised, 100; valued at 7,259 



Swine fatted, 539; at 300 lbs. each, 161,700 lbs. 



Pork sold, including pigs fatted, and sucking pigs sold 12,170 



Winter-apples, raised 3000 barrels; sold 2000, at 1.50 3,000 



Cider, 5000 barrels sold at 1.50 7,500 



200 tons of English hay sold at 15 dolls. 3,000 



Also hay cut, sufficient to keep all the horses, cattle and sheep in 

 town, allowing two tons per head. 



Beef-cattle fatted annually, 300 head, at 600 lbs. per head, 

 making 180,000 lbs., of which about 90,000 lbs. are sold 

 at 6.50 per 100 5,850 



Vinegar made and sold annually, 1000 bbls. at 3 dolls. 3,000 



Wood sold annually, 1000 cords at 6 dolls, per cord 6,000 



Hops sold, 3000 lbs. at 16| per lb. 500 



Beans, Peaches, Pears, Cranberries, duinces, Chesnuts, 



Poultry, Eggs, &c. &-c. say 1,000 



$70,399 



Gr.\in raised annually. 



Indian Corn, estimated at - - - bush. 17,000 



Rye .... «« 3,000 



Oats - - - - " 3,000 



Barley - - - - " 5,000 



Potatoes - - - . " 34,000 



