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MONTGOMERY 787 were 570 horses, 945 milch cows, 1,756 other cattle, 1,318 sheep, and 5,762 swine. Capital, Mount Ida. XI. A N. W. county of Tennessee, bordering on Kentucky, and drained by Cum- berland river and its branches ; area, 500 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 24,747, of whom 11,670 were colored. The Louisville, Nashville, and Great Southern railroad traverses it. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 174,523 bushels of wheat, 810,194 of Indian corn, 62,378 of oats, 25,403 of Irish and 33,490 of sweet potatoes, 4,856,- 378 Ibs. of tobacco, 14,009 of wool, and 217,981 of butter. There were 3,023 horses, 2,569 mles and asses, 3,272 milch cows, 4,283 other cattle, 8,015 sheep, and 28,205 swine; 13 flour mills, 10 saw mills, 4 tanneries, 6 distilleries, id 1 woollen mill. Capital, Clarksville. XII. N. E. county of Kentucky; area, 275 sq. m. ; )p. in 1870, 7,557, of whom 2,699 were col- red. The surface is hilly and mountainous, most of the soil fertile. The Mount Ster- division of the Louisville, Cincinnati, and tington railroad terminates at the county t. The chief productions in 1870 were 31,- il bushels of wheat, 16,259 of rye, 542,710 ' Indian corn, 43,945 of oats, 16,285 of pota- cs, 17,902 Ibs. of wool, 87,244 of butter, and ,087 tons of hay. There were 2,660 horses, ,402 mules and asses, 1,977 milch cows, 8,606 ther cattle, 5,215 sheep, and 12,641 swine. Capital, Mount Sterling. Xin. A S. W. county Ohio, drained by Miami river and its iches; area, 480 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 64,006. .ie surface is undulating, and the soil gener- f fertile. Trenton limestone is abundant, he Miami canal passes through it, and several rilroads terminate at Dayton. The chief pro- luctions in 1870 were 824,003 bushels of wheat, ,088,781 of Indian corn, 409,804 of oats, 83,002 " barley, 142,425 of potatoes, 45,197 of flax 1, 636,300 Ibs. of flax, 3,963,183 of tobacco, ,047 of wool, 650,826 of butter, and 19,301 ms of hay. There were 9,183 horses, 8,775 lilch cows, 7,925 other cattle, 7,095 sheep, and

  • >,761 swine; 14 manufactories of agricultural

iplements, 17 of brick, 34 of carriages and >ns, 2 of cotton goods, 2 of dressed flax, 14 machinery, 8 of stone work, 7 of linseed oil, 13 of saddlery and harness, 4 of sash, doors, and k linds, 2 of woollen goods, 16 iron founderies, 3 tanneries, 8 distilleries, 11 breweries, 22 saw mills, 4 planing mills, and 25 flour mills. Capi- tal, Day ton. XIV. AW. county of Indiana; area, 504 sq. m. : pop. in 1870, 23,765. The surface is level or undulating, and the soil is generally good. The Louisville, New Albany, and Chi- cago, and the Indianapolis, Bloomington, and "Western railroads pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 706,172 bushels of wheat, 1,004,706 of Indian corn, 89,509 of oats, 69,409 of potatoes,- 149, 826 Ibs. of wool, 391,403 of butter, and 18,104 tons of hay. There were 9,466 horses, 6,590 milch cows, 15,721 other cattle, 37,533 sheep, and 34,879 swine ; 7 man- ufactories of furniture, 7 of brick, 10 of car- riages, 6 of cooperage, 1 of iron castings, 2 of machinery, 7 of saddlery and harness, 4 of woollen goods, 1 pork-packing establishment, 23 saw mills, 1 planing mill, and 21 flour mills Capital, Crawfordsville. XV. A S. W. county of Illinois ; area, 544 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 25,314. It has a diversified surface, partly cov- ered with forests, and a rich soil. The Indian- apolis and St. Louis and the Toledo, Wabash, and Western railroads pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 744,950 bushels of wheat, 1,527,898 of Indian corn, 668,424 of oats, 66,515 of potatoes, 54,608 Ibs. of wool, 276,734 of butter, and 29,871 tons of hay. There were 12,447 horses, 6,400 milch cows, 7,510 other cattle, 12,881 sheep, and 34,773 swine ; 7 manufactories of carriages, 1 of cars, 3 of cooperage, 5 of furniture, 1 of iron cast- ings, 2 of machinery, 10 of saddlery and har- ness, 2 of woollen goods, 9 saw mills, 2 brew- eries, and 12 flour mills. Capital, Hillsborough. XVI. A S. W. county of Iowa, drained by Nish- nabatona and West Nodaway rivers, tributaries of the Missouri ; area, 432 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 5,934. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. The Burlington and Missouri river railroad and its Red Oak branch pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 59,712 bushels of wheat, 323,168 of Indian corn, 37,393 of oats, 23,991 of potatoes, 18,492 Ibs. of wool, 87,220 of butter, and 9,079 tons of hay. There were 1,461 horses, 1,256 milch cows, 2,475 other cattle, 4,503 sheep, and 10,- 287 swine ; 7 flour mills, and 3 lumber mills. Capital, Frankfort. XVII. An E. county of Missouri, bounded S. by the Missouri river; area, 576 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,405, of whom 939 were colored. The surface is hilly in the region of the river, and in other parts undula- ting. Limestone, iron ore, and coal are found. The St. Louis, Kansas City, and Northern rail- road passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 74,150 bushels of wheat, 543,112 of Indian corn, 297,035 of oats, 203,170 Ibs. of tobacco, 38,083 of wool, 16,973 of butter, and 6,740 tons of hay. There were 3,375 horses, 2,943 milch cows, 5,214 other cattle, 10,350 sheep, and 14,041 swine. Capital, Danville. XVIII. A S. E. county of Kansas, bordering on Indian territory, and intersected by Verdigris river; area, 624 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,564. It is traversed by the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston railroad. The surface consists of rolling prairies, and the soil is fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 12,665 bushels of Indian corn, 1,443 of potatoes, and 1,555 tons of hay. There were 1,629 horses, 1,595 milch cows, 4,090 other cattle, 674 sheep, 1,065 swine, and 9 saw mills. Capital, Independence. MONTGOMERY, a city of Montgomery co., Alabama, capital of the county and state, and the second city of the state in population and importance, situated on a high bluff on the left bank of the Alabama river, about 300 m. above Mobile, in lat. 32 22' N. and Ion. 86 23' W.; pop. in 1860, 8,843 ; in 1870, 10,588, of whom 5,183 were colored. The river is navigable to