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WAYNE 519 and by the Pennsylvania coal company's and the Erie railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 1,732 bushels of wheat, 15,075 of rye, 95,433 of Indian corn, 215,459 of oats, 92,- 864 of buckwheat, 255,355 of potatoes, 1,055,- 076 Ibs. of butter, 49,526 of wool, and 59,756 tons of hay. There were 3,832 horses, 11,096 milch cows, 12,946 other cattle, 16,468 sheep, and 4,965 swine; 6 manufactories of agricultu- ral implements, 11 of carriages and wagons, 3 of iron castings, 1 of engines and boilers, 5 of turned and carved wood, 18 tanneries, 2 planing mills, 63 saw mills, and 1 woollen mill. Cap- ital, Honesdale. III. A S. W. county of West Virginia, separated from Kentucky by Sandy river, and from Ohio by the Ohio river ; area, 415 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,852, of whom 153 were colored. The surface is very hilly, and in most parts covered with forests. Bituminous coal and iron ore are abundant. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 23,327 bushels of wheat, 294,863 of Indian corn, 27,131 of oats, 21,759 of potatoes, 68,967 Ibs. of butter, 17,022 of wool, 58,230 of tobacco, and 1,039 tons of hay. There were 1,398 horses, 1,827 milch cows, 4,344 other cattle, 9,723 sheep, and 10,120 swine. Capital, Wayne Court House. IV. An E. county of North Carolina, intersected by the Neuse river; area, 720 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 18,144, of whom 8,140 we're colored. The sur- face is generally level and the soil sandy. Ex- tensive pine forests cover much of the county, and large quantities of lumber, tar, and turpen- tine are exported. It is traversed by the North Carolina, Atlantic and North Carolina, and Weldon and Wilmington railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 9,413 bushels of wheat, 297,546 of Indian corn, 12,216 of oats, 30,558 of peas and beans, 75,220 of sweet po- tatoes, 19,960 Ibs. of butter, 8,348 of wool, 1,905 of tobacco, 22,996 of rice, and 5,617 bales of cotton. There were 1,162 horses, 2,091 milch cows, 3,810 other cattle, 4,102 sheep, and 16,790 swine. Capital, Goldsboro. V. A S. E. county of Georgia, bounded N. E. by the Altamaha, and intersected by the Santilla river; area, 594 sq. m. : pop. in 1870, 2,177, of whom 379 were colored. The surface is level, abounding with pine forests, and the soil sandy. It is traversed by the Atlantic and Gulf, the Brunswick and Albany, and the Ma- con and Brunswick railroads. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 19,597 bushels of Indian corn, 7,092 of oats, 18,017 of sweet potatoes, 6,042 Ibs. of butter, 8,595 of rice, and 12,518 of honey. There were 257 horses, 2,703 milch cows, 4,457 other cattle, 480 sheep, and 4,905 swine. Capital, Jesup. VI. A S. E. county of Mississippi, bordering on Alabama, intersected by the Chickasawha river, and by the Mobile and Ohio railroad ; area, 790 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,206, of whom 1,636 were colored. The surface is undulating and the soil sandy. The chief productions in 1870 were 46,819 bushels of Indian corn, 12,947 of sweet potatoes, and 740 bales of cotton. There were 442 horses, 1,594 milch cows, 2,933 other cattle, 1,615 sheep, and 4,506 swine. Capital, Waynesbor- ough. VII. A S. W. county of Tennessee, bor- dering on Alabama, bounded N. W. by the Tennessee river, and drained by Bufialo river and several creeks; area, about 700 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,209, of whom 893 were colored. The surface is hilly and the soil fertile. Iron ore is abundant. The chief productions in 1870 were 47,428 bushels of wheat, 484,861 of Indian corn, 19,314 of oats, 13,887 of Irish and 14,927 of sweet potatoes, 108,030 Ibs. of butter, 17,856 of wool, 26,769 of tobacco, and 1,101 bales of cotton. There were 2,500 horses, 2,898 milch cows, 5,558 other cattle, 9,674 sheep, and 24,- 841 swine; 1 manufactory of pig iron, 1 of cement, 10 tanneries, 10 currying establish- ments, 5 saw mills, and 2 flour mills. Capital, Waynesborough. VIII. A S. county of Ken- tucky, bordering on Tennessee, bounded N. by Cumberland river, and E. by South fork ; area, 570 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,612, of whom 675 were colored. The surface is hilly, and the soil, especially along the streams, very fertile. Bi- tuminous coal and iron ores are very abundant. The chief productions in 1870 were 44,255 bushels of wheat, 414,607 of Indian corn, 79,- 962 of oats, 24,228 of Irish and 14,787 of sweet potatoes, 214,086 Ibs. of butter, 29,910 of wool, and 45,782 of tobacco. There were 2,734 horses, 3,017 milch cows, 6,188 other cattle, 15,659 sheep, and 22,322 swine. Capital, Monticello. IX. A N. E. county of Ohio, drained by a branch of the Walhonding river, and by Killbuck creek and other streams ; area, 660 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 35,116. The surface is undula- ting, and the soil a deep clayey loam of remark- able fertility. Bituminous coal and limestone abound. It is traversed by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago, the Cleveland, Mount Vernon, and Delaware, and the Atlantic and Great Western railroads. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 109,119 bushels of wheat, 920,537 of Indian corn, 897,965 of oats, 43,537 of barley, 166,354 of potatoes, 1,117,442 Ibs. of butter, 297,383 of wool, 13,300 of tobacco, and 55,881 tons of hay. There were 1 1,430 horses, 12,218 milch cows, 13,613 other cattle, 69,227 sheep, and 35,746 swine ; 3 manufactories of agricultural implements, 26 of carriages and wagons, 2 of dressed flax, 4 of iron castings, 2 of machinery, 1 of paper, 1 of whips, 7 of wool- lens, 9 flour mills, 13 tanneries, 12 currying establishments, 2 planing mills, and 18 saw mills. Capital, Wooster. X. An E. county of Indiana, bordering on Ohio, and drained by Whitewater river and its tributaries ; area, 420 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 34,048. The surface is undulating, and the soil extremely fertile. It is traversed by the Whitewater canal and sev- eral railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 470,641 bushels of wheat, 1,000,160 of Indian corn, 165,100 of oats, 77,290 of pota- toes, 319,970 Ibs. of butter, 42,038 of wool, 62,- 330 of tobacco, and 9,214 tons of hay. There were 7,187 horses, 5,442 milch cows, 9,171 oth-