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History of Auglaize County
Material Wealth
The following listed tables of averages with respective products thereof exhibit the material development and wealth of the county:—
Agricultural, 1878:—
| Wheat | 22,109 acres. | 337.355 bushels. |
| Rye | 659 " | 7,436 " |
| Buckwheat | 155 " | 1,943 " |
| Oats | 11,295 " | 371,804 " |
| Barley | 826 " | 26,697 " | Corn | 39,975 " | 1,026,343 bushels |
| Timothy | 10,035 " | 14,151 tons |
| Clover | 38,883 " | 4,528 " |
| Grass Seed | —— " | 5,209 " |
| Flax | 708 " | 5,481 bush. seed |
| Potatoes | 1,329 " | 75,980 bushels |
| Sweet Potatoes | 9 " | 104 " |
| Tobacco | 19 " | 6,000 lbs |
| Sorgham | 406 " | 19, 448 gals. syrup |
| Maple Sugar | 2,879 lbs | 1,204 " |
| Bees, hives | 1,077 | 8,165 lgs. honey |
Horticultural:—
| Orchards | 3192 acres |
| Apples | 1703 bushels |
| Peaches | 25 " |
| Pears | 134 " |
Live stock, chattels, etc., 1879: —
| Horses | 8,157 | Value $316,357 |
| Cattle | 14,780 | " 154,548 |
| Mules | 314 | " 13,045 |
| Sheep | 14,405 | " 26.650 |
| Hogs | 24,714 | " 42.525 |
| Dogs | 2,767 | " 2,152 |
| Carriages | 3,814 | " 111,995 |
| Watches | 473 | " 7,039 |
| Painos and organs | 249 | " 19,080 |
| Merchant Stock | " 140,080 | |
| Manufacture stock | " 58,373 | |
| Moneys on deposit subject to order | " 265,849 | |
| All other personals | " 180,638 | |
| Credit unions bona fide debts | " 257,500 | |
| Money in bonds, stocks, and otherwise | " 8,625 | |
| Bonds not lisged by requirement | " 5,400 | |
| Bank and other corporation property | " 1,907,797 |
Improvements, 1878:—
| New Dwellings | Value | $85,120 |
| Flour Mills | " | 1,200 |
| Stores | " | 3,400 |
| Other Buildings | " | 10,000 |
| Total new buildings | " | 39,720 |
General Valuation:—
| Number acres of land | 247,894 | Value | $4,240,730 |
| Real estate in villages | 247,894 | Value | 1,330,010 |
| Chattel property | 247,894 | Value | 2,052,820 |
| Total Value | 247,894 | Value | 7,623,560 |
| State school fund | 247,894 | Value | 7,623 |
| State tax | 247,894 | Value | 22,102 |
| County tax | 247,894 | Value | 26,682 |
| Township tax | 247,894 | Value | 8,798 |
| Village tax | 247,894 | Value | 13,827 |
| County debt | 247,894 | Value | 62,000 |
| Village debt | 247,894 | Value | 10,652 |
| School debt | 247,894 | Value | 44.400 |
From "History of Auglaize County, Ohio, with the Indian History of Wapakoneta, and the First Settlement of the County", Robert Sutton, Publishers, Wapakoneta, 1880