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Past and Present of Livingston County Volume 1. History by Major A. J. Roof. 1913 |
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In the following table is shown the commodities produced in the county and shipped out by freight and express. No effort has been made to estimate the local consumption, as it would at best be only an estimate, with no assurance of absolute accuracy.
Live stock: Cattle, 15,216 head; hogs, 69,316 head; horses and mules, 1,816 head; sheep, 10,257 head.
Farmyard products: Poultry, live, 573,899 pounds; poultry, dressed, 675,570 pounds; eggs, 1,337,670 dozen; feathers, 36,910 pounds.
Apiary and cane products: Honey, 960 pounds; sorghum molasses, 113 gallons.
Farm crops: Wheat, 193,631 bushels; corn, 260,238; oats, 78,305; rye, 5,659; timothy seed, 25; flaxseed, 45; clover seed, 73; millet seed, 32; cane seed, 114; hay, 3,158 tons; tobacco, 258 pounds; buckwheat, 68 bushels; nuts, 2,244 pounds; miscellaneous products, 559,607 pounds.
Vegetables: Potatoes, 24 bushels; vegetables, 3,107 pounds; tomatoes, 2 bushels; canned vegetables and fruits, 84,146 pounds.
Fruit: Miscellaneous fresh fruit, 1,150 pounds; melons,15; strawberries, 17 crates; dried fruit, 114 pounds; apples, 89,739 barrels; raspberries, 23 crates; blackberries, 7 crates; peaches, 44 bushels; pears, 804 bushels.
Medicinal products: Roots and herbs, 289 pounds; ginseng, 15 pounds.
Flowers, nursery products: Nursery stock, 8,703 pounds; cut flowers. 1,537 pounds.
Wool: Wool, 126,938 pounds.
Dairy products: Butter, 264,832 pounds; ice cream, 4,575 gallons; milk and cream, 11,026 gallons; cheese, (chiefly cottage), 179 pounds.
Forest products: Lumber, 221,576 feet; cordwood, 180 cords; cooperage, 1 car.
Fish and game products: Game, 14,214 pounds; fish, 6,468 pounds; furs, 10,983 pounds; frogs, 50 pounds.
Mine and quarry products: Gravel and ballast, 4 cars.
Mill products: Flour, 6,266 barrels; corn meal, 13,519 pounds; bran, shipstuff, 36,181 pounds; feed, chops100,680 pounds.
Liquid products: Wine, 16,653 gallons; cider, 16,0I7 gallons; natural mineral water, 50 gallons.
Packing house products: Hides and pelts, 104,714 pounds; lard, 362 pounds; dressed meats, 26,366 pounds; tallow, 359 pounds.
Stone and Clay: Brick, common, 5 cars.
Unclassified products: Junk, 26 cars; ice, 113 cars.