. The history of Will County, Illinois, containing a history of the county .. . Carter, of Troy; R. J. Boylan, of Elwood; Frank Searles, of NewLenox ; Secretary, William T. Nelson, of Wilmington; Treasurer, E. H. Aikin,of Joliet; with a Board of nine Directors, and eighteen Superintendents underthe General Superintendent, L. E. Ingalls. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS. In no way can we so well give an idea of the kind and amount of produc-tions of the county as by the following condensed abstract from the Assessorsreturns: PRODUCTS. tCRES. BUSHELS. Corn 182,332 4,324,432 Winter wheat 112^ 2,330 Sprin


. The history of Will County, Illinois, containing a history of the county .. . Carter, of Troy; R. J. Boylan, of Elwood; Frank Searles, of NewLenox ; Secretary, William T. Nelson, of Wilmington; Treasurer, E. H. Aikin,of Joliet; with a Board of nine Directors, and eighteen Superintendents underthe General Superintendent, L. E. Ingalls. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS. In no way can we so well give an idea of the kind and amount of produc-tions of the county as by the following condensed abstract from the Assessorsreturns: PRODUCTS. tCRES. BUSHELS. Corn 182,332 4,324,432 Winter wheat 112^ 2,330 Spring wheat I,t;84i 23,069 Oats 60,796 2,415,712 Rye 1,438 28,732 Barley 43^^ 826 Buckwheat 226^ 2,567i Castor beans 1^ 22 Beans ^^i%% 427 Pease 2^ 106 Irish potatoes 2,650^55^ 189,506 Sweet potatoes 2 125 Apple orchard 4,025J 1,639 Peach orchard 276 Pear orchard 10 POUNDS. Tobacco 5,1 6,765 Broom corn 3 10,500 TONS. Timothy meadow 43,615 56,96oi Clover meadow 4,481 7,474 Prairie meadow 30,180y595 36,650 Millet and Hungarian 605J 428 GALLONS. Sorghum 33 1,385 Vineyards 123. 240. ^


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