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 760 MONROE on Alabama and intersected by the Tombigbee river; area, about 700 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 22,631, of whom 14,000 were colored. The surface is a plain, with few trees and covered with rank grass. The soil is a rich calcareous loam. The Mobile and Ohio railroad and its Aberdeen branch pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 12,249 bushels of wheat, 415,153 of Indian corn, 55,651 of sweet potatoes, 47,380 Ibs. of butter, and 8,562 bales of cotton. There were 1,934 horses, 2,084 mules and asses, 3,458 milch cows, 4,963 other cattle, 4,272 sheep, and 19,599 swine. Cap- ital, Aberdeen. VIII. An E. county of Ar- kansas, bounded S. W. by White river ; area, 1,040 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,336, of whom 3,200 were colored. The surface is generally level, and much of it occupied by cypress swamps. It is intersected by the Memphis and Little Rock railroad. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 184,358 bushels of Indian corn, and 7,334 bales of cotton. There were 1,256 horses, 893 mules and asses, 1,925 milch cows, 379 working oxen, 2,892 other cattle, 624 sheep, and 10,210 swine. Capital, Law- renceville. IX. A S. E. county of Tennessee, bordering on North Carolina; area, 500 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 12,589, of whom 1,235 were colored. It is drained by Tellico river, an affluent of the Little Tennessee. The Unaka or Smoky mountain lies on the S. E. border. The soil is moderately fertile. The East Ten- nessee, Virginia, and Georgia railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 113,753 bushels of wheat, 415,010 of In- dian corn, 56,367 of oats, 15,324 Ibs. of wool, and 2,177 tons of hay. There were 2,334 horses, 2,539 milch cows, 6,415 other cattle, 8,346 sheep, and 13,422 swine. Capital, Madi- sonville. X. A S. county of Kentucky, bor- dering on Tennessee and drained by the head streams of Big Barren river and by the Cum- berland river ; area, 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,231, of whom 789 were colored. The sur- face is diversified and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 37,367 bush- els of wheat, 747,660 of Indian corn, 112,275 of oats, 13,649 of Irish and 11,899 of sweet potatoes, 674,696 Ibs. of tobacco, 33,353 of wool, and 121,854 of butter. There were 4,686 horses, 2,148 milch cows, 5,178 other cattle, 11,- 505 sheep, and 16,137 swine. Capital, Tomp- kinsville. XI. A S. E. county of Ohio, sepa- rated from West Virginia by the Ohio river ; area, 420 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 25,779. The surface is hilly and well timbered. It con- tains beds of coal, and some iron. The chief productions in 1870 were 161,042 bushels of wheat, 629,846 of Indian corn, 306,425 of oats, 98,678 of potatoes, 2,845,525 Ibs. of tobacco, 158,066 of wool, 524,887 of butter, and 18,091 tons of hay. There were 7,060 horses, 8,358 milch cows, 10,048 other cattle, 42,198 sheep, and 18,661 swine ; 29 manufactories of cheese, 7 of furniture, 1 of woollen goods, 12 tanning and currying establishments, 7 flour mills, 7 saw mills, and 1 planing mill. Capital, Woods- field. XII. A S. W. county of Indiana, water- ed by White river and its branches ; area, 420 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 14,168. The surface is hilly, and the soil fertile. The Louisville, New Albany, and Western railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 130,- 043 bushels of wheat, 454,275 of Indian corn, 105,415 of oats, 42,146 of potatoes, 15,947 Ibs. of tobacco, 49,798 of wool, 253,078 of but- ter, and 7,311 tons of hay. There were 4,612 horses, 3,451 milch cows, 6,655 other cattle, 18,- 272 sheep, and 18,614 swine ; 9 manufactories of carriages, 1 of wagon material, 1 of agricul- tural implements, 2 of woollen goods, 1 pla- ning mill, 12 saw mills, 6 tanneries, 3 currying establishments, and 5 flour mills. Capital, Bloomington. XIII. A S. W. county of Illi- nois, bounded E. by the Kaskaskia river, and W. by the Mississippi ; area, 360 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 12,982. The surface is moderately un- even, and the soil is fertile. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 651,767 bushels of wheat, 543,718 of Indian corn, 152,451 of oats, 67,- 119 of potatoes, 103,083 Ibs. of butter, and 5,243 tons of hay. There were 4,205 horses, 2,715 milch cows, 1,616 other cattle, 2,020 sheep, and 13,286 swine ; 6 manufactories of saddlery and harness, 1 brewery, and 7 flour mills. Capital, Waterloo. XIV. A S. E. coun- ty of Michigan, bordering on Lake Erie and Ohio ; area, 540 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 27,483. Huron river forms the N. E. boundary, and it is intersected by Raisin river. The surface is level and diversified by prairies and wood- lands. The valley of Raisin river is celebra- ted for fertility and beauty. The county is traversed by the Flint and Pere Marquette and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail- roads. The chief productions in 1870 were 249,086 bushels of wheat, 399,583 of Indian corn, 260,913 of oats, 268,373 of potatoes, 154,421 Ibs. of wool, 894,265 of butter, and 44,896 tons of hay. There were 7,601 horses, 7,982 milch cows, 8,776 other cattle, 38,932 sheep, and 13,677 swine; 5 manufactories of agricultural implements, 10 of brick, 23 of car- riages and wagons, 1 of tobacco and snuff, 8 flour mills, 10 tanneries, 33 saw mills, and 2 distilleries. Capital, Monroe. XV. A S. W. county of Wisconsin, watered by the La Crosse, Lemonweir, and Kickapoo rivers and other streams; area, 900 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 16,- 550. The surface is undulating or broken, and the soil fertile. It is traversed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, and the West Wis- consin railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 478,447 bushels of wheat, 183,119 of Indian corn, 291,469 of oats, 91,836 of pota- toes, 479,209 Ibs. of hops, 39,228 of wool, 391,- 476 of butter, and 20,312 tons of hay. There were 3,232 horses, 4,621 milch cows, 6,583 other cattle, 12,341 sheep, and 6,413 swine; 5 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 2 of clothing, 8 of cooperage, 2 of machinery, 1 of wrapping paper, 3 of saddlery and harness,