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 PEEEY 311 sheep, and 10,906 swine; 4 manufactories of boots, 11 of iron, 22 of tanned and 15 of cur- ried leather, 3 of woollen goods, 3 wool-card- ing and cloth-dressing establishments, 16 flour mills, and 8 saw mills. Capital, Bloomfield. IL A central county of Alabama, intersected by the Cahawba river; area, 590 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 24,975, of whom 17,833 were colored. It has an undulating surface and fertile soil. The Selma, Marion, and Memphis railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 341,985 bushels of Indian corn, 13,800 of sweet potatoes, and 13,449 bales of cotton. There were 929 horses, 2,160 mules and asses, 2,291 milch cows, 3,108 other cattle, 2,374 sheep, and 7,903 swine. Capital, Marion. IIL A S. E. county of Mississippi, intersected by Leaf river and Black creek, tributaries of the Pascagoula, and drained by their branch- es; area, 1,044 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,694, of whom 723 were colored. It has a broken sur- face and a not very fertile soil, covered with forests of pine. The Alabama Central railroad passes through the S. W. corner. The chief productions in 1870 were 51,301 bushels of In- dian corn, 6,012 of oats, 27,109 of sweet pota- toes, 12,106 Ibs. of wool, 15,890 of rice, and 164 bales of cotton. There were 554 horses, 3,160 milch cows, 5,691 other cattle, 6,898 sheep, and 6,928 swine. Capital, Augusta. IVi A central county of Arkansas, bounded N. E. by the Arkansas river and intersected by the Fourche la Fve, one of its branches ; area, about 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,685, of whom 290 were colored. It has a diversified surface, and the soil is generally fertile, particularly near the streams. The chief productions in 1870 were 85,115 bushels of Indian corn and 980 bales of cotton. There were 742 horses, 919 milch cows, 2,301 other cattle, 1,240 sheep, and 7,288 swine. Capital, Perry ville. V. A W. county of Tennessee, bounded W. by the Tennessee river and intersected by the Buf- falo, a branch of Duck river ; area, about 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,925, of whom 472 were colored. Its surface is diversified and the soil is generally fertile. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 34,537 bushels of wheat, 368,045 of Indian corn, 70,296 of buckwheat, 5,244 Ibs. of tobacco, 10,429 of wool, 45,659 of butter, 7,446 gallons of sorghum molasses, and 495 bales of cotton. There were 1,706 horses, 804 mules and asses, 1,971 milch cows, 928 working oxen, 2,297 other cattle, 5,328 sheep, and 17,950 swine. Capital, Linden. VI. A S. E. county of Kentucky, drained by the North and Middle forks of the Kentucky river ; area, about 700 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,274, of whom 96 were colored. It has a mountainous and rugged surface, the valleys being arable and fertile and the higher lands adapted to wool growing. The chief productions in 1870 were 135,454 bushels of Indian corn, 9,446 of pota- toes, 24,406 Ibs. of butter, and 10,007 of wool. There were 644 horses, 1,637 milch cows, 3,334 other cattle, 7,025 sheep, and 9,492 swine. Capital, Hazard. VII. A S. E. county of Ohio, drained by several small streams ; area, 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 18,453. It has an undulating surface and a fertile soil. The Cincinnati and Muskingum valley railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 196,352 bushels of wheat, 681,612 of Indian corn, 132,- 208 of oats, 79,496 of potatoes, 25,581 tons of hay, 65,552 Ibs. of tobacco, 374,331 of wool, 623,153 of butter, and 39,005 gallons of sor- ghum molasses. There were 6,241 horses, 6,340 milch cows, 11,419 other cattle, 85,290 sheep, and 16,122 swine ; 6 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 31 of stone and earthen ware, 2 of woollens, 3 flour mills, 7 saw mills, 4 tan- neries, and 4 currying establishments. Capital, Somerset. VIIL A S. county of Indiana, bound- ed S. and E. by the Ohio river, which separates it from Kentucky, and drained by Anderson's and other creeks ; area, about 400 sq. in. ; pop. in 1870, 14,801. It has a very hilly surface and a soil fertile along the streams. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 55,224 bushels of wheat, 288,705 of Indian corn, 62,495 of oats, 83,918 of potatoes, 74,300 Ibs. of butter, 17,345 of wool, 224,125 of tobacco, and 5,544 tons of hay. There were 2,770 horses, 2,520 milch cows, 3,443 other cattle, 9,013 sheep, and 15,- 224 swine; 5 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 1 of cotton goods, 1 of agricultural implements, 4 of furniture, 3 flour mills, 6 saw mills, 3 distilleries, and 4 breweries. Capital, Cannelton. IX. A S. county of Illinois, inter- sected by Beaucoup creek ; area, about 430 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 13,723. It has a diversified surface, and much of the soil is fertile. It is intersected by the Illinois Central, the Chester and Pamaroa, and the St. Louis, Belleville, and Southern Illinois railroads. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 350,446 bushels of wheat, 3847446 of Indian corn, 338,760 of oats, 36,514 of potatoes, 111,982 Ibs. of butter, 33,299 of wool, and 5,057 tons of hay. There were 4,527 horses, 3,095 milch cows, 3,763 other cattle, 10,255 sheep, and 14,430 swine; 2 manufac- tories of boots and shoes, 6 of carriages and wagons, 1 of machinery, 5 of saddlery and har- ness, and 5 flour mills. Capital, Pinckneyville. X. A S. E. county of Missouri, separated from Illinois by the Mississippi river, and drained by several small streams; area, 430 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,847, of whom 400 were colored. It has a diversified surface and a fertile soil. The chief productions in 1870 were 230,674 bushels of wheat, 331,375 of Indian corn, 112,234 of oats, 25,760 of barley, 23,982 of potatoes, 10,- 817 tons of hay, 3,480 Ibs. of tobacco, 18,292 of wool, 146,905 of butter, and 16,411 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 3,668 horses, 676 mules and asses, 2,582 milch cows, 3,027 other cattle, 8,859 sheep, and 17,474 swine; 9 cooper shops, 3 breweries, 3 flour mills, and 4 saw mills. Capital, Perryville. PERRY, Arthur Latham, an American political economist, born in Lyme, 1ST. H., Feb. 27, 1830. He graduated at Williams college in 1852, and