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 POLIZIANO POLIZIMO, Angelo, or Angelns Politianns, an Italian poet, born at Monte Pulciano, near Florence, in July, 1454, died in Florence in 1494. He was educated under the auspices of Lorenzo de 1 Medici, became tutor in Ms family, published Latin letters in his 13th year and Greek compositions in his 17th, and edited Catullus in his 18th. In 1480 he became pro- fessor of Greek and Latin at the lyceum of Florence. He was ill made, and squinted, but was very eloquent. He stands at the head of the classical scholars who contributed to the revival of learning, and was equally distin- guished for his Latin and Italian poetry. His works comprise, besides Latin translations from Greek and many editions of classics, the Mis- cellanea, a collection of notes on classic au- thors (Florence, 1489); Rime (1513; new ed., 2 vols., 1816 and 1819); Orfeo (best ed., Padua, 1749), the earliest represented secular drama in a modern language ; and Pactiance Conjura- tionis Comment ariolum (last ed., Pisa, 1800). His collected works appeared in Basel in 1653. Carducci has published a critical edition of his Stanze, V Orfeo e le Rime (Florence, 1864). POLK, the name of 12 counties in the Uni- ted States. I. A S. W. county of North Caro- lina, bordering on South Carolina, and drained by affluents of Broad river; area, about 250 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,349, of whom 978 were colored. The surface is hilly and the soil good, especially along the watercourses. The Blue Ridge mountains are on the W. border. The chief productions in 1870 were 3,808 bushels of wheat, 3,696 of rye, 117,060 of In- dian corn, and 5,937 of oats. There were 358 horses, 2,400 cattle, 1,851 sheep, and 4,975 swine. Capital, Columbus. II. A IS. W. coun- ty of Georgia, bordering on Alabama and drained by the Tallapoosa and other streams ; area, about 500 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,822, of w r hom 2,578 were colored. It has an undu- lating surface and a light sandy soil. The Selma, Rome, and Dalton railroad crosses the N. W. corner. The chief productions in 1870 were 45,497 bushels of wheat, 126,750 of In- dian corn, 23,410 of oats, 36,320 Ibs. of but- ter, and 2,001 bales of cotton. There were 463 horses, 788 milch cows, 1,302 other cat- tle, 1,916 sheep, and 4,407 swine. Capital, Cedartown. III. A central county of the pen- insula of Florida, bounded S. E. by Kissimee river and lake, and drained by Pease creek ; area, 1,944 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 3,169, of whom 482 were colored. It contains numer- ous small lakes. The surface is low and the soil moderately productive. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 97,225 bushels of Indian corn, 87,470 of sweet potatoes, 346 bales of cotton, and 14,200 Ibs. of rice. There were 417 horses, 525 mules and asses, 21,648 cattle, and 8,460 swine. Capital, Pease Creek. IV. A S. E. county of Texas, intersected by Trin- ity river; area, 1,188 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,707, of whom 4,298 were colored. Its sur- face is nearly level, and the soil along the POLK 679 Trinity very fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 206,328 bushels of wheat, 45 151 of sweet potatoes, 4,548 bales of cotton, 33,865 Ibs. of butter, and 17,869 gallons of molasses. Ihere were 1,856 horses, 644 mules and asses, 3,492 milch cows, 1,234 working oxen, 8,721 other cattle, 1,900 sheep, and 15,154 swine. Capital, Livingston. V. A W. county of Arkan- sas, bordering on Indian territory, watered by the Washita and several branches of Red river"; area, about 1,000 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 3,376, of whom 45 were colored. It has a hilly sur- face and a generally fertile soil. The chief productions in 1870 were 75,883 bushels of In- dian corn, 5,349 of oats, 7,713 of sweet pota- toes, and 259 bales of cotton. There were 611 horses, 747 milch cows, 1,665 other cattle, 1,267 sheep, and 5,849 swine. Capital, Dal- las. VI. A S. E. county of Tennessee, bor- dered E. by North Carolina and S. by Georgia, and drained by the Hiawassee river and one of its branches, the Tocoa or Ococe ; area, about 300 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 7,369, of whom 313 were colored. It has a mountainous surface and a moderately fertile soil, and contains copper mines. The chief productions in 1870 were 35,726 bushels of wheat, 152,^25 of In- dian corn, 17,192 of oats, 5,244 Ibs. of tobac- co, 10,429 of wool, 45,659 of butter, and 10,- 173 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 715 horses, 1,057 milch cows, 1,814 other cat- tle, 4,642 sheep, and 5,537 swine. Capital, Benton. VII. A N. W. county of Wisconsin, separated from Minnesota on the west by the St. Croix river, and drained by several streams; area, about 900 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 3,422. The chief productions in 1870 were 41,029 bushels of wheat, 10,839 of Indian corn, 52,564 of oats, 3,097 tons of hay, and 68,203 Ibs. of butter. There were 976 horses, 834 milch cows, 1,267 other cattle, 745 sheep, and 914 swine. Capital, Osceola Mills. VIII. A N. "W. county of Minnesota, separated from Dakota by the Red river; area, about 4,500 sq. m. ; returned as having no population in 1870. It is drained by Red Lake and Wild Rice rivers and other affluents of the Red. The valleys contain good farming lands. IX. A central county of Iowa, intersected from N. W. to S. E. by the Des Moines river, and across the N. E. by the Skunk river, and wa- tered also by the Raccoon and other branches of the Des Moines ; area, 720 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 27,857. It has a rolling surface and fer- tile soil. The Chicago, Rock Island, and Pa- cific and the Des Moines Valley railroads pass through the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 366,423 bushels of wheat, 1,779,875 of Indian corn, 176,399 of oats, 17,253 of barley, 132,172 of potatoes, 382,606 of butter, 15,992 of wool, and 25,533 tons of hay. There were 6,726 horses, 5,818 milch cows, 5,695 other cattle, 9,032 sheep, and 28,626 swine; 3 man- ufactories of agricultural implements, 12 of carriages and wagons, 3 of iron castings, 5 of machinery, 11 of saddlery and harness, 2