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 842 SHELBY SHELDRAKE by Beech and other large creeks ; area, about 565 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 15,733, of whom 5,383 were colored. The surface is hilly and diversified with fine forests; the soil is very rich. It is traversed by the Louisville, Cin- cinnati, and Lexington railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 171,562 bushels of wheat, 62,097 of rye, 1,125,787 of Indian corn, 156,935 of oats, 240,435 Ibs. of tobacco, 37,512 of wool, 229,050 of butter, and 13,497 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 6,781 horses, 2,022 mules and asses, 4,191 milch cows, 8,980 other cattle, 9,436 sheep, and 39,852 swine; 9 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 8 of saddlery and harness, 1 flour mill, and 4 saw mills. Capital, Shelbyville. V. A W. county of Ohio, intersected by the Miami river ; area, 425 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 20,748. The N. part is level, the S. undulating, and the soil fertile. It is traversed by the Miami canal and the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indian- apolis, and the Dayton and Michigan railroads. The chief productions in 1873 were 331,293 bushels of wheat, 831,417 of Indian corn, 253,- 484 of oats, 87,323 of barley, 35,095 of pota- toes, 11,404 tons of hay, 131,970 Ibs. of tobac- co, 67,709 of wool, 336,884 of butter, and 9,845 gallons of sorghum molasses. In 1874 there were 7,390 horses, 14,605 cattle, 22,461 sheep, and 25,169 hogs. In 1870 there were 2 manu- factories of agricultural implements, 14 of car- riages and wagons, 1 of woollen goods, 8 tan- neries, 7 flour mills, and 19 saw mills. Capi- tal, Sidney. VI. A S. E. county of Indiana, drained by the Blue river and numerous other streams, and traversed by several railroads; area, about 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 21,892. The surface is level and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 669,509 bushels of wheat, 1,509,448 of Indian corn, 40,227 of oats, 12,754 of barley, 8,574 tons of hay, 22,- 780 Ibs. of tobacco, 39,494 of wool, 414,863 of butter, and 31,637 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 7,789 horses, 5,202 milch cows, 7,928 other cattle, 14,250 sheep, and 34,918 swine ; 11 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 2 of woollen goods, 1 distillery, 9 flour mills, 16 saw mills, and 1 planing mill. Capital, Shelbyville. VII. A central county of Illinois, intersected by the Kaskaskia and Little Wabash rivers, and traversed by several rail- roads ; area, about 800 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 25,476. The surface is almost level, and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 467,541 bushels of wheat, 2,082,578 of Indian corn, 637,812 of oats, 138,314 of pota- toes, 23,687 tons of hay, 6,469 Ibs. of tobac- co, 222,042 of wool, 368,649 of butter, and 75,183 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 18,059 horses, 1,271 mules and asses, 7,513 milch cows, 11,204 other cattle, 62,868 sheep, and 43,411 swine; 6 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 1 of woollen goods, 2 brick yards, 9 flour mills, and 9 saw mills. Capital, Shelbyville. VIII. A W. county of Iowa, drained by Boyer and other rivers ; area, about 625 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,540. The surface is rolling and the soil fertile. A portion of the county is traversed by the Chi- cago, Rock Island, and Pacific railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 155,320 bushels of Indian corn, 25,594 of oats, 6,492 tons of hay, 11,103 Ibs. of wool, 61,834 of butter, and 3,002 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 1,199 horses, 1,151 milch cows, 1,516 other cattle, 2,806 sheep, and 2,060 swine. Capital, Harlan. IX. A N. E. county of Mis- souri, intersected by the North fork of Salt river and the South Fabius river, and by the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad ; area, about 520 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,119, of whom 571 were colored. The surface is moderately hilly and the soil good. Bituminous coal and limestone are abundant, and timber is scarce. The chief productions in 1870 were 41,258 bushels of wheat, 297,982 of Indian corn, 161,559 of oats, 18,715 tons of hay, 36,596 Ibs. of wool, 146,905 of butter, and 9,418 gal- lons of sorghum molasses. There were 3,741 horses, 541 mules and asses, 8,504 milch cows, 7,776 other cattle, 18,028 sheep, and 14,223 swine. Capital, Shelbyville. SHELBY, Isaac, an American officer, born near Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 11, 1750, died in Lin- coln co., Ky., July 18, 1826. He removed to the west in 1771, and in 1774 served as a lieutenant in an expedition against the Indians. When the revolution broke out he became captain of a military company in Virginia, and in 1777 was placed in charge of the commissary department for the frontier militia. In 1779 he was elected to the house of delegates of Virginia, and received a major's commission, and the next year was made a colonel. For his bravery at the battle of King's Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780, he received a vote of thanks and a sword from the legislature of North Caro- lina, of which he was elected a member in 1781 and 1782. In 1781 he served in Marion's campaign. On the organization of the state of Kentucky in 1792 he was chosen governor, and held the office four years, and again from 1812 to 1816. In 1813 he joined Gen. Harri- son at the head of 4,000 Kentuckians, served at the battle of the Thames, and received a gold medal from congress. SHELBYVILLE, a city and the county seat of Shelby co., Indiana, on the Blue river and the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette rail- road, at the junction of a branch of the Jeffer- sonville, Madison, and Indianapolis line, 27 ni. S. E. of Indianapolis; pop. in 1870, 2,731; in 1875, estimated by local authorities at 4,000. It is surrounded by a rich farming country, is lighted with gas, and has a good fire depart- ment. It contains a planing mill, two sav mills, three flouring and grist mills, two banks; five hotels, a seminary, three weekly news- papers, and seven churches. SHELDRAKE, or Shieldrake, the common name of the river ducks of the subfamily anatitue and of the genera tadorna (Leach) and casarka