pie, or we might say it is about
equally divided, between farming
and manufacturing. Over 100,000
pairs boots and shoes, are annually
made; 2,500,000 feet lumber
sawed, besides coopering, black-
smithing, and various other trades.
(See Tables).

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $ 18,400; mechanical labor,
$24,500; money at interest, $7,
500; deposits in savings banks, in
the State, $ 3,100, out of the State,
$35,000; stock in trade, $8,500.

Churches and Schools. F. Bap-
tist, Rev. P. S. Burbank, pastor;
Methodist, Elder Joseph Hayes,
pastor. Four schools in town,
average length for the year, thirty-
seven weeks.

First Settlers. Jonathan San-
born, Jacob Hook, and others
settled between the years 1735 and
1739. Incorporated February 22,

1760.

First Ministers. Rev. John
Page, settled 1763, died in 1782.

Boundaries. North by Fremont,
east by Kingston, south by Kings-
ton and Hampstead, and west by
Sandown. Area, 7,000 acres; im-
proved land, 2,900 acres.

Distances. Thirty-three miles
south-east from Concord, and ten
south-west from Exeter.

DEERFIELD.

Rockingham County. Deer-
field is the largest farming town in
the county. The surface is uneven,
but the soil is fei'tile, and there are
many fine farms under a high state
of cultivation. The orchard pro-
ducts are annually valued at $ 12,
000, and are exoeeded by only one
town in the county, and but three
in the State. Rock maple, white
maple, beach, birch, white and red

oak, pine and hemlock are
principal kinds of wood.

Ponds and Rivers. This town
contains several ponds, well stored
with fish. Pleasant Pond lie3
partly in this town and partly in
North wood. This pond is noted
for its fine, sandy shore, and clear
water. Moulton’s Pond, in the
west part, is noted on account
of its having no visible inlet, and
its waters are supposed to be sup-
plied by a subterranean passage.
The outlets of the pond run in
opposite directions. One stream
finds its way to the ocean through
the channels of the Merrimack
River, and the other through the
Piscataqua. A branch of Lamprey
river, passes south and south-east
through the town.

Mountains. The principal eleva-
tions, are Pawtuckaway, between
this town and Nottingham, Saddle-
back (see North wood), and Fort
Mountain, in the west part. Near
Mount Delight, in the west part of
the town, is a natural formation in
the rock, which has for over ninety
years been known as the “ Indian
Camp.” On the east side of the
camp, is a natural flight of stone
steps, by which persons may easily
ascend to the top of the rock.

Employments. Agriculture is
the principal industrial pursuit
of the inhabitants, ranking as the
first town in the county, and
fifteenth in the State, in its value
of agriculture productions.

The manufacture of boots and
shoes is carried on quite exten-
sively, much of the stock being
brought from out of the State, to be
made up. The number pairs annu-
ally made is estimated at 230,000
pairs, valued at $280,000. There
are large quantities of lumber.

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