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Sullivan County. It contains twenty-six towns, four of which were
incorporated in the reign of George I., two in the reign of George
,    II., seven in the reign of George III., and thirteen under the State

government. It was originally a part of the counties of Rocking-
ham and Hillsborough, and was incorporated July 23, 1823.

I i    Manufactories. The number of manufactories, of various kinds,

d    is 446, steam horse power 764, water horse power, 8,740. Amount

!    of capital invested in manufactories, $ 6,654,000 ; number of men

i    employed, 4,567, women and children, 1,957 ; amount annually

paid for labor, $ 2,777,000. The value of manufactured products,
iu sixteen towns, is respectively over $ 50,000, ten over $ 200,000, and
j    six over $ 500,000. There is annually produced, of manufactured

goods, of all kinds, in value, $ 12,771,000 worth, the most important
of which are 33,634,000 yards of cotton cloth, valued at $ 2,609,000;
j    2,561,000 yards woolen cloths, of all kinds, valued at $ 1,801,000 ;

j    121,000 dozen pairs cotton and woolen hose, of various kinds,

^!    $ 381,000; 3,521 tons paper, of all kinds, $ 843,000 ; also lumber,

$ 411,000; flour and meal, $ 788,000 ; leather tanned, $ 354,000;
»*§    carriages, of all kinds, $ 650 000 ; furniture, $ 400,000 ; foundries,

$ 280,000; railroad repair shops, $ 290,000; hoots and shoes, 930,
®    000; leather hose and belting, $ 390,000; organs and melodeons,

$ 120,000; harnesses, $270,000; and granite and marble dressed
or quarried, $ 800,000 ; besides other manufactories of lesser note
j    but important.

!    Agricultural. The number of acres of improved land, in the

i    county is 317,344; number of horses, 4,939, cattle, 28,828, sheep,

32*147, swine, 3,819; bushels of wheat annually produced, 28,215,
rye, 5,166, corn, 184,662, peas and beans, 5,631, potatoes, 429,650,
tons of hay,72,467, number of pounds of wool, 138,079, butter, 705,
516, cheese, 167,903, maple sugar, 89,802, honey, 6,630; gallons
of milk sold, 147,215, maple molasses, 1,079. Estimated value of
I    live stock, $1,886,649, orchard products, $100,345; garden prod-

I. ^    ucts sold,' $ 22,363; forest products, $ 450,000 ; animals slaugh-

tered, or sold, $ 575,055. Estimated value of farm products, in-
cluding betterments $ 3.103,071.

Money and Stocks. Total amount of deposits in savings banks,
$    2,864,361; eight towns have over $ 100,000, and seventeen, over

$    50,000 deposited. Total amount of money on hand or at inter-

est, $ 687,062. Total value of shares in corporations, and stocks
in public funds, $ 552,388. Assessed value of stock in trade, in