406    GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.

woolen, nearly one sixth, furniture and carriages, one third, leath-
er tanned, one ninth, lumber, one fourth, flour and meal, one thir*
ty-second part, stone dressed, over one half, and cotton prints, one
twentieth. For instance, they pay in the cotton and print manu-
factories in Dover, for labor, $570,000, and annually produce
goods viz. prints and cotton cloths, to the value of $ 4,687,000; in the
stone yards and ledges at Concord, they pay $ 350,000 for help,
and sell stone to the amount of $ 700,000. It will also be seen, in
towns where grist and lumber mills are the principal manufacto-
ries, that the pay is rated small, for the reason that men are not
employed through the season, or all the time, consequently, they
are only paid for labor done.

Cotton Manufactories. The manufacturing of cotton goods, of
various kinds, exceeds that of any other business in the State, the
sales amounting to 242,955,000 yards valued at $30,612,000. The
value of goods manufactured, has increased over $ 8,000,0000 with-
in four years. (See tables.)

Boots and Shoes. This branch is the next largest business in the
State. 4,867 males, and 846 females are employed, who annually
receive for their labor, $ 2,721,000 and manufacture 9,588,000 pairs
men’s and women’s boots, shoes and brogans, valued at $ 11,706,
000. Much of the stock for these shoes is cut out in the large boot
and shoe manufacturing establishments in Massachusetts, and sent
into New-Hampshire to be worked into boots and shoes. The larg-
er portion of those, made in Rockingham County, come from these
manufactories. (See Rockingham County, also tables.)

Woolen Goods. Woolen goods come next in the amount of re-
ceipts, viz. $ 9,222,000, annually. All kinds of woolen fabrics are
manufactured, such as carpets, horse blankets, beavers, tricots, cas-
simeres, flannels, of all varieties, delaines &c, In Franklin are man-
ufactured fancy shirting flannels, of the finest quality, there being
nearly thirty different styles or patterns. The above cotton and
woolen goods do not include cotton and woolen hose manufac-
tured.

Iron and Machine Work. Next in order is the iron and ma-
chine work, which amounts to over $ 7,500,000 annually. This
branch of business has increased very rapidly since 1870, especial-
ly in Manchester and Nashua.

Lumber. This business is an important branch, and is increas-
ing from year to year, but the worst feature of it is, that the raw