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HAMILTON 413 horses, 1,063 milch cows, 1,879 other cat- le, 3,748 sheep, and 519 swine. Capital, Sage- ille. II. A N. county of Florida, bordering Georgia, bounded E. and S. by the Little Suwanee and W. by the Withlacoochee river, id intersected by the Allapaha; area, 400 sq. i. ; pop. in 1870, 5,749, of whom 2,363 were )lored. The surface is even, and the soil fer- The Atlantic and Gulf railroad traverses The chief productions in 1870 were 83,- bushels of Indian corn, 6,185 of oats, T,395 of peas and beans, 2,235 of sweet pota- , and 1,592 bales of cotton. There were horses, 333 mules and asses, 800 milch >ws, 2,351 other cattle, and 3,167 swine, apital, Jasper. III. A N. central county of Texas, intersected by Leon river ; area, 825 sq.

pop. in 1870,723, of whom 17 were colored.

> surface consists mostly of rolling prairies, ted with groves of timber. There are nu- srous streams, the banks of which are fringed ith trees. The soil is fertile. The chief pro- ictions in 1870 were 3,330 bushels of wheat, T,150 of Indian corn, 18 bales of cotton, and 19,775 Ibs. of butter. There were 991 horses, ,653 milch cows, 9,703 other cattle, 710 sheep, id 2,216 swine. Capital, Hamilton. IV. A E. county of Tennessee, bordering on reorgia, and touching Alabama on the S. W., itersected by the Tennessee river, which is navigable by steamboats; area, 380 sq. i. ; pop. in 1870, 17,241, of whom 4,188 were

>lored. It abounds in coal and iron. The

face is broken by high ridges connected ith the Cumberland mountains, and the soil fertile. The Nashville and Chattanooga, the ilabama and Chattanooga, and the East Ten- jssee, Virginia, and Georgia railroads traverse The chief productions in 1870 were 103,- ri6 bushels of wheat, 353,700 of Indian corn, t,963 of oats, 12,912 Ibs. of wool, 79,214 of itter, and 1,033 tons of hay. There were 1,875 horses, 2,393 milch cows, 5,040 other le, 6,741 sheep, and 15,359 swine ; 1 manu- )ry of cars, 3 of furniture, 2 of iron, 2 of linery, 2 flour mills, 1 tannery, 1 currying iblishment, 1 planing mill, and 2 saw mills, ipital, Chattanooga. V. A S. W. county of )hio, bordering on Indiana, separated from lentucky by the Ohio river, and drained by Jreat and Little Miami and Whitewater rivers ; }a, 390 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 260,370. It ias an undulating surface and a rich soil. The

rape is extensively cultivated near the Ohio

iver. It is crossed by the Miami and White- rater canals, and by several railroads cen- ring in Cincinnati. The chief productions in 1870 were 162,607 bushels of wheat, 1,226,726 "Indian corn, 268,089 of oats, 96,979 of bar- jy, 562,537 of potatoes, 773,387 Ibs. of butter, 126,400 of cheese, and 25,304 tons of hay. "lere were 8,531 horses, 12,413 milch cows, ,254 other cattle, 3,647 sheep, and 21,165 swine. There were 2,469 manufacturing es- tablishments, chiefly in Cincinnati, the county seat, with an aggregate capital of $42,646,152, and an annual product of $78,905,980. VI. A central county of Indiana, drained by White river and several smaller streams ; area, 400 sq. in. ; pop. in 1870, 20,882. The surface is slightly diversified and the soil extremely rich. It is traversed by the Indianapolis, Peru, and Chicago railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 548,039 bushels of wheat, 972,660 of Indian corn, 74,164 of oats, 65,094 of pota- toes, 62,206 Ibs. of wool, 336,215 of butter, and 9,791 tons of hay. There were 7,647 horses, 5,630 milch cows, 9,661 other cattle, 21,796 sheep, and 33,555 swine; 13 manufac- tories of carriages, 2 of barrels and casks, 10 of bricks, 8 of saddlery and harness, 6 of tin, cop- per, and sheet-iron ware, 2 of woollen goods, 11 flour mills, and 32 saw mills. Capital, No- blesville. VII. A S. county of Illinois, drained by branches of Little Wabash river and Saline creek; area, 395 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 12,993. It has a well wooded surface, diversified with prairies of moderate fertility, and a great deal of swamp land in the north part. The St. Louis and Southeastern railroad and branch to Shawneetown traverse it. The chief .pro- ductions in 1870 were 92,476 bushels of wheat, 735,252 of Indian corn, 203,464 of oats, 28,402 of potatoes, 34,074 gallons of sorghum molasses, 471,860 Ibs. of tobacco, 42,776 of wool, 195,- 246 of butter, and 6,397 tons of hay. There were 4,603 horses, 3,349 milch cows, 4,974 other cattle, 20,117 sheep, and 24,842 swine; 15 carriage factories, 2 woollen factories, 9 flour mills, and 9 saw mills. Capital, McLeans- borough. VIII. A central county of Iowa, in- tersected by the Boone, and containing the head waters of Skunk river; area, 576 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,055. The surface is undulating and the soil good. Bituminous coal is abun- dant. The Dubuque and Sioux City railroad intersects the N. part. The chief productions in 1870 were 126,978 bushels of wheat, 214,- 818 of Indian corn, 80,206 of oats, 26,323 of potatoes, 153,755 Ibs. of butter, and 14,715 tons of hay. There were 1,968 horses, 1,990 milch cows, 3,015 other cattle, and 2,920 swine; 1 manufactory of agricultural implements, and 3 saw mills. Capital, Webster City. IX. A S. E. county of Nebraska, bounded N. W. by the Platte river, and watered by branches of the Big Blue; area, about 530 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 130. The value of farms was $43,400 ; of farm products, $14,645; of live stock, $12,- 111. Capital, Farmer's Valley. HAMILTON, a town and village of Madison co., New York, on the Chenango river, 90 m. W. of Albany and 30 m. S. W. of Utica ; pop. of the town in 1870, 3,687; of the village, 1,529. The village is on the Utica branch of the New York and Oswego Midland railroad, and con- tains a carriage factory, a tannery, a cigar manufactory, a furnace, a cheese factory, a national bank, a hotel, a female seminary, a union school, two weekly newspapers, a bi- weekly (published by the college students), and five churches. Here are situated, under