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CHAPTER XX.

AUDUBON COUNTY STATISTICS.

From History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915)
by H. F. Andrews

FARM PRODUCTIONS, 1905.

    Acres.Bushels.Value.
Corn - - - - - - - - - - 91,9692,797,856$1,203,141
Wheat - - - - - - - - - - 11,71494,26067,037
Oats - - - - - - - - - - 31,575857,125180,583
Barley - - - - - - - - - - 7,256194,80657,349
Rye - - - - - - - - - - 1252,0061,181
Buckwheat - - - - - - - - - - 23726
    Acres.Bushels.Tons.
Clover - - - - - - - - - - 4,4216,53927,589
Timothy - - - - - - - - - - 25,55442,545172,638
Millet and Hungarian - - - - - - - - - - 3638122,690
Alfalfa - - - - - - - - - - 128
Wild hay - - - - - - - - - - 4,2878,09132,455
    Acres.Bushels.Value.
Clover seed - - - - - - - - - - 8269715,865
Timothy seed - - - - - - - - - - 1,79I10,3479,515
Potatoes - - - - - - - - - - - - - 105,26526,725
Sweet potatoes - - - - - - - - - - - - - 936875
Sweet corn - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,2211,897
Apples - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13,590
Peaches - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -136
Plums - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2,687
Cherries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2,871
Berries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7,508
Grapes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2,074

CENSUS 1905.

Cattle - - - - - - - - - - 47,850     Value - - - - - - - $946,829
Horses and mules - - - - - - - - - - 11,485     Value - - - - - - - 686,798
Swine - - - - - - - - - - 63,439     Value - - - - - - - 392,782
Sheep - - - - - - - - - - 1,538     Value - - - - - - - 9,304
Wool, pounds - - - - - - - - - - 4,118     Value - - - - - - - 822
Chickens - - - - - - - - - - 184,439     Value - - - - - - - 53,587
Other fowls - - - - - - - - - - 7,748     Value - - - - - - - 5,540
Eggs, dozens - - - - - - - - - - 623,758     Value - - - - - - - 79,377
Dairy products - - - - - - - - - - - - -     Value - - - - - - - 276,971
Vegetables - - - - - - - - - - - - -     Value - - - - - - - 11,652

County revenue for year ending December 31, 1904
    - - - - - - - - - $162,598.01
County expenses, same period     - - - - - - - - - 155,710.48
    Militia, 1905, 2,540


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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, July 2022, from History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915), by H. F. Andrews, page 302-303.