day's absorption and thus become pregnant with stored heat.
The well was a favorite resort for bathers up until ten or twelve years ago, and
during all of that time the solution of salt was so great that one's body would
float as readily as would a log in ordinary fresh water. Various tests have been
made to ascertain the amount of salt in this water, the per cent varying
considerably at different times. It has tested as high as thirty-six per cent,
but the amount at the present time is negligible. In June, 1916, the writer
procured two quarts of this water. It had a pronounced alkaline taste, but on
being evaporated by boiling, no salt, nor other sediment, remained. What a
chemical analysis would show I do not know, but, so far as the naked eye could
discern, the entire volume of these two quarts was converted into steam. This
water was taken from the surface; it might be that a sample taken from the
bottom would still disclose the presence of salt.
The water now stands at practically the same level as originally. The shallow
water, along the banks, is transparently clear, but the deeper parts present a
dark-green appearance. It sustains no animal or vegetable life, save a few
insects, except that the writer has observed a solitary muskrat disporting, and,
apparently, enjoying himself therein.
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FARM STATISTICS.
The following tables show the population of the county by years, and statistics
of the principal farm products, from 1886 to 1915 inclusive:
1886.—POPULATION, 3,827.
| |
|
Acres |
Product |
| Whiter wheat, |
bu. |
504 |
7,056 |
| Spring wheat |
" |
5 |
50 |
| Rye |
" |
125 |
1,500 |
| Corn |
" |
12,151 |
303,775 |
| Barley |
" |
5 |
100 |
| Oats |
" |
2,678 |
80,340 |
| Buck-wheat |
" |
7 |
105 |
| Irish potatoes |
" |
389 |
29,175 |
| Sweet potatoes |
" |
90 |
9,000 |
| Castor beans |
" |
61 |
610 |
| Cotton |
" |
1 |
300 |
| Tobacco |
lbs. |
12 |
7,200 |
| Broom corn |
" |
47 |
23,500 |
| Millet |
tons |
4,617 |
9,234 |
| Prairie bay |
" |
|
6,968 |
| PouLtry and eggs sold |
|
|
$1,869 |
| Butter, lbs |
|
|
15,105 |
| Cheese, lbs |
|
|
415 |
| Milk sold |
|
|
$86 |
| Garden products sold |
|
|
$1,551 |
| |
|
|
Number |
| Horses |
|
|
1,285 |
| Mules and asses |
|
|
406 |
| Much cows |
|
|
938 |
| Other cattle |
|
|
2,325 |
| Swine |
|
|
475 |
| Sheep |
|
|
1,024 |
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104
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HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.
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|
1887—POPULATION, 4,407.
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | bu. |
797 |
7,690 |
| Spring wheat | " |
|
|
| Corn | " |
13,627 |
204,405 |
| Oats | " |
1,874 |
56,220 |
| Rye | " |
124 |
1,240 |
| Barley | " |
101 |
2,020 |
| Buck-wheat | " |
8 |
120 |
| Irish potatoes | " |
291 |
23,280 |
| Sweet potatoes | " |
72 |
7,200 |
| Castor beans | " |
6 |
60 |
| Cotton | lbs. |
2 |
500 |
| Flax | bu. |
1 |
10 |
| Tobacco | lbs. |
5 |
3,000 |
| Broom corn | " |
27 |
16,200 |
| Millet | tons |
5,577 |
11,154 |
| Prairie hay | " |
|
4,030 |
| | |
Quantity |
Value |
| Poultry and eggs sold |
| |
$3,994.00 |
| Wool clip | lbs. |
3,170 |
570.60 |
| Cheese | " |
300 |
36.00 |
| Butter | |
34,698 |
5204.70 |
| Milk sold | |
|
132.00 |
| Horticultural product marketed | |
|
65.00 |
| Garden products marketed | |
|
3,667.00 |
| | |
|
Number |
| Horses | |
|
1,651 |
| Mules and asses | |
|
508 |
| Milch cows | |
|
1,476 |
| Other cattle | |
|
42.54 |
| Sheep | |
|
857 |
| Swine | |
|
1,152 |
1888.—POPULATION, 4,561.
| | | Acres | Product |
| Winter wheat | bu |
133 |
2,394 |
| Spring wheat | | | |
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Corn | bu. |
16,560 |
165,600 |
| Oats | " |
3,891 |
97,275 |
| Rye | " |
95 |
1,140 |
| Barley | " |
25 |
125 |
| Buckwheat | " |
4 |
60 |
| Irish potatoet | " |
315 |
12,600 |
| Sweet potatoes | " |
144 |
8,640 |
| Castor beans | " |
38 |
190 |
| Cotton | lbs. |
|
|
| Flax | bu. |
149 |
745 |
| Tobacco | lbs. |
5 |
3,000 |
| Broom corn | " |
434 |
217,000 |
| Millet | tons |
8,036 |
16,072 |
| Prairie hay | " |
|
5,828 |
| | |
Quantity |
Value |
| Poultry and eggs sold | |
|
$4,234.00 |
| Wool clip | |
|
|
| Cheese | lbs. |
481 |
57.72 |
| Butte | " |
65,461 |
1I,782.98 |
| Milk sold | |
|
2,554.00 |
| Horticultural products marketed | |
|
|
| Garden products marketed | |
|
2,415.00 |
| | |
|
Number |
| Horses | |
|
1,927 |
| Mules and asses | |
|
608 |
| Milch cows | |
|
1,897 |
| Other cattle | |
|
5,294 |
| Sheep | |
|
1,749 |
| Swine | |
|
1,7 6 |
1889.—POPULATION, 3,596
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | " |
3,336 |
40,032 |
| Spring wheat | " |
45 |
450 |
| Corn | 44 |
12,580 |
125,800 |
| Oats | " |
2,712 |
51,528 |
| Rye | " |
558 |
10,044 |
|
106
|
HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.
|
|
| |
|
Acres |
Product |
| Barley |
bu. |
76 |
1,900 |
| Buckwheat |
" |
17 |
255 |
| Irish potatoes |
" |
187 |
3,740 |
| Sweet potatoes |
" |
132 |
6,600 |
| Castor beans |
" |
161 |
966 |
| Flax |
" |
111 |
999 |
| Cotton |
lbs. |
4 |
1,200 |
| Tobacco |
" |
3 |
1,800 |
| Broom corn |
" |
359 |
215,400 |
| Millet |
tons |
4,260 |
8,452 |
| Prairie hay |
" |
|
4,140 |
| Poultry and eggs |
|
|
$3,659 |
| Butter, lbs |
|
|
59,048 |
| Milk sold |
|
|
$905 |
| Woos clip, lbs. |
|
|
7,890 |
| Garden products sold |
|
|
$1,078 |
| Horticultural |
|
|
$1,400 |
| |
|
|
Number |
| Horses |
|
|
1,499 |
| Mules and asses |
|
|
411 |
| Milch cows |
|
|
2,308 |
| Other cattle |
|
|
5,508 |
| Swine |
|
|
1,007 |
| Sheep |
|
|
652 |
1890.—POPULATION, 2,651.
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | bu. |
2,779 |
27,790 |
| Spring wheat | " |
208 |
1,540 |
| Corn | " |
189 |
945 |
| Oats | " |
1,256 |
12,560 |
| Rye | " |
730 |
8,760 |
| Barley | " |
|
|
| Buckwheat | " |
3 |
18 |
| Irish potatoes | " |
132 |
1,320 |
| Sweet potatoes | " |
46 |
1,400 |
| Cator beans | " |
292 |
1,460 |
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Flax | bu. |
109 |
654 |
| Cotton | lbs. |
|
|
| Tobacco | " |
|
|
| Broom corn | " |
327 |
81,750 |
| Millet | tons |
2,212 |
2,212 |
| Prairie hay | " |
|
4,708 |
| Poultry and eggs | |
|
$4,831 |
| Butter, lbs | |
|
51,042 |
| Milk sold | |
|
|
| Wool clip, lbs | |
|
5,900 |
| Garden products sold | |
|
$1,202 |
| Horticultural | |
|
|
| | |
|
Number |
| Horses | |
|
1,323 |
| Mules and asses | |
|
26 |
| Milch cows | |
|
1,927 |
| Other cattle | |
|
8,297 |
| Swine | |
|
1,400 |
| Sheep | |
|
1,467 |
1891.—POPULATION, 1,831.
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | bu. |
7,714 |
100,282 |
| Spring wheat | " |
52 |
624 |
| Corn | " |
3,540 |
88,500 |
| Oats | " |
590 |
17,700 |
| Rye | " |
216 |
6,048 |
| Buckwheat | |
|
|
| Irish potatoes | " |
35 |
2,275 |
| Sweet potatoes, | " |
10 |
1,000 |
| Castor beans | " |
41 |
369 |
| Cotton | lbs. |
1 |
250 |
| Flax | bu. |
21 |
168 |
| Broom corn | lbs. |
204 |
81,600 |
| Millet | tons |
1,287 |
1,930 |
| Alfalfa | " |
240 |
73 |
| Prairie hay | |
|
2,959 |
|
108
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HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.
|
|
| | | |
Quantity |
| Poultry arid eggs sold | | |
$2,523.00 |
| Wool clip | lbs. | 9,320 |
1,677.60 |
| Cheese | " | 2,045 |
224.95 |
| Butter | " | 49,281 |
7.392.15 |
| Milk sold | | |
240.00 |
| Garden products marketed | | |
1,576.00 |
| Horticultural products marketed | | |
16.00 |
| | | |
Number |
| Horses | | |
1,432 |
| Mules and asses | | |
201 |
| Milch cows | | |
1,447 |
| Other cattle | | |
8,536 |
| Sheep | | |
2,100 |
| Swine | | |
1,026 |
1892.—POPULATION, 2,028.
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | bu. |
8,773 |
158,114 |
| Spring wheat | " |
390 |
4,680 |
| Corn | " |
4,213 |
25,278 |
| Oats | " |
964 |
23,136 |
| Rye | " |
3,269 |
98,070 |
| Buckwheat | " |
1I |
110 |
| Irish potatoes | " |
63 |
1,890 |
| Sweet potatoes | " |
5 |
200 |
| Castor beans | " |
|
|
| Cotton | lbs. |
|
|
| Flax | bu. |
|
|
| Broom corn | lbs. |
382 |
114,600 |
| Millet | tons |
1,841 |
1S41 |
| Alfalfa | " |
627 |
2,380 |
| Prairie ha | " |
|
4,822 |
| | |
Quantity |
Value |
| Poultry and eggs sold | |
|
$2,465.00 |
| Wool Clip | lbs. |
15,010 |
2,551.70 |
| Cheese | " |
2,787 |
306.57 |
| |
|
Quantity |
Value |
| Butter |
lbs |
35,807 |
$5,371.05 |
| Milk sold |
|
|
34.00 |
| Garden products marketed |
|
|
1,955.00 |
| Horticultural products marketed |
|
|
6,273.00 |
| |
|
|
Number |
| Horses |
|
|
1,532 |
| Mules and asses |
|
|
170 |
| Much cows |
|
|
1,134 |
| Other cattle |
|
|
9,088 |
| Sheep |
|
|
1,911 |
| Swine |
|
|
785 |
1893.—POPULATION, 2,048.
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | bu. |
15,299 |
16,518 |
| Spring wheat | " |
250 |
|
| Corn | " |
4,556 |
|
| Oats |
" |
934 |
7,472 |
| Rye | " |
2,379 |
11,895 |
| Barley | |
4,940 |
49,400 |
| Irish potatoes | " |
51 |
1,020 |
| Sweet potatoes | " |
16 |
800 |
| Broom corn | lbs. |
829 |
207,250 |
| millet | tons |
816 |
816 |
| MiIo maize | " |
465 |
1,395 |
| Kaffir corn | " |
1,210 |
2,420 |
| Jerusalem corn | " |
60 |
90 |
| Alfalfa | " |
896 |
1,494 |
| Prairie hay | " |
|
3,932 |
| | |
Quantity |
Value |
| Milk sold | |
|
|
| Poultry and eggs sold | |
|
$2,552.00 |
| Wool Clip | lbs. |
13,297 |
2,127.52 |
| Cheese | " |
3,080 |
338.80 |
| Butter | " |
40,414 |
6,466.24 |
| Garden products marketed | |
|
1,783.00 |
| Horticultural products | |
|
35.00 |
|
110
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HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.
|
|
| | | |
Number |
| Horses | | |
2,106 |
| Mules and asses | | |
215 |
| Milch cows | | |
1,202 |
| Other cattle | | |
10,653 |
| Sheep | | |
2,184 |
| Swine | | |
862 |
1894.—POPULATION, 2,025.
| | |
Acres |
Product |
| Winter wheat | bu. |
20,492 |
64,547 |
| Spring wheat | " |
17 |
|
| Corn | " |
1,655 |
|
| Oats | |
310 |
1,807 |
| Rye | |
1,811 |
14,488 |
| Barley | " |
2,951 |
35,412 |
| Irish potatoes | " |
48 |
1,920 |
| Sweet potatoes | " |
6 |
522 |
| Broom corn | lbs. |
150 |
45,000 |
| Millet | tons |
444 |
222 |
| Milo maize | " |
215 |
2,150 |
| Kaffir corn | " |
2,507 |
25,070 |
| Jerusalem corn | " |
15 |
150 |
| Alfalfa | " |
958 |
1,478 |
| Prairie hay | " |
|
4,448 |
| | |
Quantity |
Value |
| Milk sold | |
|
$125.00 |
| Poultry and eggs sold | |
|
2,537.00 |
| Wool clip | lbs. |
13,065 |
1,698.45 |
| Cheese | " |
2,815 |
337.80 |
| Butter | " |
42,809 |
6,849.44 |
| Garden products marketed | |
|
1,046.00 |
| Horticultural products | |
|
|
| | |
|
Number |
| Horses | |
|
2,339 |
| Mules and asses | |
|
167 |
| Milch cows | |
|
1,154 |
| Other cattle | |
|
6,305 |
| Sheep | |
|
3,152 |
| Swine | |
|
765 |
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