The census for 18()5, some of the statistics, however, referring to the previous year, gives the following figures : The population amounted to 557 persons, of whom 61 were land-owners. The farm valuation was $712,800, and the acreage divided thus: Improved, 3168 acres ; unimproved, 948 acres ; pasture, 1264 acres ; meadow, 993 acres. The yield of the princicipal crops was as follows : Hay, 1436 tons ; corn, 6435 bushels ; oats, 4898 bushels ; rye, 1850 bushels ; potatoes, 7872 bushels ; turnips, 2570 bushels. In the orchards were 5512 apple-trees, giving a yield of 13,()()3 bushels, aud the cider product aggregated 450 barrels. The honey gathered amounted to 730 ])ounds, and the value of poultry and eggs sold was $1325. The dairy product was: Butter made, 12,143 pounds, and milk sold, 2800 gallons. The live-stock consisted of 142 horses, 322 neat cattle (including 190 milch cows and 60 working oxen), 219 swine (199 being slaughtered and yielding 32,440 pounds of pork), and 214 sheep giving a clip of 363 jiounds.

The last State census, that of 1875, gives the following statistics, which, in general, show a falling of! from previous figures. The population was 529, of whom 94 were land-owners. The farms of the town were put at a valuation of $630,500, and the acreage was described, thus : Improved, 2566 acres; unimproved, 875 acres; woodland, 531 acres; pasture, 503 acres; and meadow, 1207 acres. The crops were as follows : Hay, 1635 tons ; corn, 5145 bushels ; oats, 2490 bushels ; rye, 2668 bushels ; potatoes, 5275 bushels. The apple orchards contained 9950 trees and yielded 37,975 bushels of fruit. Grapes were produced to the amount of 6375 pounds. The value of poultry and eggs sold was $3358, and the dairy product was 9790 pounds of butter made and 4925 gallons of milk sold.