GENERAL FARM DATA FROM 1910 CENSUS Population 18,035 Number of all farms 1,822 Color and nativity of farmers: Native white 543 Foreign-born white 278 Negro and other non-white 1 Number of farms, classified by size: Under 3 acres 6 3-9 acres 84 10-19 acres 46 20-49 acres 137 50-99 acres 319 100-174 acres 670 175-259 acres 353 260-499 acres 186 500-999 acres 21 1,000 acres and over 0 Approximated land area acres 289,920 Land in farms acres 272,814 Improved land in farms acres 222,870 Woodland in farms acres 23,397 Other unimproved land in farms acres 26,547 Percent of land area in farms 94.1% Percent of farm land improved 81.7% Average acres per farm 149.7 Average improved acres per farm 122.3 All farm property value dollars 28,319,727 Land dollars 19,718,636 Buildings dollars 4,674,480 Implements and machinery dollars 694,525 Domestic animals, poultry and bees dollars 3,232,086 Percent of value of property in Land 69.6% Buildings 16.5% Implements and machinery 2.5% Domestic animals, poultry and bees 11.4% Average values: All property per farm dollars 15,543 Land and buildings per farm dollars 13,388 Land per acre dollars 72.28 Farms reporting domestic animals 1,786 Value of domestic animals dollars 3,133, 691 Cattle: Total number 41,658 Dairy cows 14,523 Other cows 4,665 Yearling heifers 5,246 Calves 5,254 Yearling steers and bulls 5,104 Other steers and bulls 6,866 Value dollars 1,117,183 Horses: Total number 12, 704 Mature horses 11, 017 Yearling colts 1,428 Spring colts 259 Value dollars 1,371,755 Mules: Total number 206 Mature mules 187 Yearling colts 19 Spring colts 0 Value dollars 26,000 Asses and burros: Number 0 Value 0 Swine: Total number 69,766 Mature hogs 33,638 Spring pigs 36,138 Value dollars 568,905 Sheep: Total number 9,978 Rams, ewes and wethers 5,937 Spring lambs 4,041 Value dollars 49,054 Goats: Number 211 Value dollars 794 Number of poultry of all kinds: 166,575 dollars 92,242 Number of colonies of bees: 1,771 Value dollars 6,153 Number of farms operated by owners 1,115 Percent of all farms 61.2% Land in farms acres 150,642 Improved land in farms 118,553 Value of land and builds dollars 2, 892, 991 Degree of ownership: Farms consisting of owned land only 968 Farms consisting of owned and hired land 147 Color and nativity of owners Native white 911 Foreign-born white 204 Negroes and other non-white 0 Number of farms operated by tenants: 671 Percent of all farms 36.8% Land in farms acres 115,811 Improved land in farms acres 98,873 Value of land and buildings dollars 10,800,480 Form of tenancy: Share tenants 314 Share cash tenants 51 Cash tenants 297 Tenure not specified 9 Color and nativity of tenants: Native white 599 Foreign-born white 71 Negro and other non-white 1 Number of farms operated by managers: 36 Land in farms acres 6,361 Improved land in farms acres 5,444 Value of land and buildings dollars 699,645 Mortgage debt report: For all farms operated by owners: Number free from mortgage debt 581 Number with mortgage debt 528 Number with no mortgage report 6 For farms consisting of owned land only: Number reporting debt and amount 448 Value of their land and builds dollars 5,123,297 Amount of mortgage debt dollars 1,853,249 Percentage of value of land and buildings 36.2% Livestock Products Dairy cows on farms reporting dairy products 13,675 Dairy cows on farms reporting milk products 10,815 Milk produced gallons 3,355,952 Sold gallons 267,458 Cream sold gallons 58,306 Butter-fat sold pounds 814,417 Produced pounds 189,792 Sold pounds 83,058 Cheese produced pounds 0 Sold pounds 0 Value of dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream dollars 321,296 Receipts from sale of dairy products dollars 295,694 Poultry raised number 194, 016 Sold number 95,750 Eggs produced dozens 642,156 Sold dozens 416,854 Value of poultry and eggs produced dollars 214,265 Receipts from sale of poultry and eggs dollars 126,708 Honey produced pounds 17,828 Wax produced pounds 1,040 Value of honey and wax produced dollars 2,090 Wool, fleece shorn number 6,440 Mohair and goat hair, fleece shorn number 24 Value of wool and mohair produced dollars 12,452 Transcriber’s Note: The butter-fat statistic, with more butter fat sold than produced, is probably an error. Domestic Animals Sold Or Slaughtered Calves sold or slaughtered 5,631 Other cattle sold or slaughtered 19,156 Horses, mules and asses and burros sold 1,882 Swine, sold or slaughtered 58,304 Sheep and goats, sold or slaughtered 5,176 Receipts from sale of animals dollars 1,973,176 Value of animals slaughtered dollars 93,746 Value of All Crops Cereals dollars 1,990,327 Other grains and seeds dollars 8,459 Hay and forage dollars 618,332 Vegetables dollars 111,305 Fruit and nuts dollars 18,057 All other crops dollars 50,418 Selected Crops Corn acres 65,267 bushels 2,512,912 Oats acres 39,567 bushels 1,393,777 Wheat acres 712 bushels 11,887 Emmer and spelt acres 23 bushels 875 Barley acres 2,605 bushels 59,374 Buckwheat acres 36 bushels 569 Rye acres 3,108 bushels 34,551 All tame or cultivated grasses acres 42,508 tons 58,882 Timothy alone acres 21,469 tons 29,791 Timothy and clover mixed acres 18,589 tons 28,853 Clover alone acres 2,215 tons 2,849 Alfalfa acres 29 tons 76 Millet or Hungarian grasses acres 61 tons 95 Other tame or cultivated grasses acres 145 tons 218 Wild, salt or prairie grasses acres 965 tons 1,560 Grains cut green acres 104 tons 247 Coarse forage acres 3,878 tons 6,399 Potatoes acres 1,217 bushels 104,484 Sweet potatoes and yams acres 3 bushels 287 All other vegetables acres 1,779 Maple trees 54 Maple sugar made pounds 125 Maple sirup made gallons 18 Broom corn acres 1 Pounds 1,230 Fruits And Nuts Apples trees 30,223 bushels 5,213 Peaches and nectarines trees 881 bushels 23 Pears trees 1,369 bushels 124 Plums and prunes trees 7,594 bushels 199 Cherries trees 7,958 bushels 1,041 Quinces trees 64 bushels 10 Grapes vines 8,724 pounds 75,147 Strawberries acres 24 quarts 35,615 Raspberries and loganberries acres 8 quarts 7,172 Blackberries and dewberries acres 18 quarts 17,741 Nuts trees 2,778 pounds 8,573 Miscellaneous Labor - Farms reporting 1,041 Cash expended dollars 190,218 Rent and board furnished dollars 66,189 Fertilizer - Farms reporting 33 Amount expended dollars 836 Feed - Farms reporting 768 Amount expended dollars 161,830 Receipts from sale of feedable crops dollars 320,076 Members General Assembly, 12th District (Counties of Stephenson, Jo Daviess and Carroll) Senate John D. Turnbaugh, Mt. Carroll House Chas. F. Franz, Freeport Robert Irwin, Mt. Carroll Joseph Meyers, Sciotia Mills Congressman, 13th District (Counties of Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson and Whiteside) John C. McKenzie Circuit Judges 12th Judicial District (Counties of Jo Daviess, Carroll, Stephenson, Ogle and Lee) James S. Baume, Galena Oscar E. Heard, Freeport Richard S. Farrand, Dixon County Officers County Judge - Arthur J. Gray - Savanna State’s Attorney - F. J. Stransky - Savanna County Clerk - A. B. Adams - Mt. Carroll Circuit Clerk - Valentin Boerner - Mt. Carroll Sheriff - Frank Schroeppel - Mt. Carroll Treasurer - John A. Coleman - Mt. Carroll Supt. Of Schools -John Hay - Mt. Carroll County Surveyor - John S. Hall - Mt. Carroll County Supt. Highways - S. C. Campbell - Mt. Carroll Master in Chancery - Chas. E. Stuart - Mt. Carroll Coroner -J. B. Schreiter - Savanna Public Administrator - Mark S. Forbes -Mt. Carroll Supt. County Farm - Wm. H. Christian - Mt. Carroll Supervisors Township Post Office 1. Chas. E.Miller - Washington - Savanna 2. John J. Elliott - Woodland - Mt. Carroll 3. Amos W. Zillhart - Freedom Mt. - Carroll 4. E. P. Meier - Cherry Grove - Shannon 5. William Fisher - Shannon - Shannon 6. Wm. S. Manning - Lima - Lanark, R. F. D. 5 7. Harvey E. Hepner - Rock Creek - Lanark 8. Chas. A. Beede -Salem - Chadwick 9. Wm. D. Gillogly - Mt. Carroll - Mt. Carroll 10. John McGinnis - Savanna - Savanna 11. Frank Kearney - Savanna - Savanna 12. J. J. Sheridan - York - Thomson 13. J. A. Wright - Fairhaven - Chadwick 14. A. B. Puterbaugh - Wysox - Milledgeville 15. B. C. Knox - Elkhorn Grove -Polo, R. F. D.