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SCHEDULE 4.---Productions of Agriculture in

Newville Township in the County of DeKalb State of Indiana, during the Year ending, June 1, 1850.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page: 351 - 352

as enumerated by me, on the

1st day of October, 1850. Egbert B. Mott Ass't Marshal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Owner, Agent,or Manager of the farm

Acres of Land

Cash value of farm

Value of farming implements and Machinery

Live Stock

Produce during the Year ending:

Hemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improved

Unimproved

Horses

Asses and Mules

Milch Cows

Working Oxen

Other Cattle

Sheep

Swine

Value of Livestock

Wheat, bushels of

 

Rye, bushels of

Indian Corn, bushels of

Oats, bushels of

Rice, lbs of

Tobacco, lbs of

Ginned Cotton, bales of 400 lbs each

Wool, lbs of

Peas & beans, bushels of

Irish Potatoes, bushels of

Sweet Potatoes, bushels of

Barley, bushels of

Buckwheat, bushels of

Value of Orchard products in dollars

Wine, gallons of

Value of produce of Market Gardens

Butter, lbs of

 

Cheese, lbs of

Hay, tons of

Clover seed, bushels of

Other grass Seeds, bushels of

Hops, lbs of

Dew Rotted, tons of

Water Rotted, tons of

Flax, lbs of

Flaxseed, bushels of

Silk cocoons, lbs of

Maple Sugar, lbs of

Cane Sugar, hhds. Of 1000 lbs

Molasses, gallons of

Beeswax and Honey, lbs of

Value of Home-made Manufactures

Value of Animals slaughtered

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

 

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

1

Thomas A. Sawyer

40

40

600

20

2

 

2

2

6

12

4

210

100

1

 

150

10

 

 

 

30

2

60

 

 

5

 

 

 

200

1

 

4

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

30

10

2

George Lewis

20

73

500

5

 

 

1

2

 

7

4

55

10

2

 

100

 

 

 

 

16

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

 

20

3

Harrison Miller

3

10

100

3

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

15

 

3

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

4

Wightman Cole

20

60

500

40

 

 

2

4

2

9

5

115

20

4

 

50

 

 

 

 

25

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

4

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

10

 

10

18

5

Obed Hall

20

80

800

45

4

 

1

2

2

 

4

180

70

5

 

60

30

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

15

6

Sylvester Carvine

30

70

800

40

2

 

3

 

4

4

1

95

80

6

 

200

30

 

 

 

23

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

6

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

 

18

7

Sebastian Testerman

20

73

800

40

 

 

2

4

1

5

1

110

40

7

 

150

 

 

 

 

2

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

8

Joseph Murphy

25

15

300

10

2

 

2

 

 

3

6

70

30

8

 

120

30

 

 

 

9

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

18

9

Dwight Moody

23

57

500

10

 

 

2

 

2

6

2

58

49

9

 

30

 

 

 

 

25

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

9

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

10

Gardner Malindy

40

60

1500

75

3

 

7

 

2

18

10

298

150

10

 

300

 

 

 

 

60

 

30

 

 

 

5

 

 

450

10

300

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

45

30

11

Nathaniel L. Thomas

20

40

1000

50

1

 

3

2

7

 

8

215

 

11

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

10

 

 

300

11

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

12

Solomon Delong

65

195

2000

50

3

 

3

2

3

6

30

280

260

12

 

300

 

 

 

 

20

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

12

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

20

15

75

13

Petere Losure

75

85

1500

10

1

 

2

4

1

 

5

150

75

13

 

200

20

 

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

13

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

 

12

14

Lewis Cole

28

163

1000

100

4

 

2

 

 

 

3

125

62

14

 

300

63

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

25

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

15

Joseph Losure

20

60

500

35

 

 

2

2

1

 

9

75

80

15

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

5

 

 

15

16

Anthony Dodge

20

50

500

10

 

 

1

 

3

2

8

35

30

16

 

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

16

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

17

Harvy Ackley

 

74

300

 

1

 

2

2

 

 

 

110

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Joseph Ludwick

40

110

1500

50

2

 

6

2

5

30

8

260

150

18

 

200

25

 

 

 

70

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

18

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

24

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SCHEDULE 4.---Productions of Agriculture in

Newville Township in the County of DeKalb State of Indiana, during the Year ending, June 1, 1850.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page: 349 - 350

as enumerated by me, on the

Fifteenth day of August, 1850. Egbert B. Mott Ass't Marshal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Owner, Agent,or Manager of the farm

Acres of Land

Cash value of farm

Value of farming implements and Machinery

Live Stock

Produce during the Year ending:

Hemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improved

Unimproved

Horses

Asses and Mules

Milch Cows

Working Oxen

Other Cattle

Sheep

Swine

Value of Livestock

Wheat, bushels of

 

Rye, bushels of

Indian Corn, bushels of

Oats, bushels of

Rice, lbs of

Tobacco, lbs of

Ginned Cotton, bales of 400 lbs each

Wool, lbs of

Peas & beans, bushels of

Irish Potatoes, bushels of

Sweet Potatoes, bushels of

Barley, bushels of

Buckwheat, bushels of

Value of Orchard products in dollars

Wine, gallons of

Value of produce of Market Gardens

Butter, lbs of

 

Cheese, lbs of

Hay, tons of

Clover seed, bushels of

Other grass Seeds, bushels of

Hops, lbs of

Dew Rotted, tons of

Water Rotted, tons of

Flax, lbs of

Flaxseed, bushels of

Silk cocoons, lbs of

Maple Sugar, lbs of

Cane Sugar, hhds. Of 1000 lbs

Molasses, gallons of

Beeswax and Honey, lbs of

Value of Home-made Manufactures

Value of Animals slaughtered

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

 

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

23

David Hurd

40

200

1000

15

 

 

3

2

2

 

3

100

63

23

 

50

20

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

23

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

24

Lewis Tiffany

50

23

700

50

3

 

2

 

6

4

5

175

50

24

 

300

 

 

 

 

10

17

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

24

300

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

25

Henry Akin

30

50

700

25

 

 

2

2

5

 

9

115

300

25

 

40

70

 

 

 

 

55

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

25

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

26

Nelson Newman

60

20

800

50

2

 

2

2

5

6

3

175

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Alva Lawrence

80

80

1500

75

4

 

3

4

5

7

21

300

125

27

 

 

40

 

 

 

45

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

27

200

20

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

33

28

David Johnson

24

136

1000

20

 

 

1

4

1

4

4

85

50

28

 

30

 

 

 

 

10

1

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

28

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

15

 

2

15

29

Moses Lewis

47

49

1000

60

2

 

2

2

4

 

25

200

150

29

 

100

30

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

29

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

25

30

Horace Conine

45

85

1000

75

2

 

2

2

4

 

1

200

150

30

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

30

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

31

Philander Lawrance

40

38

600

10

 

 

1

2

1

2

4

85

140

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Collin Robinson

60

70

2000

20

3

 

5

 

5

14

10

245

300

32

 

600

70

 

 

 

45

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

32

200

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

30

33

Ephraim Strong

30

50

800

10

2

 

2

2

2

 

9

130

33

33

 

100

40

 

 

 

3

 

35

 

 

16

5

 

 

100

33

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

28

34

John Platter

53

36

1500

150

4

 

2

 

3

12

16

270

300

34

 

250

150

 

 

 

25

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

34

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

14

65

35

Daniel Strong

60

100

2000

60

6

 

5

 

20

20

10

380

250

35

 

100

100

 

 

 

40

 

100

 

 

 

3

 

 

50

35

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

43

60

36

Sylvester Scranton

50

30

1000

25

 

 

2

2

 

 

5

65

100

36

 

40

 

 

 

 

40

 

400

 

 

5

 

 

 

100

36

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

42

10

37

Southard Ellis

30

50

900

46

2

 

4

2

2

10

9

200

40

37

 

200

40

 

 

 

40

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

37

200

8

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

21

 

38

Lewis Hester

20

85

600

10

1

 

5

 

2

16

9

105

30

38

 

200

100

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

38

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

10

 

23

25

39

Drayton Moore

30

50

650

5

 

 

3

2

2

 

5

90

90

39

 

100

50

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

39

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

5

 

 

15

40

Mankin Headly

10

70

300

5

 

 

3

2

3

11

4

100

20

40

 

100

10

 

 

 

40

2

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

100

40

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

36

15