1850 Agriculture Census

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SCHEDULE 4.---Productions of Agriculture in

Richland Township

in the County of

DeKalb State of Indiana

during the Year ending, June 1, 1850

 

Page: 297 - 298

as enumerated by me, on the

twenty fourth

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

No.

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

No.

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

Nathan Hathaway

13

67

700

20

2

 

1

 

1

4

 

94

20

1

 

100

 

 

 

 

9

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

2

15

2

James Hite

20

40

1000

40

3

 

2

 

1

13

4

125

100

2

 

70

 

 

 

 

34

1

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

34

8

3

William Fountain

14

66

500

5

 

 

1

2

1

 

5

55

 

3

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Abel S. Hunt

7

63

500

40

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

80

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Benjamin Miller

15

43

500

20

2

 

2

 

 

 

13

125

50

5

20

125

44

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

5

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

18

30

14

28

6

William Day

10

30

300

20

 

 

2

2

1

1

7

81

 

6

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

2

30

1

 

 

 

 

 

100

6

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

8

 

 

12

7

Samuel B. Sherman

22

58

500

10

 

 

3

2

1

2

3

87

26

7

 

40

 

 

 

 

21

1

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

7

 

 

8

8

Daniel Harnes

10

30

250

40

 

 

2

2

4

 

4

80

40

8

 

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

9

Elizabeth Hinman

20

20

250

5

 

 

2

2

3

 

6

75

 

9

 

150

45

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

9

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

160

 

4

 

5

10

10

Benjamin Haines

8

32

250

10

 

 

3

2

6

10

9

110

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

100

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

40

 

9

11

Samuel Shoup

20

60

600

10

 

 

2

2

2

 

9

75

 

11

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

11

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

4

 

 

7

12

Benjamin Sauders

11

149

900

10

 

 

2

2

1

 

12

85

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

18

 

16

10

13

Michael Hosler

50

110

1500

75

3

 

4

 

5

7

7

184

60

13

 

20

30

 

 

 

18

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

13

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

25

14

David Olinger

40

120

1500

75

2

 

2

 

3

3

6

130

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

36

1

 

 

 

 

 

300

14

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

5

 

 

8

15

Joseph Bowman

35

85

1500

50

2

 

4

 

10

10

8

225

80

15

 

200

110

 

 

 

25

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

11

 

 

25

16

George Palmer

30

50

800

60

2

 

2

 

 

 

6

40

 

16

 

75

20

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

16

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

36

 

 

15

17

Elizabeth Loutzenhiser

28

52

800

50

2

 

1

 

3

 

6

91

20

17

 

40

30

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

17

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

6

 

 

10

18

Peter Grogg

8

152

700

60

 

 

2

2

2

4

4

70

30

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

18

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

7

 

 

12

19

Julius C. Mead

30

10

500

40

 

 

2

2

5

 

4

110

55

19

 

200

80

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

19

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

26

20

John R. Moody

75

45

1500

50

2

 

2

 

1

 

7

185

80

20

 

100

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

20

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

 

45

21

Abraham Rodeheffer

5

75

500

5

1

 

1

2

1

 

12

125

38

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

22

Harvey Moody

40

80

1500

5

2

 

2

 

 

 

 

70

70

22

 

200

200

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

John Feagler

23

27

800

60

2

 

2

 

1

 

7

120

100

23

 

300

100

 

 

 

15

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

23

 

8

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

375

 

20

 

 

18

24

Joshua Feagler

40

180

1500

65

1

 

7

 

16

 

25

330

70

24

 

150

40

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

24

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

12

50

 

50

25

William Shoup

20

20

300

10

 

 

1

 

1

 

4

22

70

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

6

26

David Lawrence

10

50

400

10

 

 

2

2

1

 

10

75

53

26

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

4