1850 Agriculture Census

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SCHEDULE 4.---Productions of Agriculture in

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page: 313 - 314

as enumerated by me, on the

18 day of September 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

John H. Bullard

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

4

84

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

David McAntaffer

60

96

3000

40

4

 

4

 

8

14

22

365

200

2

 

500

43

 

 

 

36

 

100

 

 

 

5

 

 

200

2

 

10

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

4

 

17

40

3

John Porter

 

40

200

10

 

 

4

4

4

3

4

124

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Frecrick Crum

45

125

2500

75

5

 

2

 

17

43

 

365

312

4

 

500

85

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

5

 

 

200

4

 

45

14

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

40

5

George Stockman

18

22

500

20

 

 

1

2

1

 

5

55

50

5

 

50

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

5

 

4

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

12

6

JacobLowell

20

60

600

10

 

 

2

1

3

12

12

85

75

6

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

6

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

12

7

Daniel Crum

21

54

600

50

2

 

1

2

8

 

 

185

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Jacob Lewis

40

80

800

30

 

 

2

2

3

18

8

185

75

8

 

75

 

 

 

 

30

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

8

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

25

9

James McCosh

55

25

1000

80

2

 

5

 

1

12

25

225

125

9

 

300

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

9

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600

 

10

 

5

35

10

John Baxter

50

190

3000

55

4

 

4

2

2

17

16

350

150

10

 

120

157

 

 

 

50

 

70

 

 

43

6

 

 

100

10

 

10

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

6

 

40

38

11

Polly Cochran

15

145

1200

12

 

 

2

2

1

 

2

67

130

11

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

15

12

Isaac Kelly

60

100

2000

50

2

 

4

2

5

10

7

255

205

12

 

100

100

 

 

 

30

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

12

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

15

28

13

Daniel Hartman

60

100

2000

40

 

 

2

4

3

 

25

140

217

13

 

200

37

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

13

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

6

 

 

70

14

Daniel Gingrich

45

35

800

30

2

 

2

 

 

2

9

155

194

14

 

200

30

 

 

 

12

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

14

 

2

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

15

John Gingrich

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Elizabeth Oberhelserl

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Daniel Shull

40

40

800

40

2

 

2

 

6

4

4

140

80

17

 

25

17

 

 

 

12

 

9

 

 

17

 

 

 

75

17

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

6

 

7

15

18

Benjamin Brandenbury

45

55

1200

60

2

 

3

 

5

8

8

110

160

18

 

150

25

 

 

 

30

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

18

 

5

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

7

 

 

25

19

Jacob Eckelberger

40

120

1200

60

2

 

1

 

1

 

12

140

200

19

 

50

40

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

20

20

Anthony Cronk

40

40

600

10

 

 

3

2

6

 

4

115

25

20

 

150

40

 

 

 

20

 

40

2

 

 

 

 

 

150

20

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

6

 

8

35

21

William Hecathorn

15

35

400

5

 

 

1

2

1

6

8

70

20

21

15

100

25

 

 

 

16

 

20

 

 

18

 

 

 

50

21

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

4

 

 

25

22

Jacob Mortorf

15

35

400

60

1

 

2

 

2

3

17

105

70

22

15

100

25

 

 

 

15

 

40

 

 

18

 

 

 

50

22

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

6

15

23

Charles Shimpff

15

25

300

45

 

 

1

2

7

 

5

110

71

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

15

 

SCHEDULE 4.---Productions of Agriculture in

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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as enumerated by me, on the

as enumerated by me, on the 13 day of September, 1850 Egbert B. Mott Ass't Marshal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Owner, Agent,or Manager of the farm