1850 Agriculture Census

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SCHEDULE 4.---Productions of Agriculture in

Union Township in the County of DeKalb State of Indiana, duing the Year ending, June 1, 1985.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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as enumated by me, on the

19th 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

 

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46

1

Michael Piles

40

70

1000

50

 

 

2

2

2

 

7

85

60

1

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

1

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157

 

10

 

 

20

2

Adam C. Brown

40

87

1000

30

 

 

2

4

 

4

12

120

50

2

 

150

 

 

 

 

5

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

2

 

10

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

157

 

10

 

14

15

3

John Weeks

40

40

1000

20

2

 

3

 

4

10

5

165

13

3

 

200

50

 

 

 

18

3

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

3

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

6

25

13

25

4

Jacob Knapp

20

92

300

5

 

 

2

2

2

7

3

80

15

4

10

30

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

4

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

Henry Haselburn

12

28

200

5

 

 

2

 

3

 

6

56

40

5

10

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

5

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

6

Joel Miller

15

65

300

5

 

 

1

2

1

 

8

80

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

6

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

450

 

 

30

11

20

7

Reuben Johnson

14

26

300

10

 

 

 

2

6

 

8

86

100

7

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Andrew Campbell

10

30

300

10

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Henry Sebert

25

15

300

5

1

 

3

2

1

2

3

100

20

9

 

70

10

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

10

 

 

 

100

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

12

10

William Smith

40

40

1000

20

 

 

4

2

 

4

5

90

 

10

30

40

15

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

16

 

 

 

200

10

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

6

60

 

22

11

Levi J. Walsworth

40

40

1000

50

2

 

3

2

3

13

10

210

60

11

 

150

30

 

 

 

16

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

11

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

20

1

 

250

 

6

 

13

33

12

Daniel Altenburg

50

30

1000

70

 

 

3

2

8

15

3

130

45

12

 

200

25

 

 

 

47

 

30

 

 

 

8

 

 

150

12

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

32

35

13

Andrew Waggoner

5

75

600

5

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

50

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Daniel Rickle

25

55

600

80

2

 

3

 

1

4

4

125

80

14

 

100

 

 

 

 

14

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

14

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

7

 

 

22

15

Jacob Hoover

34

66

1300

75

1

 

2

2

 

 

5

120

18

15

 

150

66

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

10

 

 

7

16

John Stroh

23

57

600

25

 

 

2

2

 

4

12

76

60

16

 

50

12

 

 

 

9

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

16

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126

 

18

 

5

12

17

Jacob Dice

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

100

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Michael Slentz

10

110

600

10

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Charles Fulk

20

20

300

20

1

 

2

 

1

 

3

50

20

19

 

100

10

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

19

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

12

 

 

7

20

Philip Bertsch

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

William Stroh

38

122

1500

50

2

 

2

 

10

5

7

185

70

21

 

100

20

 

 

 

30

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

21

 

5

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

18

30

7

25

22

James Hull

11

69

500

20

 

 

2

2

1

10

4

91

25

22

 

40

 

 

 

 

23

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

 

5

 

8

7

23

Abraham Hartman

17

63

500

5

 

 

2

2

1

 

6

65

60

23

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

23

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

30

 

 

15

24

Abraham Shafer

12

68

400

80

 

 

2

2

4

 

5

75

14

24

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

1

30

 

 

17

 

 

 

100

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

10

25

Matthew Crooks

10

70

400

5

 

 

1

 

4

 

7

50

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

25

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

40

26

John Lightner

50

30

1000

20

 

 

2

 

5

 

1

50

30

26

 

20