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Business/Labor Home page | Business Letters, Diaries, etc. | 1850 US Census: Production of Agriculture in Meredith, County of Delaware, State of New York, during the Year ending June 1, 1850 enumerated by me on the 17 day of October, 1850, [illeg.] , Ass’t Marshal


1850 agricultural census of the town of Meredith: entire town.  There may be some duplication since it was only possible to scan one section at a time  PDF of  the original  (Large file: 48 pages:  May take time to download.   Adobe required: Free download) May be easier to read if it is printed.

Complete schedule:

1 Owner
2 Acres of land: Improved
3 Acres of land: Unimproved
4 Cash value of Farm
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery
6 Horses
7 Asses and mules
8 Milch Cows
9 Working Oxen
10 Other Cattle
11 Sheep
12 Swine
13 Value of Live Stock
14 Wheat, bushels of
15 Rye, bushels of
16 Indian Corn, bushels of
17 Oats, bushels of
18 Rice, lbs of
19 Tobacco, lbs of
20 Ginned Cotton, bales of 400 lbs each
21 Wool, lbs of
22 Peas and Beans, bush. of
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of
24 Sweet Potatoes, bush. of
25 Barley, bush. of
26 Buckwheat, bush. of
27 Value of Orchard Products in dollars:
28 Wine, gallons of
29 Value of Produce of Market Gardens:
30 Butter, lbs of
31 Cheese, lbs of
32 Hay, tons of
33 Clover Seed, bush. of
34 Other Grass Seeds, bush of
35 Hops, lbs of
36 Dew, Rotted, tons of
37 Water Bottled, tons of
38 Flax, lbs. of
39 Flaxseed, lbs. of
40 Silk Cocoons, lbs of
41 Maple Sugar, lbs of
42 Cane Sugar, ? of 1,000 lbs
43 Molasses, gallons of
44 Beeswax and Honey, lbs of
45 Value of Home-made manufacturing
46 Value of Animals slaughtered

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