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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 for a portion of the town of Meredith in the vicinity of the current Waterman Road.  PDF of a portion of the original  (Large file: May take time to download.   Adobe required: Free download) May be easier to read if it is printed. Names: Robert McMurray, Sherman Mitchell, Henry Andrews, Thomas B. Smith, Porter Frisbee, E. M. Smith, Wm. C. Brownell,George Howland, Thomas Gay, Nelson [], Almon G. Merwin, Peter Camp, []tus Scudder, Aaron W. Hunt, Charles Past, Barnet Myers, Elias E. More, Samuel Wolcott, Samuel Williamson, Homer Stewart, Samuel Carpenter, William D[], Thomas Hymer, James Graham, Daniel Kemp

Transcript of a portion:

1 Owner: Robert McMurray
2 Acres of land: Improved: 100
3 Acres of land: Unimproved: 30
4 Cash value of Farm: 2500
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery: 150
6 Horses: 2
8 Milch Cows: 17
10 Other Cattle: 3
12 Swine: 9
13 Value of Live Stock: 700
17 Oats, bushels of: 500
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of: 50
26 Buckwheat, bush. of: 20
30 Butter, lbs of: 2500
32 Hay, tons of: 30
41 Maple Sugar, lbs of: 200
46 Value of Animals slaughtered: - 115

1 Owner: Sherman Mitchell
2 Acres of land: Improved: 130
3 Acres of land: Unimproved: 50
4 Cash value of Farm: 2000
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery: 150
6 Horses: 2
8 Milch Cows: 1
9 Working Oxen: 4
10 Other Cattle: 2
12 Swine: 1
13 Value of Live Stock: 330
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of: 50
26 Buckwheat, bush. of: 40
30 Butter, lbs of: 1500
44 Beeswax and Honey, lbs of: 50
46 Value of Animals slaughtered: - 85

1 Owner: Henry Andrews
2 Acres of land: Improved: 63
3 Acres of land: Unimproved: 33
4 Cash value of Farm: 1600
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery: 150
6 Horses: 3
8 Milch Cows: 13
10 Other Cattle: 6
12 Swine: 8
13 Value of Live Stock: 600
16 Indian Corn, bushels of: - 70
17 Oats, bushels of: 100
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of: 200
26 Buckwheat, bush. of: 15
30 Butter, lbs of: 1400
32 Hay, tons of: 25
41 Maple Sugar, lbs of: 170
46 Value of Animals slaughtered: 35


1 Owner: Thomas B. Smith
2 Acres of land: Improved: 65
3 Acres of land: Unimproved: 29
4 Cash value of Farm: 1500
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery: 100
6 Horses: 2
8 Milch Cows: 10
9 Working Oxen: 4
11 Sheep: 10
12 Swine: 4
13 Value of Live Stock: 500
15 Rye, bushels of: 100
16 Indian Corn, bushels of: 40
17 Oats, bushels of: 100
21 Wool, lbs of: - 35
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of: 250
30 Butter, lbs of: 1000
32 Hay, tons of: 30
41 Maple Sugar, lbs of: - 150
46 Value of Animals slaughtered: 50


1 Owner: Porter Frisbee
2 Acres of land: Improved: 65
3 Acres of land: Unimproved: 10
4 Cash value of Farm: 1500
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery: 100
6 Horses: 2
8 Milch Cows: 7
10 Other Cattle: 3
11 Sheep: 9
12 Swine: 4
13 Value of Live Stock: 385
15 Rye, bushels of: 90
17 Oats, bushels of: 120
21 Wool, lbs of: 25
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of: 100
26 Buckwheat, bush. of: 30
30 Butter, lbs of: 1200
32 Hay, tons of: 20
41 Maple Sugar, lbs of: 225
45 Value of Home-made manufacturing: 8
46 Value of Animals slaughtered: 50

1 Owner: E. M. Smith
2 Acres of land: Improved: 70
3 Acres of land: Unimproved: 37
4 Cash value of Farm: 2000
5 Value of farming Implements and Machinery: 50
6 Horses: 1
8 Milch Cows: 9
10 Other Cattle: 3
11 Sheep: 13
12 Swine: 6
13 Value of Live Stock: 275
17 Oats, bushels of: 150
21 Wool, lbs of: 25
23 Irish Potatoes, bush. of: 120
26 Buckwheat, bush. of: 20
30 Butter, lbs of: 1400
32 Hay, tons of: 25
46 Value of Animals slaughtered: 50

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