1850 Smith County TN Agricultural Census Partial  

Farms on or near the West Fork of Peyton's Creek. Transcribed by Robert Arnett

 

Transcribed 30 March 2004

[Confirmed with original census copy]

 

 

1850 Smith County TN Agricultural Census

 

 

 

 

Enumerated 10 October 1850

 

Hampton

Wakefield

 

    (19)

William C.Taylor

 

  (20)

John M. Taylor

 

    (21)

 

John M. Turner

 

   (22)

William Dement

 

   (23)

William Porter

 

    (24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acres of Land

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Improved

16

20

50

35

28

50

      Unimproved

170

102

181

165

172

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Value of Farm

$500

$150

$750

$500

$500

$400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value of Farming Implements

$5

$8

$75

$30

$15

$50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live Stock

 (June 1st 1850)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Horses

1

1

3

3

3

6

     Asses and

      Mules

 

 

 

1

 

2

     Milch

     Cows

1

2

3

2

2

2

     Working

      Oxen

 

 

2

2

 

8

     Other

      Cattle

1

 

10

4

2

4

     Sheep

2

9

12

5

 

20

     Swine

50

35

80

40

40

40

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Value of Live Stock

$200

$125

$300

$300

$250

$500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produce during the Year ending 1 June 1850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Wheat

      (bushels)

5

 

25

 

 

5

      Rye

     (bushels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Indian

      Corn

      (bushels)

200

250

650

500

500

300

     Oats

      (bushels)

30

40

100

60

100

30

     Rice (lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Tobacco

        (lbs)

400

1,800

3,000

3,500

3,000

500

     Ginned

      Cotton

     (bales of 400 lbs each)

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Wool 

       (lbs)

10

8

15

30

25

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Peas and

     Beans

      (bushels)

5

5

3

10

 

10

     Irish

     Potatoes

      (bushels)

15

50

7

20

15

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Sweet

      Potatoes

      (bushels)

25

60

 

40

30

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Barley      (bushels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Buckwheat

   (bushels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Value of

      Orchard

       Products

       (dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Wine

      (gallons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Value of

    Produce of

       Market

       Gardens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Butter

        (lbs)

150

100

20

50

50

100

     Cheese

          (lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Hay

         (tons)

2

2

1

2

1

1

     Clover

         Seed

      (bushels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Other

   Grass

    seeds

       (lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Hops

      (lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Hemp,

  Dew Rotted

          (tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Hemp, Water Rotted

           (tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Flax  (lbs)

15

 

 

 

 

 

     Flaxseed

      (bushels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Silk

    Cocoons

         (lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Maple

     Sugar

        (lbs)

60

 

 

70

 

 

     Cane

        sugar

        (hhds. Of 1,000 lbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Molasses

      (gallons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Beeswax

     And

      honey

       (lbs)

 

330

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Value of

 Home-made

manufactures

$50

$20

$10

$20

$30

$50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value of Animals Slaughtered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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