A few years ago I extracted information from my 3rd great grandfather Henry Hill Freeman (1815-1887)'s federal non-population agricultural census in 1880 (he was in Johnson County, Texas):
Owner
130 acres of land improved, including fallow and grass in rotation (whether pasture or meadow)
40 acres of woodland and forest
$4000, of farm, including land, fences, and buildings
$200 of farming implements and machinery
$600 of live stock
$40 fences, cost of building and repairing in 1879
$??? (in the hundreds, could be 200-600), cost of fertilizers purchased in 1879
$400 amount paid for wages for farm labor during 1879, including value of board
?? (28?) weeks hired labor in 1879 upon farm (and dairy), excluding housework (only hired whites)
$1700, estimated value of all farm productions (sold, consumed, or on hand) for 1879)
2 acres grass lands 1879, mown
2 tons hay harvested in 1879
2 horses of all ages on hand June 1, 1880
4 mules and asses, all ages, on hand June 1, 1880
4 milch cows on hand June 1, 1880
16 other cattle on hand June 1, 1880
4 calves dropped, 1879
6 cattle sold living, all ages, 1879
1 cattle died, strayed, and stolen, and not recovered, 1879
175 lbs butter made on the farm in 1879
20 sheep on hand June 1, 1880
15 lambs dropped 1879
2 sheep died of disease 1879
20 sheep clipped, spring 1880, shorn and to be shorn
80 lbs wool
55 swine on hand June 1, 1880
60 barnyard poultry on hand June 1, 1880, exclusive of spring hatching
70 other poultry on hand June 1, 1880, exclusive of spring hatching
700 eggs produced in 1879
30 acres Indian corn, 1879
800 bushels, crop, Indian corn, 1879
6 acres oats, 1879
300 bushels, crop, oats, 1879
40(?) acres wheat, 1879
416 bushels, crop, wheat 1879
4 acres potatoes (sweet), 1879
25 bushels, crop, potatoes (sweet), 1879
This is obviously an amazing treasure trove of information on our 19th century farming ancestors in the United States! If you have these kinds of ancestors, too, you won't want to miss Jill Morelli's webinar "Using Non-Population Schedules for Context and Evidence":
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