Ziba Hardee, Green Wood and James Hardee in 1850 U.S. Agricultural Census
In 1850 the US started it's first agricultural census. I found Ziba,
Green Woods (his son-in-law), and James Hardy each listed in this
census together.
You can really learn a lot about the family and
their status by how many acres they own and the cash value, crops and
other items produced and the number and value of livestock.
Here is the transcribed information for the above families:
Hardy, Ziba, 50 improved and 30 unimproved acres of land, cash value
of farm $450, value of farming implements and machinery $100, 2 horses,
13 Milch Cows, 2 working oxen, 25 other cattle, 18 sheep, 50 swine,
value of livestock $465, bushels of Indian Corn 500. [next page] 1 ton
of hay, 50 lbs of beeswax and honey, value of animals slaughtered $20.
Woods, Green, 18 improved and 20 unimproved acres of land, cash value
of farm $100, value of farming implements and machinery $10, 1 horse, 7
milch cows, 21 other cattle, 12 swines, value of livestock $245, bushels
of Indian Corn 200. [Next page] 6 400lbs bales of ginned cotton, 40
bushels of sweet potatoes, 150 lbs of butter, 3 tons of hay, value of
homemade manufactures $100, value of animals slaughtered $100.
Hardy, James, 10 improved acres of land, cash value of farm $40, value
of farming implements and machinery $10, 1 horse,1 other cattle, 4
swines, value of livestock $100, bushels of Indian Corn 100. [next line]
40 lbs of sweet potatoes, 100 lbs of butter, value of homemade
manufactures $150, value of animals slaughtered $24.
I don't know why, but it made me smile to know that Ziba owned bees. 50 lbs of beeswax and honey seem like a lot!
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