SCOTT COUNTY ARKANSAS
1880 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
LAFAVE TOWNSHIP
Transcribed by Delaine Edwards

Willis Morgan owned 4 acres of improved land and 80 acres of woodland valued at $80. He had livestock worth $120 and had spent $4 on his fences. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $150. He had 1 horse and 2 milch cows which had produced 75 pounds of butter. He had 13 swine and no poultry. 10 acres of Indian Corn produced 100 bushels and 5 acres of cotton produced 2 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Jacob Harkey owned 20 acres of improved land and 10 acres of unimproved woodland worth $300. He had $10 worth of farm implements and livestock valued at $500. He had spent $50 on his fences and estimated his farm production at $200. He had 1 horse, 4 working oxen, 9 cows and 60 other cattle. His cows had dropped 10 calves and produced 150 pounds of butter. He had 1 sheep which had provided 1 fleece weighing 2 pounds. He had 12 swine and no poultry. 4 acres of Indian Corn produced 50 bushels; 9 acres of oats produced 50 bushels; 3 acres of cotton produced 3 bales and 1/8 acre of Irish potatoes produced 25 bushels. 1 acre containing 30 peach trees produced 90 bushels of fruit worth $30 and he had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Polk Gilbreath owned 25 acres of improved land and 55 acres of woodland worth $300. He had $150 worth of livestock and had spent $20 on his fences. Estimated farm production was $150. He had 5 cows and 9 other cattle. His cows had dropped 4 calves and 3 head of cattle had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 250 pounds. He had 30 swine and 20 poultry which had laid 50 dozen eggs. 4 acres of oats produced 10 bushels and 3 acres of cotton produced 3 bales. His orchards consisted of 4 acres with 20 apple trees which produced 80 bushels of fruit and 2 acres with 20 peach trees which produced 100 bushels, all valued at $80. He had cut 20 cords of firewood worth $25.

Susan Gilbreath owned 38 acres of improved land and 88 acres of woodland valued at $1000. She had $80 worth of farming implements and $400 worth of livestock. She had spent $25 on fences and estimated farm production for the previous year at $200. She had 2 horses, 5 cows which had dropped 4 calves and 20 other cattle. She had sold 3 head of cattle and butter production was 400 pounds. She had 32 sheep which had provided 20 fleeces weighing 40 pounds. She had 45 swine and 50 poultry which had produced 75 dozen eggs. 13 acres of Indian Corn produced 150 bushels and 11 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. Her family had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Mary Pitts owned 20 acres of improved land and 60 acres of unimproved land worth $400. She had $100 worth of livestock and estimated her farm production at $250. She owned 1 horse and 1 milch cow and had purchased 1 head of cattle. The family had churned 50 pounds of butter and had 14 swine and 20 poultry which had laid 40 dozen eggs. 7 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels and 5 acres of cotton produced 5 bales. Her family had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Augustus A. Pitts owned 25 acres of improved land and 55 acres of woodland valued at $200. He had $10 worth of farm implements and the value of his livestock is faded and illegible. He had spent $140 on his fences during the previous year and estimated farm production is also illegible. He had 1 mule or ass, 4 cows which had dropped 3 calves and 11 other cattle. He had purchased 1 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 75 pounds. He had 16 swine and 15 poultry which had provided 35 dozen eggs. No farm crops were listed and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Alexander Edwards owned 75 acres of improved land and 85 acres unimproved worth $1000. He had $100 worth of farm implements and machinery and $300 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $2000. He had 2 mules or asses, 3 cows and 3 other cattle. No butter production was listed. He had 10 swine and no poultry. 20 acres of Indian Corn produced 1000 bushels and 30 acres of cotton produced 30 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Francis M. Monroe owned 90 acres of improved land and 135 acres of woodland worth $1500. He had $60 worth of farming implements and $500 worth of livestock. He had spent $20 on his fences and $125 for 25 weeks of farm labor. His estimated farm production was $1050. He owned 6 horses, 9 milch cows and 16 other cattle. His cows had dropped 10 calves and he had sold 6 head of cattle and 3 had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 400 pounds. He had 30 sheep which had dropped 11 lambs. He had sold 10 sheep. 20 fleeces were clipped from his sheep weighed 40 pounds. He had 40 swine and 40 poultry which produced 100 dozen eggs. 44 acres of Indian Corn produced 1200 bushels; 10 acres of oats produced 500 bushels; 8 acres of wheat produced 40 bushels and 5 acres of cotton produced 7 bales. He cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

George W. Holley owned 16 acres of improved land and 104 acres of woodland worth $800. He had $50 worth of farming tools and $200 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production the previous year was $375. He had 2 horses, 4 cows which had all calved and 20 other cattle. Two of his cattle had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 300 pounds. He had 25 sheep which had dropped 9 lambs. He had slaughtered 2. 15 fleeces weighed 30 pounds. He had 30 swine and 25 poultry which produced 60 dozen eggs. 7 acres of Indian Corn produced 250 pounds and 5 acres of cotton produced 5 bales. He had cut 20 cords of firewood worth $25.

Elijah Kilburne owned 15 acres of improved land and 105 acres of woodland valued at $800. He had $5 worth of farm implements and $200 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $25. He had 2 working oxen, 2 milch cows and 4 other cattle. No butter production was listed. He had 12 sheep which had produced 9 fleeces weighing 20 pounds. He had 20 swine and 20 chickens or other poultry which had laid 40 dozen eggs. No farm crops were listed and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Andrew J. Coston owned 60 acres of improved land and 400 acres of woodland worth $1000. He had $20 worth of farming implements and $400 worth of livestock. His estimated farm production was $650. He had 1 horse, 1 mule or ass, 2 working oxen, 5 cows and 24 other cattle. He had purchased 1 head of cattle, sold 1 and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen. His cows had produced 400 pounds of butter. He had 45 swine and 50 poultry which had laid 100 dozen eggs. 30 acres of Indian Corn produced 600 bushels and 14 acres of cotton produced 7 bales. He had cut 40 cords of wood worth $50.

James S. Kelly owned 90 acres of improved land and 138 acres of woodland valued at $800. He had $60 worth of farming tools and $250 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $400. He had 2 horses, 2 mules or asses, 4 working oxen, 13 milch cows and 20 other cattle. His cows had dropped 9 calves and he had sold 6 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 300 pounds. He had 40 swine and 30 poultry which had produced 60 dozen eggs. 20 acres of Indian Corn produced 500 bushels; 7 acres of wheat produced 50 bushels and 8 acres of cotton produced 10 bales. 1/8 acre of Irish potatoes produced 30 bushels and � acre of sweet potatoes produced 100 bushels. 1 acre with 50 apple trees produced 150 bushels of fruit worth $50. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

John T. Kelly owned 10 acres of improved land and 170 acres of unimproved woodland worth $900. He had $60 worth of farming implements and $300 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $400. He owned 1 horse, 1 mule or ass, 2 working oxen, 7 cows which had each dropped a calf and 11 other cattle. He had sold 4 head of cattle, slaughtered 1 and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. His family had churned 300 pounds of butter. He had 20 swine and 30 poultry which had laid 50 dozen eggs. 20 acres of Indian Corn produced 500 bushels; 7 acres of wheat produced 50 bushels and 8 acres of cotton produced 9 bales. 1/8 acre of Irish potatoes produced 10 bushels and � acre of sweet potatoes produced 25 bushels. 2 acres with 50 apple trees produced 115 bushels of fruit worth $60. He cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Thomas B. Jones owned 95 acres of improved land and 45 acres of woodland valued at $500. He had $25 worth of farming tools and $150 worth of livestock. His estimated farm production was $400. He had 1 horse, 2 working oxen, 7 cows and 15 other cattle. His cows had dropped 6 calves and produced 250 pounds of butter. He had 40 sheep which had dropped 10 lambs. 8 of his sheep had been killed by dogs. 40 fleeces were produced weighing 60 pounds. He had 20 hogs and 40 chickens or other poultry which provided 80 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 600 bushels and 10 acres of cotton produced 6 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Robert T. Austin owned 7 acres of improved land and 153 acres of unimproved woodland worth $200. He had $5 worth of farm tools and $80 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $450. He had 1 horse, 1 cow which had calved and 4 other cattle. 1 head of cattle had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 50 pounds. He had 9 hogs and 20 poultry which had produced 40 dozen eggs. 10 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels; 5 acres of cotton produced 6 bales and 1/8 acre of sweet potatoes produced 20 bushels. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

David A. Neil owned 18 acres of improved land and 102 acres of woodland valued at $200. He had $20 worth of farm implements and livestock valued at $100. Farm production for 1879 was $100. He owned 1 horse, 80 swine and 30 poultry which had produced 70 dozen eggs. 3 acres had produced 2 bales of cotton and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Nancy A. Jones owned 35 acres of improved land and 125 acres of woodland worth $1000. She had $8 worth of farm implements and $150 worth of livestock. She had spent $20 on her fences and estimated farm production at $350. She had 3 horses, 5 cows which had dropped 3 calves and 5 other cattle. Butter production was 200 pounds and she had 40 swine and 20 poultry which produced 50 dozen eggs. 10 acres of Indian Corn produced 250 bushels; 6 acres of oats produced 100 bushels; 6 acres of wheat produced 25 bushels and 7 acres of cotton produced 5 bales. Her family had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

William H. Jones owned 12 acres of improved land and 83 acres of woodland worth $200. He had $10 worth of farming implements and $150 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for the previous year was $200. He had 2 horses, 1 mule or ass, 2 cows which had both calved and 8 other cattle. He had purchased 1 head of cattle during the year. His family had churned 100 pounds of butter. He had 10 swine and 25 chickens or other poultry which had laid 70 dozen eggs. 5 acres of Indian Corn produced 100 bushels and 5 acres of cotton produced 3 bales, while he had cut 20 cords of firewood worth $25.

Levi B. Jones owned 12 acres of improved land and 80 acres unimproved land valued at $250. He had $10 worth of farming tools and $200 worth of livestock. He had spent $25 for 7 weeks of farm labor and estimated his farm production at $100. He had 1 horse, 1 mule or ass, 2 milch cows that had both dropped calves and 4 other cattle. Butter production was 150 pounds. He had 25 hogs and 15 poultry which had provided 40 dozen eggs. 8 acres of Indian Corn produced 75 bushels; 2 acres of oats produced 20 bushel; 6 acres of cotton produced 3 bales and 1 acre of sorghum provided 56 gallons of molasses. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Daniel Reed rented 20 acres of improved land and 180 acres of woodland valued at $6600. He had $25 worth of farm implements and $25 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for the previous year was $300. He had 1 horse and 8 poultry which had produced 20 dozen eggs. 8 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels and 13 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Peter O�Neal whose name is not found on the 1880 population schedule owned 40 acres of improved land and 160 acres of woodland worth $1000. He had $35 worth of farming tools and $150 worth of livestock. He had spent $50 on his fences and estimated his farm production at $400. He had 2 mules or asses, 1 milch cow that had dropped 2 calves. He had sold 2 head of cattle and the family had churned 25 pounds of butter. He had 30 swine and 25 poultry that had produced 50 dozen eggs. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 250 bushels; 7 acres of oats produced 30 bushels; 12 acres of wheat produced 10 bushels and 6 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. He had cut no wood.

Elizabeth Welsh owned 30 acres of improved land and 50 acres of woodland valued at $600. She had $10 worth of farm implements and livestock worth $600. She had spent $10 on her fences and $35 for 8 weeks of farm labor. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $400. She owned 5 horses, 1 mule or ass, 4 cows which had all calved and 10 other cattle. Butter production was 200 pounds. She had 20 swine and 20 poultry which had produced 50 dozen eggs. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels; 2 acres of oats produced 20 bushels and 12 acres of cotton produced 5 bales. Her family had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Rufus Hale owned 15 acres of improved land and 65 acres of woodland valued at $300. He had $25 worth of farming tools and $75 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $250. He had 1 horse, 1 cow which had calved and 1 other cattle. The family had churned 50 pounds of butter. He had 10 hogs and 15 poultry which had laid 30 dozen eggs. 3 acres of Indian Corn produced 110 bushels and 6 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

William J. Ollar owned 25 acres of improved land and 135 acres of unimproved woodland worth $400. He had $5 worth of farming implements and $100 worth of livestock. He had spent $10 on his fences and estimated his farm production for 1879 at $200. He owned 2 horses, 2 working oxen, 2 cows which had both dropped calves and 2 other cattle. He had slaughtered 1 head of cattle. Butter production was 60 pounds. He had 18 swine and 12 poultry which had laid 30 dozen eggs. 7 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels; 3 acres of oats produced 100 bushels; 3 acres of wheat produced 12 bushels; 3 acres of cotton produced 2 bales and � acre of sorghum provided 60 gallons of molasses. He cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Peter Cox rented 30 acres of improved land and 50 acres of woodland worth $600. He had $15 worth of farm implements and $300 worth of livestock. He had spent $7 on his fences and estimated farm production was $400. He had 2 mules or asses, 4 cows and 10 other cattle. He had slaughtered 1 head of cattle and butter production was 300 pounds. He had 20 swine and 20 poultry which had laid 40 dozen eggs. 18 acres of Indian Corn produced 400 bushels; 6 acres of oats produced 120 bushels; 8 acres of wheat produced 45 bushels; 7 acres of cotton produced 5 bales and � acre of sorghum produced 69 gallons of molasses. He cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Turner B. Cox owned 28 acres of improved land and 52 acres of woodland valued at $800. He had $8 worth of farming tools and $250 worth of livestock. He had spent $20 on his fences and $60 for 12 weeks of farm labor. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $600. He owned 3 horses, 1 mule or ass, 5 cows and 6 other cattle. His cows had dropped 2 calves and he had purchased 1 head of cattle, sold 5 and slaughtered one. His butter production was 400 pounds. He had 25 swine and 15 poultry which produced 30 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 1000 bushels; 2 acres of oats produced 20 bushels; 8 acres of cotton produced 5 bales; 1/8 acre of sorghum provided 20 gallons of molasses and � acre of sweet potatoes produced 20 bushels. He cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

James C. Oglesbey owned 14 acres of improved land and 26 acres of woodland valued at $400. He had $75 worth of farm implements and livestock valued at $200. He had spent $50 on his fences and estimated his farm production at $200. He had 1 mule or ass, 2 working oxen, 4 milch cows which had dropped 2 calves and 10 other cattle. Butter production was 250 pounds. He had 30 swine and 27 poultry which had laid 35 dozen eggs. 8 acres of Indian Corn produced 150 bushels; 2 acres of oats produced 25 bushels and 4 acres of cotton produced 2 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Willis M. Beene whose name is listed as Thomas M. Beene on the 1880 population schedule owned 30 acres of improved land and 190 acres of woodland worth $1000. He had $50 worth of farm implements and $75 worth of livestock. He had spent $8 on his fences and estimated farm production for the previous year was $300. He had 2 horses, 2 cows and 5 other cattle. One of his cows had calved and butter production was 150 pounds. He had 11 sheep that had dropped 12 lambs. He had slaughtered 3 sheep and 11 were killed by dogs. He had 9 hogs and no poultry. 9 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels; 6 acres of oats produced 100 bushels; 8 acres of wheat produced 63 bushels; 8 acres of cotton produced 4 bales and 1/8 acre of sorghum produced 12 gallons of molasses. He had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Taylor Jones owned 13 acres of improved land and 47 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $300. He had $10 worth of farming tools and $250 worth of livestock. He had spent $40 on his fences and estimated farm production at $350. He owned 2 mules or asses, 4 cows which had dropped 5 calves and 5 other cattle. He had purchased 1 head of cattle and butter production was 250 pounds. He had 2 sheep and 8 swine. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels and 5 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. He cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

William S. Jones owned 70 acres of improved land and 330 acres of woodland valued at $2500. He had $75 worth of farm implements and livestock worth $400. He had spent $75 on his fences and $50 for 10 weeks of farm labor. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $1500. He had 3 horses, 1 mule or ass, 2 cows which had both calved and 4 other cattle. Butter production was 150 pounds. He had 9 sheep that had dropped 5 lambs. 9 sheep had been killed by dogs and 1 had died from disease. He had 50 swine and no poultry. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 900 bushels; 5 acres of oats produced 50 bushels; 30 acres of cotton produced 20 bales and � acre of Irish potatoes produced 20 bushels. His orchards consisted of 1 acre each with 60 apple and 60 peach trees. His apples produced 100 bushels while his peaches produced 75 bushels. No value was listed for his fruit. He cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Newton W. Cockreham owned 20 acres of improved land and 60 acres of woodland valued at $250. He had $10 worth of farm implements and $150 worth of livestock. He had spent $10 on his fences and estimated the value of his farm production at $450. He had 1 horse, 7 working oxen and 3 cows which had dropped 2 calves. He had purchased 1 head of cattle, sold 2 and slaughtered 1. Butter production was 100 pounds. He had 4 sheep, 26 swine and 20 poultry which had laid 30 dozen eggs. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels; 3 acres of oats produced 30 bushels; 6 acres of wheat produced 42 bushels; 6 acres of cotton produced 6 bales and 1 acre of sorghum provided 36 gallons of molasses. 1 acre of sweet potatoes produced 40 bushels and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

James Autry owned 75 acres of improved land and 85 acres of woodland worth $2000. He had $50 worth of farm implements and $200 worth of livestock. He had spent $20 for 4 weeks of farm labor and estimated farm production at $750. He owned 2 mules or asses and 40 swine. 26 acres of Indian Corn produced 600 bushels; 6 acres of oats produced 60 bushels; 6 acres of wheat produced 35 bushels; 12 acres of cotton produced 9 bales; 1 acre of sorghum produced 60 gallons of molasses and 1 acre of sweet potatoes produced 175 bushels. 2 acres containing 200 apple trees produced 600 bushels of fruit valued at $100. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Martha Murtishaw owned 40 acres of improved land and 40 acres of woodland valued at $600. She had $25 worth of farming tools and livestock valued at $300. She estimated her farm production for 1879 at $375. She had 2 horses, 4 cows and 6 other cattle. Her cows had dropped 3 calves and she had sold 2 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. No butter production was listed. She had 15 swine and no poultry. 16 acres of Indian Corn produced 250 bushels and 9 acres of cotton produced 5 bales. Her family had cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

Thomas Janeway owned 50 acres of improved land and 105 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $1000. He had $75 worth of farm implements and $250 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $1300. He had 2 mules or asses, 2 working oxen, 3 cows and 4 other cattle. No butter production listed. He had 35 swine and no poultry. 20 acres of Indian Corn produced 800 bushels; 1 acre of oats produced 12 bushels and 24 acres of cotton produced 18 bales. He cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Isaac Janeway owned 14 acres of improved land and 66 acres of woodland worth $100. He had $7 worth of farm implements and $100 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $300. He had 1 mule or ass and 1 other cattle and 30 swine. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 400 bushels and 4 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. He had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Mary A. Cain owned 28 acres of improved land and 133 acres of woodland worth $320. She had $5 worth of farm implements and livestock valued at $125. She had spent $20 on her fences and estimated farm production was $275. She had 1 horse, 3 milch cows and 6 other cattle. One of her cows had calved and 2 head of cattle had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. She had 3 sheep and 3 had been killed by dogs. She had 10 swine and no poultry. 7 acres of Indian Corn produced 150 bushels; 1 acre of oats produced 10 bushels; 7 acres of wheat produced 4 bushels and 7 acres of cotton produced 3 bales. Her family had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Mary Morgan owned 14 acres of improved land and 66 acres of woodland valued at $240. She had $10 worth of farming tools and $100 worth of livestock. Estimated value of farm production for 1879 was $250. She had 1 horse, 3 cows and 3 other cattle. No butter production was listed and she had 6 swine. 7 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels and 4 acres of cotton produced 3 bales. Her family cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Evaline Cornelius owned 8 acres of improved land and 74 acres of woodland worth $200. She had $5 worth of farming implements and $70 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for the previous year was $50. She had 2 cows and had sold 5 head of cattle. She had 8 hogs and no poultry. 2 acres of cotton produced 1 bale and her family had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Albert E. Quantz owned 20 acres of improved land and 140 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $200. He had $10 worth of farm tools and $50 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was listed as $200. He had 1 mule or ass, 2 cows which had both calved and 3 other cattle. He had purchased 1 head of cattle during the year. He had 24 swine. 7 acres of Indian Corn produced 250 bushels; 3 acres of wheat produced 20 bushels and 4 acres of cotton produced 2 bales. He cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

James F. Lawson owned 7 acres of improved land and 73 acres of woodland worth $250. He had $40 worth of livestock and estimated farm production for the previous year at $150. No livestock was listed on the schedule for him. 9 acres of cotton produced 3 bales and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Mr. Roberts (no first name listed and no family named Roberts is found in Lafave Township on the 1880 population schedule) owned 30 acres of improved land and 93 acres of woodland worth $500. He had $50 worth of farm implements and $200 worth of livestock. He had spent $10 on his fences and $50 for 3 weeks of farm labor. Estimated farm production was $400. He had 5 horses, 1 mule or ass, 3 milch cows which had all calved. He had purchased 1 head of cattle, sold 2 and slaughtered 1. 150 pounds of cheese had been made by his family in 1879. He had 40 swine, 50 barnyard poultry and 50 other poultry. Egg production was 100 dozen. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels; 4 acres of oats produced 30 bushels; 10 acres of wheat produced 14 bushels and 5 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. � acre of Irish potatoes produced 40 bushels. His 25 apple trees produced no fruit and � acre with 65 peach trees produced 10 bushels worth $5. His bees provided 100 pounds of honey and he had cut no wood.

Jennings D. Crowell owned 50 acres of improved land and 150 acres of woodland worth $1500. He had $150 worth of farm implements and $350 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $60. He had 3 horses, 1 mule or ass, 4 working oxen, 6 cows which had dropped 4 calves and 10 other cattle. He had purchased 4 head of cattle, sold 4 and 2 had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. Butter production was 300 pounds. He had 3 sheep, from which 3 fleeces weighing 6 pounds had been clipped. He had 40 swine and no poultry. No farm crops were listed and he had cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Stephen L. Haney owned 50 acres of improved land and 100 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $1000. He had $100 worth of farming tools and $300 worth of livestock. He estimated his farm production at $375. He had 1 mule or ass, 2 working oxen, 5 cows which had dropped 3 calves and 7 other cattle. No butter production was listed. He had 20 swine. 14 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels; 12 acres of oats produced 120 bushels and 7 acres of cotton produced 5 bales. He cut 20 cords of wood worth $25.

Jessee S. Lott owned 25 acres of improved land and 35 acres of woodland worth $500. He had $12 worth of farm implements and $150 worth of livestock. He had spent $20 on his fences and estimated his farm production at $125. He had 2 horses, 4 working oxen, 3 cows which had dropped 4 calves and 2 other cattle. He had purchased 1 head of cattle, sold 2 and slaughtered 1. He had 16 swine. 8 acres of Indian Corn produced 125 bushels; 6 acres of oats produced 30 bushels; 3 acres of cotton produced 1 bale and 2 acres of sorghum supplied the family with 80 gallons of molasses. He cut 20 cords of wood valued at $25.

William F. Abbott owned 12 acres of improved land and 68 acres of woodland worth $400. He had $50 worth of farm implements and $500 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for the previous year was $350. He had 5 horses, 6 cows and 15 other cattle. He had sold 3 head of cattle, slaughtered 1 and 2 had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. No butter production was listed. He had 16 swine and no poultry. 12 acres of Indian Corn produced 300 bushels and 6 acres of cotton produced 4 bales. He had cut 20 cords of firewood worth $25.

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