Houston County Researchers: Are you getting tired of only finding names and dates in your genealogical research? Well, do something about it. Go down to the farm! Actually, I'm referring to viewing the Agricultural Schedules of the Federal Census years of 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880. The following types of Federal Census Schedules were taken in various years: 1. Population Schedules: Residents in an area. 2. Mortality Schedules: Those who died during the 12 months prior to the Census. 3. Veterans Schedules: Veterans and their widows. 4. Slave Schedules: Slave owners and the number of slaves they owned. 5. Agricultural Schedules: Data on farms and the names of the farmers. 6. Manufacturing or Industrial Schudules: Data on businesses and industries. The 1860 Agricultural Schedule contained the following data: 1. Name. 2. Acres of improved land. 3. Acres of unimproved land. 4. Cash value of farm. 5. Value of farming machinery & implements. 6. Horses. 7. Asses & mules. 8. Milch cows. 9. Working oxen. 10. Other cattle. 11. Sheep. 12. Swine. 13. Value of livestock. 14. Bushels of wheat. 15. Bushels of rye. 16. Bushels of Indian corn. 17. Bushels of oats. 18. Lbs. of rice. 19. Lbs. of tobacco. 20. Ginned cotton / bales of 400 lbs. each. 21. Lbs. of wool. 22. Bushels of peas & beans. 23. Bushels of Irish potatoes. 24. Bushels of sweet potatoes. 25. Bushels of barley. 26. Bushels of buck wheat. 27. Value of orchard products. 28. Gallons of wine. 29. Value of market gardens produce. 30. Lbs. of butter. 31. Lbs. of cheese. 32. Tons of hay. 33. Bushels of clover seed. 34. Bushels of other grasses seed. 35. Lbs. of hops. 36. Tons of rotted dew. 37. Tons of rotted water. 38. Other prepared hemp. 39. Bushels of flax seed. 40. Lbs. of silk cocoons. 41. Lbs. of maple sugar. 42. Lbs. of cane sugar @ 1000 lbs. 43. Gallons of molasses. 44. From what made (molasses). 45. Value of homemade manufacturing. 46. Lbs. of honey. The 1850 Agricultural Schedule was the same as the 1860 one, except for the following columns: 38. Lbs. of flax. 44. Lbs. of beeswax & honey. 46. Value of animals slaughtered. The 1870 Agricultural Schedule contained 52 columns, and the 1880 one contained 24. Very few researchers take the time and effort to peruse & transcribe the data from these extensive Agricultural Schedules. But, I highly recommend that you consider doing so, if you are wanting to add some *real meat* to the "bare bones" of your pedigree charts. The last that I heard, the Agricultural Schedules were housed at Duke University; Durham, NC. Microfilm copies are available at most major genealogy libraries. They are also available via LDS Microfilm rental at your local LDS Family History Center. The following LDS Microfilms are available for the 1850 to 1880 Houston Co., Georgia Agricultural Schedules: 1850: # 1602478 1860: # 1602481 1870: # 1602483 1880: # 1602491 Take care & happy hunting! William A. Mills Perry, GA [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.