The St. Clair county genealogical society (SCCGS) has just added the 1870 Agricultural schedule to their web page. Included are the name, number of acres of improved and wooded land, and the dollar value of the farm and machinery. A farm was that which was owned or leased by one man and cultivated under his care. Farms of fewer than three acres were not reported unless five hundred dollars worth of produce was sold off from it during the year. This is one of those resources with many misspelled surnames. The surnames are spelled just as they were found (or interpreted) on the original schedule. For this reason, your search may be more successful if you read the lists from the area your ancestor was know to live in - instead of using the search box at the bottom of the home page. The introductory comments provide background and photocopy information. the link: http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/stchome.htm Diane