1880 SCOTT CO AR AGRICULTURAL CENSUS, MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP

SCOTT COUNTY ARKANSAS
1880 AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP
Transcribed by Delaine Edwards

Note: In only one instance was any of the information for the last 24 questions, #80 through #104, filled in for this township. The listing for Mill Creek is found in the middle of the listing for Blansett Township.

Wilburn Smith owned 13 acres of improved land and 147 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $600. He had $300 worth of farm implements and $250 worth of livestock. He had spent $10 on wages for farm labor in 1879. Estimated farm production was $150. He owned 2 mules or asses, 2 working oxen, 6 milch cows which had dropped 3 calves and 12 other cattle. He had sold 3 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. The family had churned 50 pounds of butter. He had 12 swine, 20 barnyard poultry and 40 other poultry which had laid 15 dozen eggs. 10 acres of Indian Corn produced 220 bushels and 3 acres of cotton produced 1 bale.

Leonard Jackson owned 40 acres of improved land and 120 acres of woodland valued at $1000. He had $400 worth of farming implements and $350 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $350. He had 6 working oxen, 6 cows which had all calved and 8 other cattle. He had sold 2 head of cattle and butter production was 25 pounds. His sheep had dropped 8 lambs and he owned 6 swine, 100 barnyard poultry and 60 other poultry which had provided 25 dozen eggs. 25 acres of Indian Corn produced 500 bushels and 9 acres of cotton produced 4 bales.

R.R. Chester rented 8 acres of improved land for which no value was listed. He had $35 worth of farming tools and $60 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $180. He had 4 horses, 2 mules or asses, 2 working oxen, 1 cow which had dropped a calf and 1 other cattle. He had sold 2 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. The family had churned 50 pounds of butter. His sheep had dropped 4 lambs. 1 of his sheep had been killed by dogs and another died of disease. 6 fleeces were clipped, weighing 12 pounds. He had 3 hogs and no poultry. 6 acres of Indian Corn produced 75 bushels and 6 acres of cotton produced 2 bales.

W.H. Jackson owned 30 acres of improved land and 130 acres of woodland worth $800. He had $75 worth of farm implements and $230 worth of livestock. He had spent $50 on his fences and $100 for farm labor during 1879. Estimated farm production was $300. He had 3 horses, 5 working oxen and 12 other cattle. 4 calves had been dropped and he had sold 12 head of cattle and slaughtered 2. Butter production was listed as 100 pounds. 4 lambs had been dropped and 1 sheep had died of disease. 9 fleeces weighed 16 pounds. He had 15 swine, 75 barnyard poultry and 50 other poultry which produced 30 dozen eggs. 18 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels; 10 acres of wheat produced 30 bushels and 12 acres of cotton produced 9 bales.

G.M. Goodner owned 16 acres of improved land and 64 acres of woodland valued at $150. He had $40 worth of farming implements and $115 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $175. He had 1 horse, 1 mule or ass, 1 milch cow which had calved and 1 other cattle. He had sold 3 head of cattle and butter production was 50 pounds. He had 4 hogs, 13 barnyard poultry and 11 other poultry which had provided 10 dozen eggs. 5 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels and 4 acres of cotton produced 2 bales.

M.A. Bradburn owned 20 acres of improved land and 64 acres of woodland worth $300. He had $20 worth of farm implements and livestock valued at $150. Farm production was estimated at $200. He owned 1 horse, 2 cows which had both calved and 5 other cattle. 2 head of cattle had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. 100 pounds of butter had been churned. He had 12 swine, 20 barnyard poultry and 10 other poultry which had laid 20 dozen eggs. 8 acres of Indian Corn produced 100 bushels; 8 acres of cotton produced 3 bales and 1 acre of sorghum provided 40 gallons of molasses.

B. Bradburn owned 30 acres of improved land and 170 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $1000. He had $75 worth of farming tools and $200 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $225. He had 2 horses, 3 milch cows which had all dropped calves and 1 other cattle. He had sold 3 head of cattle during the year and butter production was listed as 200 pounds. 4 lambs had been dropped and he had slaughtered 5 sheep, while 2 had been killed by dogs and 2 had died of stress of weather. 9 fleeces had been clipped, weighing 15 pounds. He had 15 swine, 7 barnyard poultry and 60 other poultry which produced 20 dozen eggs. 9 acres of Indian Corn produced 200 bushels.

E. Jamison owned 10 acres of improved land and 70 acres of woodland worth $200. He had $100 worth of livestock and estimated farm production for 1879 was $110. He had 2 horses and 1 head of cattle, which had dropped a calf. He had sold 1 head of cattle during the year. He had 29 swine, 7 barnyard poultry and 9 other poultry which had laid 10 dozen eggs. 2 acres of cotton produced 2 bales.

J. Adkinson owned 25 acres of improved land and 135 acres of woodland valued at $600. He had $60 worth of farm implements and $200 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $225. He had 3 horses, 3 milch cows which had all calved and 2 other cattle. Butter production was 100 pounds. He had 21 swine, 15 barnyard poultry and 60 other poultry which had provided 30 dozen eggs. 10 acres of Indian Corn produced 150 bushels and 9 acres of cotton produced 4 bales.

W.H. Miller owned 25 acres of improved land and 105 acres of woodland valued at $500. He had $10 worth of farm implements and $185 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $202. He had 4 horses, 1 mule or ass, 2 cows which had dropped 1 calf and 4 other cattle. Butter production was 100 pounds. He had 5 hogs, 15 barnyard poultry and 18 other poultry which had produced 40 dozen eggs. 8 acres of Indian Corn produced 60 bushels; 3 acres of wheat produced 20 bushels; 5 acres of cotton produced 3 bales and an acre of sorghum provided 40 gallons of molasses.

J.W. Smith owned 50 acres of improved land, 3 acres of permanent meadows or pastures and 70 acres of woodland valued at $800. He had $500 worth of farming implements and machinery and $575 worth of livestock. He had paid $10 for farm labor and estimated farm production for the year was $400. He had 5 horses, 4 mules or asses, 9 cows which had dropped 8 calves and 40 other cattle. He had sold 21 head of cattle and slaughtered 6. 400 pounds of butter had been produced. His sheep had dropped 10 lambs and 1 of his sheep had died of disease. 29 fleeces weighed 75 pounds. He had 75 swine, 60 barnyard poultry and 50 other poultry which had laid 100 dozen eggs. 15 acres of Indian Corn produced 250 bushels and 15 acres of cotton produced 7 bales.

Green Griffith rented 15 acres of improved land valued at $90. He had $177 worth of livestock and estimated farm production for 1879 at $122. He had 2 mules or asses, 3 milch cows which had dropped 3 calves and 4 other cattle. He had slaughtered 1 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. The family had churned 25 pounds of butter. He had 20 barnyard poultry and 5 other poultry which had provided 40 dozen eggs. 5 acres of Indian Corn produced 50 bushels and 4 acres of cotton produced 2 bales.

T.A. Guinn No information was provided about his land. He had $10 worth of livestock. He had 1 horse. No farm crops were listed.

Lee Durham owned 32 acres of improved land and 108 acres of unimproved woodland valued at $700. He had $100 worth of farm tools and $200 worth of livestock. He had paid $10 in wages for farm labor. Estimated farm production was $475. He owned 2 horses, 2 mules or asses, 3 milch cows and 4 other cattle. 3 calves had been dropped. 200 pounds of butter had been produced. No sheep were listed but 3 lambs had been dropped and he had purchased 2 sheep. 2 fleeces weighed 5 pounds. He had 5 swine, 12 barnyard and 51 other poultry which had laid 50 dozen eggs. 15 acres produced 225 bushels of Indian Corn, 9 acres produced 4 bales of cotton and 2 acres provided 185 gallons of sorghum molasses. 3 acres with 150 trees produced 30 bushels of apples and 2 acres contained 100 peach trees for which no production was listed.

J.T. Chism for whom no information is recorded for the first 24 questions. He had 3 milch cows and 4 other cattle. 3 calves had been dropped and 2 head of cattle had been purchased. He had 12 swine and no further information is recorded for him.

William Lyons owned 30 acres improved and 250 acres unimproved land valued at $700. He had $150 worth of farm tools and $1500 worth livestock. Estimated farm production was $350. He had 3 horses, 1 mule or ass, 2 working oxen, 7 milch cows and 23 other cattle. 8 calves had been dropped. He had purchased 9 head of cattle and sold 9, while 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. 150 pounds of butter was churned. He had 20 swine, 20 barnyard and 50 other poultry which produced 50 dozen eggs. 12 acres produced 200 bushels of Indian Corn, 2 acres of oats has no production listed and 14 acres produced 7 bales of cotton.

Daniel Keeton owned 4 acres improved and 76 acres unimproved land valued at $160. He had $10 worth of farming tools and $50 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for 1879 was $300. He had 1 horse and no further information is recorded for him.

Hugh McCall owned 25 acres improved and 135 acres unimproved land worth $900. He had $400 worth of farming implements and livestock valued at $200. Estimated farm production was $150. He had 3 horses, 4 milch cows and 10 other cattle. 4 calves had been dropped. He had sold 2 head of cattle and 1 had died, strayed or was stolen and not recovered. 30 pounds of butter was churned. He had 50 barnyard and 60 other poultry which had produced 50 dozen eggs. 15 acres produced 250 bushels of Indian Corn, 3 acres produced 30 bushels of oats, 2 acres produced 1 bale of cotton and 1 acre provided 60 gallons of sorghum molasses.

W.W. Hargrove was sharecropping 12 acres of improved land for which no value was given. He had $80 worth of farm tools and $175 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production was $225. He had 2 horses, 2 mules or asses, 4 milch cows and 5 other cattle. 4 calves had been dropped and he had sold 1 head of cattle and slaughtered 1, while 2 had died, strayed or were stolen and not recovered. 100 pounds of butter was produced. He had 12 swine and no poultry. 6 acres produced 125 bushels of Indian Corn and 2 acres produced 2 bales of cotton.

James Patrick was sharecropping 15 acres of improved land with no value listed. He had $275 worth of livestock. Estimated farm production for the previous year was $275. He had 2 horses, 2 milch cows and 4 other cattle. 2 calves had been dropped. He had 11 barnyard and 42 other poultry which provided 50 dozen eggs. 3 acres produced 100 bushels of Indian Corn and 7 acres produced 3 bales of cotton.