1885 Nebraska State Census; Agriculture Enumeration Data Definitions


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This was extracted from the Census of Nebraska, 
Schedule 2 Productions of Agriculture

Extracted by R.J. Christensen rjchris47@yahoo.com

Each page had room for 10 farms. The lines were numbered on each section of the 
page to correspond to the farm. The line numbers were not part of the data field 
numbers below.

OF THE PERSON WHO CONDUCTS THIS FARM

1. The Name

TENURE

2. Owns.
3. Rents for fixed money.
4. Rents for shares of products.

ACRES OF LAND

IMPROVED

5. Tilled, includin fallow and grass in rotation, [whether pasture or meadow.]
6. Permanent meadows, permanent pastures, orchards, vineyards.

UNIMPROVED

7. Woodland and forest.
8. Other unimproved, including "old fields" not growing wood.

FARM VALUES

9. Of farm, including land, fences, and buildings, dollars.
10. Of farming implements and machinery, dollars.
11. Of live stock, dollars.

FENCES

12. Cost of building and repairing in 1884, dollars.

13. Cost of fertilizers purchased in 1884, dollars.

LABOR

14. Amount paid for wages for farm labor during 1884, including value of board.
15. Weeks hired labor in 1884 upon farm (and dairy), excluding housework, no.

16. Estimated value of all farm productions [sold, consumed, or on hand] 
for 1884, dollars.

GRASS LANDS

ACREAGE 1884

17. Mown. (acre)
18. Not mown. (acre)

PRODUCTS HARVESTED IN 1884

19. Hay, tons.
20. Clover Seed. (bushel)
21. Grass Seed. (bushel)

22. Horses of all ages on hand June 1, 1885. (number)

23. Mules and Asses all ages on hand June 1, 1885. (number)

NEAT CATTLE AND THEIR PRODUCTS
(Note: The census form had the word NEAT not MEAT.)

ON HAND JUNE 1, 1885

24. Working oxen. (number)
25. Milch cows. (number)
26. Other. (number)

MOVEMENT, 1884

27. Calves dropped. (number)

CATTLE OF ALL AGES

28. Purchased. (number)
29. Sold living. (number)
30. Slaughtered. (number)
31. Died, strayed, and stolen, and not recovered. (number)

32. Milk sold, or sent to butter and cheese factories in 1884. (gallons)
33. Butter made on the farm in 1884. (lbs)
34. Cheese made on the farm in 1884. (lbs)

SHEEP

35. On hand June 1, 1885. (number)

MOVEMENT, 1884

36. Lambs dropped. (number)


SHEEP AND LAMBS

37. Purchased. (number)
38. Sold living. (number)
39. Slaughtered. (number)
40. Killed by dogs. (number)
41. Died of disease. (number)
42. Died of stress of weather. (number)

CLIP, SPRING 1885, SHORN AND TO BE SHORN

43. Fleeces. (number)
44. Weight. (lbs)

SWINE

45. On hand June 1, 1885. (number)

POULTRY ON HAND JUNE 1, 1885, EXCLUSIVE OF SPRING HATCHING

46. Barn-yard. (number)
47. Other. (number)

48. Eggs produced in 1884. (doz)

CEREALS

BARLEY, 1884
49. Acres.
50. Crop. (bushel)

BUCKWHEAT, 1884
51. Acres.
52. Crop. (bushel)

INDIAN CORN, 1884
53. Acres.
54. Crop. (bushel)

OATS, 1884
55. Acres.
56. Crop. (bushel)

RYE, 1884
57. Acres.
58. Crop. (bushel)

WHEAT, 1884
59. Acres.
60. Crop. (bushel)

PULSE

61. Canada Peas (Dry) in 1884. (bushel)
62. Beans (Dry) in 1884. (bushel)

FIBER

FLAX, 1884
63. Area in Crop. (acres)
64. Seed. (bushel)
65. Straw, tons.
66. Fiber. (lbs)

HEMP
67. Acres.
68. Tons.

SUGAR

SORGHUM, 1884
69. Area in Crop.
70. Sugar. (lbs)
71. Molasses. (gals)

MAPLE, 1884
72. Sugar. (lbs)
73. Molasses. (gals)

BROOM CORN, 1884
74. Acres.
75. Lbs.

HOPS, 1884
76. Acres.
77. Crop. (lbs)

POTATOES, (Irish), 1884
78. Acres.
79. Crop. (bushel)

POTATOES, (Sweet), 1884
80. Acres
81. Crop. (bushel)

TOBACCO
82. Acres.
83. Crop. (lbs)

ORCHARDS, 1884

APPLE
84. Acres.
85. Bearing Trees. (number)
86. Bushels, 1884.

PEACH
87. Acres.
88. Bearing Trees. (number)
89. Bushels, 1884.

90. Total value of orchard products of all kinds sold or consumed.

NURSERIES
91. Acres.
92. Value of produce sold in 1884.

VINEYARDS
93. Acres.
94. Grapes sold in 1884. (lbs)
95. Wine made in 1884. (gals)

MARKET GARDENS
96. Value of produce sold in 1884.

BEES, 1884
97. Honey. (lbs)
98. Wax. (lbs)

FOREST PRODUCTS
99. Amound of wood cut in 1884. (cords)
100. Value of all forest products sold or consumed in 1884.