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TOBACCO GROWERS IN WABASH COUNTY
Compiled by John Knarr, August 1, 2008
1880 Agricultural Census:
Chester Twp. 2 families
S. Ulery
½ acre 200 lbs
Isaac Swihart
1 acre 350
lbs
Lagro Twp. 3
families
Alexander Burnworth
2 acres 1200 lbs
Liberty Twp. 5 families
Daniel Schuster
6 acres 5000 lbs
? Grant
1 acre 1400
lbs
John Stone
½ acre 400 lbs
(indecipherables)
5 acres 2600 lbs
Noble Twp. 4 families
Thomas Lipscomb
4 acres 3000 lbs
John Ulsch
1 acre 600
lbs
Waltz Twp. 3
families
Josiah Bauman
7 acres 5000 lbs
Paw Paw & Pleasant Twps—0 reported
TOBACCO GROWERS
WABASH COUNTY
1860 Agricultural Census:
Lagro Twp.
5 families
3700 lbs
Don Hilligoss 2000 lbs; Geo Sells 600 lbs;
Wm Danil 500 lbs
Liberty Twp. 18
families
2490 lbs
Ranged 25 lbs-550 lbs
Noble Twp.
28 families
6965 lbs
Cornelius Halderman 5000 lbs; Jacob Briner 400 lbs
Pleasant Twp. 10 families
15387 lbs
Michael Kircher 9500 lbs; Latta 2000 lbs;
Abraham Wise 1500 lbs; H.S. Groninger 1200 lbs
Waltz Twp.
18 families
3710 lbs
Abraham Long 2000 lbs;
H.R. Deal 1000 lbs
Chester Twp. 9
families
9040 lbs
John/Geo Aughinbaugh 8290 lbs
Wm Mowrer 300 lbs; B.W. Cowgill 200 lbs
TOTAL PRODUCTION = 41,292 lbs
TOTAL FAMILIES = 88
TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN WABASH COUNTY SUMMARY:
1860—88 FAMILIES PRODUCING 41,292 lbs
1880—17 FAMILIES PRODUCING 20,280 lbs/56 acres
1899—TOTAL PRODUCTION=2,275,500 lbs/1517 acres
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