Corn Farming, William H. H. Brumfield, 1885 MS

This is an interesting piece about corn farming. It is nice to find information about a family member, that is not in an obituary. William was giving some farming advice. We had many farmers in our family & I'm sure they could have given many useful farming tips.

 

 

William Henry Harrison Brumfield

19 Jul 1840 MS – 22 Jun 1931 MS

Son of Isaac Brumfield & Elizabeth Holmes

Husband of Catherine Conerly

We received a pleasant and appreciated call from Mr. William H. H. Brumfield a progressive planter residing north of Walker’s bridge, east of the river, on Saturday last. Mr. B., says that some of his neighbors are through planting corn; but that he is not yet done. He believes in going a little slow at first, particularly in cold weather, and he always more than makes up in the outcome. He has plenty of old corn in his crib yet, which is proof of his late system.

 

Source: Wm. H. H. Brumfield. (Magnolia, MS: The Magnolia Gazette, 26 Mar 1885) 2; digital image, newspapers.com: accessed March 2021.

Brown/Patrick Farmers in 1850 Michigan

Thanks to the Non-Population Schedule for 1850 we have details of the farms of these relatives living in Jefferson, Cass County, Michigan. I find it very interesting to read about the livestock and crops that were grown.

 

 

Amanda (Brown) Patrick

&

Nancy P. (Brown) Patrick

Daughters of 

Moses Brown, 1777 NC – 1838 OH and

Nancy Chandler Perkins, 1787 SC – 1870 MI [2^ndwife]

 

My Half-Grand Aunts

 

Samuel A. Patrick, husband of Amanda Brown

 

50 acres of improved land

70 acres of unimproved land

$1,000 value of farm

$50 value of machinery

2 horses

3 milch cows

3 other cattle

25 sheep

8 swine

$185 value of livestock

200 bushels of wheat

300 bushels of Indian corn

 

Source: 1850 US Selected Non-Population Schedule, Agriculture, Michigan, Cass, Jefferson; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed Dec. 2020) Samuel Patrick.

 

 

Johnson Patrick, husband of Nancy P. Brown

 

30 acres of improved land

130 acres of unimproved land

$1,200 value of farm

$75 value of machinery

3 horses

3 milch cows

3 other cattle

22 sheep

18 swine

$250 value of livestock

60 bushels of wheat

$400 bushels of Indian corn

 

Source: 1850 US Selected Non-Population Schedule, Agriculture, Michigan, Cass, Jefferson; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed Dec. 2020) Johnson Patrick.