Andrew Jackson Hunsucker

In 1880 Scott County Arkansas---Andrew Hunsucker owned 50 acres improved and 190 acres unimproved land valued at $700.He had $50 worth of farming tools and livestock worth $200. He had spent $6 on his fences and paid $10 in wages for 3 weeks of farm labor. Estimated crop production was $600. He had 2 mules or asses, 3 milch cows and 4 other cattle. 3 calves were dropped and 120 pounds of butter had been churned. 6 sheep dropped 4 lambs. He had purchased 4 sheep and 2 had died of stress of weather. 7 fleeces weighed 15 pounds. He had 25 barnyard and 7 other poultry which laid 80 dozen eggs. 20 acres produced 300 bushels of Indian Corn, 10 acres produced 20 bushels of oats, 3 acres produced 15 bushels of wheat and 11 acres produced 7 bales of cotton. 1 acre of sorghum produced 125 gallons of molasses and he had harvested 7 bushels of cow peas. ½ acre produced 50 bushels of sweet potatoes. 1 acre with 20 trees produced no apples and 2 acres with 150 trees produced no peaches. He cut 30 cords of wood worth $15.