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Appendix: New York State Census of 1835 and 1845
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Appendix: New York State Census of and The following tables distinguish between the tripartite divisions of Jefferson County. Table Home manufactured cloth64 Whitney Cross has remarked that “When the farmer could sell rather than eat his crops, his wife could buy textiles instead of spinning and weaving.”65 In Jefferson County, the quantity of home manufactured cloth is a helpful indicator of the level of commercial activity in a region. A high number indicates a low level of commercial activity. The figures are for yards of cloth manufactured per capita. TOWNS IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY Ellisburg . Lorraine . Rodman . Henderson . Adams . Rutland . Champion . average . TOWNS IN MID-JEFFERSON COUNTY Hounsfield . Watertown . Wilna . Brownville . Lyme . average . TOWNS IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY Pamelia . LeRay . Philadelphia . Orleans . New York State Census of and Alexandria . Antwerp . Clayton . average . Table Farmers per people; merchants and professionals per people; and inns, taverns, and stores per people.66 A low number for farmers indicates low agricultural activity, while a high number for merchants, manufacturers, and professionals and inns, taverns, and stores indicates high commercial activity. Farmers Merchs/prof’ls Inns/taverns/stores TOWNS IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY Ellisburg Lorraine Rodman Henderson Adams Rutland Champion average TOWNS IN MID-JEFFERSON COUNTY Hounsfield Watertown Wilna Brownville Lyme average TOWNS IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY Pamelia LeRay Philadelphia Orleans Alexandria [3.133.131.168] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 06:31 GMT) New York State Census of and Antwerp Clayton average Table Quantity of total agricultural production per capita.67 TOWNS IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY Ellisburg . Lorraine . Rodman . Henderson . Adams . Rutland . Champion . average . TOWNS IN MID-JEFFERSON COUNTY Hounsfield . Watertown . Wilna . Brownville . Lyme . average . TOWNS IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY Pamelia . LeRay . Philadelphia . Orleans . Alexandria . Antwerp . Clayton . average . New York State Census of and Table Summary: Combined per capita agricultural values, minus merchants and inns per capita.68 High numbers indicate high agricultural activity, and low numbers indicate high commercial activity. Towns from the northern section of the county—LeRay, Pamelia, Antwerp, Orleans, Philadelphia, Alexandria, and Clayton—are dispersed throughout this spectrum of agricultural activity. By contrast, towns from the southern section are bunched at the top of the spectrum, while towns from the mid-section are bunched at the bottom. LeRay . Champion . Rutland . Lorraine . Rodman . Pamelia . Adams . Ellisburg . Henderson . Antwerp . Orleans . Philadelphia . Lyme . Brownville . Alexandria . Clayton . Wilna . Hounsfield . Watertown . [3.133.131.168] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 06:31 GMT) ...