1860 Grayson County, Virginia Industrial Census
Government Industrial Census File
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1860 Grayson County, Virginia Industrial Census
| Name | Business | Capital | Quantities | Kinds | Value | Power | Hands | Monthly Wages |
Quanities | Kinds | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catron, Austin & Co. | Milling | 3000 | 3200 bu 800 bu 800 bu 6000 lbs 500000 ft. |
wheat rye corn wool timber |
3200 500 500 1800 1250 |
water | 3 | 70 | 640 bbl 40000 lbs 40000lbs 6000 lbs 500000 ft |
Flour Rye meal corn meal wool rolls Oak & Pine |
3800 750 750 2400 2500 |
| Carson, Wm. A. | Milling & Sawing |
2500 | 3000 bu 2000 bu 300000 ft. |
wheat corn timber |
3000 1500 750 |
water | 2 | 20 | 600 bbl 100000 lb 200000 ft |
Flour corn meal oak & pine |
3600 2000 1500 |
| Waugh, James | Tanning | 1000 | 16000 lbs | Hides | 2720 | 3 | 65 | 5000 lbs 3000 lbs |
upper/sole leather |
3000 1000 |
|
| Jennings & Co. | Milling | 3000 | 8000 bu 2000 bu 2000 bu |
wheat rye corn |
8000 1750 1750 |
water | 2 | 40 | 1600 bbl 2000 bu 2000 bu |
flour rye meal corn meal |
9600 2700 2700 |
| Hail, Peyton N. | Milling & Sawing |
2000 | 3000 bu 2000 bu 2000 bu |
wheat rye corn |
3000 1200 1200 |
water | 2 | 48 | 600 bbl 100000 lb 100000 lb |
Flour rye meal corn meal |
3600 1500 1500 |
| Parsons, John W. | Milling | 5400 | 12000 bu 6000 bu 7000 bu |
wheat rye corn |
12000 4300 3000 |
water | 2 | 48 | 2400 bbl 300000 lb 330000 lb |
flour rye meal corn meal |
14400 5000 6600 |
| Elliott, Doughton & Co. | Manufacturing of Tools | 1700 | Gen. | 1000 | 2 | 42 | 1700 | ||||
| Rhudy & McLean | Milling &c. | 3000 | 2000 bu 2300 bu |
wheat corn |
2500 1150 |
water | 1 | 25 | 500 bbl 115000 lb |
flour corn meal |
3000 1500 |


