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Wheat and Corn Production by Household Wealth
In Franklin County high levels of wheat production correlated positively with household wealth--the higher the level of production
in wheat the more wealthy individuals were. Conversely, higher production of corn in Franklin did not correlate positively
with household wealth.
|
Household Wealth |
Total |
|
$0 - $499 |
$500 - $1,299 |
$1,300 - $3,599 |
$3,600 - $9,739 |
$9,740 + |
| Low Wheat Production |
Count |
2 |
26 |
84 |
86 |
61 |
259 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
0.8% |
10.0% |
32.4% |
33.2% |
23.6% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
20.0% |
51.0% |
56.0% |
34.0% |
18.5% |
32.7% |
| Medium Wheat Production |
Count |
3 |
12 |
39 |
87 |
130 |
271 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
1.1% |
4.4% |
14.4% |
32.1% |
48.0% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
30.0% |
23.5% |
26.0% |
34.4% |
39.5% |
34.2% |
| High Wheat Production |
Count |
5 |
13 |
27 |
80 |
138 |
263 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
1.9% |
4.9% |
10.3% |
30.4% |
52.5% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
50.0% |
25.5% |
18.0% |
31.6% |
41.9% |
33.2% |
| Total |
Count |
10 |
51 |
150 |
253 |
329 |
793 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
1.3% |
6.4% |
18.9% |
31.9% |
41.5% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
|
Household Wealth |
Total |
|
$0 - $975 |
$976 - $4,187 |
$4,188 - $9,625 |
$9,262 - $21,999 |
$22,000 + |
|
| Low Wheat Production |
Count |
13 |
39 |
30 |
25 |
11 |
118 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
11.0% |
33.1% |
25.4% |
21.2% |
9.3% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
54.2% |
52.7% |
33.0% |
23.6% |
12.4% |
30.7% |
| Medium Wheat Production |
Count |
6 |
21 |
27 |
42 |
38 |
134 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
4.5% |
15.7% |
20.1% |
31.3% |
28.4% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
25.0% |
28.4% |
29.7% |
39.6% |
42.7% |
34.9% |
| High Wheat production |
Count |
5 |
14 |
34 |
39 |
40 |
132 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
3.8% |
10.6% |
25.8% |
29.5% |
30.3% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
20.8% |
18.9% |
37.4% |
36.8% |
44.9% |
34.4% |
| Total |
Count |
24 |
74 |
91 |
106 |
89 |
384 |
|
% within Level of Wheat Production |
6.3% |
19.3% |
23.7% |
27.6% |
23.2% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
|
Household Wealth |
Total |
|
$0 - $499 |
$500 - $1,299 |
$1,300 - $3,599 |
$3,600 - $9,739 |
$9,740 + |
| Low Corn production |
Count |
4 |
19 |
39 |
82 |
102 |
246 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
1.6% |
7.7% |
15.9% |
33.3% |
41.5% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
44.4% |
35.8% |
26.0% |
32.4% |
31.4% |
31.1% |
| Medium Corn production |
Count |
1 |
10 |
45 |
93 |
131 |
280 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
0.4% |
3.6% |
16.1% |
33.2% |
46.8% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
11.1% |
18.9% |
30.0% |
36.8% |
40.3% |
35.4% |
| High Corn production |
Count |
4 |
24 |
66 |
78 |
92 |
264 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
1.5% |
9.1% |
25.0% |
29.5% |
34.8% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
44.4% |
45.3% |
44.0% |
30.8% |
28.3% |
33.4% |
| Total |
Count |
9 |
53 |
150 |
253 |
325 |
790 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
1.1% |
6.7% |
19.0% |
32.0% |
41.1% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
|
Household Wealth |
Total |
|
$0 - $975 |
$976 - $4,187 |
$4,188 - $9,625 |
$9,262 - $21,999 |
$22,000 + |
|
| Low Corn production |
Count |
6 |
25 |
20 |
37 |
32 |
120 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
5.0% |
20.8% |
16.7% |
30.8% |
26.7% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth Cohorts |
25.0% |
33.8% |
22.0% |
34.9% |
36.0% |
31.3% |
| Medium Corn production |
Count |
8 |
16 |
33 |
38 |
39 |
134 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
6.0% |
11.9% |
24.6% |
28.4% |
29.1% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
33.3% |
21.6% |
36.3% |
35.8% |
43.8% |
34.9% |
| High Corn production |
Count |
10 |
33 |
38 |
31 |
18 |
130 |
|
Production |
7.7% |
25.4% |
29.2% |
23.8% |
13.8% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
41.7% |
44.6% |
41.8% |
29.2% |
20.2% |
33.9% |
| Total |
Count |
24 |
74 |
91 |
106 |
89 |
384 |
|
% within Level Corn Production |
6.3% |
19.3% |
23.7% |
27.6% |
23.2% |
100.0% |
|
% within Household Wealth |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
The data are based on the GIS of Augusta and Franklin households--maps are derived from a D. H. Davison map of Franklin County,
published in 1858, and a Jedediah Hotchkiss map of Augusta County, published in 1870, and based on surveys completed "during
the war." The maps have been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce a Geographic
Information Systems map and database of households based on U.S. census data from the population, agricultural, and slaveowners'
schedules.
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Wheat and Corn Production by Household Wealth
2001.
Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "On a per capita basis, Franklin farmers grew far less corn and more wheat than their counterparts in Augusta, and their commitment
to wheat was seen by many as both the symbol of the North's wealth and the evidence of its superior labor system."
"The richest farm households in Augusta, however, had a high correlation with relatively high wheat production and low corn
production, and slavery enabled even greater success on these farms."
Citation: Key = E133
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