| Year | 1850 | 1855 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1880 |
| Name | John Watson | John Watson | John Watson | James Watson | Henry Watson | Isaac Watson |
| Improved | 30 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 100 | 100 |
| Unimproved | 70 | 75 | 70 | 40 | 112 | 50 |
| Cash Value land | 500 | 1000 | 500 | 1500 | 1200 | 1000 |
| Value tools/machinery | 35 | 15 | 20 | 100 | ||
| Horses | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Milch Cows | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Working Oxes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other Cattle | 2 | 3 cattle under 1 yr old, 4 over 1 yr old | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sheep | 3 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Swine | 4 | 4 (2 under 6 months, 2 over) | ||||
| Poultry | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Value of Lifestock | 175 | 225 | 320 | 220 | 400 | 150 |
| Rye (Bushels) | 40 | |||||
| Indian Corn (Bushels) | 35 | |||||
| Oats (Bushels) | 50 | 40 | 50 | |||
| Wood (cords) | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Value Forest Products | 1200 | 200 | ||||
| Wool (Pounds) | 9 | 75 | ||||
| Irish Potatoes (Bushels) | 40 | not filmed | 100 | 40 | 40 | |
| Buckwheat (Bushels) | not filmed | 30 | 40 | |||
| Value of Orchard Products | not filmed | 25 | 10 | |||
| Butter (Pounds) | 300 | 150 | not filmed | 200 | 200 | 400 |
| Cheese (Pounds) | not filmed | |||||
| Hay (tons) | 15 | 25 | not filmed | 40 | 25 | |
| Maple Sugar (Pounds) | not filmed | 90 | ||||
| Value of Farm Products | not filmed | 291 | 250 | |||
| Value Homemade Manuf. | 10 | not filmed | ||||
| Value Animals slaughtered | 25 | not filmed | ||||
| Total Value | 6000 |
The Ancestors of My Grandchildren
Seidler - Broekman Genealogy
John Watson's Farm
Comparison of the Watson Farms through the census