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This information is from pp. 118-122 of Recapitulation of the Aggregate Value, and Produce, and Number of Persons Employed in Mines, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, &c., by Counties, 1840, part of the Historical Census of Agriculture [free PDF viewer required]. Categories for industries which did not exist in Schenectady County have been omitted.
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Mines (Iron) | |
|---|---|
| Cast Iron — Number of Furnaces | 2 |
| Cast Iron — Tons Produced | 400 |
| Fuel — Tons of fuel consumed | 600 |
| Number of men employed, including mining operations | 37 |
| Capital invested | $23,000 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Granite, Marble, and Other Stone | |
| Value produced | $80,592 |
| Number of men employed | 290 |
| Capital invested | $21,000 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Agriculture (Livestock) | |
| Horses and mules | 3,959 |
| Neat cattle | 10,808 |
| Sheep | 18,094 |
| Swine | 13,063 |
| Poultry of all kinds, estimated value | $11,151 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Cereal Grains | |
| Number of bushels of wheat | 13,113 |
| Number of bushels of barley | 100,524 |
| Number of bushels of oats | 216,968 |
| Number of bushels of rye | 52,278 |
| Number of bushels of buckwheat | 41,288 |
| Number of bushels of Indian corn | 62,597 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Various Crops | |
| Pounds of wool | 37,714 |
| Pounds of hops | 29 |
| Pounds of wax | 816 |
| Bushels of potatoes | 240,535 |
| Tons of hay | 17,742 |
| Tons of hemp and flax | 50.75 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Cotton, Silk, Sugar, &c. | |
| Pounds of sugar made | 4,423 |
| Cords of wood sold | 9,577 |
| Value of the products of the dairy | $85,059 |
| Value of the products of the orchard | $13,171 |
| Gallons of wine made | 25 |
| Vaue of home made, or family goods | $17,781 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Horticulture (Gardens and Nurseries) | |
| Value of produce of market gardeners | $1,550 |
| Value of produce of nurseries and florists | |
| Number of men employed | 5 |
| Capital invested | $445 |
| Business Statistics for Schenectady County, New York: 1840 — Commerce | |
| Retail dry goods, grocery, and other stores | 45 |
| Capital invested | $78,800 |
| Lumber yards, and trade | 2 |
| Capital invested | $5,000 |
| Number of men employed | 4 |
The original source notes "Total capital invested in manufactures" as $113,700.
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