HAMPTON: A CENTURY OF TOWN AND BEACH, 1888-1988
Chapter 15 -- Part 15

Back to previous section -- Forward to next chapter -- Return to Table of Contents To trace the ups and downs of Hampton's farming industry, the chart below lists the inventory of animals and their dollar value for tax purposes for various years, beginning with 1892, the first year for which the town report carries a breakdown. Inventories were not carried in the report after 1967.

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Year	Horses	Value	Oxen	Value	Cows	Value	Sheep	Value	Fowl	Value
1892	237	16,245	61	2,990	483	9,860	102	427	725	245
1896	235	14,565	15	805	399	8,340	44	181	1,610	660
1900	266	13,330	34	1,460	289	8,313	59	236	839	295
1904	264	13,155	22	1,050	360	8,925	0	0	400	200
1908	234	12,580	17	850	351	9,355	9	45	?	525
1912	201	15,160	18	1,000	319	10,820	13	65	200	100
1916	220	21,640	12	1,050	296	14,160	0	0	?	765
1920	161	18,870	11	1,400	272	16,005	1	5	?	735
1924	128	11,525	2	200	262	11,520	0	0	1,415	1,415
1928	102	8,400	0	0	203	12,340	0	0	1,660	1,660
1932	66	4,490	8	550	183	11,505	5	25	2,660	2,660
1936	50	2,480	0	0	192	9,050	16	48	1,445	1,068
1940	34	2,100	0	0	162	10,030	6	24	3,245	3,245
1944	30	2,350	0	0	105	9,590	0	0	2,080	2,080
1948	35	2,950	0	0	90	8,275	23	230	3,665	4,458
1953	13	1,450	0	0	96	14,050	0	0	2.045	2,725
1957	16	1,535	0	0	71	7,700	33	330	1,957	863
1960	12	1,157	0	0	80	6,400	11	110	250	110
1965	0	0	0	0	81	4,050	0	0	479	350
1967	0	0	0	0	47	5,875	0	0	350	250

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