Massachusetts Historical Society
Thomas Jefferson Papers: an electronic archive
Farm Book, page 33
by Thomas Jefferson


Monticello Tufton.1781 1793. April 94 Mar.Xmas 95.Dec.96.spring fall.97 spring fall
workhorses 2 6 6 5 7 9
mules 5 7 1
broodmares 16 3.1 3
colts 1
Steers & bulls 5 8 3 + 2 15 6
cows 11 23.15 14
3.y.old males 3 2 2 1
females 6 3 5 4
2.y. old males 8 8 1 4 2
females 8 7 5 2
yearlings 6 9 10 10
calves 1.5 6
Ewes above 6 & wethers 39 8 + 2
Ewes 1. to 6.y.old 17
lambs 17
Sows & boars 12 19 9 + 1 5 5 12
Shoats 18 27 26 15 7 10
pigs.43 23 30 13
bacon hogs 40 21 30 22 9 8
beeves 1 2
Shadwell Lego.1781.1793. April 94 Mar.Xmas 95.Dec 96.spring fall.97.spring fall
work horses 5 5 6 8 3
mules 2 2
broodmares 2 4 2 3
colts 2-4.y
7-3.y
1-1.y
4
Steers & bulls 5 8 10 10 5 9
cows 24 11 10 9 9 11
3.y. old males 5 1 1 1
females 4 3 4 2 3
2.y. old males 3 3 3 10 2
females 4 2 1 1
yearlings 10 5 4
calves 9 6 5 7 5 10
Ewes above 6. & Wethers 3 11 23
Ewes from 1. to 6.y.
lambs 32
Sows & boars 21.7.8 8 9
shoats 51 42 20 21 2
pigs.55 7 35 11 42
bacon hogs 84 50 32 31 18
beeves 1 1.
Poplar Forest 1781.1793. April 94 Mar.Xmas 95.Dec.96.spring fall.97.spring fall
workhorses 5 9 Apr. 8.
mules
broodmares 3.
colts 5
Steers & bulls 23 17.7 + 2 8 11 14
Cows 19 31.40 40 35 40.44
3.y. old males 3 5 8 8 6 8
females 6 7 8 7 8 11
2.y. old males 6 10 11 11 14 11
females 13 11 15 10.12 10
yearlings.11 11 24 10 + 15 24 21 23.
calves.5 19.25 29 41 21 23
Ewes above 6.y & wethers 24
ewes from 1. to 6. y.old
lambs
Sows & boars 10 20 19 17
shoats 42 75 120 + 50 95 +12
pigs 25 26 73 70 52
bacon hogs 44 110
Beeves 7 64