Farm Book, page 110
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
[column 1]
Nails.
Weight & measure of nails
| Nails to the lb. |
lbs. to the thousd. |
length | ||
| 30d. | British | 56. |
I. 8ths 4 - 1.23 |
|
| 24d. | New York | 29 | 34 1/2 | |
| 20d. | New York | 45 | 22 1/5 | |
| Baltimore | 50 | 20 | ||
| Richmond | 50 | 20 | ||
| Fredsbg. | 54 | 18 1/2 | ||
| British | 23 1/4 | 2 - 4.8 | ||
| 16d. | Baltimore | 59 | 17 | |
| 12d. | New York | 62 1/2 | 16 | |
| Baltimore | 62 1/2 | 16 | ||
| Fredsbg. | 66 2/3 | 15 | 2 - 6 | |
| 10d. | New York | 77 | 13 | 2 - 4 |
| Baltimore | ||||
| Fredsbg. | ||||
| British | ||||
| 8d. | New York | 100 | 10 | |
| Baltimore | 100 | 10 | ||
| Fredsbg. | 111 | 9 | 2 - | |
| Richmond | 100 | 10 | ||
| British | 10 1/2 | 1 - 7 | ||
| 6d. | Baltimore | 125 | 8 | |
| New York | 140 | 7 1/7 | ||
| Richmond | 143 | 7 | ||
| Fredsbg. | 182 | 5 1/2 | ||
| British | 10 1/2 | 1 - 7 | ||
| 4d. | New York | 300 | 3 1/3 | |
| Baltimore | 250 | 4 | 1 - 0 | |
| Fredsbg. | 182 | 5 1/2 | ||
| British | 4.4 | 1 - 1 | ||
| Mine. | ||||
| 30d. | 18 | 56 | 4 I. | |
| 24d. | 30 | 33 1/3 | 3 1/2 | |
| 20d. | 40 | 25 | 3 | |
| 16d. | 50 | 20 | 2 3/4 | |
| 12d. | 62 1/2 | 16 | 2 1/2 | |
| 10d. | 77 | 13 | 2 1/4 | |
| 8d. | 100 | 10 | 1 7/8 | |
| 6d. | 143 | 7 | 1 1/2 | |
| 4d. | 250 | 4. | 1. |
[column 2]
Colo. Wadsworth.
Prices N.Y. currcy.
making alone.
| card or | 2/6 pr. M. | |
| 4 oz. tacks | ||
| 12. oz. do. | 2/6 | |
| clout do. | 2/9 | |
| hob nails | 2/9 | |
| 2d. clouts | 3/ | |
| 3d. do. | 3/3 | |
| 4d. do. | 3/9 | |
| 6d. do. | 4/ | |
| 1/2 Inch brads | 2/6 | |
| 1. I. do. | 2/6 | |
| 1 1/4 do. | 2/9 | |
| 1 1/2 do. | 3/ | |
| 1 3/4 do. | 3/3 | |
| 2 I. do. | ||
| 4d. nails | 9d. pr. lb. | quoted by another |
| or brads | ||
| 6d. do. | 6d. | 6d. |
| 4d. do. | 3/3 pr. M. | 8d. |
| or trunk | ||
| 8d. nails | 4d. pr. lb. | 4d. 1/2 |
| 10d. | 3d. pr. lb. | 3d. 1/2 |
| 12d. | do. | 3d. |
| 20d. | do. | 2 1/2d. |
| 24d. | do. | 2d. |
task per day
| man. | boy | man Baltimore | |
| 24d. | 24 lb. | man | |
| 20d. | 20 | 16 lb. | |
| 12d. | 16 | 12 | 15 |
| 10d. | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| 8d. | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 6d. | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 4d. | 5 | 4 | 3 1/2 |
| 2 I. brads | 1000 | ||
| 1 3/4 do. | 1000 | ||
| 1 1/2, 1 1/4 1/2 | 1500 | ||
| hob nails | 1500 | ||
| 3d.clouts | 1000 | ||
| 2d. 1 1/2d. | 1500 | ||
| card tack | 1500 |
[column 3]
Colo. Triplet.
| lb. | |
| the ton of rod is common loss 14. pr. ct. |
2240 |
| 313.6 | |
| nails yeilded | 1926.4 |
| a fire burns 6 to 7 bushels of coal a day | |
| nails | |
| a boy after 6. months makes | 500 |
| 1. year | 800 |
| the best | 884 |
| a hired hand | 1000 |
there are 4. sizes of nailrod
the half crown, or 30d. is the
largest. traces made of this
a pair weigh 8. lb.