a kiln of 27. cords yields 605 b. = 22 1/2 b. to the cord.
Farm Book, page 145
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
[column 1]
shirts. | plains. | woolen | blankt. | hats | beds | socks | ||
Nace | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | ||||
Nance | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Nancy | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Nanny. Bagw's | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Ned | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | |||||
Janey | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Moses | 3 | 4 | 3 1/4 | 1 | ||||
Sucky | 6 | 3 | 2 1/2 | |||||
Ned. junr. | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | ||||
Peter Hemings | 7 | 5 1/2 | 1 | |||||
Philip | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | ||||
Rachael | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Eliza | 5 | 3 1/3 | 2 3/4 | 1 | ||||
Ellen | 8 | 2 1/3 | 2 | |||||
Sally | 7 | 5 | ||||||
Harriet | 1 | 4 2/3 | 3 3/4 | |||||
Madison | 5 | 3 1/3 | 2 3/4 | |||||
Eston | 8 | 2 1/3 | 2 | |||||
Sanco | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | ||||
Scilla | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Jamy | 11. | 1 1/3 | 1 1/4 | |||||
d Fanny | 13 | |||||||
Shepherd | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | ||||
Solomon. | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Sucky | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Thenia | 93. | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Thrimston. | 99 | 5 1/3 | 2 1/4 | 2 | 1 | |||
Wormly | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | |||||
Ursula | 7 | 5 | ||||||
Joe | 5 | 3 1/3 | 2 3/4 | |||||
Anne | 7 | 2 2/3 | 2 1/4 | |||||
Dolly | 9 | 2 | 1 3/4 | 1 | ||||
Cornelius | 11 | 1 1/3 | 1 1/4 | |||||
Thomas | 13 | |||||||
hired. | ||||||||
Lewis. Bacon's | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 | ||||
Peter | 7 | 3 | 2 1/2 | 1 |
[column 2]
shirting all Cotton |
dble. cloth wool & cotton |
single cloth wool & cotton |
shirting Cotton & thread |
|
41. men. | 287. yds | 226. yds | ||
32. women | 224. | 160. | ||
61. children | 137 yds | 180 yds | ||
134. | 511 | 386 | 137. | 180 = 1214. |
cotton lb. | wool lb. | thread lb. | |
511. yds. all cotton | 256 | ||
386. cotton & wool dble. | 103 | 206 | |
137. do. single | 36 | 54 | |
180. cotton & thread | 45 | 45 | |
440 | 260 | 45 |
Summer clothes. all cotton. | ||
42 men @ 2 1/2 yds = | 105 | |
21 women @ 3. yds = | 63 | |
168 | yds requires. 84 lb. cotton |
1814. Feb. 5.
Feb. 5.
ordered distribution of 147. b. shipstuff & 252.
b.bran now due me at the mill as follows
b. bran | b. shipst. | |||
Mr Ballard | 9 | + | 12 | weekly |
Ham | 7. | 10 | ||
Bacon | 6. | 8. for the plantation | ||
Jerry | 2. | for the house | ||
24 |
the bran will thus last 10. weeks
The shipstuff 5. weeks, by which time we shall have a screw to crush
& grind corn & cobs
together.
Tufton | Lego | Monto. | Total | ||
wheat sowed autumn 13. | 260 | 109 | 50 | 419. | Wheat |
oats spring 14. | 40 | 50 | 20 | 110 | oats |
rye | 50 | rye |
June 27.
begun wheat harvest
July 15.
finish it.
21.
finished rye & oats