Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 58

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1799. June 27. arrangement of the harvest.
Cradlers Binders. Loaders Drivers Stackers Cooks water
tenders		 liquor &
grindstone
in a cart		 Ploughers sick
John Hem. Ned’s Jenny Abram Joe Bagwell Betty Lewis Squire sh. Phill Lewis
James. Doll Jame Hub. Caesar Wormly Fanny Ned Mary Shepherd
Davy Lew’s Jenny Brown Toby Belinda Patty Isabel
John [. . .] Minerva Cary Phill Sn. Ben Frank burning coal
Ned [. . .] Rachael Bedfd John Phill Hub.
Jerry Amy Bedfd Davy
Diary of harvest
as stacks
June 27. Southfield. rye 35
July. 1. ⎫
⎭		 chapel ridge. wheat. 40
2. 41
3. middlefield. do 20 19
4. Poggio. may wheat ⎧
⎩		 23½ 37
5. docommon do 9 ⎫
⎪
⎭
6. Franklin’sdo ⎧
⎩		 24
16
Moses Molly Bartlet
hired men ⎧
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎩		 Ban Ursula
Simon Edy
Stepney Barnaby
Moses Isab’s Davy
Frank Ben Hix
The actual crop of 1799.
Monticello Tufton Shadwell
Wheat { Poggio Chapel ridge ⎫
⎭		 132½
Franklin’s ½ Middlefield
rye Southfield 35
oats l.g. of Riverfr ½Oatfield 35
corn n.g. of ⎧
⎪
⎩		 Riverf. ⎫
⎭		 16 Wishfield 40 ⎫
⎪
⎭
Ragged Outfield 18 94
Park 12 Infield8
any Riverf. 12
Park 0
George’s
July 26. began to cut tobo
Sep. 10. began to gather fodder.
Oct. 17. 18. first whitefrost
Dec. 8. corn already used 68. barrels
still on hand 145
made in all 213
made at Shadwell 16
list of Burras 12
of Terril 5
of Page 40½
of James Key 50
of D. Minor
of C. L. Lewis
1800. July 15. ripe figs. a considerable gathering both red & white
cradlers binders loaders drivers stackers cooks ploughers
Bagwell Ned's Jenny Abram Jerry Frank Betty Sh. Phill Crop of 1800.
John Hem. Doll Jame Hub. Toby hird Joe Belinda Mary. as
James Isabel Brown Caesar Bedf. Davy Fanny Phill Hub. Wheat. Highfd 40
Davy Minerva Cary Wormly Bartlet Outfd 15
Lewis Rachael Shepherd waterloaders Infd 8
John Amy hird Moses Lewis sick Riverfd } 31
Ned Molly Ned Lewis’s Jenny Raggedfd
Moses Ursula Patty Park 18
Joe. Edy 112
5. hired Barnaby Oats Outfd 25
Isab’s Davy Corn. Poggio 32
Ben Franklin’s 40
Bedf John Riverfd 15
87
Peas. Slatefd 40
clov. sown Highfd 40
Park. 18
Riverfd 3109
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Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date 1799-1800
Place of Origin Monticello
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