Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 132

winter of
1809. 10		 11. 12 12. 13 13. 14 14. 15 15. 16 16. 17 17. 18 18. 19 20. 21 21. 22 22. 23
Monticello plantation Work horses 2. 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
mules 10 10 13 11 7 6 9 11 9 6
breeding mares 4 1 2
colts 1. 1 3 1 1
steers & bulls 2. st. 2 2 3 2 2 2 + 1 4 6
cows. 6. 8 6 8 9 13 11 12 12
cattle. 3.y. old male 3
female 1 4 2
2.y.o. male 1 3
female 2 1
yearlings 3. 4 4 3 4
calves. 1 1 1 2 1
Ewes above 6.y.o. & weathers rams 16 2 ram 4 W. 9.24
10.1.yo		 W. 11 13 14 + 11 14 + 7 ⎫
⎪
⎭		 63
Ewes from 1. to 6.y.o. 11 40 40 29 27 27 24 42
lambs of last year 8 20 20 11 27
sows & boars. 9. 4 + 1 4 + 1 5 6 6 + 2 8 10 ⎫
⎪
⎭		 97
shoats 42. 18 11 16 37 46 + 16 42 35
pigs 9 18 30 38 44 53. 65
bacon hogs killed 40. 34 14 13 29. 66 62 70 84
beeves killed. 22 + 6.u. 19 2 3 3
Tufton work horses 8. 9 10 9 8 6 + 3 7
mules 1 2
breeding mares
colts
steers & bulls 9. 4 + 1 4 + 1 6 + 1 8 10 8
cows above 3.y. old 9. 14 10 10 12 11 9
cattle. 3.y.o. male 2 2 6 1 ⎫
⎭		 1
female 5 4 2
2.y.o. male 4 2 9 1 ⎫
⎭		 1
female 5 4 4
yearlings 8 3 3 9 6
calves. 9. 7 2 8 1
ewes abve 6. wethers. rams 7 + 2 + 1 [  ][.1.1] 11.e. 14
ewes from 1. to 6. 14. 50 55 41 46 31 40
lambs of last year 10 24 12 19 11
sows & boars 8 10 7 4 8 9 8
shoats 8. 46 18 33 29 44 39
pigs 42. 18 37 40 24 38
bacon hogs killed 13. 62 20 29 29 49 33
beeves killed 4 3 3 2
Lego work horses 3. 4 4 4 4 3
mules 2 1 2 2 2
breeding mares
colts
steers & bulls 5 + 1 4 + 1 4 4 5
cows above 3.y. old 7 6 6 5 5
cattle 3.y.o. male 1 1 2
female 2 2
2.y.o. male 2 2 2 6 2
female 2 2 4 2
yearlings. 2 5 4 3 5
calves. 3 2 2
ewes abve 6. wethers. rams 2 + 1 7 w.5
e.5		 6 + 1 4
ewes from 1. to 6.y.o. 10 3 16 13 16
lambs of last year 8 7 8 5
sows & boars 5 + 1 4 5 5 4
shoats 21 17 16 17
pigs 15 16
bacon hogs killed 15 14 16 10 18
beeves killed 1 2 2
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Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date 1809-1823
Place of Origin Monticello
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