Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 149

1815. June 26. wheat harvest begins.

 Wheat sowed in autumn 1814.
Mr Bacon’s wheat 60. as cradler 6 3. assistants 6. bush.
Ham’s 120. 6 12 Monticello 50
Ballard’s 200 10 20 Lego 80
380 19 38 Tufton 270 290
420

for 19. cradlers & their assistants provide 19. muttons.

to wit 3. muttons for mr Bacon’s people }

½ a mutton a day between them.
6. Ham’s
10 Ballard’s ½ a mutton a day.
19

for 19. cradlers & their assistants provide 38. galls whiskey. or 2. galls every cradler & assists

to wit 6. galls for mr Bacon. about 2½ pints a day
12. Ham. 5. pints
20. Ballard 1. galln a day.
Monticello Lego Tufton
James Isabel Charles Rachael B. Dick. B. Minerva
Shepherd Jenny N’s James B. Eve Ben. Mary
Bartlet. Jenny L. Davy B. Lucy John B. Virginia.
LewisB’s Indridge Moses B. Scilla. Abram jr Esther.
Thrimston Doll Solomon. x Billy B. Dick N’s Rachael
Amy. x Moses smith. x Billy Mos’s x Barnaby Nancy
11. in all. x Beverly x Johnny x Nace Maria
Jerry. Jerry’s ⎫
⎪
⎬
⎪
⎭		 were added. x Wormly x Lovilo x James L. Lilly
Randal Cretia’s x Robert. x Peter. x Sanco Sucky
Davy. Moses’s Joe. x Davy jr x Evelina
Moses. Ned’s 19. in all x Lewis x Isabel
Jupiter. Jerry’s x Ned. x Aggy
x Gill x Nanny
The corn at Tufton being now (June 28 29. 15) entirely out, I give
an order on the mill as follows.
D

for bread, [. . .] per week, 8 bushels Midlings

 @ .50 = 4. a week

8 horses @ 1½. galls a day. 14 bush Shipstuff

 @ .20 = 2. 80

for the hogs @ 1½ bush. a day 10.b. Bran

 @ .10 = 1.
7. 8   a week
Ned jr
x Israel
Isaiah
Washn 30. in all.
Tufton. b D

8. bush. a week for bread for 14. weeks to Sep. 20. is

 112. midlings @ .50 = 56.

1½ gall. a day for 8. horses is 1½ bush. a day to do

 140. shipstuff @ .20 = 28. D

3. bush. a day for hogs

 300. bran @ .10 = 30 114
Lego

1½ gall a day for 4. horses & 1. gal. for 2 mule to Oct. 8

 100. shipstuff 20

1. bush. bran for hogs, a dayto do

 100. bran 10 30
144.D.
Corn bought for 1815 D Oats. S b D D
T. J. Randolph 49. B. @ 15/ 122. 5 Drury Wood 180. 2/ 60. 587. 75
C. L. Bankhead 13. do 32. 5 David Carr 105. 2/3 39. 37 229. 04
Drury Wood 28 18/ 84. Th:J Randolph 125 2/ 41. 67 816. 79
C. L. Bankhead 37. wheat 15/ 92. 5 Shipstuff. 141. 04
Shadwell mills 80. midlgs 15/. 200. Shad. mills. 240.b. @ .20 48.
bran do400.b. @ .10 40.
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Manuscript (Massachusetts Historical Society, Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 149). Scan available online here.

Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date 1814-1815
Place of Origin Monticello
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