Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 171

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 171

				woollen		shirting
outer clothing.		24. Men		132		168		made 115. yds dble cloth for outer nothing else
		19. women		95		133
		42. children		130¼		160
				357¼		461.

26 blankets

6 beds = 54. yds

Estimate of corn from Jan. 21. 1821.					Bar.
86. persons @ 5.B. a week. [. . .] 27. weeks to [. . .] July 10.					135.
fattening hogs					3.	50
9. breeding sows	@ 1 pint a day each	to Mar. 10.	70. days		2.
44. shoats	@ ½ pint a day		70. days		4.	80
70. pigs	@ ½ pint a day	to July 10.	190. days		36.
2. beeves	3. galls a day	to Mar. 10.	70. days		20.
Stable 6. horses a mule 14. galls a day		to July 1.	150. days		52.	50
Plantn 1. horse & 6. mules @ 1½ bush. a day		to July 1.	180. days		54.
93. sheep @ ½ pint a day		to Mar. 15.	74. days		10.	60
5. oxen @ 1. bushel a day		to May 15.	120. days		24.
					342.	40

Resources.

	Jan. 1.	due of rent	170.
		Mill [to Sep. 30. wd be 150.B. but] to July 1.
	offal of	350.B. flour. [700. bush. bran. + for milch cows] 175.b. shipstuff	22.
		60. do of Monticello [120.b. bran + ] 30.b. shipstuff	6
	250. b. oats rent		50

[Following text in bottom margin and rotated 90 degrees:]

Bread list Feb. 1821.
Bacon’s	the House
Barnaby	Betty Br.	Peter Hem.
Stannard	Mary	Phill B.
Davy senr	Burwell	Sally Hem.
Doll	Critta.	Beverly
Isaac	Davy jr	Harriet
James	Fanny.	Madison
Cretia	Ellen	Eston
Henry	Jenny	Thrimston
Milly	Melinda	Wormly
Lilburne	Indridge	Ursula.
Matilda	Dolly	Joe
Band	Gill	Anne
Lovila	Israel.	Dolly
Nancy	Joe	Cornelius
James L’s	Edy	Thomas
Jerry	Maria	Louisa
Isabel	Patsy	Caroline
Jupiter	Betsy	Critta.
Amy	Peter
Amy	Isabella
Polly Chas	John Hem.
Jenny L’s	John gardnr
Jenny N’s	Lewis
Moses	Mary. Mos’
Sucky	Davy
Nace	Celia
Shepherd	Tucker
Indridge	Zacharia
Sally Marks	Patsy
Ferril	Fosset
Nancy	Fontaine	[. . .] 50.	persons
Charlotte	Nance	[. . .] 2p.	House
	Ned.	[. . .] 52p.	13½b.
32 31.

Manuscript (Massachusetts Historical Society, Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 167; renumbered to page 171 for DASFAM). Scan available online here.

Source Information

Author	Thomas Jefferson
Date	1821
Place of Origin	Monticello

Previous Page	Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 169
Next Page	Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 172