1Orders, 14 October 1755 (Washington Papers)
...Oct., for cleaning or mending arms: John Harrow, William Munger, George Wright, and Timothy...
2[April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sowd my Fallow Field in Oats to day, and harrowed them in viz. 10½ Bushels. Got done about...
3[Diary entry: 3 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sowd my Fallow Field in Oats to day, and harrowed them in viz. 10½ Bushels. Got done about...
4[Diary entry: 12 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
...plowing the Clover Field. Abt. 1 Mullatto Jack began harrowing it with the wide Toothd Harrow...
5[Diary entry: 14 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Finishd Harrowing the Clover Field, and began reharrowing of it. Got... ...harrow made of smaller,...
6[Diary entry: 17 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
.... The upper part next the Peach Orchard was Harrowed in during the Rain but before it began...
7[Diary entry: 18 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
...to the Acre. Harrowd it in with the fine toothd Harrow as light as I coud.
8[September 1761] (Washington Papers)
...than sufficient to lay the Dust thoroughly. The seed was Harrowed in with a Brush Harrow and...
9[Diary entry: 8 September 1761] (Washington Papers)
...than sufficient to lay the Dust thoroughly. The seed was Harrowed in with a Brush Harrow and...
10March [1762] (Washington Papers)
.... the Meadow at George Ashfords. Also began Sowing & Harrowing in of Oats....harrowing in my...
11[Diary entry: 22 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
.... the Meadow at George Ashfords. Also began Sowing & Harrowing in of Oats.
12[Diary entry: 27 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
Finished Sowing & harrowing in my Oats. Viz. 44 Bushels.
13Remarks & Occurances in June [1769] (Washington Papers)
...the Plows and began it a third time with the Harrows....began with the Harrows in the...
14[Diary entry: 10 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
...the Plows and began it a third time with the Harrows.
15[Diary entry: 22 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Plows that is finishd doing so—and began with the Harrows in the field about the Ovr. House.
16Remarks & Occurences—in Sepr. [1769] (Washington Papers)
...Sowed—which was then plowed in and afterwards Harrowed. The other Part was cross Plowed, then...
17[Diary entry: 30 September 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Sowed—which was then plowed in and afterwards Harrowed. The other Part was cross Plowed, then...
18Remarks & Occurs. in Octr. [1769] (Washington Papers)
...Flat Ground that has been very much worn and was harrowed after the Wheat had been plowed in.
19[Diary entry: 20 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Flat Ground that has been very much worn and was harrowed after the Wheat had been plowed in.
20From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 26 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
...is innocent, ’tis cruel to keep him under the harrow—But, there is
21April—1785 (Washington Papers)
Plowing, rolling, and Harrowing my ground for grass seeds....plowed—once harrowed & gone over...
22[Diary entry: 12 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Plowing, rolling, and Harrowing my ground for grass seeds.
23[Diary entry: 14 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...Muddy hole, which had been twice plowed—once harrowed & gone over with the Hoes to break...
24[Diary entry: 15 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Harrowed with a bush, the clover seed which was sowed......whole of both days sowing, harrowed...
25[Diary entry: 16 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...Hooed in the winter—lately plowed; cross plowed; & Harrowed and the Pease harrowed in.
26[Diary entry: 18 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...of the plaister of Paris (powdered) and harrowed it in along with the Barley—after which...
27[Diary entry: 21 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...this Morning; the ground being too wet to plough or harrow it. He sowed all the Seed he had, &...
28[Diary entry: 22 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...had the grd. which was sowed yesterday Morning with Barley harrowed.
29[Diary entry: 25 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...Grass Seed. But before I did this, I harrowed the first grand division with a heavy Iron...harrow
30Farm Reports, 26 November 1785–15 April 1786 (Washington Papers)
...new Waggon body framed—Rough hewed the timber for a harrow plow—A Rack made for the Cow Ho. 12...
31January 1786 (Washington Papers)
...stick for a heavy roller, and scantling for Plow stocks—Harrows &ca. &ca.
32[Diary entry: 9 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
...stick for a heavy roller, and scantling for Plow stocks—Harrows &ca. &ca.
33March 1786 (Washington Papers)
...ordered the plowmen to stop and forbid any more harrowing as the ground was too wet & heavy to...
34[Diary entry: 14 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
...ordered the plowmen to stop and forbid any more harrowing as the ground was too wet & heavy to...
35[Diary entry: 22 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
...; directed the Overseer at Dogue Run to harrow the ground wch. had been sometime plowed...
36[Diary entry: 25 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
...plowings being when it was too wet) for the harrow to make much impression in it, and the...
37[Diary entry: 27 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
...getting them sowed. Ordered the ground to be harrowed, to smooth and prepare it for the...
38[Diary entry: 28 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
...in the Neck and plowing them in, but not the harrowing of the ground after the Plows.
39[Diary entry: 30 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Finished harrowing the ground in which Oats had been sowed at Dogue... .... the harrow could...
40April 1786 (Washington Papers)
...plow; which requiring some alteration in the harrow, obliged me to bring it to the......harrow...
41[Diary entry: 7 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...plow; which requiring some alteration in the harrow, obliged me to bring it to the...
42[Diary entry: 8 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...again which with the alteration of the harrow yesterday I find will fully answer my...
43[Diary entry: 10 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...called, that is 3 furrow ridges) and twice harrowed before the drill plow was put into it....
44[Diary entry: 12 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...as they were too hard baked for the harrow & roller notwithstanding the middle furrow, to...
45[Diary entry: 13 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...6. Dung sprinkled in this furrow—7 the great harrow over all these and 8th. the Seed sowed...
46[Diary entry: 14 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...I finished sowing the Barley rows and harrowed the ground intended for the Albany Peas...
47[Diary entry: 15 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...the first I ordered the ground which was harrowed yesterday for Pease to be sowed with 6...
48[Diary entry: 20 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...rolled with the spiked roller—after which it was harrowed, then sowed with the Barrel plow, &...
49From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 24 April 1786 (Washington Papers)
...might not be unfavourable for scratching over with the harrow (which was then idle) the grd in...
50[Diary entry: 30 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
...was sown therewith on Friday last and harrowed in—then with clover seed and the whole...