Farm Reports, 23–29 April 1797
Farm Reports
[23–29 April 1797]
1797 April | |||
23d Morning | 57 Thunder & Rain | 59 W. Rain | 57 W. cloudy |
24 | 57 N.E. cloudy & rain | 58 N.E. cloudy & showers | 56 S. cloudy |
25 | 57 S. & Rain | 60 W. & clear | 58 S. clear |
26 | 60 W. clear | 62 W. clear | 60 W. clear |
27 | 62 S.E. clear | 64 E. clear | 62 E. clear |
28 | 66 S. clear | 68 S. clear | 67 S. clear |
29 | 65 S. clear | 68 S. clear | 66 S. clear |
Dr. | Mansionhouse for the Work of 8 hands Amot. ⅌ Week | 48 |
Cr. | Waggon hauling Hay to Town 1 & do to Mansionhouse 2 days | 3 |
" Timber for Carpenters 1 & Rails 2 days | 3 | |
3 Horse Cart—Hauling Wood to Mansion 4 & Manure to C. lott 2 | 6 | |
2 Horse Cart, hauling Manure to Clover Lott | 4 | |
At Mill 1 day & Hauling Salt to Fish house 1 day | 2 | |
Picking up Stones, 10 & Scattering Manure on Clover Lott 4 | 14 | |
Joe curing of Fish | 6 | |
Hauling of the Seine 6 & cuting of Wood, Gunner 4 | 10 | |
48 | ||
Dr. | Ditchers for the work of 4 Men Amot. ⅌ Week to | 24 days |
Cr. | By cuting Wood Dundey 4 & picking up Stones 2 days | 6 |
" Hauling of the Seine | 18 | |
24 |
Stock 1 Stud horse 3 do Jacks 3 do Young Jacks 10 Asses, 7 Horses 9 Working & 9 unbroken Mules, 15 Cows & 4 Calves 10 Sheep & 4 Lambs Decreased 7 Mules sent to Union Farm 1 Sheep killed for the House And one Ewe Killed by a Young Mule—Increase 1 Calf from one of the Cows.
Dr. | Union Farm for the Work of 22 hands Amot. ⅌ Week | 132 |
Cr. | By ploughing for Corn 48 & cleaning Ditches 20 days | 68 |
" Planting of Corn 40 & Hauling of the Seine 12 days | 52 | |
" Hauling Manure 4, & hauling Slope from Distillery 2 days | 6 | |
" Lucretia curing of Fish at the Fish house | 6 | |
132 |
Stock 15 Horses 13 Mules 61 Cattle, Decrease 4 Cows & 4 Calves sent to Jas Andersons House—111 Sheep & 35 Lambs increase 2 Lambs And increased 2 Calves And 7 Mules from Mansion house.
Corn | sent to Mill | 20 Bushels |
do | fed to Horses | 7½ do |
Planted this Week | 8 | |
35½ | ||
Sent of do to Mansion | 30 |
Dr. | River Farm for the Work of 27 hands ⅌ Week | 162 days |
Cr. | By ploughing 50 & planting Corn, & covering do 58 days | 108 |
" Hauling Corn to Mill 1 & Rails & posts 5 days | 6 | |
" Making of Post & Rail fences 24 Peter in the Garden 6 days | 30 | |
" Fishing 12 And Attending to Stock 6 days | 18 | |
162 |
Stock 11 Horses & 11 Mules 83 Cattle & 15 Calves 195 Sheep & 82 Lambs, And 2 Mule Colts Decreased 1 large black Mare one of the brood Mares died—Said to have done no duty for 16 Mos. past And Increased 1 Mule Colt.
Corn | sent to Mill | 25½ Bush. |
do | fed to Stock | 15 do |
40½ Bushels |
Dr. | Mudy hole for the work of 13 hands ⅌ Week | 78 days |
Cr. | By Hauling Corn to Mill 1 & Rails 2 days | 3 |
" Ploughing 24, Planting & Covering Corn 30 days | 54 | |
" Fishing 6 days & Sackey Shelling Corn 3 days | 9 | |
Sick Sackey 3 Amie in Childbed 6 Darcus in do 4 & Letty 2 days | 12 | |
78 |
Stock 7 Horses 4 Mules, 33 Cattle 3 Calves, 49 Sheep & 19 Lambs.
Corn | sent to Mill | 8½ Bu. |
do | fed to Stock | 4 do |
do | planted this week | 4 do |
16½ |
Dr. | Doguerun for the work of 16 hands ⅌ Week | 96 days |
Cr. | By Ploughing 22 days, Planting & Covering Corn 16 days | 38 |
" Hoeing round the Stumps in Corn field | 16 | |
" Hauling Wood to Distillery 1 Hay to Stables 1 & Manure 4 days | 6 | |
" Cuting a drain thro Corn field | 6 | |
" Joe Hauling Seine 6, long Jack curing Fish 2 days | 8 | |
" Planting pease 6 & cleaning Meadow 6 days | 12 | |
Sick Ben 3 Kitty 3 days & Sillar Nursing Her Sick Children 4 day | 10 | |
96 |
Stock 4 Horses, 9 Mules & 1 Mule Colt 67 Cattle & 7 Calves, 134 Sheep & 41 Lambs.
Corn | sent to Mill | 12 Bushels |
do | fed to Stock | 7½ Bushels |
19½ Bushels | ||
planted this week | ||
all the Corn planted on this Farm. |
Dr. |
Mill |
Wheat |
I[ndian] Corn |
Mudyhole | 8.2 | ||
Doguerun | 12. | ||
Union Farm | 20. | ||
River Farm | 25.2 | ||
Toll this week | 1 | 5. | |
1 | 70½ |
Contra |
I. Meal |
Flour |
H[ominy] |
Br[an] Sh[orts] |
|
By | Mudyhole | 8.2 | |||
Doguerun | 12. | ||||
Union Farm | 15.2 | ||||
River Farm | 13.2 | ||||
Mansion house | 19.2 | 15 Sup[er] | 10. | ||
Fishery | 7. | ||||
John Neale | 1.2 | ||||
Jas Anderson & Serts | 1.3 | ||||
fed to Sows & pigs | 2. | ||||
Cooper Miller & Boys | 1.2 | ||||
82.3 | 15. | 10. |
The reason why so small a quantity of flour is charged to the House is that one Barrel returned laked 15 lb. flour.
Flour on hand formerly packed this Week | Superfine | 216 | fine | 68 | Midlings | 1 |
4 | 25 | |||||
220 | 93 | 1 | ||||
Ship Stuff to the Still 581½ lb. |
John Neale attending & assisting in the above things—29 April 1796
John Neale says 6 Mos. of the time He ingaged for is Run.
Stud | H. S. Jacks | Horses | Asses | Mules | Colts | Total | |
Mansion | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 42 | |
Union | 15 | 13 | 28 | ||||
River | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | |||
Mudyhole | 7 | 4 | 11 | ||||
Doguerun | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | |||
J. Anderson | 2 | 2 | |||||
Distillery & Mill | 1 | 1 | |||||
1 | 6 | 47 | 10 | 55 | 3 | 122 | |
Cattle | Calves | Total | Sheep | Lambs | Total | ||
Mansion | 15 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
Union | 61 | 61 | 111 | 35 | 146 | ||
River | 83 | 15 | 98 | 195 | 82 | 277 | |
Mudyhole | 33 | 3 | 36 | 149 | 19 | 68 | |
Dogue run | 67 | 7 | 74 | 134 | 41 | 175 | |
J. Anderson | 19 | 13 | 32 | ||||
Distillery & Mill | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
280 | 43 | 323 | 499 | 181 | 680 |
The Calf which is now Stated to Mill & Distillery being Weaned, & at Union Farm shall be Stated to that ⟨a/c⟩ Calves.
AD, in James Anderson’s hand, NjMoHP.
See the editorial note and notes 2 and 3 in Farm Reports, 2–8 April.