Farm Reports, 16–22 April 1797
Farm Reports
[16–22 April 1797]
1797 April | |||
16 in the Morning | 54 S.E. & Rainy | 56 S.E. & rain | 54 S.E. & rain |
17 | 56 S.E. & clear | 60 S.E. clear | 57 S.E. & rainy |
18 | 51 N.W. cloudy | 53 N.W. cloudy | 51 N.W. clear |
19 | 45 N.W. cloudy | 47 N.W. clear | 45 N.W. cloudy |
20 | 46 N.W. cloudy | 48 N.W. clear | 48 N.W. clear |
21 | 54 N.W. clear | 56 W. clear | 56 S. clear |
22 | 56 S. clear | 59 S. clear | 57 S. rain |
Dr. | Mansion house for the Work of 8 hands Amot. ⅌ Week | 48 days |
Cr. | Waggon hauling 2 & plank 1 day & ⟨pea⟩ Brush 1 day | 4 |
do hauling Oats 1 & Hay 1 day | 2 | |
3 Horse Cart hauling Wood 4 & plank 1, & at Town after Smiths Tools &ca 1 day | 6 | |
2 Horse Cart hauling Wood | 1 | |
Picking up Stones 4 Heaping dung 4 Curing fish 4 days | 12 | |
Anthony Attending the Stone Mason | 6 | |
cuting of Wood | 6 | |
Loading Hay, & Manure | 3 | |
Joe Curing of Fish | 2 | |
Hauling the Seine | 6 | |
48 | ||
Dr. | Ditchers for the Work of 4 Men Amounting to ⅌ W. | 24 |
Cr. | By Hauling the Seine 12 cuting wood 4 & fencing 2 | 18 |
Sick Boson | 6 | |
24 |
Stock 1 Stud Horse 3 Stud Jacks 3 Young do, 7 Horses, 9 Working & 16 unbroke Mules, 10 Asses, 16 Cows & 3 Calves—12 Sheep 4 Lambs decreased one Wedder killed.
Dr. | River Farm for the work of 27 hands Amounting ⅌ Week | 162 |
Cr. | By ploughing & planting of Corn | 64 |
" Hauling Corn to Mill 1 & Hauling Hay from Doguerun 1 day | 2 | |
" Hauling Rails 3, Cuting, mauling & Hewing Rails 14 days | 17 | |
" Marking, Casterating of Calves, Pigs, & Lambs | 2 | |
" Heaping of Manure | 24 | |
" Agnes gone to Doctor & attending to the Stock | 2 | |
" Attending to Stock 6 & Easter Holydays 27 days | 33 | |
" Fishing 12 & Peter in the Garden 6 days | 18 | |
162 |
Stock 12 Horses, & 12 Mules 83 Cattle & 14 Calves 195 Sheep and 82 Lambs. Decreased 1 Sheep Missing Increased 7 Lambs—of the Lambs there are 44 Ews & 38 Lambs, Marked & Casterated.
Corn | Sent to Mill | 25½ |
do | fed to Stock | 20 |
45½ | ||
Oats sent to Mansion | 37 Bu. |
Dr. | Mudy hole for the Work of 13 hands Amot. ⅌ Week | 78 |
Cr. | By Carting Rails 4 And at Mill 1 day | 5 |
" Ploughing 20, Planting, & covering Corn 6 days | 26 | |
" Repairing the Mill Race | 8 | |
" fencing 4, Hauling the Seine 6 days | 10 | |
" Easter Holy days 13 & Decreased Nathan in the House 6 | 19 | |
Sick, Amie, & Letty in Child bed each 5 days | 10 | |
78 |
Stock 7 Horses & 4 Mules, 33 Cattle & 3 Calves 49 Sheep & 19 Lambs.
Corn | Sent to Mill | 8½ |
do | fed to Stock | 4 |
planted | 2 | |
14½ |
Stock 4 Horses 1 Colt & 9 Mules, one Mule Colt 67 Cattle & 7 Calves 134 Sheep & 41 Lambs Increase 1 Horse & one Mule Colt & 1 Calf Decreased 1 Sheep found dead.
Corn | Sent to mill | 12 Bushels |
do | fed to Stock | 7½ do |
19½ Bu. |
Dr. | Union Farm for the work of 22 hands Amot. ⅌ Week | 132 |
Cr. | By ploughing for Corn 32 working on the Old Mill Race 17 days | 49 |
" Easter Holy day | 22 | |
" Planting of Corn 22, Cleaning of the Meadow 9 days | 31 | |
" Hauling Manure, & Distillery Slope | 6 | |
" Hauling of the Seine 10, & 2 Women carrying fish | 14 | |
" Sick Moses 6, & Ciss 4 days | 10 | |
132 |
Stock 15 Horses 6 Mules 65 Cattle 2 Calves 111 Sheep & 33 Lambs.
Corn | sent to Mill | 20 Bu. |
do | fed to Stock | 10 |
Planted | 7½ | |
37½ Bushels |
Dr. | Carpenters for the Work of 6 Men Amot. ⅌ Week | 36 days |
Cr. | By Hewing Timber for the Wheat Machine | 8 |
" unloading of Plank & Stacking of do | 7 | |
" Hauling of the Seine | 6 | |
Davie in the Coopers Shop &ca | 3 | |
" Isacc fixing of the two Horse Cart & ploughs | 3 | |
" Easter Holy day | 6 | |
Sick, Sambo | 3 | |
36 | ||
Dr. | Bricklayers for the work of 2 men Amot. ⅌ Week | 12 days |
Cr. | By Hauling of the Seine | 12 |
John Neale Assisting, & Attending on the above work. |
Dr. Mill | [Wheat] |
To Mudy Hole | 8.2 |
" Doguerun | 12. |
" Union Farm | 20. |
" River Farm | 25.2 |
" Toll this week | 6. |
72. |
Contra |
I[ndian] M[eal] |
Flour |
H[ominy] |
Sh[orts] B[ran] |
By Mudy Hole | 8.2 | |||
Doguern | 12. | |||
Union Farm | 15.2 | |||
River Farm | 13.2 | 1 | ||
Mansion house | 19.2 | mid. 196 | 1 | |
Jas Anderson & Serts | 1.3 | fine 50 | ||
392 2 Blls | 1½ | |||
Fishing landing | 2.3 | |||
John Allison | 2 | |||
Joseph Cash | 1. | |||
Wm Stewart | .2 | |||
Cooper Miller & Boys | 1.2 | |||
Corn fed to Sows & pigs | 1.2 | |||
78 | fine 442 | med. 196 | 5½ |
Ship Stuff Distilled 202½ lb. | |
Superfine flour as formerly 216 fine 68 Medlings | 2 |
Off this to the house | 1 |
1 |
Stud, |
Stud Jacks, |
Horses, |
Asses, |
Mules |
Total |
|
Mansion | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 49 |
River Farm | 12 | 12 | 24 | |||
Mudyhole | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
Doguerun | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
Union Farm | 15 | 6 | 21 | |||
James Anderson | 2 | 2 | ||||
Mill & Distillrey | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | 6 | 49 | 10 | 57 | 123 | |
Cattle, | Calves, | Total | Sheep | Lambs | Total | |
Mansion | 16 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
River Farm | 83 | 14 | 97 | 195 | 82 | 277 |
Mudyhole | 33 | 3 | 36 | 49 | 19 | 68 |
Doguerun | 67 | 7 | 74 | 134 | 41 | 175 |
Union Farm | 65 | 2 | 67 | 111 | 33 | 144 |
James Anderson | 15 | 9 | 24 | |||
Mill & Distillry | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
281 | 39 | 320 | 501 | 179 | 680 |
AD, in James Anderson’s hand, NjMoHP.
See the editorial note and notes 2 and 3 in Farm Reports, 2–8 April.