Thursday 24th. Thermometer at 48 in the Morng. 56 at Noon and 55 at Night.

Clear, Warm & pleasant, wind being still southerly.

Immediately after Breakfast, rid to my Plantation at the Ferry and took the following Acct. of my Stock—viz.

Horses
		hands		age
Prince a black Horse		14		20		W.H.
Ditto—a Sorrel Do.		14¼		old			2
Jenny—bla. Mare		14¼		old		Working Mares
Peggy—White Do.		14		10
Fly—Dark Grey Do.		13½		8
Kitty—Small bay—Do.		13		15
Bonny—Sorrel—Do.		14		10
Nancy—black—Do.		sml.		12			6
A Black Mare
Steady, likely		13½		4		unb. Ms.
A sorrel Ditto,
Leonidas Do.				1
A bay—Do. very small				Spring			3
A bla. Horse      unlikely				4		unb. Hors.
A Small bay
Leonidas—likely				1
A black—bald face				Sprg.			3
			Total				14
Cattle
				age
Darling—a red & W. Ox				6
Bembo       White & red Do.				9
Mark black & White Do.				11
Duke red brindle				very old			4
Cows							14
Heifers	4 Years old			1
	3 years			2
	2 years			2
	Calves this spg.			5			10
Steers	full grown			2
	4 years old			2
	3 years old			5
	2 years Do.			3
	1 years Do.			1
	Spring Calvees			7			20
Bulls	2 years old						1
Beeves in Corn field							2
				Total			51
Sheep
Rams							1
Ewes							9
Weathers							5
				Total			15
Tools & Implements
A good Cart
2 Yokes with Rings
A Cain
Wheat Fans							1
Wire riddles—course				4
Sand Sieves				1
Courser Size				1			6
Plows Bar shears							4
Iron Traces          pairs							8
Haims, Clevis, Bridles
&ca. compleat for them
Weeding Hoes							1
Hilling Ditto							13
Grubbing Ditto							1
Mattocks							4
Axes							5
Iron Wedge—1½ pair

From the Ferry, I went to the Plantation at Dogue run and took the following Account of the Tools there—being omitted when I was there last.

Viz.
Oxe Carts					1
At the Ho[use] for repair					1		2
Oxe Yokes with rings							4
Oxe Chains							2
Wheat Fans							1
Riddles—viz.
1 Open & tolerable good
1 Sand Sieve & much worn
Axes							9
Mattocks							6
Grubbing Hoes							6
Hilling Ditto							16
Iron Wedges—pairs							4
Spades—good							1
Bar shear Plows							4
Iron Traces							8
Haims, Clevis, Bridles
&ca. complete
Spare Colters							3
Adzes					1
Drawing knife					1
Handsaws					1
Froes					1
Broad Chissels					1
Narrow Do.					1
Gouge					1
Auger—¾ Inch					1

Recapitulation of all my Stocks of Horses, Cattle & Sheep.

Horses
Stud Horse.	Magnolio			1
Ditto	Dray			1			2
Riding Horses							2
Chariot Horses							8
Hack Horses							4
Waggon Horses—		Home Ho[use]		4
Cart        Ditto		Do.    Do.		1			5
Plow       Ditto		Plantns.					18
Cart Mare		Home Ho[use]	1
Plow Ditto		Planns.	28	29
Broke Ditto, not worked				5
Unbroke Do. ove[r]		4 yr. old		13
Ditto		3 yrs.		5
Ditto		2 yrs.		3
Ditto		1		8
Ditto		Colts		5			68
Unbroke	Horses 4	& upwds.		3
Ditto	Ditto	3 yrs.		6
Ditto	Do.	2 Ditto		4
Ditto	Do.	1 Ditto		4
Ditto	Do.	Spring Colts		6			23
			In all				130

Note, In the above Acct., are included 2 English Mares and their Colts—the one a Horse, and the other a Mare which by being at a Meadow had not been included in any of the foregoing lists.

Of the above Mares 16 may go to Magnolio and 33 to the Jack Ass if he should arrive safe, and both of them be in order at the proper Season for covering.

Cattle
Bulls		aged		2
		2 yrs. old		2
		1 yr. old		2			6
Draught Oxen							26
Steers—full grown				35
4 yrs. old				4
3 yrs. old				10
2 yrs. old				14
1 yr. old				12
Calves				27			102
Cows							101
Heifers		6 yrs. old		6
		4 yrs. old		6
		3 yrs. Do.		20
		2 yrs. Do.		19
		1 yr.   Do.		10
Calves				31			92
							327
Beeves fatting							9
					In all		336
Sheep
Rams							19
Ewes							167
Lambs							15
Weathers				59
Ditto—fatting				23			82
					In all		283