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Farm Reports: Statement of Crops for 1789

First Statement of the Crops in 1789
						acs.	Acs.	Har[veste]d
Corn		375 Acres 1 Plowing in the fall of 1788				375
		Listed in the field in March abt 1/4 of the above work				94
		Opening the furrows in April 1/3 of the last wk				31
		Breaking up the balks,1 in May, 3/4 of the whole				281
		Plowing Do in June
		do do				281

		Ditto in July
		do do				281	1343
		Three times harrowed
		do do 281						843
Rye		375 Acres once plowed for seeding in Septr					281
		once harrowed at do do						281
Buck Wheat		375 Acrs. 1 Plowing in Autumn after Rye comes off				375
		1 Ditto in April				375	750
		3 harrowgs once before & twice after sowing						1125
Wheat		375 Acres Plowing in B: Wheat in June				375
		Ditto seeding the ground with Wheat in Augt				375	750
		One harrowg after Sowing						375
Sundries		375	Acres One plowing in fall 1788			375
		75	of Do in Pease Plowed into 3 ft ridges in April			75
			Checquered abt ¼ of the above work Apl			19
		234	do in B[uck] Wht for a crop
			Plowed in April			234
			Ditto in July 1st			234
			3 times harrowed 1st July					702
		8	do Scarcity2	Plowed in	March	8
				Ditto	May	8
				Ditto	July	8
		8	do Pumpions	Plowed in	March	8
				Ditto	May	8
				Ditto	July	8
		20	do Flax	Plowed in	March	20
				Ditto	April	20
				Three times harrowed			1025	60
Barley		375	Acres 1st Plowing Jany or Feby			375
			2d Ditto Feby or March			375	750
			Three times harrowed					1125
							4899	4511
Of the above work
Betwn the 1st of Oct. & Christmas—				Corn amounts to		375
				B: Wheat do		375
				Sundries do		375	1125
In	Jany & Feby	Barley 1st plowing					375
	Feby & Mar.	Ditto 2 Ditto					375	1125
	March	Listg for Corn as above				94
		Plowing first time for Root of Scar[ci]ty				8
		Do Do	for Flax			20
			for Pumpions3			8	130
	April 2d	Plowing for Flax				20		60
		Ditto Pease grd into 3 feet Ridges				75
		Ditto checquered				19
		Opening Corn Lists for Plantg				31
		Buck Wheat for Manure				375	520	1125

	May	Ditto for Seed				234
		Pumpkins 2d Plowg 8 Scar[cit]y do 8				[16]
		Breaking Balks betwn Corn				281	531	281
	June	Plowing Corn 2d time				281		281
		Ditto B: Wheat for Manure				375	656
	July	B: Wheat for Seed				324		702
		3d Plowing of Corn				281		281
		3d Do of Scar[cit]y 8 3d do Pumkns 8				16	531
	Augt	Wheat					375	375
	Sept.	Rye					281	281
							4899	4511

		Dr.							Cr.
for							By
375	bushl	Rye for sd @	3/	£	61.	5.0	5625	bushl	Corn @	3/	£	843.	0.0
375	do	B. Wht do	2/		37.	10.0	5625	do	Rye	3/		843.	0.0
375	do	Wheat do	5/		93.	15.0	5625	do	Potats.	1/		281.	5.0
750	do	Barley do	3/6		131.	15.0	4500	do	Barley	3/6		937.	10.
Sundries—viz.—							Sundries viz.
75	Bl Pease seed		4/		15.	0.0	1404	bushl	B. Wht	2/		140.	8
234	do B. Wht		2/		28.	8.0	375	do	Pease	4/		75.
30	do Flax		3/6		5.	5.0	100	do	Flax Seed	3/6		17.	10.
3750	lbs. Clover Sd		8d.		125.		Dressed flax
3120	Bls Corn for						Buck Wheat 375 acs. Manure
	Neg[roe]s		3/		468.							3924.	3.
2750	do Rye for Hors.		3/		412.	10.0	375	acs. Clover @		20/		375.
100	do of Salt		2/6		12.	10						4299.	3.
330	Gallons Rum		2/		33.	10.0	100	M Tobo Hills 20 Hhds
										£7/10		150.
750	Bls Pots. seed		1/		37.	10.0	15	M: Hole
					1461.	18.0	20	D. Run
							30	Frchs & Ferry
							35	River
							100	Total

2d Statement of Crops for 1789
Corn	375 acres		Same in all respects as No. 1		1343	843
Buck Wheat	375 Acres		One Plowing in Aprl	375
			2d Ditto last of June	375	750
			Three harrowings			1125
Wheat	375 Acres		One Plowg after the Buck W: is cut		375
			Two harrowings			750
Sundries	375 Acres		the same as No. 1		1025	762
Barley	375 Acres		Do Do		750	1125
					4243	4605
Of the above Work
Fall	One plowing for Corn 1788			375
	One Do for Sunds. Do			375

Jan. & Feby	1st Plowing for Barley			375
Feb. & March	2nd Do for Do			375	750	1125
March	Listing for Corn			94
	Plowg	1st time	for Root of Scarcity	8
		Ditto	for Flax	20
		Ditto	for Pumpions	8	130
April	2d Plowing for Flax			20		6-
	Ditto Pease grd into 3 feet Ridges			75
	Ditto checquered			19
	Openg Corn lists			31
	1st Pl[owing] of Buck Wheat for a Crop			375	520
May	1st P[lowing] of Buck Wheat among the			234
	Sundries
	Pumpns 2nd Plowg 8 acs.
	Scary 2 Plowg 8 do			16
	Plowing balks between Corn 1st time			281	531	285
June	Plowing Corn 2d time			281		281
	2d Do of B. Wht Do			375	656	1125
July	Do Do Do Do			234		702
		Corn 3d time		281		281
	3d Plowg of Scarcity 8 Do of Pumpns 8			16	531
Augt	Plowing for Wheat				375	780
					4243	4905

		Dr.			Cr.
for					By
	375	Bushl of B. Wheat seed @	2/	£ 37.10.0	5625 bushls of Corn @		3/	£ 843. 0.0
					5625 do Potat[oe]s		1/	281. 5.0
	375	do Seed Wheat	5/	93.15.0	Buck Wht Plowd in for
					Mane		nothing
	375	Sundries viz.			3750 bushl Wheat		5/	937.10.0
	75	Bls Pease	4/	15. 0.0	Sundries	375 bls Pease	4/	75. 0.0
	234	do B. Wht	2/	23. 8.0		1404 bls B. Wh.	2/	140. 8.0
	30	do Flax Seed	3/6	5. 5.0	Ba[r]ley	4500 bls	3/6	787. 0.0
	750	Bushl Barley	3/6	131. 5.0	Flax	100 bls	3/6	17.10.0
	3750	lbs. of Clovr Seed @	8d.	125. 0.0	dressed flax			3181.13.
	3120	Bushls of Corn			375 Acs. Clovr @ 20/			375.
		Neg[roe]s	3/	468. 0.0	375 do do do			375.
	2750	do Rye	3/	412.10.0				3931.13.
	100	do of Salt	2/6	12.10.0
	330	Gals. of Rum	2/	33. 0.0
	750	Bushl Pot[atoe]s
		for seed	1/	37.10.0
				1396.13.0

3d Statement of Crops for 1789
Corn	375 Acs. the same as No. 1 & 2		1343	843
Barley	375 acs. Do Do		750	1125

B: Wheat	375 acs. plowed in fall in March & Apl		1125	1125
Wheat	375 acs. Plowed in June to covr B. Wht
	& Sown in Aug.		750	375
			4008	4468
Of the above Work
Fall	One plowing for Corn 1788	375
	One do for B. Wht Do	375	750
Jan: & Feby	1st Plowing for Barley	375
Feb. & Mar.	2d Do for do	375	750	112
March	Listing for Corn	94
	2 Plowing for Buck Wheat	375
	1 Ditto for Flax	20	489
April	2d Do for Do	20		6
	3d Do for B: Wheat	375		75
	Opening Corn lists	31	426
May	Breaking up the Balks betwn Corn		281	28
June	2d Plowing of Corn	281		28
	Plowing in Buck Wheat	375	656
July	Plowing Corn the 3d time	281
	Plowing for Wheat—on Buck Wheat	375	656	75
			4008	352

		Dr.				Cr.
for						By
	750	Bls Barley Seed	3/6	£	131.15.0	5625 bushl of	Corn @	3/	£	843. 0.0
	375	do B. Wht	2/		37.10.0	5625 do	Potats.	1/		281. 5.
	375	do Wheat	5/		93.15.0	4500 do	Barley	3/6		787.
	3750	lbs. Clover Seed	8d.		125. 0.0	3750 do	Wheat	5/		937.10.
	30	Bushls flax Seed			5. 5.0	B. Wheat Manure		nothing
	3120	do Corn for				Flax 100 Bls		3/6		17.10.
		Neg[roes]	3/		468. 0.0
										2866. 5.0
	2750	do Rye for Horses			412.10.0	Clover 375 Acs. @		20/		375.
	100	do of Salt	2/6		12.10	Do Do Do				375.
	330	gals. of Rum	2/		33.10.	Do Do Do				375.
	750	bushls of Pots.								3991. 5.
		seed	1/		37.10.
					1357. 5.0

Fourth Statement of the Crops 1789
			Acres
			Plow	—Har[veste]d
Wheat	375	Acrs. on a Clover lay. one Plowing	375	750
Sundries	375	Do pr No. 1	1025	762
Corn	375	Do fall plowing saved—remains then	968	843
B. Wheat	375	Do Plowed in April & June	750	750
Barley	375	Do in Jany and Feby—perhaps—March	750	750
			3868	3855

			Dr.								Cr.
For								By
	375	Bushls Seed Wht		5/	£	93.	15.0		3750	Bls of	Wheat	@	5/	£	937.	10.0
			@
	75	Do Seed Pease		4/		15.	0.0		375	do	Pease	@	4/		75.
	234	Do B: Wht		2/		23.	8		100	do	flax Seed		3/6		17.	10.
	30	Do Flax Seed		3/6		5.	5.				flax lbs.	@
	375	Do B: Wheat		2/		37.	10.		2250	do	B: Wheat		2/		225.	0.0
	750	Do Barley		3/6		131.	5.		4500	do	Barley		3/6		787.	0.0
	3120	Bl Corn for
		Negroes		3/.		468.			5625	do	Corn		3/		843.	0.0
	2750	Bl Rye for 55 Wk							5625	do	Irish Pots.		1/		281.	5.
				3/		412.	10.0								3166.	5.
	100	Bls Salt		2/6		12.	10.		375	Acrs.	Clovr	@	20/		375.	0.
	330	Gallns Rum		2/		33.			375	Do	Do		Do		375.
					£	1232.	3.0								3916.	5.
	750	Bls Irish Pots
		seed		1/		37.	10.0
	3750	lbs. of Clovr seed
			@	8d.		125.
						1394.	13.0
a Fifth Statement
			Dr.								Cr.
for								By
	375	Bls of B. Wht	for Mane		£	37.	10.0		5625	bushls	Corn	@	3/	£	843.
	125	do do	for a Crop			12.	10.0		5625	do	of Pots.		1/		281.	5.
	125	do of Rye	do @	3/		181.	15.0		1875	do	of Rye		3/		281.	5.
	125	do Pease	do	4/		25.	0.0		625	do	Pease		4/		125.
	375	do Wheat		5/		93.	15.0		3750	do	Wheat		5/		937.	10.
	750	do Barley		3/6		131.	15.0		4500	do	Barley		4/		787.
	3750	lbs. Clovr Seed	@	8d.		125.	0.0		750	do	B: Wht		2/		112.	10.
	3120	Bls Corn
		for Neg[roe]s		3/		468.									3367.	10.
	2750	do Rye for Hos.		3/		412.	10.0		375	Acres in Clor			20/		375.
	100	do Salt		2/6		12.	10.0		375	Do Do			do		375.
	330	Gallns Rum		2/		33.	10.0								4117.	10.
	750	Bls Poto Seed		1/		37.	10.
						1408.	5.

Work for Hooes at the Plantn about 55 exclusive of Plown.
				days
Corn	375 Acs	to plant wch	will require abt	12
		replant	ditto	6
		Hoeing	ditto 1st time	12.
		Ditto	Ditto 2d time	12
Pease	75 acs	hilled		6
		Wed 1st time		5

		Do 2 do		5
		Do 3 do		5
Tobaco	36 Acs	Hilled—large & well 4 feet distance		5
		Planted in May		2
		replanted	Do	1
		Weeding	Do in June	4
		Ditto	do July	4.
		Ditto	Do Augt	4
		Ditto the Beds at sundry times		4
		Warming & Succouring Do		5.
Scarcity	8 acs	Planting		1
		Weeding &ca 3 difft times		3
Pumpions	8 acs	Hilling		1
		Weeding 3 different times		3.
				100

AD, DLC:GW.

For background to this document, see Farm Reports, 6–12 Dec. 1789, source note.

1. A balk is a ridge or strip of ground left unplowed as a boundary between two furrows.

2. Root of scarcity (Beta vulgaris or mangel-wurzel) is a coarse beet grown primarily as cattle fodder. For additional information on GW’s cultivation of this plant, see Diaries description begins Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. The Diaries of George Washington. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1976–79. description ends , 5:298.

3. A pumpion (pompion) is a large melon or pumpkin.

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Title: Farm Reports: Statement of Crops for 1789
Author: Washington, George
Date: 1789

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Cite as: “Farm Reports: Statement of Crops for 1789,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0328. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 4, 8 September 1789 – 15 January 1790, ed. Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993, pp. 459–465.]