Farm Book, page 116
by Thomas Jefferson


XV. Spinning, Weaving.
Estimate of what may be spun daily.
length
of Day
Hours
Linen
task
Wool.
task
Cotton
task
linen for laborers 1. lb. hemp makes 1. yrd. warp & filling.
Wool. for do. 2. yds. to the lb.
Cotton for do. 3 yds. to the lb.
Jan. Dec. 9. 15 oz. 12 oz. 6 oz.
Feb. Nov. 10. 16 2/3 13 1/3 6 2/3
Mar. Oct. 11. 18 1/3 14 2/3 7 1/3
Apr.Sep. 12. 20. 16. 8.
May. Aug. 13. 21. 2/3 17 1/3 8 2/3
June July 14. 23 1/3 18 2/3 9 1/3
Average 11 1/2 19. 15 1/3 7 2/3
1813. June 17.
Judge Homes's statement of the cost of manufacturing superfine
broadcloth at Winchester.
s d
spinning 1. lb clean wool. 20 cuts @ 2d. 3- 4
carding. 10 cents pr. lb. 7 1/4
weaving 1. yd. of 6/4 broadcloth weighing 1. lb. 4- 0
pulling, dressing, dying 5/pr. yard or lb. 5- 0
13-0 pr. yd. or lb. of washed wool.
the wool unwashed, yields from 1/3 to 1/2 it's weight of superfine cloth.
a yard of superfine 6/4 cloth weighs 1. lb.

Judge Holmes writes that the workmen say it takes 2. lb. washed Merino wool to make a yard of 6/4 cloth.
The 39. lb. do. unwashed but on the sheep's back which I sent to Winchester has yielded 10. yds. cloth.