by Thomas Jefferson
a horse will tend 20 M.; cornhills in the low-grounds. to wit, he will plough 2.M.; a day, & so get over the whole in 10. days. but in the Mountain land he will tend 25. or 30. M. hills. antient husbandry.
10 barrels of corn a year is the allowance for a plough horse.
Tom with his 3. small mules brings 15. bundles of nailrod = 840 lb in his cart from Milton, which he considers as a very heavy load.
the small three-mule carts bring t/4 cord of wood & 40. bush. coal at a load up the mountain.
Phill's 3. mules bring 1600. lb from Milton. a very heavy load for them. it was 25 bundles of nailrod & 200. lb bar iron.
the 400. Barr. of corn are destined for bread for 111. persons. so not to be counted towards stock.
| Bar. grain | ton of hay | |
| 18 horses @ 1 1/2 bush. of grain & 100. lb of dry hay [or 400. lb green] per week | 280 + | 48 |
| 20 working oxen @ 4/5 of the allowance to a horse, of grain | 250 | |
| 80. head of cattle from 1. to 10. years old @ 2. ton of dry hay a year, or green equivlt. | 160 | |
| 530. | 208 |
| 80. head | of cattle from 1. to 10. years old, will be |
| 32. head | from 1. to 4. years old |
| 24 steers | from 5. to 10. years old |
| 24. cows |
| 8 will arrive to | 11. years old every year for beeves |
| 24 cows will give | 12. calves annually |
| of which | 8. will supply the place of the 8. beeves killed annually |
| 4 will supply accidental losses, or be veals. | |
| 12 |
5 barrels of corn per year is the allowance for work oxen, and 1. barrel a year for every head of cattle of all descriptions.