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1 EXTRACT FROM WASHINGTON S AGRICULTURAL 



DIARY 17 



2 To ARTHUR YOUNG (OF ENGLAND) . ... 21 



3 To ARTHUR YOUNG (OF ENGLAND) .... 26 



4 To THOMAS PETERS 29 



5 To CLEMENT BIDDLE 31 



6 To THEODORIC BLAND 34 



7 To ARTHUR YOUNG (OF ENGLAND) .... 37 



8 To RICHARD PETERS 42 



To JOHN FAIRFAX 44 



To GEORGE A. WASHINGTON 47 



SPECIMEN STATEMENTS OF CROPS 62 



SPECIMEN REPORTS or THE MANAGER ... 68 



To ANTHONY WHITING 73 



To ARTHUR YOUNG (OF ENGLAND) .... 81 



To THOMAS JEFFERSON 92 



15 To JAMES MCHJENRY 96 



16 To WILLIAM STRICKLAND, IN ENGLAND ... 98 



17 To JAMES ANDERSON, MANAGER OF THE FARMS . 106 



18 FOUR TABLES OF CROP ROTATION 128 



19 EXTRACT FROM WASHINGTON S DIARY . . . .141 



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