The Agricultural Papers of George Washington 67 

 THIRD STATEMENT OF CROPS FOR 1789 



Har- 



Acres rowed 

 Corn; 375 acres. The same as No. 1 and No. 2 1343 843 



Barley; 375 acres. do. do. do 75cT 1125 



Buckwheat; 375 acres. Ploughed in fall, in March and 



April 1125 1125 



Wheat; 375 acres. Ploughed in June, to cover Buckwheat 



and Corn in August 750 375 



Flax; 20 acres. Ploughed twice, harrowed three times. ... 40 



4008 3528 



Of the above Work 



~~Har- 

 Acres Acres rowed 



Fall, one ploughing for Corn, 1788 375 



do. Buckwheat, do 375 750 



January and February, first ploughing for Barley. . 375 



February and March, second do. do. ... 375 750 1125 



March, listing for Corn 94 



Second ploughing for Buckwheat 375 



First do. Flax 20 489 



April, second do. do 20 60 



Third do. Buckwheat 375 750 



Opening Corn lists 31 426 



May, breaking up the balks between Corn 281 281 



June, second ploughing of Corn 281 281 



Ploughing in Buckwheat 375 656 



July, ploughing Corn the third time 281 281 



Ploughing for Wheat or Buckwheat 375 656 750 



4008 3528 



DR. Results of Third Statement. Cn. 



s.d. s. d. 



For 750 bushels of Bar- By 5625 bushels of Corn, 3s. 843 

 ley, for seed, at 



3s. 6d 131 15 5625 do. Potatoes, Is.. 281 5 



