C at 0* s Farm Management 



should pray fervently to the house- 

 hold gods. She should take care that 

 she has food cooked for you and for 

 the hands. She should have plenty 

 of chickens and an abundance of 

 eggs."^ She should diligently put up 

 all kinds of preserves every year. 



Of the Hands 



(lvi) The following are the cus- 

 tomary allowances for food: For 

 the hands, four pecks of meal for the 

 winter, and four and one-half for the 

 summer. For the overseer, the house 

 keeper, the wagoner, the shepherd, 

 three pecks each. For the slaves, 

 four pounds of bread for the winter, 

 but when they begin to cultivate the 

 vines this is increased to five pounds 

 until the figs are ripe, then return to 

 four pounds. 



^ Cato is careful not to undertake to say how 

 this may be assured; another evidence of his wis- 

 dom. 



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