Washington's Wealth

According to an almanac of 1790, General Washington had a good deal of personal property. This book of one hundred years ugo says: "General Washington iwssesses 10,000 acres of land in one body, where lie lives; eonstantly employs 240 hands; keeps twenty-five plows going all the year, when tlie wiather WÜa perniit. sowed in 1787 some 600 acre of oats. 700 acres of wheat, and prepare as much corn, barley, potatoes, beans, peas, etc.; has near 500 acres in grass, and sowed 150 withturnips. Stock, 140horses, 112cows, '2-25 working oxen, heifers and steers and 500 sheep. The lands about his seat aro all laid down in grass; the farms are scattered around at a distance of two, three, four or five miles, which the General visits every day, unless the weather is absolutely stormy. He Is constantly making various and extensive experimenta for the improvement of agriculture. He is stimulated with that desire wliich alwaj's actuates him to do good to mankind. In 1780 he killed 150 hogs, weighing 18,500 pounds, for his fainily use, exclusive of provisión for hi.s negrees, which was made into tusón." A grate undertaking - making thefire.