The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-14

who has charge OF the Jacks, Stud-
horse, mules &c; and will enter upon
the duties thereof on or before the
first day of January next ensuing, and
remain therein until the first day OF
January in the year one thousand sew
en- hundred and ninety five; during
which period he will, in all things to
the utmost of his abilities, discharge
the trust reposed in him with diligence
and integrity, following the plans that
are, or shall be adopted, and such
directions as he shall receive; &
where these are not clear and definite,
then to pursue the dictates of his own
! Judgment in the premises; and even
in cases where they may happen to
be explicit, if repugnant to the ideas
of the said William Pearce. the said
George Washington will always &
with pleasure listen to any suggested
alterations which may be offered by
him with a view to the advancement
of the Crops, increase of the Stocks,
and for the general improvement of
the Estate: the great objects of the
said George Washington being to crop
the Land in such manner (by judic-
Ious rotat1Ons) as to keep it in an
improving instead of a declining state:
to make permanent meadows of wet
or sunken lands capable of being re-
claimed; to introduce Clover and 9th
er Grasses as far, and as fast as it
can be done in tillable fields that are
in condition to bear it, but avoiding
at the same time too great an eX-
pense in the purchase of seed; to
substitute live in place of dead fences
where it is practicable; and this with
as much facility as the seasons and
the natue of the case will admit. as
the Enclosures are numerous, timber
becoming scarce, & the common ma
terials for fencing. in most instances.
far to remove.-These. with regular
weekly reports from each Farm &
class of peOple-due attention to the
Stocks on the several farms the
tools & implements of husbandry
thereon, taking an exact list thereof
4 making the OverseerS accountable
not only for their forthcoming, but
for the preservation of them from the
weather: and in a word to keep as
regular accounts with each Farm, & |
with every separate branch of business |
-debiting and crediting the same with |
every thing that goes to, or comes |
from them, as if they were the prop
erty of another person. thereby as
certaining the profit and loss-correct-
ing, by strict & close inspection into
matters, the many abuses which there
is too much reason to fear have crept |
into every branch of my business.
from the little personal attention I
have been able to bestOw on it for
many years last ast:-and lastly
keeping all the Overseers and subor-
dlnate characters who are or NAV be
placed under your management. strict
ly to their respective duties. will Ito
gether with clothing the people, pro-
vlding for, & disposing of things be
longing to the Estate on the best
terms, q rendering regular accounts
constitute the great outlines
of the trust which I have reposed in
you To go more into detail would
be as tedious as it is unnecessary to
a person competent to the superin-
tendence of such a concern as mine
TOR to tell farmer that his fences
ought to be in good order: his fields
secured against trespassers of every
KIND; his grounds well plOughed: his
crop kept clear of grass & weeds: his
seeds put in good order & in due sea-
son; his grain & hay cut at a proper
Cs1c) time, & well stacked & the for
ner got out of the straw as soon after
harvest as circumstances will permit,
K that without waste or loss of grain
Or straw; making butter & selling all j.,
hat can be spared-as also such stock