Show GEOEGE EORGE washington WAS A successful STOCKMAN george washington was a farmer as well as a soldier and a president the united states department ol 01 agriculture says bays washington was born and raised on a farm and he always returned to his bis mount vernon I 1 ernon estate when he h was not call rd pd to public duty by his country although tobacco was the important virginia crop washington also took an active interest in livestock at one time he had had horses on oil his mount vernon estate ills sheep numbered more than goo ii i 1793 and in the same game year he aad over cattle washington vas as also probably the first person 0 o raise mules in this country lie ile received two jacks and two bennets vs Is a gift from the king of spain and also received a jack and two bennets from rom lafayette oxen were used tor for heavy work wok on tm ins plantation but washington had many work also he kept riding horses ard and broke fioke and trained hs hla own animals mals ile he was Ime interested rested in increasing ir 9 the wool clip of his hocks flocks and at one time got as much as ou pounds 0 of wool to the fleece while his hia neighbors got only 2 pounds will mide in the year of his death listed more than 1000 head 0 of livestock conservatively valued at more than I 1 he was handicapped in his live raising because his overseers and slaves were inefficient and he be was forced to rely on them when he be vas as serving as president and at i other times when he was in the pub lie service |