Plantation Specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Verdura Plantation had the following:
- Improved Land: 1,000 acres (400 ha)
- Unimproved Land: 11,500 acres (610 ha)
- Cash value of plantation: $20,000
- Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $650
- Cash value of farm animals: $4,235
- Number of slaves: 63
- Bushels of corn: 2500
- Bales of cotton: 160
In 1838, Verdura Plantation had 9,440 acres (3,820 ha) of land.
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