One useage of "Lot" refers to a collection of things, especially an article or collection of articles at an auction. A pallet of a particular item/collection is referred to as a "lot". So - One (1) Lot of vegetables. Not a measurement, but the entirety of something. Oldgleaner On 7/11/2014 8:15 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Not a definitive answer, but something to contemplate: I would suggest > that they are not referring to a measurement of vegetables (i.e., three > bushels of potatoes, a bushel of carrots, etc.) but a measurement of the > plot of land used to grow the vegetables, probably the plot of land set > aside on the farm as the "kitchen garden". You may wish to pursue that > as a possibility. > > [email protected] wrote: >> This will probably be an easy answer for some of you but it has me >> stumped just now. The probate 1850 Wake Co., NC lists farm animals and >> crops provided for the widow's yearly support. Number of bushels of >> crops and cows etc. are specifically listed and then "a lot of >> vegetables". I am assisting a cousin in preparing an article about the >> contested probate and we need to know what "a lot" means. We assume it's >> a measurement; however, searches have not revealed any measurement >> except a very old one at Wiki where a "lot" is a term meaning only a few >> grams from Middle Ages to 1900. The entire list is so specific that I >> doubt it, but could a "lot" be simply used in 1850 as it is today? >> >> ===== >> If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to >> [email protected] and ask for the digest... >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to [email protected] and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >