Sundries Field (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this trailside historical marker:

Sundries Field
"For in the affairs of farming or Planting, more perhaps than in any other, it may justly be said there is a time for all things."
George Washington to John Fairfax, January 1, 1789

In addition to the crops in his rotation plan, George Washington planted smaller quantities of other crops, which he called "sundries" These were used on the plantation and included, flax, pumpkins, and many vegetables.