When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not… - Cato the Elder
" "When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day. When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone, you should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
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About Cato the Elder
Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC – 149 BC), Roman statesman, often called "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson).
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Marcus Porcius Cato
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Marcus Porcius Cato Maior
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Marcus Porcius Cato Major
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Marcus Porcius Catus
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Marcus Porcius Cato Sapiens
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Cato Censor
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Cato Sapiens
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Cato Major
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Marcus Portius Cato
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The accounts of money, supplies and provisions should then be considered. The overseer should report what wine and oil has been sold, what price he got, what is on hand, and what remains for sale. Security should be taken for such accounts as ought to be secured. All other unsettled matters should be agreed upon. If any thing is needed for the coming year, it should be bought; every thing which is not needed should be sold. Whatever there is for lease should be leased.
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