Colonial Lexington

 

What Animals They Had


Families in Lexington grew things like grain and vegetables and raised animals such as cows and chickens. But some products like sugar and silk cloth had to be bought at market.
Every farm in Lexington raised the animals shown below. The products that farmers got from the animals were used to create other items. Click on the picture below to hear what the animals were used for.

Cows

Chickens

Pigs

Some Farmers in Lexington also had other animals. These animals also provided farmers with goods that they needed. Click on the picture

Goats

Oxen

Horses

Sheep

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