The Agricultural Paper* of George Washington 121 



spring, is to be planted with laaemyt corn : and in the fall to 

 be treated in every respect as the great meadow at this farm 

 (but at an earlier period) has beca this jear. For. although 

 I am not sanguine enough to J 7 that it wfll make good 

 mowing Meadow. I shall be much disappointed if it does not 

 produce grass, yielding a good deal of seed, which, until the 

 fields come ioto cultivation, m regular rotation, and after 

 wards, if it aamq expectation, will to an annual profit with 

 out any other labor than gathering it. The other part of 

 No. 6, which will to taken from No. 7, lying south of tins 

 low giuuaj mMO it and No, 1, [^il, if it does not involve 

 too much ploughing, be pot in corn also ; bat this is a mea 

 sure. which wifl mjaiu cooooieniioo, and probably must de 

 pend upon circumstances. The poor and washed ports of 

 No, 6 must remain uncultivated ; but oogiit. if it be practica 

 ble, to be kuJkiL harrowed, and such linb of some kind to 

 be thrown thereon, as win keep them from growing worse. 



No. 7. Some parts of this fields ay be sown with back- 

 wheat, in no great quantity, and m part may to planted 

 with ike Yatemaa pease, m Ub both for a crop ; some of the 

 other kind of pease may be sown broad-cast, and noved at a 

 proper season for the stock. Hie rest of the ground, by 

 lying uncultivated, and oothng nooxcag thereon, win be m- 



Lot* 

 No. 1. Next the o^rerseer s boose, SOJOK soe o uie 



of Ike sUi by the 



grew, or oft the otter end for experBOjeots ) is to be BE 



and to be sown with ck&amp;gt;vr seed. 



No, 2- Opposite tneretix, aad oft present part of No, 5. 

 to be well KtCKred OOM pbuted with potatoes ; whether T 



