The Agricultural Papers of George Washington 



strengthen, and render substantially good, the whole of the 

 exterior or outer fence of the farm. To do this, and to 

 avoid all unnecessary consumption of timber, the partition 

 fence between the fields No. 6 and No. 7, as it now stands, 

 quite up to the woods, and thence to the fence leading from 

 the Ferry to the Mill road from the Mansion-House, may be 

 taken away and applied to that fence, and to the trunnel- 

 fence on the Mill road, where they unite, until it comes to 

 the meadow fence at the bridge ; leaving the fields No. 6 and 

 No. 7, and the woodland adjoining, under one enclosure. In 

 like manner, the fences dividing No. 1 from No. 2, and No. % 

 from No. 3, may be used for a fence around the creek, until 

 it unites with that opposite to the Mill house; without which 

 neither of those fields will be secure, as hogs have been taught, 

 or of themselves have learnt, to cross the creek in pursuit of 

 food. For strengthening effectually the fence from the plank 

 bridge by the Barn lane to the Branch opposite to the Mill 

 house, new rails must be got in the nearest wood between the 

 Mill road and the road leading to the Gum Spring. 



The west fence of No. 5 must, next year, or as soon as it 

 can be accomplished, be removed across the Branch, and 

 placed in a line with the new ditch fence of the lower meadow, 

 until it comes in range with the south line of the said field ; and, 

 until a fence is run from the end thereof to the nearest 

 part of the outer fence opposite to the Mill, and a second 

 gate established thereat, or until that intercourse between 

 the Barn and Mill is effectually barred, which would be the 

 cheapest and most convenient mode, there would be no se 

 curity for any crop growing in fields Nos. 1, 2, and 3, as leav 

 ing the gate by the Mill run open only five minutes might 

 deluge the whole with the hogs at that place ; and they might 

 be there a night or two, perhaps more, before they were dis 

 covered, and do irreparable damage. Indeed, the latter 



