The Agricultural Papers of George Washington 



mode has so much the advantage of the former, especially 

 as my intercourse with the Mill will in a great measure cease, 

 that I see no cause to hesitate a moment in adopting it ; and, 

 to prevent opening the fence where the gate now is, a deep 

 ditch and a high bank would be necessary, from some dis 

 tance below to the foot of the hill above, if not quite up to 

 the meadow. One among other advantages resulting from 

 this measure would be, that the west and even south fence 

 of No. 5 might, if occasion required it, be applied, instead of 

 new rails, in making the fence from the meadow towards 

 the Mill, and around the creek, more substantial; for it must 

 be repeated again, that, as there will be few or no inner fences, 

 the outer ones must be unassailable by the most vicious stock. 

 The fences that are already around the meadows may re 

 main, but there is no occasion for their being formidable. To 

 guard them against hogs, if any should by chance get through 

 the outer fence, is all that would be necessary. 



Meadows 



The large meadow below the Barn lane, and half of that 

 above the lane, have had every thing done for them that is 

 requisite, except manuring when necessary and the means are 

 to be had. The remaining part of the last-mentioned mea 

 dow above must receive a complete summer fallow, to cleanse 

 it of rubbish of all sorts, and be sown in proper season with 

 timothy, with a protecting crop of rye for soiling the work 

 ing mules in the spring. 



Although I may find myself mistaken, I am inclined to put 

 the other prong of this swamp, running through No. 6 and 

 heading in No. 7, into meadow ; and I have for this reason al 

 ready directed the mode to be pursued for accomplishing it. 

 Next to this, let as much of the inlet in No. 2 as can be laid 

 dry enough for corn, be planted therewith, in order to erad- 



