72 September 1748. 



were really no clofer than hurdles, being only 

 deftined to keep out the greater animals, fuch 

 as cows and horfes. The hogs are kept near the 

 farm-hou4.es every where about Philadelphia, and 

 therefore this enclofure does not need to be made 

 clofer on their account. Chefnut - trees were 

 commonly made ufe of for this purpofe, becaufe 

 this wood keeps longeft againft putrefaction -, and 

 an enclofure made of it can {land for thirty years 

 together. Bat where no chefnut wood was to 

 be got, the white, and likewife the black oaks, 

 were taken for that purpofe. Of all kinds of 

 wood, that of the red cedar holds out the long- 

 eft. The greateft quantity of it is bought up 

 here; for near Philadelphia it is not. plentiful 

 enougr", to be made ufe of for enclofures ; howe- 

 ver there are many enclofures near the town made, 

 of this wood. 



THE beft wood for fuel, in every body's opi- 

 nion, is the hiccory, or a fpecies of walnut ; for 

 it heats well, but is not good for enclofures, 

 fince it cannot well withftand putrefaction when 

 it is in the open air. The white and black oaks 

 ^are next in gcodnefs for fuel. The woods with 

 which Philadelphia is furrcunded, would lead one 

 to conclude, that fuel muft be cheap there. But 

 it is far from being fo, becaufe the great and 

 high foreft near the town is the property of feme 

 people of quality and fortune, who do not regard 

 the money which they could make of them. 

 They do not fell fo much as they require for their 

 own ufe, and much lefs would they fell it to 

 others. But they leave the trees fcr times to 

 come, expecting that wood will become much 

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