4.9 FENCES, 



FENCES. 



THIS is now a fit time for preparing all young 

 Hedges for winter, by cleaning them of weeds. 

 Recoiled how difagreeable it muft be for the 

 hedger to {land in the ditches in the winter 

 months, probably among water ; and how little 

 work is done under thefe circumftances, and how 

 imperfectly that little is performed : Therefore, 

 let all hedges be now cleaned, and, if poflible, all 

 deciduous hedges fwitchd. If they are fwitched 

 at this time, the wounds will be healed before th<? 

 winter fet in. 



The building of (lone walls with mortar mould 

 all be finifhed by the end of this month : Such as 

 are built with mortar, after that time, feldom 

 make durable walls ; becaufe the rain keeps them, 

 damp till the froft conies on ; which, again, from 

 their damp ftate, takes fevere hold of them ; and 

 fo difiblves any adhefion that wafc formed between 

 the parts. 



Dryftone and Galloway dikes are not, of courfe, 

 fubjecl to the above injuries by froft ; they may, 



therefore. 





