Show aeb left oah ill to 1 3 P R ne R V 1 tz ro Q g 4 AA iv t ng w faw N w 7 4 N w A K 2 R A 13 a IN w K 0 son of virginia thy memry divin i e forever 90 wo of efilia V not hero alone ira bats wild strife etero in of OY lire C V z ai nobl aase kwoi and frat IV 1 agod div erwi io thy country were you A Z Z and lovingly gomling gum ling Z T iwan 91 Z columbia points proudly and is ap eliz zaw durbin 3 P farm science 1 dent dear Heart to T lea i of 60 js george fasho ln fa who honor our capital imp v named wn than all else to rank as the leading farmer ind n of the cw c w world by was scientific forming of all al isbee the books in hla extensive library th lich related to ii agriculture were re most read f 11 L st president cherished the desire to spen dIlia dlila duys days at mount vernon where he could ef with wibb sieds seeds and plants imported from foreign fields field lie he wished to solve tile the problems of tile the vir binin planter lie ap aspired to develop deeloy mount ve vernon mon into tile the onest plant planta v tion and stock farm trillie in the wi western tern 1 hemisphere according to fio george diore il H dicy dacy writing in tile washington star p eminent Cuil nent Anier fran architects kho have hae made weful ardful studies oi of the atia st ruction mount Ver vernona mansion say any that je the house as completed by Washing tori was built to withstand seven seen W to e Y gilt ce centuries irles of service 1 ta alie i e f franie of th the home e consisted ot liand white zak oak throb were joined toge ther ber with wooden j in dowel pipa of spikes aliv alip foundation 1 was nas built b allt to endure as adf long jas as ohp tb rock of ages soule souie af 0 tin tile Rands lne walls date wick buck to P the days of iii gustine vas il it Is probable ha too years from ilow now the mansion will still be g as ts n of hl aary tind sli ride of p tr bt si S symbolic of all masonry onry pet alups at some fluie arf other cherf you ion have hae visited vernon varnon N ou puo jeen hv by 11 hie I 1 e me 6 thod cal of vic barns spinning hellse onue office gia beners boope seed and cull ilter shop aundry nun dry and othar bull dinest bp that george winsill ue leading of tits day designed the couf of his hai estate buildings rj tio represent ahe he outlines of sini bols the modern who wh files his bla plaine low r vcr no lion way may be tafile to t il the arlous in dignia stroked in s structures eruct u r cl s of brick and wood nien ken though mount vernon were not tile the fornier former hottle of one of the wo worlds riJs greatest generals and ont one of am insist beloved presidents il 11 would mould still marit eni firc serva tion ns sis nu an example or of sti superior perlor coloni al architecture andall and of farming deorle 11 anny years rsm tf study ud nud diffort to W tho glnn of his iao plantation rt part J ners tind and besl ners do not err when tile fey 11 copy some of tits ills schemes nes in ili the alie th lil luigo vagn libb jurhs an american millionaire lias has a rin ly iane reproduction oj of mount lio kerpon V apon on in tits country pint p int it art frt fronts ants on one a of f the gold const higlin flys speckled with the best to 6 rge W washington a r tHyi jot too or year of e trial nation into 1464 lie L t tj routh ladell aaflie A 7 Allie baffled tyrant attl KW arm m the Lora fEatt biown hobt W n the tented idt fl 4 aa Z aln 1 l f an athly earthly th ly brwn I 1 j tle fi rd litt 1 reed piti cm y th offered apt dwi dyro t 3 see A rde ruler by bj s people oples choice p set the ithe Pit patriot riots tasis cam completed p 1 I 1 J hese hear abe fathers father ding bial 1 ty by name teat you inherit py by the uttering sufferings you recall JC bArIs the ta fraternal balerna ra lerna spirit love your country first ol 01 aill usten not to ids dl questions if its iti fiands bands may be untied doubt the patriot whose suggestions strive a nation to divide OAM wendell holmes holme homes which american architecture con cn devise lev fee and build tile jiin un of mount vernan Is outstanding among the mans mansions lons many of df which cost double and treble as much it n was from his half brother law i ra ae c katr george orge washington 1 cited the arguo acre homestead wivi was later a part pait of spacious amount vernon Vcr non ceorge subsequently pur climbed thi the pi interest terest of Ln laurences lawrences Lawren wrence ces 1 I ife th ln the estate and at the age of ton became the sole owner t nd proprietor for of one of the lie old do finest plantations tilt the landlord d a adjoining djoi ning aers licul he voss possessed essed n of 80 aw acres oue one half hai ot oj 1 jhc thc fi e it reat rt efin slAted of tini her 4 five farma on estate apra bp r ra e divided 16 til neli aud forests into tie ine finn fari ulli t As aa lion gme tia an uler er farm union byrm fanu and muddy I 1 hh a rn in ili charge clu irge f irm 1 with wih a manager inger ov ovar seeing tile the entire k antei prise th the mana fer ars re to lihi ton and reported in dehull every sti ant I 1 urh antil ga gain in the incorrect ln ionel imbres washington was 11 i fjon raj farmer beranse lie he hired sin manager roa nager to loo locek k cinet his firs 11 il ang Int interess Inte reits erets wa shin glon 1 3 away from froin home so ir fre wilt it was mas imperative tha lie ie keep some 0 one ne on the eslit ti amk amik af after ter his interests vaille out oui arst clr pru Cre adent Aident was tit nt home ho hi worked as aa liard hard as any farm farar h hand and iha day began at sunrise when he farel fare 1 fol foitle ill to see sec ehilt his fits farm hands 1 wore were nt at their stations on time arter after at 7 washing spend th the e morning riding 0 ver nor liia his farming fanning alel is swing seeing to 11 1 in person alit his orders wire were fulth faith fully fulik ile he also heso betit all farming and accounts wrote all flip s in special parl qui cultural tural di diaries and generally took L f or of the business affairs of the PUT I 1 mount moun t ve vernon i rn dh flour famous george IV washington n remodeled anti and Proved the old grist 1011 at vernon mild and a iima i liable system of marU marcetina etInA tile lie wheat und and other ot tier bread grains h he I 1 raised sail and mad flour or biscuits A creek a tributary t alb u t op the Poto potomac inac provided the file power aal aol i turn the cumbersome and als also 0 served asi asa waterways waterway tor for ships from fram jb jthn 0 seven spas seas came up tip the river aih and atif ipek c from lie atlantic and moored ph mill wharf where they load loaded ed cargoes of flour and ailed riled biscuits when tile the prices gilces of wheat libat anti and flour were low washing ion lind lied its hla colored cooks hake stu sill pa pen n dous supplies of ship biscuit which were packed I 1 in n barrali and s sold 61 d to ro the marinero mariners ma ns as nutritious arb provisions the amount vernon flow flour mills produced a fine quality product its fame gained such importance in the british tales isles that the english customs eventually passed allf n I 1 I 1 af pf tons nour flour ain on tha he basis of 8 origin 0 r liln and 1 l 0 opening 0 abild aad examining ench each shipment washing 11 tons diaries record that at jlii s he sold as many as 1000 barrels of 0 if flour atu r I 1 in oiin one cargo cargo t 1 l j ge georgetown arge tow n m n days datys of glory i y ayin lying g to tile the west n cst ina in a tibar I Island between rio k creek Joto inac river Is H R pa pan 11 of wot alrh ims fils now hsun not to be apart im ud puh lit ift anil wr tle ble i 1 cadences PS tind id for gotten oten that tom monre w ia 4 f tang I 1 S g alie tu F in ili petitt n in 1804 when lie he wrote of anva n its as u yogi isi S r benl boalan in bog big t ox owed ed the figures of the gg at 21 V argi n lans inn who drove into ar 0 I 1 1 W ti tv allen lien 25 jin I 1 11 t 1 jl historic little building ss took liemeo liem tto to the federal cap ap ital over iw the he itt ferson madison lee ip nud aud tie lie arst they alic bild lild blis busness fi in OW lie ellot ai aud d they stopped it hoines art fon as a cent wh A 11 la Is a c chy I 1 3 Y streets houcks anil baa tet te t alt city of if without alere vit ton mett I tUL E faint an in iollie kufs e still L t fit anding in in ge slaver chov ra sal ully cully U anin at r the emppie POe Y 08 levity IM the riall wa nr rd tite the ephs phs ilig dif if 18 air us alie wit air r linit binl I vil int relura |