Foxwood farm is supposed to represent England. The characterization of it as being somewhat unkempt and its borders not so tidy connects to the way the sprawling British Empire had begun to unravel a bit prior to World War II and would only continue to do so.
This is in contrast to the other farm, tightly run and very efficient that is supposed to represent Germany.
Pilkington, the somewhat bumbling farmer who owns Foxwood Farms, is supposed to represent British politicians. Eventually, Foxwood farms and Pilkington are allied with Animal Farm and Mr. Pilkington works with Napoleon. The final scene of the pigs playing cards with Pilkington and cheating each other represents the way that the alliance turned into one more conflict once the war was over.
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